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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1933
Page
6
Corry faces uncertain beer distribution as city council awaits state control measures. Harrisburg debate keeps adoption doubtful with possible open sale and transport restrictions until a ruling. Local licenses could bring in several thousand dollars annually but licensing questions linger.
Maurice E. White and staff will visit Here April 6 to install new officers of Mt Olivet Commandery and related commanderies. Ceremonies to be held at Masonic Temple with local officials in attendance. Gov Lehman signs left side highway bill for pedestrian safety. violations may fuel damage suits. Frank L. English and Hligene Trout of Co D 112th Infantry died at home in OW City. services held with full military honors. John J. Hoenes named acting Wesleyville postmaster. longtime postmistress Helen Chaffee died recently. Superior Court to rule on Lawrence Woodard habitual criminal appeal this April. Milk price collapse in Syracuse lowers wholesale prices. Dairymen’s League confirms April 1 cut. Chicky Turner death reported in Chicago. no corroboration of automobile crash. Thomas J. Coshén marks 50 years with Pennsylvania Railroad. ceremony noted. Arbor Day proclamation urged, with focus on planting and conservation. Corry anglers limited by opening season. streams home to trout. WCTU launches education campaign against beer and intoxication. Highway patrols conduct inspections. sticker enforcement active. United Gas Improvement reports 1982 earnings and dividends details.
Police reported two burglaries and one break-in on Saturday evening in Jamestown. Items stolen were not confirmed. entries included a side window at a home on Lakeview Avenue and a door at the Front Street store. No confirmed losses noted.
Miss Ida Hurd of 109 West Washington street died Saturday evening at 1180 o clock after a long illness. Born August 24 1897 in Bermiant New York she lived in Corry sixty seven years. She was active in dyeing and making for many years. Survived by sister Mrs B Porter Brown and brother R A Hurd of Hinford Pennsylvania. Funeral services will beTuesday at 1 oclock at the Alexander and Company parlors with Rev G L Boyd officiating. Interment in Pine Grove Cemetery.
In Harrisburg April 3 Governor Pinchot announced a reorganization of the State Department of Public Instruction to save about 400000. The plan reduces bureaus from eight to three and deputies from five to two with 41 employees dropped since last report. Dr James Ny Rule will accept a salary reduction while budget shows a net cut of about 3 1 3 percent for administrative purposes, saving roughly 200000 in overhead.
The Public Service Commission announces Dunkirk will adopt a unified commercial and residential rate effective April 1. The plan sets a minimum $1 monthly charge for up to two kilowatts and tiered per kilowatt hour charges, with residential bills unchanged, and commercial customers expected to save about 418 per year for many customers.
In Warren's Sheffield area an early Saturday wreck sent J M Palmeley and his son Lysnan to Waifey General hospital with serious injuries. Driver Merle R Campbell, 23, of Isnzua, was arrested and held for a preliminary hearing on charges of assault and battery while the elder Palmeley, Witt, suffered head cuts and multiple fractures. The car left the road, struck a telegraph pole and a tree.
An old health ad promotes Thompson’s Barosma Tablets to “clean out your kidneys” and reduce ailments. It claims the product can purify blood, relieve headaches dizziness and rheumatic pains, and ease urinary issues by improving kidney function.
A committee from Jonathan lodge aims to aid the Erie state convention of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. Plans include a mammoth parade and grand ball with sessions at Odd Fellows hall and headquarters at Hotel Lawrence. Rebekahs join the event, with reports from several committee heads and services at St Paul Episcopal Church to follow.
United Press reports a retrial date for Senator James J Davis will be set this week. Assistant U S Attorney Louis M Treadwell said no date has been fixed yet and that they will coordinate with Davis counsel and consider delays if the defense requests them.
Emergency Garden Committee chair John G Curtis says state funds will provide gardens for all relief recipients or those in need. F Brown and H E Manley will manage gardens in Gerry and incinity with group and backyard plots plowed and staked. Grants of 2.50 per garden cover seeds and fertilizer with seeds available by mid April and group gardens opening in May under experienced supervisors.
A former Corry resident, Mrs. Peter Ruttner, died Saturday evening in the city of the dead following several weeks of illness. She was the sister of Mrs. Delia Nie linger and Mortimer Cunningham, and is survived by her husband, a son, and a daughter.
May term of criminal court will be the largest in several terms with about 80 cases. County detective Leroy Search said the list is under compilation and mainly minor violations. Three involuntary manslaughter cases from automobile accidents are slated for trial. If no murder occurs, it will be the fourth straight term with no murder trials. Assistant district attorney Burton R. Laub noted many grand jury defendants may plead guilty, trimming trials.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a 43 year old woman Hild Lindbergh was found dying in an arêtes way with a blunt head wound during a suspected concealed affair. Police hunt the missing lover amid rumors of a planned Saturday termination.
The Erie Dispatch-Herald forecasts dismissal of the nine year fight by the municipalities of Corry Warren and Erie against Gries TV-cent gas rate. It says no rate cuts or fund reductions will occur for consumers. The Public Service Commission decision, due next Tuesday, will formalize the dismissal and reject proposed four cent rate compromise.
An advertisement touts MILLO-GLO fire powder that conceals wrinkles and pores, promises a fresh bloom of youth, and claims a French process ensures purity. It claims long wear without oiliness and no irritation, urging purchases at Cut Hats Drug Store.
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