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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1934
Page
8
Elgin Pa April 7 reports more town activity with a 10c dinner at Town Hall on April 11 hosted by the Jalles Aid. Residents discuss road work resuming soon while noting local visits, travel to Erie and Clymer, and lighting restored after a night without electricity. Community prayer and quarantine updates are also recorded amid familiar local names.
The Democratic primary for governor opens in Bethlehem with Judge Charles D. Copeland and George H. Earle as leading contenders. Joseph F. Guffey returns from Austria and speaks in Bethlehem as party activity grows statewide. Independent Democrats back Copeland and Roland S. Morris as ambassador nominee for Japan while other state tickets tour the region.
Fragmentary entry notes a beheaded ball and Nor’ horses in Pirie Dek with Homary published in 1623, believ? an early ball game reference.
In Clymer area notes, Dairymen's League certificates must be at the New York office for payment by May 4 1984 and will not accrue interest after that date. The league aims to streamline clerical work and settle certificates by May 15 1984. A surprise party marked Mr and Mrs Glen Te Winkle's first wedding anniversary at their Mill Street home with guests from Corry and nearby towns. Miss Gertrude Jane Warnshouse wed L Warren DeRosay in Corry, with a family-centered ceremony, and the couple will reside at 161 Maple Avenue, Corry. Frank Meyerink Jr. has been ill and taken to a Buffalo hospital. Henry Schrels shows improvement after a lengthy illness. The Fidelis Sunday School class enjoyed games and Bible activities hosted by Mrs. Harold Legters. a study on American writers featured Louis May Alcott and Longfellow, with musical interludes. Church activities included Easter programs and services at Abbe Reformed and nearby churches. The weddings of Clifford Proper Edith Bromley and Clyde Valk were noted, with surrounding visits by pastors and relatives. A matinee at Warner Theatre Erie celebrated Mrs. L. Pomcray's birthday, ending with a group chicken dinner. Mrs. Alice Woodard opened a small grocery in her Jaquins home, maintaining dressmaking. Easter guests included the Carlisch family. various local visits and hospitalizations were mentioned.
Local notes recount visitors and residents in Bear Lake area as the United Brethren church undergoes extensive painting and papering to enhance its appearance. Social events include a miscellaneous shower for newlyweds, with visits from Jamestown, Warren, Falconer, and other nearby towns.
Concrete base for the reconstricted portion of Main Street was poured Friday by Baldwin Bros. Co. of Cleveland. Asphalt surface work is planned to begin mid next week after a brief layoff caused by frost and severe weather. The project had paused through February and March as crews waited for ground conditions to improve.
Syracuse April 7. H. Sexauer president of the Dairymen's League Cooperative Association urged monetary reform and opposed strict dairy production controls. He argued gold price rises are needed to restore basic commodity prices to 1920 levels and warned the AAA plan would unfairly favor less-cooperative producers by reducing surplus dairy output. He criticized a $5,000,000 dairy cow buying provision and urged against taxing profitable dairy regions to subsidize new systems, emphasizing continued monetary reform and avoiding job losses.
Lawrence Salih Brown six year old son of Elmer and unnamed mother, of Oilcreek Township, was killed instantly when struck by a Warren driver R L Blodgett while walking along the Pleasantville-Witerprige road near the Venango county line. Blodgett swerved to avoid him but could not, the boy suffered skull and jaw fractures. Coroner Dr J J Zerbe ruled the death accidental and Blodgett not to blame. Also included is a San Jose, California note: James Williams, 24, itinerant, sentenced to sit in a patrol wagon for one hour each day for three days after admitting an attempted theft to sit under the car siren.
OMTL Apr 7 Purchases of equipment for Relief Works projects will no longer be funded from relief funds under the new plan. County administrator says only new projects with existing budgets can proceed. existing projects will not incur new material costs.
Three youths including Harl McCullough and Hubert Gazing were bound over to court by Alterman Homer R. Lenarida after a Welch testimony session. Bail for Georgeing was set at 1000 dollars, McChii-Tonghona 3500, Capilt 800, with others remanded to jail. The scene featured a chaotic aftermath with testimonies and unrelated whispers.
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