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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1935
Page
3
A brief item reports eight used items missing amid a busy market scene. Police note parallel thefts and urge witnesses to come forward. No suspects named, and no further details provided in the accessible text.
A Pennsylvanian bill by Rep Al Tronzo proposes a state funded health insurance system financed by half percent employer and employee contributions, $100000 startup, and a three member commission. It would add medical benefits for illness, wage-based caps, dependents allowances, and a 186 day payment period, supplementing workers' compensation without duplication.
Corry residents awake to a light snowfall as plans firm for the July 4th to 7th Home Week festivities. James A. Connolly named committee president with Go W Olmstead as vice president. New Bank executive Ruth G Postlethwait buys the McCorley home in Erie. Roger’s film draws crowds at Rex Theatre. County Democrats to meet April 11 with Sam Gilson as speaker. Federal Home Owners Loan program reports over 5 million dollars distributed in Erie County. Sidney B Elston reappointed local vital statistics registrar. Ralph A Wall named Studebaker vice president overseeing production. Governor Hurley to attend American Legion banquet May 9 in New Castle.
Corry Grange hall hosts a Grange conference bringing Grangers from Erie and Warren counties. Master, lecturers and Javenite matrons will convene with three sessions set for 10:30 am to noon, 1 pm to 4 pm, and 7 pm to 9 pm. The event, part of a statewide campaign, aims to boost membership with talks and plans.
Corry delegation dominates past years with most attendees. J Donald Watson and C M Hengst plan strong showing as Erie M C A hosts event. Activities include movies, swimming, archery, life shooting, airplane contests, athletic meet, banquet and speakers. Transportation plans being arranged for Corry boys. parents contacted for funds.
Road conditions across Corry and surrounding routes are poor due to extended cold spells. Weekend travel was limited to tourists with locals staying in the city for the spring excursion as pavement swells and sags cause road hazards on Route 6 toward Union City and Warren.
LC B A Carry Branch No 5 will mark the forty fifth anniversary with a tureen dinner in IC rooms Tuesday at 6 50 pm. Bertha McEntee supreme recorder from Bil will speak. The group plans an Easter Monday pall and urges members to attend with Messrs Wisteon or Hoiget for details. Twenty boys have enrolled for the trip signaling a strong delegation this year.
Filmer C. Carrion Post No 985 American Legion sponsor a prize contest for Senior High and St Edward's students. Essays on How Youth Can Serve American Citizenship may win local school prizes and a county scholarship. rules limit to 800 words, one side of 3x10 inch paper, first page with student and school, second page with title, no IDs on pages two and beyond, local judging by school, submissions due April 20, with one winning essay per school advancing to Legion Post competition.
Harrisburg Pa April a hundred years ago Thaddeus Stevens delivered a famed address that saved Pennsylvania's free school law from repeal will be reenacted Thursday morning by the state House of Representatives Rep Harry J Brownfield of Payette chairs the education committee and has arranged a half hour program tentatively set for 1 am in the House chamber Speaker Wilson G Larig will preside
Mrs Elizabeth Boston wife of W L Boston died suddenly at her home in Buiraso Saturday afternoon about 6 oclock. The body will be brought to Alexander and Company funeral parlors in this city for services Tuesday at 2 pm. Interment in Pine Grove cemetery with Rev George Machamara officiating. Surviving are her sister Mrs Jennie Titus and two granddaughters, Mildred and Ruth Tillotson. Mildred will accompany the body. Mr Boston and county scholarship details to be announced.
State would be third party to financing of health insurance, with payments covering half of regular wages. State Emergency Relief reported a rising relief load, with 1,738,410 people on rolls at March end and 14,901 new applications in the last week, signaling pandemic-era welfare demand and shifting weather effects. Total relief expenditures neared 3.67 million dollars, including direct relief and payrolls, while average grants rose slightly. Steel operations in Youngstown, Ohio, are set to expand to 52 percent capacity next week as mull operations finish and Campbell works increase output.
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