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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1934
Page
6
A fragmented report notes that car and truck production in April may reach a high for four years, with estimates between 975000 and 400000 units and a 1T percent to 25 percent gain over March. Red Cross benefit minstrel shows are planned for Thursday and Friday. Education in the state faces changes amid public notices.
Miss Dorothy Heneker executive rector of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women spoke at a Corry Hotel district dinner meeting. About sixty club women from Erie to Meadville attended, hearing Heneker discuss club activities overseas and inviting members to use international offices while traveling.
Corry post office carriers now make two deliveries daily under a new order effective today. The morning business district delivery is suspended while one complete delivery runs morning and afternoon on all routes. Postmaster Averis says duration unknown but believed temporary amid nationwide cost-cutting.
Corry Credit Exchange leader Crawford M Woods announced Railway Express Company will cut egg shipment rates to New York City from 45c to 40c per crate. The reduction, effective May 13, follows a campaign led by Woods as former president.
Jamestown reports the death Sunday of Harry R. Lewis age 80, longtime attorney. Survived by wife Harriet Woodford Lewis, four sons Richard, Charles, Harry, Bryce, two daughters, eleven grandchildren, and two sisters. Born Cincinnati June 26 1854, he graduated from University of Michigan Law School 1875 and moved to Jamestown to clerk for Cook and Lockwood.
A Sacurady evening benefit dance at St Edward's ball raised funds for Mercyhurst College. Night Hawks orchestra provided music from 9 to 12. Patrons included Mr and Mrs John Mooney, Mr and Mrs Donald Nantes, and Mr and Mrs H J Sheen. About forty Mercyhurst students attended among many out of town guests.
Assemblyman John H. King explains the history of state income tax ideas in recent sessions, noting that 25 states used some form of income tax by 1993. He cites past bills in Pennsylvania and the political hurdle of rural versus urban support, with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh holding key veto power and city backing seen as essential for any measure.
Rehearsals are underway for a three act comedy to be staged by the Harding School cast on April 10 and 11. The production features Mrs Dorothy Bayand Arthur Wairchild Mrs Laura Cogan Alton Dahlstrand Frank Ferry Dorothy Hastings John E Boland Mrs Marion Mercer Mrs Sasa Steartts and Arthur Dablateend. The public is invited to attend this charitable event.
Three accident victims in Corry over the weekend include Harold Skinner Jr five who fractured his right leg and sustained head and body bruises after darting into a car on West Smith Street. Gerald Pamion twenty five a plant worker who slipped on a saw and lost a leg but is reported improving. and a girl, daughter of John Ondus, who fractured an arm while roller skating near the High School.
A 1930s era article discusses the brain trust surrounding President Roosevelt. It notes diverse opinions among professors, lawyers, and businessmen about the New Deal, praising Roosevelt’s empirical, trial and error approach. Claims to phrase authorship spark testimony and debate among several individuals.
Local political circles anticipate sharp committee contests across several wards as factions vie for control. Rumors say the association will mount a vigorous effort to dominate party committees, with major implications for U S Senator and governor races. Candidates must file nomination papers by 5 PM Tuesday April 10 in the Erie County Commissioners office.
Sunday opened three week campaign with two audiences at First Baptist Church greeting Rev Archibald Thomson and daughter Margaret. A third audience packed Congregational church at West Spring Creek enjoyed an afternoon concert. Thomson family from Buffalo stayed overnight before returning home. Singers resume work Tuesday. theme Revival The Need of the Hour. Martin Barrett of Meadville visited en route to Elgin.
Scout Troop 70 of the Lutheran Church returned from a camping trip to Columbus housed in a cottage from Thursday to Saturday. A full camp program with inspections, games and tests was conducted under Howard Madsen's commissary, with plans for another excursion for the remaining scouts. Mr and Mrs Theodore Bundy and daughters visited Louis Jackson and family.
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