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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1938
Page
2
Erie city officials plan a lenient tax payment option for delinquent property owners before June treasurer sale. Treasurer C Francis Hagerty said those showing willingness to pay even small amounts will avoid inclusion in the tax sale, with a new plan easing payments beyond the 20 percent minimum.
A truck and car collided on the Hazelhurst hill along Route 6 near Kane, leaving one man seriously injured. The truck driver escaped unharmed while the car occupants, Mr. and Mrs. R. Campion of Scranton, were injured with the wife seriously hurt.
Local notices include estate details for Edwin J. Lamberton, a 70 year old Warren man’s hospital admission from a fall, and various community events in Franklin and Meadeville. Girl Scouts meet at First Presbyterian Church, fishing licenses, maple syrup markets, school band results, air mail week plans, and civic meetings are among the items noted.
Ladies of St Thomas church plan the annual Master Monday dinner at St Edward's hall from 5 to 8 o'clock on Monday evening April 5. Menu includes roast beef, brown gravy, dressing, mashed potatoes, string beans, pickles, jelly, apple pie, cheese and coffee. Mrs Nel Swan chairs the event and tickets are on sale. Public invited.
Harold Shannon district deputy grand master of Erie County 1. O. 0. F leads annual installation of lodge officers across the district. Grape City Lodge No. 1073 in Northast Pa installed Albert Haslett as noble grand and Arlo Ross as vice grand. Next installs set for Clement Union City Wattsburg Princeton Jonathan Samaritan lodges on specified April dates.
The War Department announced the purchase of 37 large transport planes from Douglas Aircraft Co. for 2,327,724 dollars. The modern DC-2 type planes will be used to move supplies and equipment to sustain the mobility of the U S Army Air Forces across the nation during rapid movements over great distances.
Orlando reporters say two fliers Charles Griffith and J D Patterson vanished Wednesday after taking off for an unnamed destination. A two day search in swampy woods along the Florida east coast yielded no trace of the veteran pilot and the Pittsburgh resident as searchers comb dense undergrowth likely concealing a crash site.
Historical note describes how urban trees were valued for absorbing street noise. It cites early uses of trees for sound dampening, reflecting 19th century city planning ideas and aesthetics without sensational detail.
Chinese forces reported a major victory on the central front as Japanese troops retreated west and southwest of Shanghai’s Lake Ti-Hang Chow line. claimed 10,000 reinforcements arrived from Japan to aid the defense, while Chinese reports hailed the victory as possibly the war’s greatest. A separate note from Mundén, Kansas, describes discovery of two pre historic teeth and tusks in a Mill Creek sand pit near town.
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