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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1936
Page
3
Holy Saturday and Lenten observances are noted with Easter Sunday services planned. A Democratic Booster Club meeting is set for Monday evening at the Municipal building. Weather outlook predicts clearing and warmer conditions for Easter morn with continued light rains earlier in the week.
Silas E Walker veteran publisher of the Warren Times Mirror and a Democratic leader in western Pennsylvania died at his home in Warren after a seven week illness. He organized the Times Publishing Co in 1900 and built the paper into a northwest Pennsylvania institution. He was active in fraternal groups and civic boards and survived by a wife Cinderella Dalrymple and children Richard, Ross, William and Eleanor with four grandchildren. Services set at his Water Street home with church ministers and a final committal in Oakland Cemetery.
Grange plans a sugar social at Mrs Blanche Bunnell's home in Columbus on Wednesday evening starting at 6 o'clock with warm sugar, rolls and pickles. The note invites all to attend as part of a community event alongside local church services and club meetings. Multiple local residents and visitors are listed as attendees or guests at various events around town.
Erie County Commissioner Erie-Grant J. Smith, 68, died Tuesday afternoon after a month long heart condition. Funeral services were held Friday at the Old Burton Homestead led by Rev Ralph Marsh. Burial followed at Erie Cemetery. Mr. Smith resided at 955 East 26th Street and had been treated at Hamet Hospital.
A New York police hunt targets a killer after Nancy Evans Titterton, a noted author, was slain in her apartment. A recurring mystery deepens as a bell rings in adjacent units and a masked visitor repeats different names while seeking Mrs Titterton. Counts Alice Hoya and her mother occupy nearby flats as investigators pursue clues.
Corry chapter of the American Red Cross extends thanks to residents of Corry Columbus and Elgin and surrounding territory for generous clothing and money donations for flood relief. Two truckloads of bedding and clothing were sent to Punxsutawney and Johnstown, raising 1397.48. Special thanks go to the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Boy and Girl Scouts plus those who provided truck use and packing help.
New York April 11 after buying lifted retail sales near a six year peak this week the Dun and Bradstreet weekly trade review said but the shopping tempo was slowed by adverse weather conditions in some sections. The week’s business was estimated at 12 to 18 percent over a year ago with wholesale markets occupied by last minute fill in requires and urgent replacements for food damaged stores. Master buying quickened its pace as shoppers taxed retailers on some days though weather kept volume below expectations. Shoes millinery dress accessories children’s apparel women’s wear and men’s clothing led demand while toys gifts candy jewelry and sporting goods also contributed. Furniture house furnishings and electrical appliances moved more slowly though groceries staples dry goods and hardware expanded.
Erie school board approves raises totaling about 1800 for several principals and a few teachers. Detours include reappointments for 20 grade school teachers on temporary contracts and permanent contracts set for high schools based on 1936-57 enrollment. Five members supported superintendent Grose while three dissenters joined others to vote against the plan.
Pittsburgh registration figures indicate Democrats lead Republicans by 15 as of April 1 with 126,278 Democrats and 128,179 Republicans. Democratic registrations have risen by more than 118,000 over the past four years in the city.
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