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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1938
Page
3
A jumble of local government items shows a voter registration deadline before the May 17 primary, a daylight saving time referendum, and a call for residents to register at the Municipal building by 10 PM. City Council meets Monday, and officials urge compliance with local ordinances and tax deadlines amid ongoing civic notices.
Blair elected county superintendent of Warren County schools at a quadrennial meeting in the courthouse, succeeding C. S. Knapp who retires after 40 years. Knapp did not seek re election. John G. Kosman named superintendent in Warren borough.
Portland takes up the fad of collecting empty match-folders as the Meogifeat trend grows. The Portland Shamiber of Comméite provides collectors with an aided service, boosting participation and legitimacy for the hobby.
Former Corry resident Miss Amidon will be honored by Valley City State Teachers College with the dedication of the Fanny Amidon Memorial Organ. The three-manual, 1475-pipe instrument, once in a Chicago church, will be inaugurated with a May 6 ceremony featuring Professor Arthur Lydell and the college choir, aided by a harp attachment funded by the Alumni Association.
Buffalo once abundant in Pennsylvania waned as westward plains drew away herds. Native buffalo roamed mainly in the northwest, with salt licks common. Names of places like Fort de Boeuff, Buffalo Mills, Buffalo Mountain mark their memory. A few survive. Lehigh County maintains a small herd near Trexler town. The passage notes an organ restoration and a western instrument of about 10,000 dollars.
Diplomatic note from Mexico’s President Cardenas and Ambassador Castillo to President Roosevelt discusses settlement negotiations after the expropriation of U S oil wells. The exchange aims to resolve the dispute and restore normal relations.
British railways repurpose old railway coaches as cabins in tourist camps. The commerce department reports several railroads have converted the cars for lodging use, transforming surplus rolling stock into temporary accommodations.
Waidampush PA April 12 Consideration at Williamster Airport Montoursville a maneuver point for Army planes spurred work on improvements toward completion in time for the Army maneuvers in early May. Work started on fence hedge boundary and obstruction walls and a location on Bald Eagle Mountain was to be selected for erection at Weacon. Delay in equipment for the directional radio cam to be erected off a pole 6000 feet near Hopesville Whe report hat the Jobal Wield hae be fisted on Avray glans meant that probably 80 planes Will ibe Jamrlest here.
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