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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1927
Page
3
Arthur Colegrove sssevee publisher information for Eber Entered at the Post Office of Corry Pennsylvania as Second Class Mail Matter lists mailing options and rates. By mail an annual fee of 6500 cents and by carrier three cents per copy with fifteen cents per week. Advertising rates are available upon application.
A fragmented Journal File reprint recalls events from twenty years ago including fishermen catching lines and names like Lop Khowitha and Jacobs Marks. Rev J Gillette travels to Brie to attend a prohibition convention while Rev and Mrs Woodward depart for Corning New York where Mr Woodward is ill. The piece critiques social handshaking as a historic custom and notes its decline amid national growth and travel.
A lively smoker event last night at Gorty Tent No 1 KO 141 drew members and friends to celebrate and socialize. A local commission officer spoke briefly, helping resolve a minor matter and leaving attendees with a sense of community.
New York officials back a measure signed by Gov. Smith authorizing closures of entertainment venues and prosecution of producers when licensing rules are violated. It aims at obscene and immoral dramas and holds owners responsible for content, arguing private censorship fails and police power must intervene to curb indecency.
Erie April 1 Baker 328 West 2nd Street is in St Vincent's hospital after a truck he drove was struck by a North Western Railways trolley on a cross street near Stop 2 on Nicholson hill. He was thrown from the truck sustaining severe injuries with other possible injuries. X rays to assess damage to be taken. His condition Friday morning was fairly good.
A fragmented quiz style entry lists composers and works with questions about marches operas and famous singers. It mentions Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Gershwin, Edward Elgar, Jenny Lind, and others, with items on the Ring cycle Fidelio and Pomp and Circumstance amid incomplete prompts.
Franklin April Laura G. Kress, a 22 year old teacher at the Third Ward school building, died at Titusville hospital at four o clock Friday morning after a brief illness. She was removed to the hospital on April 12 and formerly resided in Hydetown, Pa.
Residents urged to participate in a two day clean-up on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mayor Hrasken proclaims clean-up days with trucks to collect refuse citywide. Emphasizes community spirit, lasting commitment to cleanliness, maintained by residents and property owners.
Ground was broken Thursday for a large gas holder adjacent to the Compressor Plant of the Pennsylvania Gas Company at Third Street and Wilson Avenue. The $350,000 steel structure will require 200 tons of steel and be erected by Ritter-Conley Company of Pittsburgh. President B C Oliphant attended the inauguration, with work to proceed from the general offices in Warren.
In Erie County a court official reports a shrinking rate of divorces with 80 granted in 1927 by April. Yearly totals dropped from 340 in 1925 to 207 in 1926, and current filings suggest 1927 will fall short of prior years. Marriage licenses also rise, with 164 issued by three and a half months into 1927 versus 312 in all 1926.
A Christian Advent Missionary Society gathering was held yesterday at Rev. P. J. Cleveland’s home. Fifteen members attended. Officers elected for the year: President Mrs. Clarence Dey, vice president Mrs. LE Nicho, secretary Mrs. Charles Kireh, treasurer Perry Akar. A social hour followed the business session.
The body of Mrs Abbie Atilla Toutwell who died yesterday at her daughter's home in Erie was taken to Corry for burial. Funeral services are set for 2 20 p m Monday at the Mottay Church with interment in McCray Cemetery. Mrs Charles Willoughby of Brit accompanied the funeral party.
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