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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1936
Page
5
Wolk reports the death of Mrs. John Londrigan formerly Margaret McVelia of Corry West Pleasant street daughter of the late Thomas and Mary McVelia. Burial in Tulsa this week. Survived by husband and three sisters Miss Mary McVelia Corry Mrs Bernard Cartney Silver Plum Cole and Mrs Edward Keating Bit City.
The Pitcairn family of Pennsylvania testified before a Senate lobby committee to raise 103000 dollars to oppose the New Deal through the Sentinels of One Republic in 1825 and 1936.
Personal Mention lists residents and visitors, including Leo Fring and Ruth returning from New York City, Jack Prana from Washington DC, Dennis O Day from Erie for a funeral, and many others visiting Jamestown, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Erie. It notes church funeral preparations for Mrs Frank O Day, plus several relatives and business trips across Pennsylvania and nearby states.
E A Shreve a Union City resident dies after a two week illness at his home on Sheohol Avenue at 430 am He formerly ran Shreve Chir Company with his brother L D Shreve Survived by wife Ave five daughters Mrs James Mann Mrs Arthur Chapin Mrs Glen Owen Mrs Harvey Seifert Mrs Nelson Pray cia and son Donald Shreve Two siblings L D Shreve and Myrtle Shreve Funeral at the late home Sunday at 3 pm with burial in Evergreen Cemetery Union City.
Delbert W. Phinney of Keating Summit Pennsylvania, 45, was reported in serious condition after both legs were amputated following a railroad accident near Emporium. Officials said he fell beneath a fast freight train while attempting to board.
One of the smallest city parks in the United States occupies a 15 by 10 foot plot in Salem Oregon with a California Sequoia tree 80 feet tall centered in the street. In Rochester Minnesota a traffic enforcer spots a mule tied to a telegraph pole under a sign "no dumping" as a horse receives a parking tag from a patrolman.
Wis Warren Shoemaker the 21 year old son of former Minnesota congressman Fransi Shoemaker announced his candidacy for mayor of New London He is the youngest candidate to run for public office in the city
New York April 17 police seek the assailant of Mrs Nancy Evans Titterton found nude and strangled in her bathtub. A conference with 40 of 65 detectives showed modern science failed to crack the case as Deputy Chief Inspector Francis J. Kear said manpower would be increased. Also an unrelated for sale ad for a modern dining buffet with walnut finish priced at $20.00.
The Wester Pacific Railroad shops in Sacramento are expanding hiring after a long pause since 1989. The move signals stronger activity as rail work resumes with a focus on returning to higher production levels.
New York April 17 The stock market faces a question of whether a recovery is already priced in If not further declines could occur ahead of tax action and war devaluation fears Some see dull trading as temporary while others warn margins on new accounts slow activity Reports show some firms with solid quarters offset by declines in others and investors warned against excessive speculation as bond prices and past performance influence sentiment
In New York on April 17 transactions on the stock exchange barely surpassed a million shares though that was enough to push the year’s total above 200 million shares, a level not reached since September 1835. The list of closing names includes American Can American Labor American Smelting American Time & Trust Anaconda Atlantic Refining Avianca Bethlehem Steel and many others.
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