Corry News Highlights Local Projects And Community Notes
Street work continues as Commissioner Harrington improves southside dirt roads and school salaries are debated at an adjourned Board of Education meeting. Wiggers takes Nash distribution in North Clymer street scene, while gas and electric outputs rise. An albino trout excites anglers west of town and the Antler Bowling League closes its season with a social at the Elks. Tax collection remains strong, registration day looms for April 25, and a vehicle crash damages a Nash near East Columbus. Washington hosts cherry blossom festival, bids open for Deaf School at Scranton, and Rotary plans intercity gathering in Warren. Corry elie projects stall awaiting gravel work and interior painting resumes requested by week’s end.
Northwest District Club Women Meet at Titusville
The 22nd annual conference of the Northwest District of the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women opened at the Titusville Woman's Club with about 75 visiting delegates and many local members. Mrs. E C Barnes of Corry presided as district president. sessions featured reports, a luncheon, music, and talks on fine arts and club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest District of Federation
E. C. Barnes
Corry
Titusville
State Federation of Pennsylvania
C. Barnes
Hla-H. Bayliss
Titu
LaForgs
Pennsylvania
Briat
Corinne Dean
Frane Rupprecht
Wilkes-Barre
Punxsutawney Girls Return From Hitchhiking Trip
Three Punxsutawney girls aged 15 and 16 were returned to their parents by Pittsburgh police after they canceled a hitchhiking trip to Cleveland due to rain. Betty Stewart and Sue Louise Dreifuss, both 15, and Marian Thompson, 16, had played hockey yesterday and started for Cleveland via the thumb route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Betty Stewart
Sue Louise Dreifuss
Marian Thompson
Gleveland
Corry Boys Eligible for Training Camps
Corry youths may attend Citizens Military Training Camps from July 8 to August 8. Applications available at the post office with details on qualifications and the program. Camps are at Fort Washington Maryland with basic and infantry courses, located 12 miles below Washington on the Potomac River near Mount Vernon and Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Harry Auer
Fort Washington
Washington
Potomac River
Mount Vernon
Alexandria
Former Kane Man Killed in Toledo Auto Crash
Information from Kane reports H M Nearr former grinding shed foreman at American Plate Glass Plant in Durant City died in a Toledo Ohio car wreck last Monday. Funeral services set for two o clock tomorrow afternoon. Survived by wife three sons and one daughter. Nearr had worked at Durant City plant since 1920 and became grinding foreman in 1922 before leaving in 1926 for Libby Owens in Toledo.
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Kane
H. M. Nearr
American Plate Glass
Durant City
Toledo
Toleda
Mr. Nearr
John C. Gipe
Dprant City
Libby-Owens
American Plate Factory
Baccalaureate and Commencement Speakers Named
Rev W H Garnett to deliver Baccalaureate for Columbus High School class Dr Robert Carroll of Warren to give Commencement address at Columbus graduation exercises May 25 The report notes Snowball the cat gave birth to 24 pure white kittens in five litters with a single black spot on the sixth kitten’s forehead
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W. H. Garnett
Columbus High School
Robert Carroll
Warren
Columnus
Plymouth
Mass
Lucy V. Boulaquels
Snowball
Voice Restored After Twenty Years at State College
Miss Omel¢éa Kephart of Philipsburg Pennsylvania, once unable to speak above a whisper for two decades, regained near normal speech after a recent clinical operation and therapy at Pennsylvania State College. Speech clinician Herbert Kepp-Baker described the four month separation procedure and subsequent vocal cord treatments led by Dr. Gabriel Ticker of the University of Pennsylvania Bronchoscopic clinic.
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State Colm
Wau. Ra
Omel¢éa Kephart
Philipsburg
Pennsylvania State College
Herbert Kepp-Baker
Miss Kephart
Gabriel Ticker
Graduate Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Kephart
Pictures on Eggs Easter Gifts from William K. Dunlap
Houston amateur photographer William K. Dunlap gave eggs with developed photographs as Easter gifts. Images featured individuals and scenes were transferred onto hard boiled shells, delighting friends with personalized keepsakes.
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Houston
William K. Dunlap
Yeast Foam Tabs and Bonkora Prices Noted
The listing shows 50c Yeast Foam Tabs offered at 32¢ and Bonkora priced at $1.00 in the same brief catalog. Names and precise items are partially readable, indicating a small ad or drugstore price tag snippet from an era catalog.
Three Elk County Officials to Face Trial in June
Three Elk County commissioners charged with fraudulent conversion of funds embezzlement and conspiracy will be tried at the June term in Ridgway. District Attorney G B Straub of St Marys said venue was preserved after a Supreme Court petition by defense counsel Charles Margiwtti. Two of the defendants sought a transfer while Joe Weisney of St Marys favored trial in Ridgway. all three will be tried jointly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kane
Elk County
Ridgway
G. B. Straub
St. Marys
Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
Charles Margiwtti
Wie
D Brown
Johnsonburg
Ledden
Joe Weisney
St Marys
Mr. Straub
Rev G Stanley West to serve as CCC chaplain
Rev. G Stanley West former pastor of Emmanuel Episcopal church has been assigned to six months service as a chaplain in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Instructions came from the Third Corps Area at Baltimore and he will begin April 38th at an unspecified camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Stanley West
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Civilian Conservation Corps
Third Corps
Baltimore
Mr. West
Corry High Loses to Franklin in Debate
Corry High school tied with Franklin in a lively debate with a two to one vote declaring Franklin the winner. The Corry negative team included Orville Street Richard Halfast and Duane Fogte with George Nagle as alternate. Miss Frances Rowland accompanied the team.
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Ray G. Li Boyd
Olin Bracken
Franklin
Corry
Orville Street
Richard Halfast
Duane Fogte
George Nagle
Frances Rowland
Alathian Society Serves Silver Tea at Church Parlor
One hundred guests attended the Alathian Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church silver tea in the church parlors on Wednesday evening. The event featured instrumental and vocal solos by noted performers, a playlet The Ministers Wife, and a luncheon of ice cream and cake, with elegant decor and an appreciative audience.
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Alathian Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. B. Shoop
Horace Brynalfson
Joseph Sheyfick
S Dewey
Bruce ‘Thomas
Vinewal Anderson
Richard Roxsbacher
Raymon Barnes
Borton Stith
Doroltha May Rickers
Frank Graft
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Edward Harrington
Board of Education
Supl
Ralph 5. Dewey
William van Vleet
John Wiggers
North Clymer and Corry
Nash
Wiggers
First Avenue
Associated Gas and Electric System
BEA
Merrill Patterson
Antler
Stanford Hose Company
Elks’ Lodge
Elks
Loop
Robert Paulgon
Riles Ward
Louis Storer
F. E. Westley
Board of County Commissioners
Erie
Erie Automobile
Donald
Warren General Hospital
Bell Telephone Company
George Christensen
St. Pierre Filing Station
Columbus Avenue
Christensen
Tidal Basin
Department of Property and Supplies
Scranton
H. Platt Company
Rotary Club
Carver House
Bradford
Joe Hanley
Elie
CLUB
Kane Man
Phillipsburg
Unio Rresseee
Lyons
Phillips
Vicks
Colgates
Skippy
Milk OF
Magnesia
Absorbine Jr
Alleniu
Pinkhams Veg, Co
Zoe
ANSCO
Baby Supplies
M. A
Red Cross Baby Po
Castile
Yardleys
Meads Pablum
Keister
Three Elk CO
Jase
Straub
Montgomery Warp & Co
Corry High
Grand Union
Lafayette
North Clymer, N. Y
Torry, Pa
Cora
Pheavin L
Walter I Aiam Methur Ney
Shambur
William
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