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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1935
Page
9
Community fair at Emmanuel Parish Hall showcases advance booths and games to attract visitors. Volunteers organize committees, with planned entertainments and suppers across nine days, including varied activities and refreshments to draw attendees.
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A Columbus P T A of Broadcasting report describes the April meeting with details on The National Amateur Hour format featuring Ray Perkins and Harry Yonzel, the voting by the public, stage setup, and the two radio playhouse locations. Also notes societal bits from Harrisburg welfare counts and local school activities.
Corry will observe Music Week May 5 to 11 as announced by the Corry Evening Journal. The week will feature municipal lighting plant probe details on page Friday April 79, 1935, and community events aligned with local civic spirit.
Governor Earle’s “Weeding out” policy cut Pennsylvania state payroll between January and March by roughly 100000 to 170000, despite new allowances for milk and liquor boards. Liquor control payroll fell 48000, highway payroll dropped 47000. choral classes mark the start of Music Week with Elisha excerpts and Pirates of Penzance to be staged May 9 and 10. Corry schools, Dorothy Griffiths, and Keppel Tiffany lead programs. A Pioneer Women memorial in Lincoln, Utah, honors five settlers from 1800.
Pennsylvania reported a record 34 90,000 bushels last year on 200,000 acres. The state average yield was 170 bushels per acre, with several counties surpassing 200. Value of the 1934 crop estimated at 13.84 million dollars, led by higher farm prices despite low overall prices.
District Attorney Mortimer L. Graham says no specific complaints about beer dispensing parlors have been filed in Erie. He will pursue any solid information, with 18 potential renewals at stake as licenses begin for 1980 86. County Treasurer Lawrence A. Taylor is checking applicants. Complaints from Corry are not on file yet. Authorities aim to shut down violators including Sundays beer, minors sales, and noisy operations. The May 8 renewal deadline looms for Br ie area parlors awaiting license decisions.
The Pennsylvania State bureau of vital statistics attributes a sharp decrease in death by own action since 1931 to improved business conditions. Personal crisis reports for last year totaled 1260, down from 1314 in 1933 and 141 in 1932, reflecting broader social conditions.
M Levant Davis former district attorney of Erie county died at his Erie home Wednesday night. He was well known in Corry where he practiced as a prominent Irish attorney and served two terms as county prosecutor.
Rapid progress on a new cable line between this city and Columbus aims to consolidate the Columbus exchange with the Coviti es system in early May. The Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation recently acquired One Columbus and the Public Service Commission approved the purchase after a February hearing. A new line is being erected between Corry and Columbus and the tie-in is expected to complete soon. The Pennsylvania Electric Company participates in the pole ring project along Columbus Avenue. Mr and Mrs Nelson Trishet and their family of Pleasantville Pa visited Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs G N Dodd in Columbus.
U.S. business conditions show brighter activity in March 1985 than March 1994, with a slower rise compared to prior months. The chart analyzes wholesale price risk and total check payments as reported by government agencies, noting 10 states unchanged while 28 states plus the District of Columbia show brighter activity.
Mulderick and City Solicitor Walter Scott will depart next week for Washington Harrisburg and Philadelphia to study steps for a possible municipally owned electric light plant in Corry. The City Council authorized the investigation at last Monday's meeting led by Mayor Glen Miller as it weighs financial aid options and pending state legislation empowering municipalities to own and operate utilities. A special council meeting is planned soon after their return to report findings and decide whether to press ahead with the plan.
The Corry Council of Republican Women schedules a silver tea at the home of Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Bennett, 47 East Smith Street, on Wednesday afternoon, May a from 3 to 5, with Mrs. B i Hawkins as hostess and committee chairs for the program, reservations, refreshments, decorations and reception.
April 8 Sunbury Pa. The DY yard of the Pennsylvania railroad will become obsolete as new systems remove its use as the terminus for freight. Workers begin ripping up tracks and leveling ground. Police dog nurse lambs Nashville Tenn. A female German police dog on a farm near here nursed two orphan lambs.
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