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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1937
Page
5
Walter Carnahan of Erie spent Sunday in the city in the company of friends, enjoying local sights and hospitality during a social visit.
A long list of local visitors and travelers includes Willinms P Famonda of Chicago visiting friends in Corry on business. Mia S H Siimmer Jr visiting her mother Mrs D W Miller in Cambridge Springs. J J Desmond returning from Boston on business. Milon O Waller home from Cambridge Springs. Miss Annette Titus back to Erie work after a weekend at home. Mrs Mabel Larson returning from Buffalo. James Burnison off to Meadville after weekend visits. Allan and Joe Hasbrouck home from Warren Sharon and local trips. and many others visiting or traveling through the city with brief notes on brief stays and local meetings.
A reader from Jackson Michigan extols All-Bran for health and digestion noting the product's package claim and benefits. The letter urges two tablespoons daily with meals and mentions vitamins and digestion as reasons to choose All-Bran over pills.
Largely attended funeral services were conducted for Mrs Robert Akam at the United Brethren in Christ church Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock following prayer services at the home on Essex street. Rev Harris officiated with Rev Fleagle assisting. During the church service three musical numbers were sung by Mrs Peiffer and Lloyd Thomas, with Mrs Harris at the piano.
Interment occurred in the family lot at Pine Grove cemetery with four sons William George Perry and Arctic Akam serving as bearers. Relatives and friends traveled from Erie Franklin Spartansburg Ashville Jamestown Dewittville and Elgin to attend the services for the venerable resident.
Burglars rifled the Phods Inc. Furniture vault in Aliquippa Pennsylvania over the weekend and made off with 900 dollars. The loot was discovered when the store opened for business today. Authorities investigation is ongoing.
The Forty Hours Devotions opened at St Thomas Church marked by solemn processions of parish children. Rev John Fick of St Marys College spoke at morning and evening services praising Father Danilen and faith in God. Father Obendorfer of St Marys College to speak tonight at 7:30 and the devotions end Tuesday with a closing procession. Public invited to attend.
Kilns burned white hot in the tri state area as potters rushed to meet demand for wares valued at around 40 million dollars. The scene centered near where Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia meet as kiln-fired production surged.
American and British market circles watch upcoming budget messages for relief cost estimates. British talks of higher income taxes and new indirect levies loom, while U.S. tax changes seem unlikely soon. Britain may see tax increases as rearmament funds rise, with borrowing also on the table. Gold policy speculation unsettles London shares as sterilized gold hoard grows to about 500 million dollars. The Alexander Hamilton Institute flags inflation risk from rising installment borrowing, noting auto financing surged to 1.716 billion in 1936 from 1.616 billion in 1921.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange lagged at the lightest level of the year as price changes remained irregular and narrow. Investors awaited a presidential relief speech later in the week while favorable business news was largely ignored and steel issues showed mixed movement.
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