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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1938
Page
3
An elderly local resident, Minnie Eliza Tubbs and Charles Ryan reflect on a life spent in the community. The obituary notes he had lived there many years, with friends recalling his routine at 6:45 and his service as a librarian.
A frost morning followed by rising temperatures as officials warn of a gypsy pickpocket and report a drop in new car demand. Police respond to attempted break in, while freight rail traffic shows weekly gains and local debates draw crowds at Brentwood court. Major notes include Meadvill e college hosting debate teams, a forecast of showers and warming days, and highway 66 closure at Tionesta dam for construction.
District Rotarians plan a Bradford conference May 16 17 with about 500 attendees. St Bonaventure College Glee Club will entertain at a May 15 reception, followed by a May 16 dinner and May 17 banquet. Strickland Gillilan to speak, Asher R. Johnson wrote a sketch for the event.
Pictured above is Master Diver James MacDonald of the U S Navy with the Momsen escape lung designed for submarine crews. The device straps to the chest with a mouth tube and noseclip to ensure breathing an oxygen and purified air mix, aiming to prevent deaths like those aboard the submarines 5 3 and S 51 where rescuers could not help comrades suffocate.
Ohio April 23 The vice president John Narice Garner acknowledged policy differences with President Roosevelt at a banquet honoring the Bhuuel Azeala festival. He added that no man has greater admiration for the president, a remark seen as significant amid the political gathering.
Erie, April 23. William Moffat of the Pennsylvania milk control department gave Sterling Mite Inc and Sanitary Dairy Farms seven days to obtain state approval for their milk or find new supply. Inspectors must examine each farm and cows must be checked by a registered veterinarian. A single flaw in any report could reject a farm as a milk source. The move follows the city’s refusal to inspect milk from Crawford county farmers supplying the companies through the Dairymen's League, which Moffat says is supported by incorrect court brief statements and constitutes criminal libel.
The article notes African native healers employ dice divination and magic, rating the mystic methods higher in their profession. Results come from coincidence or suggestion, yet enough believers sustain a lucrative practice.
A figure publicly referenced his differences with the president over pump priming while denying prior pledges to refrain from speaking. The remark underscores ongoing tensions in economic policy and public commentary on government stimulus.
Philadelphia history notes that the city existed as Wesco long before William Penn, cited by Dr. Amandus Johnson of the Swedish-American Tercentenary Association. The piece highlights Swedish colonists in 17th century New Sweden, Printzhof on Tinicum Island, and Penn’s purchase from Swenson brothers as part of early colonial life in the region.
Chicago April 23 The Railway Age editorial says railway management may force wage reductions despite opposition. It argues unions should not violate the Railway Labor Act and warns that without collective bargaining or government mediation the dispute could go to arbitration by an emergency board appointed by the president.
Pennsylvania employers have one additional week to file unemployment contributions for the first quarter of 1988. Secretary Ralph M. Bashore notes extensions may be granted by the Division of Unemployment, Compensation and Employment Service in Harrisburg, but absent an extension, late payments incur 1 percent monthly interest. Employers should keep accurate payroll records and complete all required forms.
Acting for non veterans Attorney William H Washebaugh will file legal action Monday to remove World War I veterans from police patrol positions gained via a 15 point veteran bonus. The plan follows a Thursday meeting where non veterans argued the civil service commission ignored age limits by letting veterans compete in exams.
A group of World War veterans protests city practice of appointing men over 35 from a compiled list. They request a restraining order to halt these nominations while challenging the policy as reprisal or reform driven.
Albion April 23 Fifty five years ago in Greenville a boy named Claude Blair was removed to live with grandparents and lost contact with his mother and sisters. Now Blair a longtime Albion resident plans a reunion visiting his mother and sisters after decades apart and has booked train passage.
Paul Cassady returns from a 4600 mile bicycle trip through Europe praising the Old World for bicycle development. He notes three speeds and two sets of sprockets operated from the handlebar have elevated cycling to an art. The piece mentions Connecticut tried to annex part of Pennsylvania.
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