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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1938
Page
5
Deputy Coroner O H Danner age 62 of Lincolnville dies at home after a year of poor health and months of serious condition. He ran a general mercantile store for two decades, did Canadohta Lake real estate, served as deputy coroner over ten years, and was active in Republican circles in the Lincolnville area.
A body recovered in the lower Niagara River near the Niagara Falls sewage plant was identified as George Pickford of 269 Heath Terr, Kenmore. He reportedly went into the swift water last Wednesday and was swept over the cataract near American Falls.
A long roster of personal mentions records residents and friends traveling to Canadohta Lake Windley Lake and various towns for visits vacations and relatives. Names include Qiusea Autumn Colby Mary Sturdevill Helen Reyda Leathe Anderson Rita Resler H. W. Alverson Evelyn Wiggers Clinton McLean and many others visiting from Corry Erie Warren Jamestown Pittsburgh and beyond with updates on short trips motor journeys hospital and reunion attendance and summer stays at cottages and homes.
United Press report from DRI Pennsylvania notes WPA workers demand free transportation to and from outlying job sites in Erie and Crawford counties. About 100 men go to the WPA office, 200 remain at various points citywide. The protest is referred to Elmec R. Still of Harrisburg, with claims of injuries and lack of compensation. Local social notes mention visitors and family gatherings in Columbus and Morton's Corners.
New York August 1 stocks opened moderate losses while bonds fell unevenly. Commodities stayed soft with hides rubber and cotton weaker. Grains and meat edged lower as corn slumped to season lows and beef prices declined. Major firms like American Can American Smelting Bethlehem Steel and General Electric showed mixed moves amid thin to moderate trading.
Glen King, resident of Go neaut Ohio, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle during a license suspension in Union City before Justice Neil Robbins. He was remanded to jail in default of bail and announced intent to plead guilty in open court. Arrest made by Patrolman J W Blythe of the state motor police.
Images show two flags over the Capitol as Library of Congress closes at 10 p m. The United States flag remains raised with special lighting until all daily activities conclude, a long standing practice reflecting official nighttime display.
Florida State history dates drift through confusion from 1821 possession to 1845 statehood and Civil War years, while Sapulpa Oklahoma reports a street accident with a truck overturning spilling 1,088 bottles of soda, injuring onlookers and leaving glass scattered.
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