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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
5
Fragmentary text references Os DuPonts, Roosevelt era politics, taxes, leadership and societal roles. Sparse readable items mention calendars, managers, suppression, and uncertain events. No clear人物, dates, places, or outcomes are present to summarize conclusively.
The Gates families held their fourth annual reunion on August 2 at Warner's Grove west of Corry. Glen Gates was elected president with Charles Gates as vice president and Dorothy Gates as secretary and treasurer. A large group from Sinclairville New York Jamestown and Erie attended. The oldest member was Carrie Arnal of Corry and the youngest Ronald Gates son of Allen Gates of Brie Pennsylvania.
In this country beagle use grows as a preferred scent hound for fox and rabbit hunts. The small hound is praised for its sharp nose and high spirits when released into open meadows. Hunters rely on its fast trail to flush game toward waiting shooters in seasonal pursuits.
A long list of personal visits and travel is reported with residents from Corry Jamestown Erie and surrounding areas visiting relatives attend gatherings or return home. Among those mentioned are Mrs Morris Bernstein Miss Helene Lewis Miss Signa Anderson Miss Wilma Rich Miss Florence Pond and many others visiting over the weekend or returning from trips to Cleveland Jamestown and Rochester with several planning attendances at local meetings and events.
Announcement of the marriage of Leroy Cobb of Corry to Miss Clara Jane Rich of Dunkirk N Y. They wed at the U M B parsonage Saturday evening with Rev P F Haines officiating. The couple will reside at 3412 West Pleasant Street. Cobb is an Erie Railroad section foreman in Corry.
Bayonne New Jersey August 1 Parents and lawyers of Gladys Mac Knight 17 and Donald Wightman 18 plotted to save them from the electric chair. Gladys and Wightman confessed to the hatchet murder of Gladys mother with Wightman restraining her. Police say the killing was premeditated to block Mrs Mac Knight opposition to an alleged intimate relationship. Fathers visited and wept at the jail. Edward W MacKnight engineering superintendent and his 7 year old daughter Glenna Jane attended the wife’s funeral. Glenna Jane will live with grandmother in West Bathurst New Brunswick.
Report from Braddock indicates the extent of a woman's injuries is not yet known as X ray pictures will be taken at Gorry hospital today. The patient, Sophia Wagner, 19, of Corry, along with others, was injured when a machine overturned a wagon. several were treated and discharged from Union City hospital.
Arrangements for the annual Columbus community picnic at Mather Park Columbus Pa on August 12 promise a large turnout of former residents and locals. The program includes children contests for age groups 4 to 16, sports such as a Wakeball game, music, and entertainment to amuse the crowd. Mrs Anna McLaughlin and her son Willaughter of Scranton Pa left Corry after visiting relatives and friends.
Taylor Chapin, a popular advertising art director, awakens on a luxuriously outfitted ship stateroom with no memory of how he arrived. A violent storm rages as he discovers a mahogany suitcase bearing his initials and learns he may be a victim of mistaken identity aboard a private yacht. He explores the deck, encounters language barriers with crew, and discovers publisher Sidney Hart dead in a lounge, muttering murder as Chapin faces a perilous, unseen captor and unclear destination.
Market observers note large corporate dividends amid big money movements. General Motors declared 56.7 million dollars in dividends to preferred and common stock holders. European turmoil looms, with Spain’s revolution seen as distant yet influential to U S business. Government cattle purchases may steady farm markets amid high feed costs and potential fall liquidation impacts.
Aug 4 stock market shows listless performance with heavy profit taking in grains. Corn futures fall up to 4 cents a bushel while wheat declines 2 to 3 cents. Bond prices wavering and cotton futures drop sharply. The note lists numerous company quotes including American Can, General Motors, U S Steel, and Bethlehem Steel among others.
Washington federal officials broadened drought relief today to include grain purchases in stricken farm belts. Democratic leaders moved to strengthen New Deal programs as the drought worsened in major agricultural regions.
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