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Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
7
Plans for REA inauguration ceremonies announced
Arrangements are completed for the rural electrification inauguration of the first line in Pennsylvania. Morris L. Cooke will tour four of thirteen Northwestern Cooperative units from Erie to Meadville, with ceremonies at the Stainbrook farm north of Meadville. Officials will break ground and speak to thousands as Saegertown and Brown Hilliards provide music and a MEADVILLE brass band plans the march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fig
Pennsylvania
Rural Electrification Association
Northwestern Rural Electric Co-operative Association
Morris L. Cooke
REA
Erie
Cooperative Mile
Crawford Cotntes
Beaverdam
Meadville
Stainbrook Farm
Copike
Co-Operative
Aystort
Apealer
Saegertown
Brown Hilliards
Meadville Vi
W. Hupie
Drum Cot
Palsy
Washington
Eno
Rimwammalion
State treasury shows record low balance since 1935
Harrisburg reports the state treasury, drained by emergency unemployment relief transfers, held 847,098,505 at August 1 opening. The balance had stood at 900,186,741 the month prior, with the prior low of 48,207 on September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Harrisburg
Lyon
Tresalirer
Charles A. Waters
Treasury
Deportation bid tied to 1906 San Francisco disaster
Yee Wing Lock a 36 year old laundryman in Pittsburgh faced deportation after Treasury agents arrested him in May on charges of violating the Chinese Exclusion Act. He argued he was born in San Francisco in 1900 and that his birth certificate was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire, blaming his plight on that disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Yee Wing Lock
United States
Lock
Treasury
Boy Admits Killing Lad While Hunting
WRULSBORO Aug 4 Tioga County officials said 14 year old Lyle West admitted to killing 8 year old Hugh Townsend after a dispute during a hunting trip near Crook Creek. The incident occurred about two miles from Teennyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrulsboro
Tioga
Sonnty
Sinilay
Lyle West
Hugh Townsend
Crookreak
West
Gatsbout
Teennyville
We the People? Continued Guesses and Political Fate
A critical piece discusses how Landon and Knox might navigate a Republican shift in 1936. It imagines successive political gambles on Administration supports, Supreme Court rulings, and congressional majorities, all framed as bets that determine Hoover era outcomes. The tone critiques speculative governance and ends noting copyright by Tribune Syndicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wif
Knox
Throttlebottom
Landon
Wall Street
Vandevonter
Sutherlland
Butler
Hughes
Roberts
Hoover
Congress
Giles
Copyright, Register and Tribune
Plan Mergers To Strengthen Bank Structure
Washington Aug 4 The Federal Deposit Insurance today outlined plans to merge more than 100 banks to bolster the nation’s financial framework. MPIC Chairman Leo T Crowley reported a net profit of 36 million since Jan 1 1964 after expenses and noted 99 12 percent of depositors in 61 failed insured banks were paid. He said funds flowing into the FDIC total about 98 million annually from one twelfth of one percent assessments on member bank deposits, with over 325 million received since last October, set aside as surplus. Crowley suggested Congress may be asked to cut the assessment next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Fueral Deposit Insurance Today
MPIC
Leo T. Crowley
di Re
Crowley
FDIC
Congress Wl
City to probe rail crossing blocks and train speed
Director of Safety C. A. Duke and City Solicitor Blaine Kincaid will investigate complaints about crossings blocked ten to twenty minutes and trains' speed through Corry. Councilman Fred J. Weaver cited protests. ordinance limits crossings to five minutes and twenty mph. An investigative report with recommendations will be presented at the next council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Duke
Blaine Kincaid
Fred J. Weaver
Corry
Duke
Kincaid
Officials Enforce Weed Law In Harrisburg Area
Harrisburg August 4 Following many requests for weed law enforcement Hansell French secretary of agriculture said constables and township supervisors have the power to act the department has no legal jurisdiction Complaints usually concern Canada thistle chicory and other nuisance weeds Property owners bear costs when notices are ignored and a five day limit applies Neglect by constables or supervisors incurs a ten dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Hansell French
Department of Agriculture
Hairs and Nails Saved Reflect Old Superstition
The text explains the belief that keeping stray hairs and nail parings grants power over a person, tracing this to an ancient superstition about items once belonging to someone influencing their fate.
Proposed resurfacing approved by council examines city streets
City Council may start resurfacing South Center Street from the tracks to Pleasant Street and West Pleasant Street from Center to Northwest, upon first and second readings of bill 618 authorizing the State Department of Highways to proceed. Final action awaits plans and specifications, expected shortly from the Highway Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Center Street
Pleasant Street
Center
State Department of Highways
Pinal Anyplion
Highway Department
Council
Peltier Comet Nears Earth Tonight In Clear Skies
Star gazers plan another viewing as Peltier's comet approaches its closest distance to Earth about 19 million miles away with a head spanning roughly 260000 miles. Observers report a pale yellow nucleus and coma while visibility remains variable and some rely on naked eye sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peltier
Corryites
Titough
Uae
Rya
Memorial eras in grammar at Toledo city hall
A memorial inscription in the Toledo city hall misreads a Latin phrase about consuming joy, noting a grammatical error by the inscriber. The panel, tied to Bernart Brouge, presents awkward wording and a puzzling line that reads as if translated imperfectly, reflecting past linguistic slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Sity
Bernart
Public Service Commission Receives 125 Complaints
Harrisburg report shows from January to June 1936 the Public Service Commission logged 125 formal complaints about rates, services or practices of utility companies. Informal complaints reached 1108, filed in person by letter or by phone, with efforts to resolve without formal hearings to save time and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilarrisburg
Public Service Commission
Come Paccees
Boston Tea Party Tea Cost Varies by Variety
A historical note states Tea cost about five dollars per pound at the Boston Tea Party era with a tax of three pence per pound, roughly six cents. The price depended on the variety, reflecting the era’s tea trade and taxation context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Classified Advertising Cash Basis Ad Journal Summary
Classified section notes cash basis only, instructions for patrons, and ad limits. Includes sample ads like Help Wanted Female with mail responses, Christmas card bundles, and various auction and sealed bids notices from Wayne area. Mentions addresses, contact names, and payment terms.
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