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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1938
Page
8
Social Security figures show 730 old age insurance claims certified in June in the Erie field office area. Pennsylvania totals reach 1,815 claims amounting to 996,199.91 dollars, with 18,850 claims nationwide totaling 674,169.09 dollars since January 1937. About 60 percent of June filings are death claims, while wage-earner claims rise gradually since 1938.
L T Denniston of the State Agriculture Department's Potato Interests Division notes that potato consumption correlates with income. Low income families average 172 pounds per person annually, middle income 125 pounds, and high income over 3,000 dollars per year 107 pounds. A separate item reports the formation of a Toronto based League of Forgottenmen for Canadian WWII veterans misreported as dead.
City Council will meet at 7 to review estimates for intercepting sewers and a sewage disposal plant, aiming for a 45 percent Public Works Administration grant. Four engineering firms submitted initial proposals, with more expected. Mayor Hepler may call in major taxpayers after cost figures, while a bond issue must be voted by residents before construction can begin.
A severe storm battered Chautauqua County causing flooded streets and outages. The official rain gauge recorded 1.61 inches in twenty minutes, disrupting telephone service along the Buffalo Jamestown line and cutting traffic on main highways. High power lines fell near fuel tanks but no injuries or damage were reported.
Announcement by J J Desmond of the J W A P Howard company that property on the north side of East Main street opposite the tannery is sold. McGranahan of Meadville bought the property and his family has taken possession. The Howard company will keep the office structure opposite the tannery.
Wabash Ind Mrs Ward Beauchamp says she has suffered whooping cough three times recently. Each infection came from one of her grandchildren, highlighting recurrent illness within a single extended family and a public health concern for households with young children.
William Leiserson, board chairman, said mediation under the Railway Labor Act would begin in Chicago next week before any wage reductions or strikes. He added that the negotiations were aimed at averting disruption and reaching a settlement.
A reader notes two board members George A. Coole and Otto S. Beyer would likely participate. The message hints at placing a Journal classified ad to rent a home, seeking engagement from readers and potential renters.
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