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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1935
Page
5
A disjointed OCR fragment mentions a tense moment with a warning to “get out” and references to a Harpers scene and a Brown woman. The text is incomplete and lacks clear people, places, dates, or events to establish a coherent story or outcome.
United Press reports a variable stock close with uneven turnover as traders lock in gains on a handful of leading issues. Prices listed include American Can, General Electric, General Motors, Chrysler, Standard Oil, United States Steel, Westinghouse, Woolworth, and many others across the New York market.
A dual-use motor truck built in Akron for the General Transportation Company of Boston traveled from Akron to Altoona aboard the Pennsylvania railroad. The 24 foot long vehicle with four rubber tires and four steel railway wheels can drive on rails and roads, deflating tires to permit rail passage. It will run to Philadelphia for exhibition before heading to New York and Boston, with speed limited to 25 mph during the test.
Exam Aug 6 reports Mayor James F. Rossiter warns a 1936 city tax rise is inevitable. With 1933 assessment cuts, financial officials estimate a possible four mill jump, pushing the rate to 915 per 1000 dollars of assessed value, though the exact amount remains uncertain.
Dr. Willard leads a 1930s cryonics program at the College of the City of New York, reviving animals after extended frozen periods. After five months for some, he reports success with monkeys and plans to advance to higher mammals as a step toward cures for tuberculosis and other diseases. He cautions no cure claimed, only hopeful progress.
A lengthy local social docket lists numerous relatives and friends visiting, hosting, or traveling in and around Corry, Erie, Warren, and nearby towns. Names include Kowalski, Frieseman, Croscutt, Morris, Damon, Harmon, Cotboy, Burlingame, Kittleberger, Fuller, Pettit, Royer, Edwards, Young, Moore, Johnson, Babbitt, Kress, Pitt, McKee, Lyons, Heath, Cribbs, Blair, Hepler, Sorenson, and many others with movements between Niagara Falls, Salamanca, Findley Lake, Meadville, Jamestown, and Buffalo reflected in multiple entries.
Mrs C J yald and Mrs C J Kingston with sons Charles and Pant. Phyllis Ann and Helen Romanoski visited Erie. Misses Mary Reyda Beatrice Brown from this city, Misses Gladys McVaugh Betty Field from James Town camping at Beschwood Chautauqua Lake. Miss Helen McCray from Corry plans to join later. Miss Charlotte Ann Roberts of Windley Lake and Miss Alice Jean Hourocks of Pittsburgh visit grandparents Mr and Mrs G N Roberts on Second Avenue. Mrs Margaret Rownts with guest Mrs Jennie Herman from Meadville came today from an overnight in Asheville with Mrs George Kruse. Mrs Herman returned home thereafter.
Directors of Inland Steel Company and Jos eph T. Ryerson Son Inc approve merger plans creating a combined group with assets of 116 705 502 and ranking seventh in the steel industry. Ryerson stockholders will receive 59 Inland shares for 100 Ryerson shares, and Ryerson will operate as a subsidiary with its own offices in Detroit Cleveland Buffalo Cincinnati Boston and Philadelphia.
Harrisburg August 6 The Public Service Commission opened a formal inquiry into the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company to justify or reduce electric rates. Seven commission accountants went to Allentown to review PP&L books and security as the agency seeks a six percent rate cut in line with state policy. The company was given until August 17 to answer why rates should not be slashed, with opponents arguing rate base is overstated by about 97 million dollars.
Police issue a warning to merchants to watch for counterfeit one dollar bills that have spread across the region. The false notes resemble genuine dollars, with the sole distinctive flaw being the number 199256017 printed on them.
Judge Uriah P. Rossiter postponed sentencing GS. Wester of Corry on a July 29 arrest for driving under liquor influence until November. Wester, a father of three, cited family and farm needs to justify the delay.
In a crowded courtroom Cyrus Mantel offers to present the body of Isobel Vane as evidence proving Lawrence Vane's innocence. The judge permits, witnesses bring in a pallid, gasping Isobel, revealing a chilling confrontation and the suspect’s fragile demeanor amid the tense proceedings.
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