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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1952
Page
3
Mrs. Leo Hoylen executive secretary reports a theft of seven dollars fifty four cents from a Carry a Cross chapter office. The entry appeared non forcible, suggesting someone with outside access knew the key location. The loss was taken from a small cardboard box containing currency.
A string of brief notices covers mix of drought, price outlook, and local incidents. Brannan says food shortages are not expected despite drought fears, while Arnall predicts higher prices. Also reports on milk bottle deposits ending in six communities and a park amusement accident in Maine.
Gilbert J. Wood 45 of Geneva RD 1 Greenwood Township died at Meadville City Hospital after his tractor overturned on a rainy road six and a half miles south of Meadville. The machine caught fire and burned him as neighbors helped pull it free. Coroner Dr. F H Muckinhoup held a verdict pending full investigation.
Corry Loyal Order of Moose members plan a summer picnic at Sekerak's Grove with a 7:30 to 9 a m stag breakfast and a 12 to 2 p m picnic dinner. Family games and contests will entertain children after noon. Seven Erie County Court divorces were issued yesterday. none involve local residents. Garnet Ecklund treated for a forearm laceration after a fall at home. Gasoline dealers urge a mass gathering at the governor's office next Monday to seek a state retail marketing inquiry.
News notes from Clymer area recount a Twentieth Century Club picnic at Mrs. Ruth Mortison’s home by Hartfield on Chautauqua Lake, with 15 members. Reports cover WCTU meeting at the Methodist church, infant baptisms, Legion and Auxiliaries activities, visits to Rochester and Lyons, and community social details with numerous names and scenes from local life.
The Erie County Dairy Herd Improvement Association closes its 26th year with 67 herds and about 1,950 cows. Average milk production reached 9,141 pounds and butterfat 39.88 pounds per cow, up from the prior year. Top five herds include James Steen Waterford Arthur Morris Corry Gerald Seiten Centerville Marsh and Son and Real Merry with high milk and fat outputs.
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