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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1935
Page
8
A jumble of social visits and family happenings spans Riley NY to Erie PA with many relatives hosting and visiting. The piece records summer travels, church group meetings, a Carter reunion planned for August 4, and a funeral service for Ernest Grose reflecting small‑town life.
Clymer invites the community to the annual picnic in Henry Durcott grove on South Genter street Thursday August 15. A high school band under Purl Brooks will play and Rev Ivan Hunsberger will give the address. Activities include softball and baseball games, contests for all ages, a Benny hunt, and noon coffee. Hundreds expected as the volunteer fire company hosts the event and plans a festive day for residents.
Ol Ger Aug 10. Knox Associates Inc completes an entirely new Knox glass plant at Jersey City New Jersey as part of major manufacturing expansion. Negotiations completed for marketing of Kane Glassware Company products at Kane Pennsylvania, featuring specialty glassware including chimneys and pressed ware.
A Beaverdam note urges support for completing the Spring Creek Garrett pavement and questions Corry Golden Rule Club plans. It asks Warren County voters to back locals who trade at home and to favor petitions from Erie county. Included are social notices, community events, and visits from residents amid summer activities and gatherings.
Harrisburg August 1 The Havor centre bearing is falling about 49 percent over the prior year. A survey shows liquor sales for the two 30 week period ending 1936 reached 28.17 million dollars, up from 19.81 million the year before. Since January weekly receipts of a billion dollars or more have been reported ten times.
A 32 year old Altoona resident, Joan FR O'Leary of 2 Harrison Avenue, died at Franklin Hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile crash Thursday near Herbert A. Clawson’s Pittsburgh Road home, about three miles south of Franklin. He sustained a brain concussion and severed artery, underwent surgery and a blood transfusion without success. state police and county coroner J Irwin Zerbe planned an inquest after questioning witnesses.
RIN Aug 10 State Police Rodeo to attract large crowd at Erie Stadium with two performances on Friday September 6. Show features mounted maneuvers, wrestling, rough riding, Roman riding, mounted marksmanship, highway patrol cycle acts, and police dogs. Sponsored by American Legion posts of Erie County. general chairman A E Hillis.
WPA officials plan a series of conferences across six counties to advance projects in roads schools and street improvements funded by a $50,000 grant. Bernard Cochran leads planning with city and county officials and business leaders to outline programs and timelines including street repairs on the traction company's right of way. A separate notice covers court matters in Erie County probate and estate actions and real estate filings.
A Brigham City parade was stalled when a swarm of bees settled on a float driver’s seat. Officials paused the march while a bee van was summoned to remove the buzzing swarm.
Parents should schedule eye exams for their children to detect defects early. Many eye problems go unnoticed and may not require constant glasses yet can be corrected with proper treatment.
The article explains how a worker contributing 3 percent of a 45 dollar salary from age 26 to 65 could retire on 7.40 a month for rent, or die at 45 leaving 12 percent of wages for 60 years from the old age fund. It notes the government does not contribute to the pension fund, plans for federal and state matching, and that lower wage workers' benefits depend on state setups. It adds health care for mothers and children, dependent payments, and federal aid for state child care up to limits.
A lendkerchief once belonging to Lash, crew member of the schooner Thebaud, vanished after a collision off Georges Banks three years ago. It was discovered tangled in a fishing net near Bedford Massachusetts, confirming the long-missing item’s return.
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