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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1931
Page
8
An eastbound freight train derailed about five miles west of Corry causing minor delays. Train 6 was rerouted via westbound tracks. No injuries were reported.
The Chautauqua Choir under Walter Howe will perform Mendelssohn Elijah with the James town Choral Society Zion Mission Church choir and others totaling over three hundred voices. Soloists include Miss Peay Bessner Miss Hose Bampton and Messrs Betts Theman Porter leads the accompanying orchestra.
In Brib, Aug 1a, Commissioner Charles R. Davis and recorder of deeds Mrs Odessie Plate openly argued at the courthouse over allegations of spreading propaganda about her renomination. The dispute centered on dry versus wet votes with voices echoing through the hall as they defended their positions amid months of public friction.
Mary Roberts Rinehart's action filled tale shows a modern twist on the adage marry in haste repent in leisure as Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard star in I Take This Woman at Rex Theatre. The film adapts the novel Lost Ecstasy and highlights swift rise to fame for Lombard in a drama of divorce and headlong marriage.
A fire at Fred E. Thompson’s mills in Russell Pa caused by spontaneous combustion destroyed the sawmill planing mill and lumber sheds near the Conneango River east of the NY Central tracks. Estimated damage is $10,000 with partial insurance. Firefighters formed a bucket brigade but could not save the structures. Thompson, who has owned the mills for years, has not decided on rebuilding.
West Spring Creek details a busy week with a Grange meeting, second degrees conferred, and visitors from East Orange New Jersey. Plans cover the Lotham Versay Brown reunion, the Belden family gathering, and a Dramatic Club program at the Grange hall for August 19 with multiple one act plays and a pie supper to benefit the church.
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