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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1936
Page
3
A brief Avon poll reveals voter sentiment on key community questions. Residents discuss budget priorities and potential policy changes, with perceived turnout shaping early expectations for upcoming municipal actions.
A year after a Alaska plane crash was remembered with showers and remembrance events. In Connval Lake Park crowds, banners, and a six-unit parade highlighted Democratic turnout in the region. Assistant Fire Chief Fred Carman was elected president of the Northern Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association as unions met. Urban notices spoke of road bids and highway projects near Titusville, while farm data showed a rise in profits this year.
Oil scouts gathered near Kingua as drilling resumes at a discovery well. Casing is set and preparations continue with cementing, awaiting steady flow from the Oriskany sand. Analysts note speculation on daily output and the venture’s potential as either oil or gas, depending on gas presence.
Joan F Levers of Spring Creek BD died at Buffalo General Hospital after admission Tuesday for treatment. He was an umpire by trade and recently moved from Lottaville Pa to Blue Eye area. Body to be taken to Bracken Keatin funeral home for services.
Hundreds greet President Roosevelt as he arrives, while police and railroad officials implement extensive safety measures for the visit. Extra officers, state troopers, and railroad precautions surround the special train, with tracks, culverts, and roadbed inspected ahead of the trip to Mayville and return. The president resumes flood control inspections in Bingh amton Bath area next.
In Ruunsbor WN August 15 gossip notes a village smithy of yesteryear now operates a Baseline gas station alongside a blacksmith shop. The tale recalls Col Jim Bakers cowboys and a week long search for a smith to shoe twelve cows ponies.
County commissioners Friday voted to restore annual cash appropriations for road operations to 18 boroughs including Fairview. Total restoration about 10,000 dollars for the countywide scheme with allocations of 1,500 dollars to Fairview and other sums for cemetery access and local projects.
The WIA Recreational Division, with the State Department of Forests and Waters and the Fish and Game Commission, has provided guides for native lovers and activities on the peninsula. Guides conduct hikes, swimming programs, and other outings, arranging details for clubs and organizations. Headquarters are on the peninsula, with contact through Blaine Herrick and John Carney, who urge public use of these services.
School men from across Pennsylvania submit problems to the Education Congress general program committee for the October 7 and 8 meeting. Three major topics guide the discussions: school legislation, school finances, and the program of instruction. Problems cover supervision, elementary and rural programs, teacher education, improving instruction, recognizing individual differences, and subject fields.
In New York on Aug 19, a 1¢-round exhibition at Yankee Stadium pitted the youth champion against veteran Jack Sharkey. The younger fighter, heavier puncher and in good condition, defeated the 12-year older Boston sailor who had been out of the ring 24 years until this comeback.
county faces a property tax court dispute over a franchise tax paid by a state assembly line company. commissioners contemplate action, with Austin O’Brien directing tax collection efforts and the outcome potentially altering refunds and the county budget.
89 year old South Carolina Governor D Johnston was knocked unconscious when his car collided with a machine driven by Merle Lom of Tolumel PA. He was hospitalized for shock and facial injuries and expected to recover in a few days. An ambulance transported him to the executive mansion after treatment.
United Press dispatch from Harrisburg notes labor leaders plan a statewide campaign to back Roosevelt. The Penn'a Labor League aims to raise 100000 for a nonprofit statewide drive, with delegates from the Commonwealth expected at a national pro Roosevelt meeting. Separate union factions debate candidate support while organizers emphasize nonpartisan mobilization.
A large python, said to be deadly, escaped attack from two small chicks in Sumner area. Witnesses describe the snake retreating after the birds pecked at its tail, leaving the chickens unharmed but the reptile agitated.
Stoneboro outlines a 1835 exhibition schedule from Monday to Wednesday featuring racing purses and vaudeville acts. The event promises a complete program of high class attractions with daily changes by KDKA radio artists and a Kiddie Club appearance by Uncle Sammy Fuller.
Wealthy publisher Sidney Hart is murdered aboard the Carmen along with its captain. Mrs. Montgomery Glass, her son Archie, lawyer Paul Dugant, and four Hart employees are aboard and shanghaied. A will leaves four million to four passengers, while staff mutinies and treasure clues surface as Chapin Hampton and Grace Devin plot to force a return to New York.
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