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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1938
Page
8
A Pennsylvania report shows the August first week relief load rose to 197,792 pages or 981 percent, with 3,162 new cases and 81,178 persons added through 11,469 cases while 20,707 were discontinued. Expenditures fell to 1,421,205 dollars due to refunds and cancellations.
Garlic was the most popular garden product in ancient Babylonia according to fragmentary notes, indicating its widespread use and cultural value in early agricultural practices.
United Press reports Harrisburg August 15 that the anti graft probe session enters its fourth week with Democratic leaders hopeful of passing most remaining Governor Earl es 30 subject bills within a fortnight. The assembly will recess for two to three weeks to await Supreme Court decisions on precedence over a Dauphin county grand jury in graft investigations, with rulings expected after the next regular meeting September 26. The Danube is blue in postcards and a waltz but otherwise a typical river rising in Germany’s Black Forest and flowing to the Black Sea.
Aug 15 Meadville Pa. Ten year old Kyle Beebe son of Mr and Mrs Schuyler Beebe R D 1 Venango borough missing since afternoon found drowned in French creek eight miles north of Meadville late Saturday night. Deputy Coroner Carl Levine Cambridge Springs said the boy was seized with cramp while wading in about four feet of water at the old Venango dam. Levine issued a verdict of accidental death by drowning and estimated the boy had been dead six or seven hours.
Abe Vicusis telephones governments worldwide urging faster peace and traveling in person to England France Germany Italy and Spain. Pickus, oil firm president, can cover early tolls on transoceanic peace messages as he accompanies the itinerary.
Erie attorney families announce the marriage of Miss Gladys Magann daughter of Mr and Mrs John Edward Magann Amhurst VA to George W J Stout son of Mr and Mrs G W J Stout of Erie. The ceremony took place in Holy Trinity Church Washington DC on Saturday morning with Rev Arthur A O Leary rector Georgetown University officiating. Stout is an Erie attorney active in Young Democratic circles.
Chicago date August 1 15 Dr Maude lye notes her work with 150000 mice opened new vistas in cancer research and says humans are now needed to extend the battle. She quotes we have come to the crossroads in cancer research with laboratory facts on one hand and a need for human statistics on the other.
In a memorial service at Central Park for 14 policemen slain in action a crazed gunman opened fire. Two policemen and three civilians were wounded. The assailant was killed. Lieut. James P. McDonnell, a 14 medal of honor recipient, was among the injured.
Erie county roads closed by construction will reopen with openings announced by Major William Supples. The Fairview to Tavery Corners route opens October 1. West Lake Road from Lawrence Park will now open August 25 instead of August 15. Union County Road to Waterford will open September 1.
A local ad urges readers to obtain an estimate from The Journal for a printing job. It highlights quality work at reasonable rates and invites inquiries to start the project.
Aug. 15 Warren. James Harry Green a five month old infant died after a blanket was pulled over his face while in a crib on the second floor of the home at 418 Conéwanzo avenue. Coroner Ed Lowrey ruled accidental death. The child had been born March 2 at Maternity Hospital and survived by parents and grandparents in Warren and Bradford communities.
The belief that cats suck the breath of babies is unfounded, with no factual basis. Experts state cats do not pose a danger to infants and the myth persists without evidence.
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