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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1935
Page
3
Regular meeting notices and miscellaneous reports from Pittsburgh area commerce and public life. Topics cover improvement projects, school administration changes, fire fighters association talks, highway plans, election logistics, archaeological surveys, weather, entertainment, rail traffic, and education statistics. Notable items include Mt. Lebanon school succession, Conneaut Lake convention delays, and Will Rogers death news.
Harrisburg Aug 16 rate reduction explained the process for adjusting utility rates. The Public Service Commission must follow law and court decisions, prove unreasonableness, and conduct inventories, appraisals, and hearings before issuing an order.
A gold watch believed lost sixteen years ago near Elkton Michigan was found by I. O. Kellermen while cultivating corn. The timepiece has a broken crystal and no hands but is otherwise in fair condition.
Pennsylvania records reveal certificates for provisions to Revolutionary soldiers with shocking prices. Bacon at 88 a pound, four barrels of beef at 5866, and horses valued from 2400 to 5000 show wartime costs far above modern norms. Grain prices were similarly steep, oats at 551 a bushel. Continental money was worth little, giving rise to phrases about its value.
The Ladies Aid society of United Brethren Church met at the parsonage with Mrs. Harria Wriday presiding. About 25 members and guests attended as Mrs. Dan Culver was re-elected president. New officers include Mrs. Harley Marsh vice president, Mrs. Harley Banks secretary, Mrs. BE, EB, Bus treasurer. A ways and means committee for August was formed with Drs. Carl Henton chairman. The group plans a lawn supper at Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bush’s home on Thursday evening August 22 to benefit the church debt.
More than 8600 Pennsylvania public school teachers enrolled in advanced preparation courses at three State Teachers Colleges this summer. Enrollment figures released by the Department of Public Instruction show the total 307 is slightly higher than 1934 state enrollment across the state-owned institutions within the public school system.
Officers were elected at a meeting of the official board of the United Brethren in Christchurch. The roles include secretary Cecil C Akam treasurer Lyle R Thomas benevolence treasurer Mrs George Akam financial secretary Mrs Leo W McGaughey and members on finance committee Leo W McGaughey Elbert Bush Lyle R Thomas Mix Dan Culver Carl J Henton executive committee Walley Keppel Frank Harvey Carl L Henton George Akam A L Heckathorne stewards Mrs Marie Gamble J Burton Johnson Raymond Cathers Mrs John Banks Lyle Chase Mrs R TH VanTassel Mrs Mabel Carroll Mrs Albert Busn Mrs Charles Keppel auditing committee Mrs Cyntha May Mrs Lyle Thomas communion steward Mel Raymonth Cathers Mrs Hugh Mosher was claimed alternate to the annual Brie conference at Jamestown later the month at a previous meeting G T Bergman was elected alliance
Attorney Gi G Martin of Franklin appeared in open court submitting documentary evidence that he was elected state committee man from Venango County and elected county committee chairman. The case now rests with county commissioners as registration committee to prove Martin is not county chairman and that another party holds the post, specifically showing Braft J Harding of Franklin as Democratic county chairman and that his registrar lists are accepted.
Captain Charles Lockwood, veteran of the Stillwater Light Guards formed in 1889, toasted on his 87th birthday with family recalling the Battle of Antietam. His eyes misted as he spoke of riflemen and memories of campfires and years past.
A petition for an initiative to replace the state liquor store monopoly with private retail sales has been filed with the secretary of state. The proposed law would create private liquor retailing in Montana.
Recognized as chairman, Martin threatens the least action to compel commissioners to accept his registrar list or explain why it was not enacted.
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