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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1932
Page
6
A Corry resident is appointed district commander of the American Legion. The report notes a special session by the Board of Mancation and mentions an Agsadiated Gas & Electric financial update with a 15,784 increase in security holders and a total of 253,899 shareholders.
Lloyd Stowe was honored at the American Legion convention in Pittsburgh, named commander of the 20th district covering Evie and Crawford counties. The Corry Post won the state cup for membership gains in 1932, with Stowe in charge of the successful drive.
Roy C Walker died Sunday at Curry hospital after a long illness. He formerly worked at Wing Willis Seay Store and Knowlton Brothers grocers, later retiring from Knowlton Heath. Survived by wife Henrietta Beymer Waller, his mother Mrs Coull Walker of 116 Franklin, and sisters Mrs Carl Mesa Cadiz Ohio and Mrs David B Amidon Bloomfield NY. Funeral Wednesday at 230 o'clock at First Presbyterian Church with Rev J A Martin officiating. Burial at Movie Curis remankery in Columbus.
Members of the Corry Hospital Association board convened in a special session to consider the institution’s worsening financial situation. A veto on a $2,000,000 state aid bill and delays in regular appropriations threaten operations, with closing feared unless new funding or proposals emerge at today’s meeting.
Floyd Dowse died Saturday at Corry Hospital after a ten day illness. He was born in 1882 at Elgin Bar and had lived in the city for many years. Survived by a wife, five daughters, one grandson, and several siblings. Funeral arrangements set for Scots Street home with services at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church and burial in Evergreen Cemetery at Union City.
A fragmentary notice highlights a sale offering a model Chevrolet Delouxe Coach and other Mason county barn work items by Hepler Motor Co. The ad mentions cenenting barn D Curtis Col Tibus and a bias RE SALE as a real bargain.
Meadville Aug 22 After a three day balloting the Northern Pennsylvania Firemen's Association elected Andrew W. Paulson of Corry as second vice president and C V Gackenbubk of Greenville as treasurer. Seven directors for two year terms were named including Harry Colley New Castle Juyce Fred Carman Mexd vine WF Means Sandy Lake Charles Craker Corry Py Mullens Union City and Ro J McDonald Conteaut Lake Park. The group planned a fundraiser dance at Dreamland ballroom Sept 2 with Preston Carlone and his orchestra.
President Hoover resumed duties at 9:20 this morning after a three hour motor trip from his Rapidan Virginia camp where he spent the weekend. Mrs Hoover was expected to return later in the day.
Jamestown August 22 Mrs Annie Le King wife of Roscoe King died at her home 14 Baxter Street yesterday morning at 6 o clock aged 49 years. Besides her husband she is survived by her father Timothy Van Cise of Westfield many sisters Mrs Jessie King Jamestown Mrs Bessie Cracker Mrs Clara Drake and Mrs Emma Spitz of Corry Pa and a brother William Van Tise of Corry. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 from the Henderson Lingoin funeral Rome.
A group of West View Park owners from Pittsburgh visited Titusville to discuss converting the fair grounds into a pleasure park. They considered a 60 by 300 feet bathing pool, a baseball diamond, ice skating, roller skating, and winter sports, with plans to seal a blue print of the property. They noted the former mile track and suggested temporary summer attractions while exploring permanent improvements for Oil City and nearby towns.
In Oil City, Mrs. Laura Bells Dowsing, 44, drank disinfectant fluid and died after four hours. Berehil Shannon, 45, died after ingesting corrosive sublimate at the home of an aunt. Coroner Steftee ruled both as death by own action.
United Press reports Pennsylvania launched a 1000 mile rural road program to pull farmers from the mud and create jobs. About 2,300 men started, with nearly 24,000 workers now on state highways. Projects at Concord township and near Spartanburg progress rapidly, others advancing satisfactorily.
Beginning Saturday August 20 the Erie County Mill Association lowered milk to eight cents a quart, two cents off the previous level. Lloya De Pastorius of Eco ma announced the action late Friday night. Pint bottles drop to five cents. buttermilk falls to seven cents. Guernsey milk goes from 14 to 10 cents per quart. butter prices unchanged. Other wholesalers’ actions unclear.
In Tucson Ariz on August 22 Hunt Norman Olels jumped into a temporary lead in the Cord transcontinental air derby after landing second in the Yuri Tucson lip. In Spartansburg S C Huffman piloting a Waco led the Washington Cleveland air derby group at central point around 11 25 a m.
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