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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1932
Page
5
The G A Smith family reunion took place on August 21 at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Faulkner in Celoron NY with eighty one relatives and guests attending from Waynesburg VA Erie Ripley Westfield Jamestown Ridgway Tionesta Corry and Columbus A chicken dinner followed by games and a brief meeting electing Ward Faulkner president and Ivis Messengs secretary treasurer
A flurry of visitors and homecomings fills Warren area events as Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Willis return to Spartansburg after visiting Mrs. Frank Craker Jr. in Towanda. Genevieve Herrick visits Mrs. Arthur Palmer in East Wayne Street. Miss Dorothy Weed visits Dr. N. T. Gillette’s home. Various locals, including Prof. Blanden and Beatrice Kibbe, travel for visits and business across Towanda, Butler, Erie, Buffalo, and Jamestown, while others attend funerals and family gatherings.
Mrs. Carrie Krott, 51, wife of Andrew Krott, died after a front tire blew out and the car crashed into a pole while traveling from Buffalo to this city. Her skull was fractured and she died within a short time. Survived by several children, with husband employed at Vacuum Oil refinery. Son Joseph Krott drove, others suffered minor injuries.
Brig Aug 28. Property owners rich and smug threaten city assessor George Baldwin and his staff as they review Erie property for the next triennial assessments due September 1 1933. Harry Holmes says threats claim the bureau is overmanned and costly while owners of properties to be taxed fairly attack the bureau. Baldwin is accused of private alley easements and unlisted rights affecting tax maps and assessments.
The sixteenth Culver Williams reunion was hosted by Mr and Mrs Guy Williams on Findley Lake road August 21 with a lawn picnic for 52 relatives and friends from nearby towns. Out of town guests included the Gleasons Cartsoos Williams family from Mayville and Elie Pa. Charles Williams and Mrs Mary Culver were the oldest attendees. Officers elected for the coming year are Arthur Deschamp president Mae Harris vice president and Blasiche Deschamp secretary treasurer. Next reunion set for August third Sunday 1992 at M V Williams home.
Funeral services for Wilton Lackaye the Svengali of the stage and a 40 year star will be held at Saint Malachys Roman Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Honorary pallbearers will include delegations from the Lambs National Democratic Tule clubs and Catholic actors groups.
A man and a woman were wounded in a late night car shooting near Aspinwall and were reported in serious condition at a Pittsburgh hospital. Police opened an investigation into the incident as they sought suspects and motive.
A fragmented list of stock market mentions includes American Locomotives American Sugar American Steel Canadian Pacific Chrysler General Motors International Nickel Kennecott Montgomery Ward National Dairy New York Central Northern Pacific Pure Oil Socony Vacuum Standard Oil and more, reflecting closing notes and a roster of prominent firms in the era.
An extended South Seas tale blends mystery and romance as a narrator recalls a perilous voyage. Grandfather Peter’s fate, a red hair clue, a watertight Bible, and a vanished log book drive a quest across oceans. A modern narrator vows to uncover the hidden truth connected to a distant relative and a cherished relic.
A fragmentary passage describes hours outdoors with rose cold glasses and planning a pause for cooling drinks. Mentions orange and lime trees, juicy fruit, and gathering quantities. Paulo holds an electile quiver and a shy mixture, served chilled with little sugar. The narrator questions aloud while approaching the kitchen, and a companion follows.
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