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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1938
Page
5
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A fragmentary OCR item references Teall rate and a sale action tied to a local context. The readable text hints at a price or rate in connection with a public sale by Teall, but full details are unavailable in the fragment.
A fragment notes an event at Ry Iuer's place related to the Pagan notes, with limited readable details. The item hints at a local gathering or posting but provides no clear dates, participants, or outcomes to confirm.
The piece notes savage shrews that fight and eat their own weight in meat every three hours in captivity. It also mentions postwar curfew in Ireland where those abroad after hours were detained, with a claim that Black and Tans or auxiliary police raided homes likely to be friendly in hopes of being invited to tea.
Personal mentions record numerous Corryites visiting relatives and attending events across New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Names include Mr and Mrs A L Miller and daughter Mary Kathryn with Miss Roberta King. Rosemas. Miss Mary Cogan. Miss Lucile Murray. Miss Josephine Lyons. see also Carlton Chaffee and Miss Mary Becker in concert, and various locals visiting Watertown Albany Pittsburgh Cleveland and Chautauqua.
Twenty eight employees of Powell Motor Company and Powell Kendall Service of Corry and Powell Motor Company of Union City and their families, totaling sixty two, enjoyed a picnic at Mitchells Grove Spring Creek yesterday. Three guests attended: Mr and Mrs Thomas R Gardner of Union City and L R Coxe of Ford Motor Company. Activities included rifle shooting games contests and a mushball game between Powell Motor Company Sorry and Powell Kendall Service Powell Motor Company Union City. Prize winners included Mrs Claude Henry Mrs Franz Graft Miss Bloomhust Tommy Dudenhoefer John Dudenmeter Bernard Shaw Vincent Neilson and Brucemith. Gate prizes went to Miss Arlene Hoover Mrs Carvell Merrill Miss Virginia Henry Miss Patty Clark Ransom Johnson Frank Graft Thomas Gardner Myron Newton and James Limay. At 3 pm a picnic lunch was served by hosts Mr and Mrs Harold K Powell.
The best man at a wedding originated in primitive days of marriage by capture when the husband summoned friends to help carry off the bride. The custom evolved into a ceremonial role assisting the groom and witnessing the marriage.
Committees at Corry Country Club prepare for a major social event on Saturday September 3 featuring Harlem Swingsters colored dancers torch singers and entertainers with vibrant decor. Officials promise a large memorable gathering likely the most outstanding event in years as progress meetings and plans continue.
R W Reynolds MA secretary of Warren spoke to the Rotary Club at Hotel Corry, tracing the Y M C A roots to its 188 of England and its growth through the years. He closed with poems and stories, offering a life philosophy, in a talk praised by Corry Rotarians. A directors’ meeting followed.
A vintage recipe collection outlines quick breads using prunes and apricots with steps for mixing sifted flours, shortening, and sugars. Instructions cover banana, date, and nut varieties, plus bake times and temperatures for loaf pans and serving ideas for buttered slices.
On August 24 in Pittsburgh demand was generally steady with meat and produce prices mixed. Apples and lettuce edged up, crates from California quoted at 3 3/4 to 3 7/8 dollars, potatoes and sweet potatoes varied, peaches slipped slightly, and onions and carrots were noted on hand. Hog and cattle numbers fell modestly, dairy markets showed steady butter and eggs, poultry prices held, and live hogs ranged around 9 dollars with some weights lower. New York stocks rose in eight of nine sessions led by autos Chrysler and General Motors with broad auto supply shares following. several major industrials posted gains while profit taking trimmed advances late.
The Paper City's annual late summer festival in Johnsonburg will run August 25 to 28 with parades and fireworks displays. Featured events include a Saturday parade at 3 p.m. and a drum and bugle corps contest at Castanex Park, a Sunday competition for 350 dollars in prizes, and daily bands and parachute shows at 6:45 p.m.
Washington August 24 David Dupinsky president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union conferred secretly for three hours with John L Lewis CIO director John Brophy and general counsel Lee Pressman in a bid to settle the war between the AFL and the CIO meeting followed a pledge of renewed cooperation between the rival labor groups and a possible new basis for settlement was discussed by the trio and two aides.
Young cormorants have a neck ring that prevents swallowing fish and they learn to bring captures to their masters. A well trained male cormorant will continue to catch fish for about five years. Fishing with cormorants is an important industry in China and Japan.
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