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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1939
Page
3
Overcast and cooler weather as Wattsburg Fair opens with a city park band concert at 3 PM. Includes local notes on legal troubles, auto sales trends, and regional community events across Corry and Erie County.
A Franklin quarter session jury found Olver Stuck of North Seneca Street guilty of pointing a shotgun at Oil City Police Captain Joseph Damon during a 28 July warrant service. Stuck faced Judge J Orin Waite. witnesses testified he threatened officers from a rear bedroom window.
Rev Glenn Donelson of Prewsburg will preach Sunday night at the local United Brethren church after completing studies at Bonebrake Theological Seminary. A Houghton College graduate and evangelistic worker, he is expected to draw a large audience. Everyone is invited to hear him. In San Francisco Miss Julie Welton pleaded that a fashion hat caused a reckless driving collision, the judge quipping the hat likely to blame.
Gold coins valued at more than 1400 dollars were discovered in a mahogany chest and sent to an auction room in Naweantin Breland. Police reported the find as part of a broader estate clearance and listed the chest as originating from an unidentified settler era.
Titusville dispatch notes incomplete county returns yet show Republican gains across the region. Crawford County registers 1,048 Republicans to 1,715 Democrats, net GOP gain 2,210. Warren 18,838 Republicans vs 7,397 Democrats, GOP gain 2,417. Forest 306 GOP majority. Erie 1,? Republican majority around 9,?. overall state totals: Republicans 2,007,569 vs Democrats 1,43982, GOP lead 813,687 as 60 of 67 counties reported.
A two year old girl, Carole Emerson, fell from a chair after tripping on a rug at 1900 Stomae Avenue, Erie. She died at St Vincent's Hospital at 4:40 p.m. from thymus gland hemorrhages after a post mortem. Charles and Jean Emerson are the parents.
Erie August 30 Registrations will be distributed late Wednesday or early Thursday. Scott Way, director of the registration office, said Fifth ward lists will be done by Tuesday afternoon and Sixth ward by Wednesday afternoon. Complete city and county figures will be available Wednesday. Street lists showing addresses and registration status will be distributed through the courthouse register's office.
Erie Evening Technical School Center announces curriculum changes to boost math and drawing instruction. The first year introduces business mathematics and statistics, with accountancy offered both years. Sessions begin September 22, with registrations at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
The West Spring Creek News notes visitors from Newport News Mrs. Edward Crum and Mrs. Grum’s relatives, plus a busy agenda for the Ladies Aid painting the Jewel and planning bids for repairs. Community events include a Hill reunion, moving households, and a Youngsville fair attendance. Also announced is Melvin A. Hetzer of Monaco named assistant to Westminster football coach Grover Washabaugh. Hetzer is Geneva graduate.
A Washington motorist protested to Pennsylvania Highway Secretary Lamont Hughes about oversized billboards along state highways near the Delaware Water Gap. She complained the signs obscured the scenery, saying she may not return and urged action. The report notes the highway department controls signs only within rights of way and that removal orders have been issued for illegal signs. thousands have been removed.
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin officials discuss a power sled built by a Michigan company led by Michler. The craft, about 4 feet long and weighing around 9 pounds, is planned to be powered by a diesel engine and built by an Alaskan mining company, aiming to be the largest of its kind.
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