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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
1
Mayor John B. Patterson and Commissioners C. L. Alexander Frank C. Howard C. F. Brown and Chas. M. Selsle took the oath of office this morning as heads of city departments were chosen and Controller Wales was sworn in.
A small crowd gathered at the City Building as the new administration was sworn in. Mayor Patrick or Patterson and City Clerk O Be Porter oversaw oaths for the council and commissioners. The ceremony featured a formal reading of the oath and pledges, with the newly formed commission set to convene and establish offices on the first Monday in September.
A three day mission opens at St Thomas Church at 7 30 pm with Rev Father De Lage leading the inaugural service The event is praised as among the parishs most successful missions in months and will include a sermon each evening De Lage arrives from North West this Saturday and a large parish turnout is expected The mission runs through the week ending with a final service Wednesday night
Corry officials announced a division leadership reshuffle within the Pennsylvania Railroad. W G Coughlin, longtime superintendent of the Corry division, is to become Chief Engineer in the Department of Maintenace. J N Gombe replaces him as assistant superintendent of the Reno division. No personnel changes expected for Corry offices.
The community begins organizing a male glee club under Mrs. G. W. Hosworth with twelve members practicing at the Tolworth home on Maple Ave. Plans call for a larger studio as arrangements continue. The group, mainly students, is social for now with a concert possible later in the season.
Alfred Burrows, a well known Plein man, was discharged Saturday afternoon after the court found insufficient evidence that he possessed or sold thirty to forty skunk skins stolen in Union City. Burrows was represented by Kincard and Kincaid of this city amid a broader hide bust in the region.
Corry residents await the Red Cross Christmas seals with disappointment as a consignment of fifteen thousand stamps failed to arrive. Nearby towns have started their campaigns while local buyers prepare to purchase once shipments come in within a day or two.
Washington December 1 1914 The Treasury Department presented the 1915 budget estimates to Congress totaling millions less than 1914. The Corry Pennsylvania federal building is singled out with a request of 55000 dollars and the Philadelphia naval base improvement needs 47000 dollars. The Panama Canal and military spending remain major items as the government lists fortifications harbor works and other projects with varied funding allocations.
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