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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1938
Page
3
A fragmentary paper item lists a Monday city council meeting, Ward's Automotive estimate of weekly car output, and a safety note on holiday drives. It mentions a Lost child found by a patrolman, payrolls and welfare figures, a Phila Federal Reserve outlook, and various December events including a Philathea Bible class party, an Allegheny College holiday schedule, and local school concerts.
Erie county commissioners and solicitor at a Smethport meeting recommend sweeping changes to permanent registration rules across Erie and surrounding counties. Proposals include allowing moves within a district to vote without new address noting, restricting late registration, requiring joint party representation for registrations, shifting to county appointments for registrars, extending evening hours, and reducing retention of removed cards from five to three years. Authorities say these amendments would curb past abuses.
Fred G. Smith died after illness. Wunera services were held Friday at 2 pm from Bracken-Keating Chapel. Rev Edward K Wagner of St Paul Lutheran Church officiated. Interment in Pine Grove cemetery. Pallbearers: Ross L. Putman P J Hopkins Michael Lynch Frank O Day Herbert Cantwell. Relatives attended from away include Mrs A K Kroll Mr and Mrs Thomas Smith and Mrs Edward Smith of Youngstown Ohio C J Damon Clair T Damon Mrs Raymond Sickler Mr and Mrs Wilson Sickler and Mr and Mrs Hunt of Spring Creek.
The 201-210 mile zone from New York City announced by E. M. Harmon, administrator of federal state milk orders, will pay producers a Christmas bonus. Farmers delivering November milk to plants in zones near or far from New York City will receive the uniform price plus or minus location differentials as recounted by local handlers.
Harrisburg December 1 A practical Christmas advocate urges giving graded Pennsylvania farm products. J Hansell Pyench secretary of neriewiture promotes gift packages in progressive stores showcasing the finest farm products. Agricultural associations cooperatives and a wholesaler will market first grade Pennsylvania products to assure quality gift options.
The Erie County Agricultural Extension Association will hold its 24th annual meeting on Tuesday December 20 at West Presbyterian church Erie corner Fifth and Peach streets. It opens 11 a m with reports on potato spraying oats and crop demonstrations and 4 H work. A luncheon follows and reservations are due by December 11 at the Agricultural Extension Office Court House. P S Crossman will show color slides on Agriculture in the Northwest and the Pacific coast. Dean R J Watts will speak on The Harvest.
Troy residents raise 600 for an area advertising fund to boost tourism. A business club dinner featured Oyson N. Riberun of the state publicity commission urging support for booklets, billboards, and signs guiding visitors to Pisgah and nearby attractions.
In Wamsisburg on December 16 Dr Edith Maeyids urged medical professionals and the public to unite for a statewide cancer drive. Dexter, health secretary, announced plans for a $930,000 cancer survey and seven cancer clinics, plus a Washington request for $15,000 in unspecific funds. The campaign aims to educate through press, broadcasts, posters, and pamphlets, establish cancer treatment centers, and secure funds for laboratories and diagnosis.
County Commissioner Thomas W. Flatley cast a no vote Thursday on a proposed $1,000 salary raise for himself at a district conference in Smethport Pa. The measure, supported by one of eleven other commissioners, would raise pay to match prothonotaries at $8,000 a year. He argued five thousand dollars is enough as colleagues frowned.
One Masonic fraternity prepares its annual Christmas observance at the Masonic Temple at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon December 1. All members and their families are invited to take part in exercises modeled on past years with a time change in the program this year.
Harrisburg reports a proposed limited access super highway to span the Alleghenies between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. The four lane tunneled route emphasizes separate traffic streams for entering and exiting, lamination of tunnel entrances, and powered air handling to ensure safe, continuous travel free from congestion and cross traffic.
A damaged OCR fragment states a method to improve whitewash gloss by dissolving a pound of sao in a gallon of hot water and applying it to five astons to enhance whiteness, though specifics are unclear. The text reads as a rough, old fashioned recipe with improbable terms and entities.
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