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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
6
Celebration plans honor Harvey Cowles as he marks his seventieth birthday on Saturday. Invitations issued to friends and acquaintances at 547 Ssex Street, Erie. Weather outlook hints at a white Christmas with rains turning to snow and colder conditions over the weekend.
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board accelerates a state wide chain store system with over two hundred stores to open by January. Warehouses in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Harrisburg Erie and Wilkes Barre stock liquor for distribution to stores via a dedicated truck fleet. Stores will show prices behind grills with security measures including barred windows alarms and strict on site consumption rules.
The case of Pina States vs David W Crossett Jr and Rena Anderson opened in Civil Court with an affidavit of defense by Anderson challenging the new claim as time barred. Jury selection delayed proceedings as three parties and eight attorneys handle the car crash action near Irvine on September 12, 1981, with one related case already decided for the plaintiff Aida Baum.
The Lillian Guild held a Christmas party for twenty five members and eight guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Herold Gilbert on W Church Street. Decorations included evergreens two Christmas trees and holiday trimmings. A turkey dinner at 6 20 was followed by games singing and gift exchanges marking the initial guild gathering for the season. Texas Farmers Fight Crows in Bell County Swat the Crows drive aims to protect crops from maize damage as farmers arm with shotguns to target roosting crows.
Ten year old Walter Witherup pleads not guilty to murdering his father Clark Witherup, found shot in a creek in Venango County. The youth, arraigned before Magistrate Frank Riddle, claimed the shooting was accidental while removing a bullet. Hearing set for December 29 at 2 p.m. Sheriff Voorhies led the murder information after Walter confessed.
Harrisburg reports the liquor control board will hire 2 500 people from 35 000 Civil Service examinees for 2 500 positions at state liquor stores opening January 2. Exams were graded at four state universities and colleges and results arrive at the Education Department. The board will notify top scorers within a week. salaries range from 900 to 5000 dollars annually.
Strikers in Ontario overwhelmed police attempting to protect strike breakers. Police drew batons but were overpowered as weapons were confiscated. Motorcycle units formed a line but were halted by a human blockade, bikes lifted and hurled, until the mob dispersed the strike breakers and settled.
The board has taken options on 144 locations for state stores, 17 announced late yesterday. The sites cover 60 of 67 counties as the board aims to open stores evenly across the state by year’s start. It is doubtful the 241 proposed openings can be met by that date, officials said.
A quirky note describes a small effort growing into a larger task. A character named Wil Ie handles a big tuna to expand a minor job into a much bigger outcome, reflecting a playful, metaphorical transformation.
Deputy Coroner Lawrence Davison ruled the death of Ralph Ormsbee 35 by suicide after an investigation found he had been drinking heavily and threatened to end his life. He shot himself at his farm home near the city, with family absent, and his body was moved to Torrey Funeral Home for services at Elgin Church with interment in Elgin Cemetery.
Governor Pinchot becomes part of a clash between Mayor Eddie MacCloskey who supports Sunday family movie viewing and the Johnstown Ministerial Association which condemns Sunday films as illegal. The association vows to petition Pinchot to halt Sunday shows, while McCloskey says theaters operate in other Pennsylvania cities and enforcement rests with state authorities.
ERIM Pa December 20 The Wyle city council, which has just spent 40000 assessing city property to raise the total valuation to more than 1000000, announced today it would slash the entire assessment 20 percent. The city will move to forestall any taxpayers court action. It was supposed, but to make up for the resulting loss in income, the council said it would raise the tax millage from 13.5 to 17.
In Death Valley California 400 CCC men from the 291 and 580th companies labor under Lt Col H H Atnoll building roads and wells. They endure heat and dust to place a winter playground on what is called the world’s driest terrain. National Park Service M P Holliday notes wells could be ten miles apart. Armold urges pioneers spirit while Army Reserve and Marine officers maintain camp morale and provisioning.
Ed Miller, a funeral undertaker, bid fifty dollars for the jail carrier at a recent local auction. He was the sole bidder and now owns the jail carrier.
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