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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1936
Page
5
Relief statistics show a rising relief burden in Corry and surrounding areas as rural WPA projects resume and weather halts many rural road efforts. The SAR report for the week ending December 12 records 11,470 new applications, up 10 percent from the prior week, with SERB dependents at 407,809 after opening 6,285 cases and closing 5,136.
An automobile carrying three girls from Pennsylvania State College collided with a truck in Franklin over the weekend. Jean Bleakley, 17 or 18, and Helen Bleakley, 18, along with Emms McKelvey, 19, sustained injuries, while William T. McKelvey, driver, was also hurt. Brain concussions were reported for the Bleakley sisters by hospital physicians.
Prof J M Tinley of UC Berkeley argues recent agricultural experiments suggest peaches as large as footballs and banana and pineapple farms could work in Maine, though male fruit projects remain impracticable.
Local families and visitors fill a page of holiday greetings and travel notes. Carroll EB Sherman and son Bud dy of Wichitaalls Texas visit Mrs Eleanor Smith on East Congress street after trips to Roanoke Washington DC and New York City. Numerous students, relatives, and friends return home for Christmas from Edinboro State Teachers College Albion College Taylor University and Meadville City Hospital. Jackie Quaintance, 7, traps a red fox near Sherrard, marking a notable local hunting achievement.
Neal J. McBride, QM, of City, died yesterday afternoon at Oak City hospital from injuries from last Thursday’s auto crash at the North Seneca street crossing. Other injured include Miss Muni Hinkson and Boyd Messer, both in serious condition. Miss Hinkson considered more seriously hurt with no improvement in 24 hours.
Farmers in the Wrightsville area are urged to attend a Wrightsville REA meeting at Boardman's Hall next Monday evening December 28 to discuss important matters on improving the REA program and district development.
The Vatican says Pope Pius XII congratulated the newly elected Swiss president, praising the country’s enlightened citizens for defending civilization and order. The note of congratulations, signed by Papal nuncio and other officials, expresses gladness at the peaceful transition and the president’s commitment to freedom and stability.
Christmas exercises will be held at Presbyterian on Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock with the Sunday School following program. Names such as Dilek, ChrisVins Seb wtley, Mrs J.Y, Howat, Reviting, and Marilyn Wallan appear in recitations and songs leading to a festive Christmas program.
A garbled notice describes a Tuesday Christmas party organized by the Mubivriay alumni for preschool children at Malrview School. It mentions planned games, prizes, and a program of plays and songs to engage the youngsters, with enrollment details and a focus on pre-school age attendees.
A distorted notice reports grape crop prospects for 1936 with severe drops to about 48 percent of normal in the United States. It notes two shortages ahead and discusses anticipated effects on production, while mentioning a Primary Boy Recitation by Barbara Wranues Smith as a separate fragment.
Interst ate Commerce Commission kept in place December 1 emergency freight surcharges harming railroad finances. Analysts warn higher costs may curb equipment purchases and depress earnings, while labor and Social Security costs tighten margins. Stakeholders expect mixed effects on future orders and service levels.
New York December 21 United Press reports lead industrial issues fell modestly while utilities and special issues were erratic. Stock prices showed mixed results with notable declines in railroad and steel shares and small gains in several chemical and consumer goods equities. A Harrisburg report highlights dietary calcium content effects in rats.
The Camno Lamo cemetery in Pisa, Italy, is described as being created using about 115,058 shiploads of earth that allegedly came from Jerusalem’s fields for the site associated with Christ’s feeding. The fragment also reflects on moral resolve and personal duty in shifting circumstances.
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