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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1933
Page
7
A compact news paragraph notes a minor chimney fire at Harry Orlon East's home on Wayne Street, Christmas theater gifts at Rex Theater, a meat and poultry display on First Avenue, and various local happenings. It also mentions mortgage approvals, CWA and GWA projects, railroad and post office activity, and upcoming holiday programs.
Erie county residents are invited to the 19th annual meeting at the First Presbyterian Church Mine cor Fifth and Peach streets at 10 a m Thursday January 4. Reports by committee members cover county agriculture. Main speaker B S Bayard editor in chief of the Pennsylvania Farmer on agricultural problems. H G Niesley assistant director of Extension at Pennsylvania State College will discuss extension work in Pennsylvania. Luncheon served at noon for a nominal cost reservations at the Extension Office Erie Court House before noon December 29.
Card of thanks from Mrs. Ralph Orisnee L. T. Ormsbee and family expresses appreciation to neighbors and friends for kindness, sympathy, and assistance during bereavement.
Seventy three non support cases are scheduled for Friday in Domestic Relations court at the courthouse as of Thursday. Leroy Search, county detective, announced the list, one of the largest ever assembled, though dozens were continued at the last minute.
Three young men were injured when two cars collided at Seneca and Center streets near 12:30 a.m. Friday. Merle Hites, 19, Rouseville, suffered facial cuts. C. W. Caldwell, 22, Plumer, had a head cut. Melvin Pierce, 23, Oak Grove, had cuts on head, leg and foot. Cars overturned, windows shattered, gasoline leaked. all three were treated by a physician. Caldwell said his car with Hites struck Pierce’s car. Pierce’s vehicle overturned. traffic required a wrecker to clear the scene. Pierce’s car approached from Creek bridge. Caldwell’s from Seneca Street north.
Brig. Harvey M. Willis will begin preparation of Erie county's 1934 budget next week as controller. He plans to invite county commissioners to sit in during the session, noting only preliminary work is possible before books are balanced. He expects the total budget to be similar to this year, with slight increases from personal property taxes and state beer and liquor licenses.
United Press reports two Civilian Conservation Corps youths were in critical condition after an auto crash near Brookville Pennsylvania while en route home for Christmas. Davill Richards 18 Carnegie PA died an hour later. Raymond Allshouse 18 McKeesport and Steve Nay 15 Library were seriously hurt. Edward Mitchell 14 Sharpsburg injured slightly. Camp 853 Brankyville crew exited campus minutes before.
The Washington F. A. held its monthly meeting with a large crowd as teachers led a Christmas program. Numbers included variations by Le Waleome and Helen Marie Westley, a toy theme play, and scenes from Christmas in Other Lands. A short business session followed with room mothers appointed. attendance banner awarded.
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