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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1937
Page
8
A special meeting of the City Council was held Monday evening with remarks from Scot McBride, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Anti-Satoon League. Government actions include cigar dealer permit displays and workforce employment updates, while the state announces bonuses for Westinghouse workers and WPA payroll increases.
Harrisburg reports Christmas shopping is up to 17 percent ahead of last year with inventories tightening and specials withdrawn. Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce notes steady improvement and stores expect to exceed last year's volume. Surveys by F Raymond Johnson cite strong gift sales and optimistic merchants despite some pessimism.
An apple tree in Victoria marks its 106th budding anniversary. The tree, the first planted in the former colony, was imported by Melbourne founder John Batman and planted at Greenborough, underscoring a historic horticultural milestone.
Harrisburg dispatch reports Gov. Parle re-appointed Claude B. Porter of Corry as alderman for the Fourth Ward. He will serve until the first Monday in January 1940.
Mrs Amelia Ross Stricken at her home on Teas Way Street shortly after 10 this morning. Born December 18 1860 in Sparebush New York she lived in the area most of her life. Survived by husband two nieces a nephew and several grandnieces and grand nephews. Body taken to Bracken Keating funeral home for burial preparations. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Harrisburg dispatch reports Republican State Chairman G Edward Green of Pittsburgh urges nominatin of candidates whose Republicanism is one hundred percent to ensure victory in the 1938 elections. He says he has no preferred individuals to run and reflects citizen sentiment on the party's future. A separate note from Sault Ste Marie notes H P Gilkey of Kalamazoo Michigan returning from northern country with a moose after a hunt lasting about an hour and a half.
Coroner reports two separate conclusions on Ted Healy death. Official death certificate lists acute nephritis with nephritic factors and heart disease as contributory, while another release cites alcoholism as the cause. Autopsy performed by Dr. A Warner.
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld Charles Vance Millar's $500,000 bequest to Toronto mothers giving birth to the most children in ten years, but the ruling on the so called baby derby clause may lead to lengthy appeals to the Privy Council, possibly reducing the legacy.
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