Corry Christmas and New Year Holiday Notes
Corry reports its best Christmas since 1928 with New Year’s Day upcoming. Several Corry plants suspend operation until Monday giving workers a double holiday and weekend rest. City Council to meet Wednesday evening. Police report a local youth involved in trouble with two truck drivers. A child was struck by a car in North Center near the tracks but was unhurt and may have left before identity was learned. Weather forecasts call for unsettled conditions with above normal temperatures and possible rain.
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Corry
Pittsburgh
New York City
North Center
Corry Council to Adopt 1937 Tax Levy and Budgets
Corry’s city tax rate for 1937 will be fixed at 14.12 mills after a special council session on Wednesday. Final readings will approve the tax levy and an appropriation of about 4,500 dollars to the Incidental fund. The tax assessment ordinance had been open for public inspection for twenty days and will now be adopted. The council will also tidy year end business and hold a reorganizational meeting on January 4.
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Corry
State tree nurseries plant 178 million trees since 2002
Harrisburg reports that since Mont Alto first established the state tree nursery in 2002 the Department of Forest and Waters has distributed 178 million trees for reforesting idle lands. Four nurseries, varied experiments, and long term monitoring accompany an annual production of 18 million trees for statewide replanting.
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Harrisburg
Let
Mont Alto
Department of Forest and Waters
Pennsylvania
Slums in Philadelphia to be razed after collapse
Dec. 26 residents of a South Philadelphia block face evacuation as police condemn 60 houses as unsafe and unfit for habitation and order razing. The move follows a drive sparked by the collapse of two tenement houses last Saturday night and a serious incident involving seven new injuries.
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Phillaid
Sophia
Philadelphia
Erie WPA District to Extend Man Quota Through January
Erie director Ber rd Cochran said the 35,430 man quota for the WPA district will continue into January if state officials provide funds. He noted the WPA has shifted to spending on labor and materials purchases are halted, with remaining money to be used for labor.
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Erie
WPA
Berrd Cochran
State
Erie Bureau
Cochran
Dairy Processor Courses Planned at Penn State
State College Pa Dec 28 three courses for Pennsylvania dairy processors will begin at Penn State College The first course testing dairy products butter and cheese runs Jan 4 to 16 the second on ice cream Jan 18 to 30 and a market milk course Feb 1 to 13 Prof Chester J Dahle reports more than 2100 individuals have taken the short course over 44 years at Penn State
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State College
Pennsylvania
Penn State College
Chester J. Dahle
Fenn
Land Tracts Ceded to Government Count Reaches 173
Harrisburg dispatch reports that the Pennsylvania legislature agreed long ago to cede land for federal use. The Department of Internal Affairs says the government now owns 173 tracts while the state itself holds about 27 000 tracts across the commonwealth. These include sites of state buildings game reserves parks bridges and Indiantown military reservations.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Department of Internal Affairs
Commonwealth
Indiantown
Johnsonburg Youth Suffered Broken Neck in Crash
Ridgway December 26 William Galbraith 18 of Bik Avenue Johnsonburg and two others Darrell Jones and George Nelson were injured when Galbraiths car crashed head on into a parked Earl Johnson vehicle on West Main Street near Louis Gler residence. Galbraith is serious but improving. others sustained minor injuries.
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Ridgway
William Galbraith
Bik Avenue
Johnsonburg
Darrell Jones
George Nelson
Johnaenburg
Galbraith
Earl Johnson
West Main Street
Louis Gler
Grant's Tannery
W. Main Street
Pollce
Johnson
Series of Christmas tragedies claim many lives near St Louis
Over 265 meet death in a string of accidents and incidents across various states including Miami and Seattle. Firecrackers caused one death in Florida while a wild New England celebration ended in murder. In Alabama seven murders occurred asMarle Wyant, 8, died after an accidental shooting by a five-year-old. Fred Brunscheen, 77, killed himself after grieving his wife’s death.
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St. Louis
Miami
Fla
New Cheang
Alabama
Atone
Marle Wyant
Seattle
Fred Brunscheen
Needy Children to Get Holiday Treat Sunday
Two hundred needy children will attend a holiday party Sunday hosted by the Corty Elks judge and assisting groups including the Junior Welfare League and the Business and Professional Women's Club. The children will watch a movie at Hex theatre, then attend a program at the Elksome auditorium, with toys, candy, oranges, and other goodies provided. Transportation is arranged and organizers expect a memorable afternoon for the youngsters.
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Corty Judge of Elks
Ilks
Junior Welfare League
Business and Professional Women's Club
Hex
Yoptock
Elksome
M M Sorority Party Monday At Hotel Corry
The annual M M Sorority dancing party at the Hotel Corry on Monday evening December 28 promises a festive event. Miss Marjorie Molirey leads a committee of members and George Weber's orchestra will provide dancing music from 10 to 2. Chairs and escorts will be provided by local hosts amid holiday decorations. HORSH AND CATTLE SALE At the Payne Sale Stable Greenville Tuesday December 29 at 11 o'clock sharp 100 head of cattle sheep hogs veal calves horses sold next stock on commission E PAYNE
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Corry Townsend Club
Grand Theatreuilding
Hotel Corry
M. M
Marjorie Molirey
Milirey
Fern Raymond
Mary Elizabeth Gillette
Jeanne Titus
Joan Roach
Martha Marie Hawkins
Helen Hove
Uie Payne Sale
Greenville
Hardware
Harnesa
E, Payne
Holiday Party Delights Corry Community
The Christmas dancing party, sponsored by the Corry Junior Welfare League, at the Gorry Lodge featured decorations, a Union City orchestra playing 9 to 2, and a semi formal crowd of locals and visitors. Committee members Virginia Edson Dorothy Depew Blair Sheeley Kathryn Purcell Hazel Sweet Larry Freed Rilen Mc Evoy Jessie LaMachio oversaw the event, which raised funds for league charity work.
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Corry
Dorothy Depew
Blair Sheeley
Misa Kathryn Purcell
Hazel Sweet
Larry Freed
Rilen McEvoy
Jessie LaMachio
League
Shanghai population figure rises as city nears four million
Shanghai population across three municipalities climbs to 3,818,685, a gain of 269,230 in the past year, figures released by the Bureau of Public Safety show.
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Shanghai
Bureau of Public Safety
Young People United Brethren Convention At Jamestown
The Brie Conference Youth Convention of the United Brethren Church will meet December 29 and 30 at Kllder Memorial in Jamestown New York. Warren G Hoopes Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor leader will headline a two day program beginning with a Tuesday banquet. Delgates from Corry and nearby towns are expected to attend multiple sessions with twelve to fifteen Corry youths planned to participate.
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Brie
Church of the United Brethren In
Chelat
Kllder Memorial Vhneen
Jamestown
N.Y
Warren G. Hoopes
Pennsylvania Chirlatian Endeavor Society
Moopes
Jana
Paul Weaver
R. R. Mirhardt
Westerville
G.D. Dibble
Youngsville
Glen O. Reed
Indley Lake
JA. Ray Harris
Corry
Charged With Assault After Slaying Father
United Press reports Philadelphia police held 17 year old William Faulls on aggravated assault and battery charges after the slaying of his father during a Christmas Eve incident. Officials note a $1,000 bond was set and the case proceeds under local juvenile and criminal statutes.
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United Press Philadelphia
William Faulls
Urtink
Reckher
Thomas A. Connor
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