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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
3
A night at the Acacia Club party fills the State Armory calendar alongside council reorganization at City Hall. The Printers Ink Index notes a year rise. dog license tags become mandatory after January 16 with fines of five dollars and possible jail. Public utilities seek expansion into Millcreek. hearings set for January 5. Industrial and CCC enrollment reports appear, with civil defense topics and religious broadcasts discussed on local radio.
Bradford police reported two Bradford youths James Gatuhel 15 and Raymond Petit 16 went missing Saturday after leaving for a church event and returning via hitchhiking after a Christmas visit to Corry. They had taken some new clothes but were unharmed and both parents were relieved.
Illard Cox was installed as the new Kiwanis president at today's luncheon in the Hotel Corry. Other officers installed were Francis T Garvey as vice president Richard H. Rossbacher as second vice president and Biber Miller as secretary treasurer. Twenty five members attended the meeting which featured a review of the club's achievements over the past year and plans for 1939. Shoop, retiring after fifteen years as secretary, was presented with a gift by the group. No Sunday movies in Johnstown on New Year's Day theater parties were discarded plans announced by Mayor Daniel J Shields.
Bristow Oklahoma reports inflated prices as quotes show scrip valued in Galion dollars rather than cash. A gallon of swtvoll sells for 800, four tricycles bring 750, and a cat of corn 80. Chamber of Commerce points out the quotations use local merchant scrip.
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls community gatherings in bygone days with long traditions. The text mentions proses of merrymaking such as house raisings, corn huskings, spelling bees, singing schools, dances, and shooting matches tied to horse racing and festive events.
New York Stock Exchange expelled A Sisto head of J A Sisto Co for allegedly improper dealings in the Sisto Financial Corporation stock. Attorney General ordered an investigation as officials cite irregularities. Debris and damage from a storm scene described with costs projected above 100000 dollars. Weathered sections of a park and construction costs noted.
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