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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text references a Lutheran Missionary, Scotland, Japan, 1923, Tokyo, and watchers. No coherent event or person fully identifiable. Summarized due to damaged source, preserving named entities as read: Lutheran Missionary, Scotland, Japan, Tokyo, 1923.
Members and friends of the Baptist church gather Friday evening for a fellowship program with testimonies and a lunch served by the Ladies Fellowship. Children have a guided program led by Mrs A Hook, and attendance is open to all.
Personal mentions list Mr and Mrs Edward Gardner and others visiting Johnsonburg and Erie, with trips to Mast Main street and Church street. Several residents return from visits, including Miss Waneta Morrison RN and Viola Goring, as well as trips to Meadville and Erie for New Year events. Families from Johnsonburg to Washington DC are noted, with hospital and student movements linked to Erie and Wellsley.
Post Office offices will open 9 to 10 am and 7 to 8 pm on New Year’s Day. Mails will be received and distributed on other days as usual. City and rural carriers will not be required to serve routes on this day.
A note recalls the introduction of the mongoose to Jamaica to control snakes and vermin. It soon turned problematic, preying on game poultry and native birds and raising insect pests. In 1902 a bill barred further importation into the United States.
The cork oak bark is harvested in strips for packing and shipping. New bark regrows in about eight to nine years, improving with each cut. Trees tolerate this method for 150 years or more. Cork grows across Portugal, France, Italy, Tunis, Algeria and Morocco.
Mickey Mikolajczak 25 was hospitalized in serious condition after a fight at a shoe shop basement on Parade Street. Police hold Frank Kosinski Stanley Andrzebiezak and Joseph Wejciechowski ages 21 to 23 on suspicions of involvement.
Lois Nichols of 216 West Waynesles marries August Karl Lehmen Jr of Buffalo, NY, at St. Steven German Lutheran Church in charity parish on December 25, ceremony conducted by Rev. W A Scand. Mr Lehmen works for the Ranger Fond Supply Company in Beifaln.
The Lutheran Missionary Society met in the church yesterday afternoon. L Wagner spoke on The Road to Peace and a business session followed. A tea sponsored by the society is planned at the home of Mr and Mrs Hillstrom on January 25.
Among 200 pupils screened, 18 active tuberculosis cases were found and 60 suspects are under watch. The Tuberculosis Association, via tuberculin testing, emphasizes early diagnosis for containment and eradication, supported by Christmas Health Seals funding in Erie County.
A year end brokerage outlook from United Press Financial Editor Elmer C Walzer notes uncertainties and tax selling, with Wall Street watchers predicting a rally extension into 1938 but cautioning forecasts remain impossible. The piece mocks predictions, cites Roosevelt’s impending message, and discusses government versus business dynamics and superstition.
United Press reports stocks and commodities firmed amid light demand with major lines showing weakness. Early gains faded to modest net increases as investors digested limited business news and a broad lack of demand across industries.
An obscure historical note mentions John Philip Holland building an early submarine in 2028 at Saag pe and a Holland No. submarine submerged for one hour in Statén Tatisnil sound. The text includes garbled phrases about a person named Jack and a reference to Great Britain with a fine.
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