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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1937

Page

8

International incident averted during Shanghai parade clash

Report recounts a tense stoppage by Japanese troops as Royal Welsh soldiers investigated a parade incident in Shanghai. After talks, British troops were allowed to proceed. The notice also mentions Mary Adams Maverick, niece of Texas representative Maury Maverick, and Jack Lambie, co pilot of Dick Merrill, with no wedding date set yet.

Shanghai Mary Adams Maverick Maury Maverick Texas Washington, D.C Jack Lambie Dick Merrill

Christmas News From Bear Lake and Nearby Areas

Readable fragments report illnesses and operations in Corry and hospital visits, plus Christmas gatherings across Bear Lake, Youngsville, Jamestown, Warren, and surrounding towns. Names include Collins Hawkins Bond Richardson Whitely Rogers Manwaring Stranigan Hawkins and Phillips. Social events feature family dinners, church prayers, and youthful gatherings with games and refreshments.

Paar Lake Collins Corry Hosital Weesday W. B. Hawking Stiss Fully Hawking Ethel Bond Tvan Hawtin Wilbin Ware Corry Gertrude Richardson Leroy Richardson Nidbe Panama Bila Hawkins Frei) Blutcher Betty Linesville W. H. Evans J. C. Manwaring George Stranigan Humphry Stranigan Celeron Misa Adela‘de Rogerssor Nicholas Konen Findson Roger Frank Whiteley Bernarr Whiteley Milton Kay Youngsville F. J. Crowe Martin F. A. Lopus Phoebe Lopus Pauline Raymond Nutt Busti Laverne Sephriest Jamestown Clarence Sephriest Hankins Cleveland Harry Hank’ns Roger Morey Merritt Smith James Crosby Oftértein College C. G. Crosby Anna Manwaring Edith Hawkins Cora Cook Warren Mon Charles Stranigan Boro Ivan Hawkins IB. Wilcox N.Y Donald Bradford FS Paneca Pep Anit Jean Manwaring Dorema Cornish Rush Chapman Christus Charles Chapman Lottsville Herman Hawkins Patricia James Bessie Hawkins Hr. Phillips Merle Connell Lack Haven Ellwoot Connely James Carter Mr. Andra Arthur Draka Emily Virgues

Plan Addition of 600 More Men to WPA Rolls in Erie District

WPA has added 600 men to its Erie district rolls in three weeks and expects 600 more by January 15. Erie branch manager Albert G. Mercer said the Erie district total rose to 6,200 with further orders for 500 more. About 40 percent of workers thus far come from Erie, though Mercer could not confirm how many of the next hires will be local. Relieve rolls fed into the shift show little relief in total numbers by December 18.

Erie DRI WPA Albert G. Mercer Brie Harrisburg Mercer Erie County

Landon’s Spokesman Denounces New Deal

Ralph W. Carney of Wichita urged Pittsburgh Wholesale Merchants Association to organize a payers’ union to press tax reforms. He called for repeal of capital gains and undistributed profits taxes and accused the New Deal of misleadership while noting Landon’s nomination at the 1936 Republican convention.

United Press Pittsburgh Ralph W. Carney Wichita Kans Pittsburgh Wholesale Merchants’ Association Alfred Landon Carney

Perkins announces engagement of Frances Perkins daughter

United Press reports Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Susannah Wilson to David Meredith Hare of New York City and Colorado Springs. The notice appears amid a string of brief items in a December 31 edition.

United Press Washington Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins Susprnah ‘W.lson David Meredith Hare New York City Coldrado’ Springs

Enf Occupation Tax Planned by County Leaders

ENF OCCUPATIONAL TAX PLANNED. Erie area officials move to enforce collection of the occupation tax starting Monday with three West Side wards targeted. Collectors to be briefed to be courteous yet firm, focusing on non property owners who have ignored payments. city officials expect to strengthen enforcement beyond past efforts.

Erig Francis Hagerty Brig Ralph C. Benedict

Crash injur ies fatal to man in Oil City

Joseph Kellerman aged 27 of Chestnut street Reno died in Oil City hospital after an automobile wreck on the Dempseytown road Saturday evening. He was thrown from the car when it failed to negotiate a right hand curve at Shafer Ram intersection. vehicle wrecked. Kellerman unconscious at scene.

OM City Joseph Kellerman Chestnut Street Reno Oil City Dempseytown

Confucius on Solitude and Neighborly Virtue

A pithy reflection on virtue requiring social ties, citing Confucius that virtue cannot endure in isolation as neighbors inevitably surround it and influence character. The remark reflects traditional Chinese wisdom on communal living and moral cultivation.

Confucius

Watch Night Services In Corry Churches End Year With Prayer

Watch night services will be held in three Corry churches to observe the old year and welcome the new. The United Church opening prayer by young people, Bible lesson by the pastor, social time with refreshments, and a message by Rev. Glenn I. Donet pon of Dayton Theological Seminary followed by Holy Communion. An open air meeting at ten, then an ingoor meeting at 8 o'clock. Salvation Army Citadel hosts an 8:30 program with music and Adjutant Jack Sullivan speaking on old things passing away. Seven Sayings of the Cross discussed at Christian Missionary Alliance Church at Wis. Congregational singing and special numbers planned. Baptist Watchnight begins at 8 with testimony, song, and a social hour with refreshments.

Glenn I. Donet Pon Dayton Ohio B V'Elock Salvation Army Coast Washington Jack Sullivan Al'ance Wis

Fear Mother, Child Are Dead

Pittsburgh dispatch reports Allegheny county detectives probing a possible drowning by an unwed mother and her baby in the Allegheny river. A faded unsigned farewell note was found folded in a dirty envelope on the Ninth street bridge, reading in part that she and the child are dead and she is an orphan in this world.

United Press Pittsburgh Allegheny County Allegheny River Ninth Street Hilda Tami

Film Notables Routed in Raid Near Palm Springs

Riverside county authorities raided The Dunes, an exclusive Palm Springs area nightclub, routing more than 100 Hollywood film celebrities. No arrests were made and no names were released. Sheriff Carl Rayburn, District Attorney Earl Redwine, and 10 deputies led the operation.

Eer Reed Palm Springs Calif Dev Riverside County the Dunes Sherif Carl Rayburn Earl Redwine Deputhies

Beery Escapes Labor Boycott On Pictures

Wallace Beery convinced the Central Labor Council that another crossed picket lines at a Hollywood cafe and plans to lift the labor boycott on his films. The culinary union had proposed the boycott after Beery allegedly walked past strikers and dined at the cafe.

United Press Hollywood Wallace Beery Central Labor Council Culinary Union Beery

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