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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
7
Mr. Kart S. Bolmer headlines an afternoon program at Clymer Central School featuring a teaser guest speaker. The event highlights student engagement through poetry and design, with background training from Pratt Institute and other notable institutions, and previews a forthcoming winter term.
Reports describe escalating oil activity around Grand Valley with several facilities expanding output. Industry observers note heightened drilling, processing, and transport activity as operators push toward seasonal production goals.
Fragmentary OCR notes report Cameron planning resignation from a WPA post, with unclear context and scattered references to individuals, places, and dates. The garbled text hints at leadership change, internal struggles, and competing priorities within the agency. Further readable details are not present.
Beaverdam Home Economics group activities and social events are recorded. Members hosted gatherings at Mrs Walter Proctor’s home, with guest lists including Mrs. Tony Bicke and Miss Ethel Whooins. Numerous neighbors attended Sunday and Monday meetings at the United Brethren church in Union Day. The report lists visitors, prayers, and small-town social ties across several households.
A mother and her young son perished in a two story stone house fire at Hone April near Lyzdora, three miles west of Butler. Firefighters discovered their bodies in the center of the home as flames gutted the structure. The names and exact ages were not released, and investigators probe the cause and origin of the blaze.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:50 PM from the late home in Marion for Mrs. Olive Nichols a respected Corry resident who died Sunday evening. Rev. Perry F. Hines of the Methodist Episcopal Church officiated with burial in Grove Cemetery. Relatives and friends from nearby areas attended the rites.
An attorney for the Tigertown area, TH Hitchcock, died suddenly at his home yesterday around 1 o clock. Survived by his wife and two sons, with a cousin residing on Glenain Street listed among relations. Funeral services are planned for Saturday afternoon.
McCord announces candidacy for Register of Wills as a Republican in the county. A well known official and long time resident from Comet University background, he pledges efficiency in county administration and broad civic support across factions.
Milly and Stan plot to counter Caprilli's gang amid dancing crowds and a tense standoff. A mysterious trigger man prompts fear as detectives Patterson and Hogue close in, while Carew faces a brutal fate in a brutal rendezvous at the Tivoli Armory.
Fragmented text outlines a sub-district meeting involving dairymen with numerous garbled names and places. The readable segments mention attendees and officials such as A. Ch Su Tauai, Peter Actiniemian, and others, with scattered references to dates and locations, but the core details are indiscernible.
The piece discusses President Tonnevelt's views on aiding Britain and France, aiming to balance power to avert war. It notes neutrality law concerns under the Johnson Act and hints at Washington Moscow discussions on peace and defense. References a British cabinet move to withdraw support amid global tensions.
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