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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1940
Page
2
In New Castle, one of the city’s oldest theater operators, Marousis, intends to convert the Paisthetyn hotel property on the public square into another theater. The plan follows a recent statement by the operator about selling the hotel property to Speer Marousis.
Band manager D T Close reports the Rocky Grove volunteer fire department band and the ladies sanctuary covered 1536 miles and 44 mile parade legs. Prizes totaled 612 dollars, band property valued at 4925 dollars with B J Rial as president and H Hoffgnan as band director.
City and Vicinity notice lists prices for hams orange juice and corn from Wilcox Grocery with delivery available. Sokolski of Ridgway escaped injury after slipping under a moving car on River street. Slippery Rock firefighters extinguished a stove fire at Elsier’s school four miles away.
A Saturday night Legion bingo event offered prizes totaling $30 with 213 entrants. Additional items note a jewelry store break in at B. C. Meyer, theft of articles valued at $1,200, and various local WPA road and public works updates amid a long digest of community items.
The Canadian Red Cross calls for 1 200 volunteer donors aged 21 to 60 in good health to give blood for overseas troops. Each donation provides half a pint and donors are not called more than once every five months. Conant Laboratory serum production is charted for transport to troops, with serum preserved by removing red cells. Experimental methods from University of Toronto staff enable longer serum shelf life.
Harrisburg February report says the state Pardon Board still considers the mercy plea of Mrs Ida Hy Twaddell a Delaware County inmate serving a life term for drowning two children in 1930. A psychiatrist has been appointed to evaluate her mental condition after the January hearing. The Delaware County district attorney’s office urged release.
A noted champion painter, famed as the ultimate title winner, went out of control last year at the national bird dog championships down South. The dog abandoned bird seeking and spent much time chasing pies around a nearby farm field.
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