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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1940
Page
6
Local notices report YM annual dinner plans and a Corry police investigation into stolen market baskets. Other items note Jamestown market events, a Western Pennsylvania Lumber Dealers convention, and a push for license-suspension enforcement amid driving violations.
Feb 5 report from the Pennsylvania Economy League and County Chief Clerk Ralph Benedict urged reducing the county assessors office costs by 17,600 annually. A verbal broadside against LeRoy Williams surfaced as he recommended savings while Williams claimerd savings of over 10,000 in overhead and 7,500 in personnel from a 42,820 budget. Williams proposed assessors in Erie earn 43 dollars monthly.
A Beechcraft five place plane carrying Elizabeth McSweeney Powell and three others, all wealthy Denver residents, crashes near Tangipahoa river after pilot Craig loses fuel and circles for help. The group, en route to Palm Beach for a birthday celebration, perishes in the wreckage.
The noted items include the Hubbard place sale to Clyde Courtright with possession planned for April 1, updates on local residents health and travel, meetings of the Egg Club with Cornell expert insights, a Helping Hand Club gathering with charity plans, and community sport results. It records church and school events, birthdays, visits, and upcoming meetings in French Creek and nearby communities.
Rumors circulated that a group from the chain drug store business was in the city evaluating possible locations for opening a new drug store. Reports mentioned a potential option on Neeth Center street, but no lease or definite commitment was announced. The visitors were described as executives in the chain drug store field exploring openings in the Southwest and nearby towns for a Spring rollout.
Legal notices show executor M. D. Madison in Meadville Pa and Charles Cardenas estate public sale in Camry Pa. Announcement includes letters testamentary granted, payment of debts, and claims process. Public sale lists pool tables, cash register, furniture, tobacco goods, clock, watch, and sundry items with cash terms. Auction set for February 10, 1940 at 2:00 PM. Also notice mentions Grand Coulee film project and various sale ads for appliances and coal boiler equipment.
Answers to today s quiz are printed on page four. Names include Hudson 2 the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington D C and Famone violin maker. Questions cover topics from Switzerland whales boxing London England and the upper arm.
United Press reports moderate demand in Pittsburgh and New York markets with apples and other produce fluctuating. Prices listed include Baldwins one dollar and Macintosh around one ten, lettuce steady around two dollars, and various crates and sacks across regions. Also notes on cattle hogs and sheep prices in Pittsburgh and New York listings.
In a fragmented report, Apostoli Weaky faced Bettina Bond in a heated exchange marked by confusion and unexpected shifts. The unreadable text hints at a dramatic confrontation with unclear outcomes and disputed actions.
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