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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1933
Page
4
The body of two year old William L Bayhurst of Erie was saved Monday from testing in paper’s sieve through contributions of disabled war veterans. The child whose father is destitute died of whooping cough. Burial will take place Saturday in Erie cemetery.
A vintage advertisement extols Buckley’s cough remedy as a rapid fix for coughs colds and bronchitis noting strong relief from chest tightness and easier breathing. It recommends Buckley’s Mixture for tonight with a money back guarantee and mentions Heister’s and druggists as sellers.
The January report of the Shar on public library showed an average daily circulation of 491 books for the 96 days of the month the library was open. State officials and men prominent in Pennsylvania sport circles will spearhead a meeting planned by the Tanak Walton League of Oil City next Saturday evening. The Sciota Community Aid will meet with Mrs. W. F. Burnett Thursday February 9 for quilting. The Ladies Aid Society of St. Paul’s Lutheran church will meet Wednesday at 3 pm in the church. Mrs. A. A. Merker and Mrs. C. Smith will be hostesses. Large attendance is desired. The deaths of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Thompson of New Castle formerly of Warren are noted. Funeral details given for a double service at 108 South Bay street, New Castle. Richard Henry DeLong of McAllen Texas, a Navy seaman second class, has passed preliminary exams to enter the Naval Academy at Annapolis. An attempted burglary at A. and P. grocery in Grant street is reported. Garment cleaning sale announced by Steen’s. A Franklin incident and car collision injures Mrs. Harry George. Oil City police seek a stolen microscope from Cranberry High School. Elmer Burke in satisfactory condition after hit and run near Wesley. Ridward H. Fry and Harry Swartz arrested in Clarion for passing a bad check. More local items list various injuries, meetings, and community notices.
A house measure for Sunday sports passes moves forward after committee action. The bill seeks to license transient merchants and allow voluntary salary reductions for county officials, with carve outs for salaries below set thresholds. Also notes a Baker House bill on road damages and a Harvey bill. In social news, Mrs. Donald Stewart celebrated a surprise birthday party with sixteen guests and gifts. Doris Gates was discharged from Corry Hospital following hospitalization.
A six member meeting of the Readers Club was held Monday afternoon at Mrs Clara Osborne’s home in Wright Street Ma Lee with Mrs C F Gremit presenting “Heroines of History” for the noon program. Mrs Cronin will host the next meeting on February 13 at North Center Street.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society plans a meeting in church parlors on Friday February 10 at 1 o clock. Members will assist the codevine by sending their ies for the fast ist bei r large membership 15 desired as plans ruile at the fantany meeting for the supper i tie dhe eet Tuesday Keborary 10h will be com pleted Mrs Gardner the only mem ber hiwing birthday witls minnath will he remember an regular lurker dinner served with Mrs P M Nichols huss assiated by Mrs Fi Bb Hepler HB Saulth and Mra D I AL Poxanden
The illustrated lecture on the Holy Land by H. Manley at Spencer School was warmly received by an appreciative audience. The Spencer Community Literary Society sponsored the event, and Harold Randall was named chairman of the next entertainment committee at the following business meeting held on the first Monday each month.
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