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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1933
Page
5
United Press reports a blaze at the Oxford Plating Company in Philadelphia last night injured three firefighters and a infant overwhelmed by smoke. The fire forced 82 residents from their homes as the plant was demolished and six nearby houses sustained damage.
Local brief list of residents and guests: Mrs A Griswold leaves for Jamestown NY on business. William Ablatram, an overnight visitor, returns to Jamestown. Mrs Leo Coyle visits her father William Welter in Glydon PA. Mrs H Li Snyder goes to Memsville for the day with friends. Harry Morris from Shelby Mont visits sisters C A Myers and Cepa Reynolds. Swanson of Jamestown, formerly Corry, spends the day on business. Mr and Mrs Ray Weigel and children return from Warren PA. Mr and Mrs Albert Kolstee of Clymer visit relatives, then go to Hick home RA. OIL enjoyed Sparta lodge meeting at Spartansburg PA. Charles Wales to Cleveland Thursday for business. Mrs Mary Whittlesey returns from Meadville. Gerald Page of Erie visits Corry friends. Mr and Mrs L Morrow and Mr and Mrs Wallace Hammond attend Chanters entertainment at Zem Zem Temple in Union City. 40 choir members present. Mrs Carroll Rice and Mrs Frank Allen of Spartansburg visiting in city. M H Rockwell of Olean arrives for a visit. A G Reesink leaves for business in Buffalo. Eugene Webb of Ohio visits en route to Spartansburg for funeral services or memorial of his uncle. Milas Lillian Murray returns from Philadelphia where she accompanied her father J D Murray for treatment. Mrs Einest Soderalist and daughter Wilma of Jamestown spend the week with Mrs C W Babbitt and family on Spring Street.
Fifteen members of the Mentor club met at Mrs. M. J. Parkhurst’s home to study poets including Bryant Carey Whittier Hawthorne Holmes and Longfellow. Mrs. D. A. Hillstrom presented poems such as Thanatopsis The Snow Storm and The Rainy Day. The hostess served cake and coffee. Next testing is February 20th.
Columbus February 7 Grange No B75 will meet Saturday evening February 11 with a literary program featuring America the Beautiful and Life of Washington by Sister Helen Ks. Kel. discussion on Washington and Lincoln’s ideas. instrumental solo by Sister Florence Trisket. and Onward Christian Soldiers. Community Aid holds all day meeting February 1 with Mrs. Clarence Moore. A street dinner is planned at noon. members to bring cookies. Mrs. A. A. Nichols and Mrs. P. W. Bates serve as county court jurors at Warren. New York stock market optimism grows with price gains across most sectors. late list shows several major firms rising, including American, Bethlehem Steel, General Electric, Chrysler, and IBM, amid a generally firmer mood.
A lengthy dispatch outlines urged steps to centralize government architectural supervision, replace federal engineers with private firms, abolish army navy exchanges, and shift to private production in several sectors. The plan envisions substantial savings and a uniform accounting system for cost comparisons. The article also notes a social event at Miss Rose Kolunosid’s home with about five hundred attendees and honors for Miss Mary Malek and Miss Josephine Kolanosit.
An OCR fragmented ad promotes Gane curama and Barosma tablets for back pain kidney and liver support. It mentions Thompson's Bavema and a campaign to vote at Grug stores by January 20 with warning of headaches and pains.
Warren reports Charles B. Kelley, who spent time in Warren in 1929, 1930 and 1931, was arrested in Los Angeles and arraigned in Chicago on a charge of passing a forged U S Steel stock certificate. His bail was set at 10000 dollars. he could not post it. The forged certificate was to pass as Davis Bick stock stolen in a 1925 holdup. Kelley allegedly received it from Spinelli and Roseburg, who got it from Kraemer brothers of Goldberg, linked to the Whitmore gang long noted in crime lore. Authorities link Kelley to the gang and suspect further operation with Whitmore.
Thousands of communists were ordered moved to the agricultural front to supervise spring grain sowing, with Youth members mobilized to lead rural areas. The drive targets agrarian regions with intensified class warfare and political reinforcements in Ukraine, the lower Volga, and the northern Caucasus to boost productivity.
The Quaero Club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs Anna Wilcox and three members absent. Roll call and discussion covered various countries and committee assignments. Readings included The Story of Immortal American by Stanley Shepherd and Staying Day at the White House by Margaret Norris. The meeting adjourned to Tuesday February 14 with Mrs Eaton. All American Legion Auxiliary members are urged to attend Thursday evening at Maccaber hall. Complete attendance is requested by officers.
The Historical Circle held its weekly meeting with talks on Gardens and the importance of garden clubs. Mrs Wilcox discussed prospective Roosevelt cabinet members as Mrs Osborne and Mrs Mc Bly debated recognizing Soviet Russia, concluding against recognition.
Ardeth fears Cyril Underhill’s exposure of her circle in San Francisco’s Chinatown. She wrestles with loyalty, fear, and a plan to shield herself as Ken warns of a front page scandal. The danger intensifies as a spy article looms and Ardeth contemplates drastic steps to protect her world.
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