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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1938
Page
3
The Kiwanis Chub sponsors a performance titled Journey's End to be staged at the high school auditorium. The event is set for Wednesday evening, February 16, at the school, inviting community attendance.
Mayor Frank Bl Hepler and Safety Director Richard Rossbacher lead a police cooperation to revise traffic rules. Proposals include more no parking signs on Basel streets, 20 mile speed limits, removal of U turn signs at Main and Center, and possible 12 hour parking limits.Plans aim for presentation to city council in March.
Austin V. O'Brien, county personal property tax collector, will be at the Municipal building Thursday February 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help Coney taxpayers with their state tax returns due by Tuesday February 15. A variety of local notices follow including church group visits, security holder figures, a minor fire, GM sales, a labor relations talk, school PTA postponement, measles cases, liquor numbers raid, farm potato prices, oil plant shutdowns, a $20,500 bondApproval, scholarships, and a planned new township school building with an estimated cost of 930,000.
E E Messinger aged 75 died last evening at home near Wrightsville Pennsylvania He was born on Sears Hill and lived there most of his life Survived by wife Betty Still Messinger five daughters Myrtle Nathan Newark Mable Cook Jamestown Blanch Myers Huntington Vera Sliter Pittsfield Kenneth Morris Corry Walt Messinger Columbus two sisters Stella Krantz Edna Taylor Blanch Skinner two brothers Theodore Messinger Bear Lake and Dollkert Messinger Port Jervis New York There are fifteen grandchildren The body to Schoonover undertaking parlors Sugar Grove to Friday noon when remains go to Wrightsville church for funeral at 2 Interment in Wrightsville cemetery
A letter sent from Basle Switzerland to Rev Wibert Molland in Noiah U S A arrived promptly. California reports 32211 deer shot during the 2887 season with 32201 deer killed, up 9191 from the prior year.
The American Legion proposes an 1848 essay topic A Comparative Study of the Advantages of American Citizenship for Erie County schools. L B Worthman of Lawrence Park will supervise the contest with graduating seniors eligible for a four year scholarship. Schools submit three best essays by February 18 and all finalists face educator interviews and tests.
In a split Democratic county committee, Sixth ward leaders threaten an independent caucus and oppose Congressman Charles N. Crosby’s reelection bid. Chairman Colegrove and Maurice Coughlin deny party deals and back an open primary, with a caucus demanded before Feb 16 and a possible separate meeting Feb 22. Bernstein Cochran and Lavery are named as contenders, with Lavery favored by some for the nomination. Also, Bend adopts a law setting dog age at eight months for licensing compliance.
Principal Wolfe of the Junior High spoke to Rotary members at the Hotel Corry last night in commemoration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. He outlined Lincoln’s early life and family, courtly surroundings, and social and economic conditions, delivering an engaging, era-appropriate talk followed by group singing after dinner.
Work crews led by Jerry Quirk of Erie wrecking firm press toward completion of the old Arlington hotel razing. The city ceded ten days for removal of debris and the three story brick hostelry, with plans to fill the basement and perhaps seed the site in spring.
Vicious dogs and general nuisances plague Mayor Frank Hepler as complaints pour in. The mayor asked the Journal to run a classified ad seeking a dog catcher and to apply to him directly.
Endicott Johnson Corporation the shoe maker announced a 10 percent pay reduction affecting about 19 000 employees. The cut, effective February 14, comes after a 20 percent wage slash for 200 salaried employees and requires workers to assume their share of the old age social security tax.
Erie Orchestra under conductor John J Metea will perform the third concert of its seventh season at Strong Vincent High School auditorium in Erie on Tuesday night February 15 at 8 30 pm The group is noted as a leading regional symphonic ensemble and has earned praise from critics The program includes Ballet Suite from Lady of the Ballet Ballet Music from the opera Faust Intermission Symphony No 6 in B minor The Pathetic Symphony by Tchaikovsky
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