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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1938
Page
5
An unclear message mentions benzodrine like a drug, a physician involved, supply and donor references, a large quantity described as 257 quarts with 98 given to people for a transfer. It also hints at diphtheria, an immunity or dosing context, and possible names or initials, all in a garbled, partial record.
Erie area readers list of locals and visitors today. Dar DeLury returned from a ten day visit in North East while Miss Lottie Fry spent the past month with her sister in Buffalo. Several residents traveled to Jamestown Erie or Union City for visits or business including Mrs. Phillips, Don ali, Mr. Vornace, and Postmaster Schloss.
Funeral rites were held at St Thomas Church for Mrs Bridget Pitts who died Tuesday evening at Carry Hospital after a brief illness. Rev Francis J Graves officiated. Burial followed at St Bridget's Cemetery in Mesilville. Attendees included James Moffit Tracy Moffit and Mrs Lawrence Hat from Meadville plus several Moffit relatives.
Elmer Shuss, a World War I veteran and former rural carrier, died in this city. He served in Company M, 52nd Infantry, enlisted May 4, 1918, and saw active service abroad. Survived by two sons Ira and Havel Shuss and several brothers and many nieces and nephews. The service details were incomplete at press time.
Funeral services were held for E T Westley at 2 o clock from his Worth Street home and later at the Baptist church with Rev E A Hook and Rev S Franklin Logs in Erie leading prayers. Westley died Tuesday morning after being confined since April 1930 from injuries suffered at the Ajay Tron Works plant. A quartet sang. burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Numerous local clergy and residents attended, with many flowers showing esteem for the deceased.
United Press reports the New York Stock Exchange moves to reduce total membership from 1,873 as part of SEC guidance. Charles J.R. Gay heads a committee to study phased retirements, while Wall Street weighs the implications for future market prospects. The piece traces historic membership growth from 24 brokers in 1792 to 4,100 by 1879, and notes 1929 changes granting seats with transfer rights.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was the dullest in over two years with prices moving narrowly and the market practically unchanged. Factors cited include the weekend holiday German news strength in European currencies and talk of troop movements in Spain ahead of Hitler's speech. Gains appeared in car loadings and automobile production while retail trade weakened.
A quirky proposal suggests using workmen hive-cent bandana kerchiefs as informal buffer napkins and souvenirs. Two key elements, Trinh and Emerson, appear as part of the composition.
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