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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1937
Page
5
A claimed origin of the doughnut hole cites a New England mariner, Captain Gregory, as a youth of 95 in 1847 aboard a Boston ship. The tale places the seaside captain in a small kitchen voyage that allegedly inspired the hole in the doughnut.
Personal notices mention George and Leo Nollinger of Erie returning for the funeral of their brother Valentine Nollinger after death in the city. Also listed are relatives and visitors including Mrs James McMahon of Jamestown, Andrew and Harry Paulson for their father’s death, and many others traveling to and from Erie for family events and visits with relatives and friends.
United Press reports a Tidio ute officer has been named training captain of a company, with details on the assignment and the new leadership role.
Edna Hopper, a well known Memphis student and local figure, died by self inflicted gunshot today at her home. A neighbor reported hearing a shot as police investigated the event but no motive or exact circumstances are disclosed.
Residents woke to receding flood in New Orleans as the Mississippi stood at 178 feet with a levee top at 22 feet. Workers, prisoners and WPA crews battled ruptured bores to drain water. pumps could handle more than ten inches of rain, but crowds pursued the trapped laborers. It was the city’s second street invasion since 1840.
A youth, found freezing and unable to escape, suffered critical injury after both legs were amputated in an emergency operation aimed to stop infection. The victim, connected to the Training School in Morganzi, Pennsylvania, was found near a box car on February 3rd and transported to a hospital in Cleveland.
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen unanimously endorsed Deibler for appointment to the State Commission of Fisheries. Green and Harris were named in the ruling, with the endorsement coming during the Friday session.
The first steam locomotive ran on August 18 1820 bridging the Delaware and Hudson Canal companies line from Honesdale to Susquehanna. Engineer Horatio Allen led the trip which is now commemorated by a Riverside Park monument near Route 6 in Honesdale.
A compiled report cites a 263,493,110 dollar relief and work relief outlay for Pennsylvania in 1936. It details Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps employment figures and breaks down spending by highways, public buildings, housing projects, recreation facilities, and various utilities. The record notes broader national WPA funding, personnel costs, and aid allocations through the era's emergency relief acts.
Detectives traced a checkered cap found at a hideaway used by the kidnapper to the investigation of the alleged kidnapping and murder of 10 year old Charles Mattson. The cap matches descriptions of the cap the kidnapper wore when he visited the Mattson home on December 27, 1936. Authorities tied the item to Tim Donovan, alias James J. G. McDonald.
Mrs Ema Heath hosted the regular monthly W C T U gathering at 161 Paris Street with a devotional on Palm Sunday. Discussion covered standard essences and fund goals, names of committee heads were noted, and members urged to donate for the Washington convention. The article notes a suspect arrested Wednesday linked to a note demanding 28000 dollars.
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