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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1951
Page
4
The Stanford Hose Company contributed 200 to the Community Chest Emergency Fund from proceeds of the annual Thanksgiving Eve ball after Mayor C L Alexander appealed for more funds to replenish the reserve.
Pittsburgh February 14 Attorney General Charles J Margiotti seeks to have a libel suit dismissed by Allegheny County court claiming immunity in official capacity The suit was filed by Mrs Marjorie Hanson Matson after Margiotti charged her with leftist assaults Lake Superior depth exceeds 1000 feet while Lake Erie reaches 200 feet
The article traces St. Valentine of Rome martyred in 270 and links his day to early mating customs from Lupercalia. It notes 14th century Chaucer and later authors describing Valentine pairings, with Pepys and Goldsmith detailing Valentine exchanges and hat drawer dating.
The estimate suggests adding existing lake water to the ocean could raise global sea level by about two feet, highlighting the scale of stored freshwater.
Richard R. Landis, 40, a former Corry High School physical education teacher who later coached at Shippensburg and Allentown, died last Friday in Chambersburg Hospital after a prolonged nephritis illness. Funeral services were held at Stevens Funeral Home in Allentown. He is survived by his wife Mary Constance Bolhanowsky Landis, three daughters, two sisters, and his mother.
Jamestown report notes Richard Gifford led five candidates in a U S civil service exam for the $6 270 postmaster position. The Post Office Department named Gifford as eligible for appointment by President Truman, while others fell short.
Police seek two men who robbed a woman employee of Hankinson Trends Inc. of a $2134 payroll yesterday. Ethel Harrod, 44, said two attackers grabbed the payroll as she exited a bus near the firm and one man pinned her while the other seized the package and her purse. She pursued but lost them in an alley.
Last night the Masonic hall hosted 45 couples for a lively event. A grand march was planned and favors were distributed to guests as part of the evening’s program. Oceans cover about 143,000,600 square miles, about 72 percent of the earth’s surface.
Mrs. Charles Reynolds of Fayetteville and her 8 year old daughter report improved appetite sleep and energy after taking Hadacol a vitamin tonic. The testimonial claims doctors recommend Hadacol and urges readers to ask for it today citing a 1951 LeBlanc Corporation copyright.
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