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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1938
Page
5
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The House plans to back a relief bill providing funds for 760,000 more Works Progress Administration jobs than possible under current dwindling work relief funding. The measure, debated after noon with a vote expected before night, follows Congress convening in a special session last fall.
A roundup of residents visiting relatives and traveling for family rites. M Hengst and E Wiseman of the Y M C A plan a joint HI Y and Tri HI Y meeting in Tidioute. Sidney Nelson visits Corry from Ol City. Mrs Milile Nelson hosts. Mrs Charles Kromes travels to Erie to join her husband. A. F. Abele and Barbert Buns attend the Corry Rocky Grave basketball game. Widely connected locals visit Erie and Meadville. Funeral services for Winner C Shuss and Mary B Ovid tt prompt calls from relatives. Several townsfolk return home after visits and medical trips to Pittsburgh St Francis hospital.
Floodwaters at Mt Clemens Michigan create the illusion of buildings afloat. Structures in the far background sit on higher land, signaling a second flood peril in the state this year.
The article explains how mixing any two of the three primary colors creates a secondary color. Red plus yellow yields orange, which complements blue. Blue plus red yields violet, complementary to yellow. Yellow plus blue yields green, the complement of red.
Funeral services largely in memory of Raymond Coons, 24, who died Sunday after collapsing on Mastrain Street from a chronic heart ailment. Davises Funeral Home on North Center Street officiated by Reverend Pastries of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Interment in the Presbyterian Cemetery at Gorland. Attending out-of-town mourners included Hattie May and Luther May of Phillipsville, Everett Beeman of North East, Arthur West, Bernice Austin of Erie, George Smith, George Hall of Bear Lake, Frank Swartz, Charles Sauth and Roy Hall of Jamestown, Hazel Camel and Clarence Cornell of Grand Valley.
Mrs. Alice Wells Osgood, longtime Columbus resident now of Jamestown New York, wed Martin Carr of Kennedy New York on a Saturday ceremony in Kennedy. After the ceremony the couple planned a Florida visit before settling in Kennedy where Carr is employed.
Corry Leader, who has directed the naval band for seven years, will lead the group at a public concert in Corry High auditorium next Wednesday evening January 23. Lions V. Thorngood of Spartansburg, an experienced music leader, assumed leadership after Odi O. Walle’s retirement, and has a rich background including service in the U S Navy for seven years, concert work in England and Ireland, and performances before English royalty.
United Press reports Pittsburgh on February 16 that Tudige Raibh H Smit urged six liquor law reform proposals to curb corruption and strengthen enforcement. He warned public indignation could push for stricter measures, while criticizing licensing practices and license revocation handling as unsatisfactory. The piece also notes local band activity and community interest in upcoming performances and programs, with references to Crawford county residents and Spar tansburg.
Leather dressing was a key craft in ancient Egypt. In Thebes during Egypt’s peak era a special district of the city was set apart for tanners, reflecting the importance of this trade in daily life and industry.
New York reports narrow price moves amid dull trading as investors await acts of Congress on taxes and capital gains. Editorial in the American Banker urges durable Jefferson nickel design, while Warak notes two stocks for potential buy opportunities in the business sector.
February trading on the New York exchange shows mixed blue chip activity with volume thinning to yearly lows. Wheat up one cent, cotton futures firm, copper gains abroad, while domestic sugar rubber hides and cottonseed oil futures advance. Major names listed include American Can, Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, United Corp, US Steel, Westinghouse, Woolworth, and more amid a cautious market tone.
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