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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1931
Page
6
A list of items from the Erie region notes Parastak and several dozen Jeni telephone company employees will attend the annual banquet of the Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation. Other briefs include tax filing help for Corry residents and local civic events across Erie area.
In Harrisburg Pa on February 17 the Pennsylvania House voted 129 to 65 to start a separate probe into the Public Service Commission and utilities, independent of a Senate inquiry. Governor Pinchot and allies pushed the move, with Rep Glenn W Moore guiding the measure and plans for a seven member committee to hear from a governor designated public panel. The Senate already began hearings, and a clash of authority between House and Senate probes is anticipated.
Washington February 17 Secretary of Labor William B. Doak left for Bristol Virginia after his mother Mrs Elizabeth Doak died last night of pneumonia at the age of eighty three in that city Doak’s mother was formerly of Bristol and her passing follows a day of official travel by the secretary.
Mrs D J Pitt of Delaware Street narrowly escaped death after an explosion of gasoline at her home in the Third Ward. She suffered burns to hands and arms while cleaning clothes when the fluid ignited. The flames were contained and a local doctor treated her. She was improving by today’s report.
Three U S and one Canadian citizens held winning tickets in the Army and Navy Veterans sweepstake for the Havana mile at Oriental Park. Winners shared 417476.80 in total. Individual prizes ranged from 35077.86 to 4805.08 with a large list of holders from cities including New Bedford Boston New York Pittsburgh Toronto and Montreal plus others.
Erie County Agricultural Pension Bureau lists two meetings for farmers in Corry and nearby areas. An emergency hay crop gathering will meet at the Municipal building on Thursday at 1:30. J B R Dickey of State College Extension will speak, with Warren and Erie counties extension groups hosting. A sheep and wool growers session follows at Treastville Y M C A on Saturday at 1:30 with H M Reist on cooperative lamb marketing and W B Connell on sheep management.
Yesterday afternoon the Readers club met at Mrs. C. A. Sandburg's home on Wright Street with ten members present. A program on dogs and a segment on training a police horse drew interest, and Mrs. Mary Whittlesey read a piece on dogs that rank a Hall of Fame. A dog-themed typo was noted, and a dog named Pales supplied the roll call. A light lunch followed, and the group planned to meet next week with Mrs. Clara Osborne.
Miss Helen Sharpe arrives to direct the show with rehearsals beginning Friday at the First Methodist church. Local men will fill the roles of bride and attendants in a two night engagement February 26 and 27 with plans for a large audience and lively decorations, costumes, and ticket sales coordinated by an all local committee.
World War veterans in Corry and vicinity followed Congress on the veterans loan proposal. The House passed a bill boosting loan privileges to 50 percent of adjusted service certificates, cutting interest to 4.5 percent compounded annually, and allowing recovery of certificates pledged to banks to enable additional borrowing up to 50 percent at the lower rate. The act would draw from a $722 million sinking fund to retire certificates in 1945 and authorize needed appropriations. About 3.4 million certificates totaling roughly $133.423 billion exist, with current loan value at $780 million rising to $1.719 billion under the bill. Proponents estimate costs near $275 million to $70 million range, with about half of veterans likely to request loans.
Funeral services for Mrs Emily Amelix Morris a well known Corry resident were held yesterday at her home on East Congress street and later at Vrooman church in Pa with Rev F A Wimner presiding. Interment followed at Harrison cemetery. Bearers were Harry Wheatall Carl Stewart Joe Harrison Philip Stewart Ray Harrison and Arthur Harrison. Surviving children include Mrs C A Myers and Mrs Gertrude Reynolds of Corry and sons H A Morris Shelby Mont and Albert Morris of Vrooman Pa. Out of town relatives attended from Pittsburgh Cleveland Erie. Also notice seeking a six room house by April 1 with payment terms and address Box 80 care of Journal.
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