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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1937
Page
3
A busy Erie County roundup reports rail income gains, Niagara Falls beautification talks, a west end shack fire, and upcoming speeches by notable figures. Local officials appoints and career moves, plus livestock value growth and crude oil output records, fill the day’s notices.
Warren county officials investigated a December auto crash that killed Rulon G Wentworth, 40, of Cole Hill Garland. The coroner and district attorney planned an inquest. Wentworth, injured when a state police Lt. H. Roush’s car struck him, died at Warren hospital after septicemia and mental trouble. Survived by parents, a sister Nellie, and a brother Willis. Services to be held at Garland M B Church Thursday at 2 pm with burial in the church cemetery.
Harrisburg February 17 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics announces a monthly and seasonal reports series to be published in newspapers. Secretary J Hansell French lists subjects for monthly reports including poultry and eggs dairy products cotton and wheat while seasonal reports cover sugar feed grain tobacco with issue dates in February March June August December January July September and December.
Marvin Shellhouse aged 11 of Three Star near Warren suffered minor cuts and bruises after being struck by an automobile in front of his home as he alighted from a school bus. The vehicle was driven by Raymond Sickle of Spring Creek.
Hollywood report says the planned London wedding of Miss Mary Pickford and Rundy Rogers Tay he may be delayed due to Miss Pegford's illness and Pickford's recovery from an operation at St. Vincent's hospital. Friends said the couple might travel to the continent to rest.
Harrisburg February 17 United Press Andrew Carnegie's ambitious plan for a self liquidating twenty first century all weather turnpike would connect Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at an estimated cost of 50 to 100 million dollars. Gov. George H. Baile proposed immediate construction from Pittsburgh to Carlisle with private financing and tolls to fund the project. Three financial houses already expressed willingness to finance. a legislative bill to create a turnpike commission would seek federal aid but not be necessary. The study traced feasibility of reusing tunnels and fills from the 1885 ill fated South Penn railroad, surveying 209 miles through Cumberland Franklin Huntingdon Fulton Bedford Somerset and Westmoreland. If revived the route could ease mountain climbs and save gasoline, with Carnegie steel and Vanderbilt capital backing the plan.
Fragmented report describes a fatal vehicle collision near a coastal town with multiple injuries and the third death recorded. Names and locations are unclear due to OCR errors. authorities investigated the crash scene and medical examiners reported consequences.
Washington dispatch notes a historic weather year with extreme contrasts across regions. January brought unusual warmth in the Southeast and heavy snows elsewhere, while drought relief and record rainfall shifted water supplies and soil erosion assessments across major basins. Experts warn the rest of the year may follow unpredictable patterns, stressing conservation and agricultural impacts.
A geologist urges abandoning flood prone valleys and favoring levee and dam schemes to curb flood damage. He argues neither basins nor levees fully stop floods, and warns permanent barriers require adapting civilization to natural river forces through selective, costly works.
Harrisburg reports a delay in printing the new Pennsylvania fish booklet Common Fishes of Pennsylvania. Demand is high and the Commission will mail copies to those who ordered it once available. The color booklet will cost twenty five cents to cover mailing and time.
Harrisburg Feb 17. Automobiles took a yearly toll of 2411 deaths in Pennsylvania in 1936, a new record. Revenue Secretary John B. Kelly announced final safety division figures showing pedestrians and riders struck on streets and highways, with cars causing 1241 fatalities and nearly 1200 others dying after being struck by motor vehicles.
Three Erie county peace officers Abe lletandanta J C Baddera and Glenn Walters must stand trial before Judge William Hirt in March on charges of conspiring to raid Bike Park dance hall last August. Justice Walter Goodwin Wesleyville and prosecutor Franklin Hosbach said the case proceeds despite indications of possible withdrawals. The defendants will be tried without a jury as previously arranged.
Congregation members reported on approval of plans to build a new Baptist church. Executives noted foundation use and construction would proceed vigorously with efforts to complete the project promptly, seeking timely action and broad community support.
Past Grand Exalted Rulers of the Corry Judge of Whies will be honored at the regular meeting Thursday. The evening includes a reception and new members being accepted into the club. Charla P. Keating leads arrangements with a lunch served, and rider members are requested to attend.
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