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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1932
Page
5
Citadel venue overflowed with families for the Christmas entertainment and treat, attracting over three hundred children. Captain Appling led a dedicated committee to present a pressing Christmas play, elevating the event and its success.
United Press reports renewed theatre bombings in the Midwest with an explosion at the Baltis theatre in Kansas City damaging the lobby and a firework fuse found at the St John theatre. No injuries occurred.
Oris Thayer Ponald Dedean and Misuex Ruby Kinney and Olive His son attended a theatre party in James town last evening. MisesDrathy Barker a student the Philadelphia Industrial School will leave Sunday evening for her studies following the holidays spent at her home in this city.
The city hosts a stream of visitors and travelers over the holidays. Miss Elizabeth Skinlay and Miss Mary Splesman plan returns to Syracuse and St Marys Md respectively after weeks with local relatives. Several residents including Miss Mary Downey and Mr and Mrs Pitt are heading back to schools and homes in Olean Detroit and Meadville. Families such as the O’Hare, Connell, DeJean and Hassett clans are also visiting relatives, with many preparing to resume studies in Cleveland Philadelphia and Detroit.
The city welcomed the New Year with widespread gatherings. Masonic members held a dancing party at North Center Street Hall with music by Sherrick’s. The Stanford House Company hosted an open house with noon dinner at the First Ward fire station. Firemen and church services at St Thomas and St Elizabeth marked the holiday with community events and business activity.
Latrobe Pa reports two Pennsylvania Railroad trainmen injured as freight locomotive and cars derail near Bolivar blocking three main tracks. Fireman Henry Lee 42 Homewood Pa and conductor William Southworth 42 Bhami Pa were hospitalized with injuries. Lee likely internal injuries. Southworth reported possibly internal injuries.
A man identified as Allen was found dead a mile from his home on North Nine Mile Road after an accidental discharge while crawling through a fence with a single barrel shotgun. Coroner William M. Smit investigated. funeral arrangements and survivors listed including his wife and parents.
The December sub-district meeting of the Dairymen's League Cooperative Association of district No. 17 B was held Thursday at Wattsburg. All locals of the district were represented with about sixty in attendance. A. H. Marsh of Waterford discussed mill cuts and their effects on the public. Entertainment by Wattsburg locals featured music and mingle. Dinner was served. Election of officers will occur at the January meeting, location to be announced.
Albert Wood of Carry R 1 8 has been studying in recent weeks to qualify as a local auctioneer.
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