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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1938
Page
3
Holiday observances pause municipal open houses and markets while local officials announce staffing changes. Erie County records show county commissioners appointing Mrs. Odessie Plate to oversee properties through May. Automobile production figures for the current week fall from last week’s levels, with weather forecasts predicting colder conditions ahead.
The annual meeting of the bank holders of Clymer State will be held in the Town Hall January 11, 1988 for election of officers and other business. A community Christmas celebration and church programs followed by a large family gathering are noted along with plans for a Byrd expedition lecture at Central School auditorium January 6.
A curious fact notes that a mile of steel wire costs more than a mile of fine gold wire. Gold can be drawn into an extremely fine wire, cheaper than the average steel wire whose thickness cannot match the fineness of gold.
A description of dumb Walters as an English invention of the eighteenth century. They consisted of trays affixed to a central support on a tripod base placed diagonally at the corners of the dining table for diners to help themselves after the servants had departed.
New York marked a loud rowdy welcome to 1938 with roughly one million celebrants on the streets and in night spots from 6 p m Friday to 6 a m Saturday. Hotels and clubs were packed as revelers paid premium prices for spots while crowds filled subways and streets. Informal parades formed along 42nd Street Fifth Avenue and nearby avenues with song dance and noise as horns and hats framed the mood.
In DuBois Pennsylvania a former minister and a companion were detained on charges of robbing a Raub Street store of 300 dollars. Police said Merc Christ formerly pastor of a nearby church and Fred Stphelor both of DuBois signed confessions admitting entering the store and stealing the money.
Erie county budget work awaits formal TB hospital figures as budget sheets from county offices near completion. Controller Willis says the tuberculosis hospital funds remain uncertain with no formal budget filed and an advisory board budget pending arrival next week.
Mayor Samuel A. Carlson of Jamestown retires after four decades in public service. Known as the dean of New York mayors, he won’t seek re election in November and plans to write articles on civic affairs and city governance.
The queen bee is described as the most perfect female in a colony with a powerful sting. She can lay worker or drone eggs and may produce around 250000 eggs in her lifetime. Beekeepers typically clip one wing to control swarms. After roughly three years a new queen is born and the old one is killed by workers.
Harrisburg Pennsylvania’s game commission claims a possible refund of about 400 dollars from deer permits. The Dauphin County court rejected the scheduled three day season, and Elmer B Web, Harrisburg attorney, sent assurances of cooperation to the commission.
In Entlebuch, Bern canton, young women join men every three years in a rifle shooting contest at Schuptheim Entlebuch or Escholematt. After the match, a rifle queen is named and dancing continues late into the night.
Brag Jan 1 Water rates in Freie City to be reduced in 1938. Mayor Charles Baybee says a complete survey of the water department is needed to determine possible reductions. Citizens petitioned for lower rates as city relief workers oversee the transition since September 1. The mayor and council seek to lower charges for households once a thorough study supports it. Unrelated items include a quote about an unhappy man by Jud Tunkins.
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