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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1938
Page
5
A partially legible OCR fragment references a local event with unclear names and numbers. It mentions individuals or teams and a time frame but lacks complete details. The readable parts hint at a proceeding or meeting where actions or roles are noted without full context.
Partial readable lines describe social plans and dining, mentioning Chicago and month references. The broken text hints at a person’s activities and promotions but lacks clear events, dates, or names to form a concrete news item.
St Edward's P T A held a regular meeting led by president Len Byrmard with about twenty attendees. Committees named for February 3 include Mrs Raymond W McQoy Mrs H Dadenhofer Mrs John Mooney and Mrs Edward Hopking with Rev E J Feeney to lead the program. lunch followed.
A stream of short notices lists residents and visitors: eré, Frank Milter and others traveling to Meadville for the weekend to visit relatives. Mr. RR. Wileas en route from Erie to Corydon. M. Bason from Waukesha visiting Meadville. Adam Jingleski returning from Warren. Clyde Jons leaving for a weekend in Erie. I Mowatt Banks visiting relatives. Mrs C A Lawson and son Clifford driving to Hast Aurora New York to see work colleagues. Miss Jews Haines visiting Erie friends. Mrs Clara Patterson visiting Buffalo and Penn Van to see daughter. WW. J. Terry of Acme Paint in Buffalo overnight. Mr and Mrs J J Kahle visiting from Detroit en route home from Pittsburgh. Mrs Carle Goodwin visiting Corry relatives. Mr and Mrs D A Wells back in DuBois after services. Mr and Mrs He Himmonds back after medical services for Jay Surf memorial. Mr and Mrs Willian Smith returning to Venango after funeral services. Mr and Mrs A Verterlay and other brief notes on local movements.
Guy F Brown 45 of onon street died about 2 20 this afternoon after a two month illness He had lived in Corry 22 years and worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a car inspector until falling ill He is survived by his wife and three sons Forest 19 Guy Haroki 11 The body was taken to Bracken Keating Funeral Home for burial arrangements were not complete at press time
J P Kennedy named England ambassador to London filling the post left after the death of Robert W Bingham who died at Johns Hopkins. The appointment follows Wilson cabinet plans and state department alignment with the Nazi regime policies. In Germany William Dodd resigns after long disfavor with Nazi policies. In Australia albino dingoes killed by their own kind. an albino dingo dies after capture and confinement.
The Antarctic Ocean ranks as the world's fourth largest body of water, covering about 9,781,480 square miles with an average depth near 10,000 feet.
The Junior Relief Club No. 6 installed officers last evening led by department director Mileline Newell of North Hast. New leadership includes Betty Taylor as president and Janice Morrison as senior vice president with Florence Hotchkiss as chaplain and Virgina Mulligan as secretary. Members from North Hast featured Alice Meeker and several others in attendance.
William S. Knudsen, GM president, told a Senate committee there will be no business upturn this spring. He urged a policy statement from the administration to improve conditions and referenced conditions in the automobile sector as a signal of broader trends.
Pennsylvania unveils a ten station modern flood forecast network nearing completion. The improved warning system aims to protect areas periodically inundated by certain streams, potentially saving lives and reducing damages as operation begins.
Mrs Lucia Deyo was installed as president of the Women’s Relief Corps at the regular meeting. New officers include Mrs Rose Westley as senior vice president and Mrs Alma Gardner as junior vice president with other posts filled by Mrs J H Wallers, Mrs L L Wynn, Mrs C A Mountain, Mrs Joseph Gentilman, Mrs William Dingfelder, Mrs Floss Daugherty, and Mrs Mary Robbins. A color party led by Mrs Esther Sneuden, Mrs Mable Hotchkiss, Mrs Lottie Stevens, and Mrs Gertrule Reynolds attended. Myx Weasley installed the officers and a reception followed.
Harrisburg Jan 7 State welfare authorities are investigating the death of 17 year old Daniel La Mayer at the Pennsylvania Industrial School for Boys Huntington. Assistant Superintendent S M Waskabaugh says the youth Philadelphia Negro had twice become violent and tear gas was used after other means failed. An independent physician Dr Frederick Steele Huntington attributes the death to a heart attack and says gas had nothing to do with it.
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben remarking that some people appear light-hearted but are only light-minded highlighting a folksy cultural aside with a rural dialect flavor and humorous tone.
Market gossip notes Wall Steel watches Reconstruction First ante Corporation on railroads indebted to it. Treasurer says railroad loans may total up to 100 million by June 30 to avert carrier bankruptcy. Eries situation looms but experts expect most loans to be funded. Steel ingot output in 1937 reached 49.5 million tons at 72.8 percent capacity, a top figure aside from 1928 and 1929. Steel Exchange reorganization committees study the plan with cautious, open approach and no concrete recommendations yet.
New York January 7 Prices receded at the stock exchange as profit taking followed three days of gains. Trading held near the previous day’s level while overall business news showed improvement. Reports noted Pittsburgh steel mills adding workers and a slight uptick in operating rates with steel centers nationwide maintaining or modestly advancing.
The article traces ancient and early Christian applause customs with the Borsas using finger snapping and handkerchiefs, the toga flaps, and the phrase vale et plaudite. Paul of Samosata urged waving linen cloths to show approval, showing applause as an organized, sometimes paid, public ritual evolving into reverent practices.
Albany report outlines Capt William Sallsten intending to lash three canoes into a craft to sail around the world in about two and a half years. He predicts a rugged voyage with improvised craft and repeated trials before departure.
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