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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1940
Page
2
Bred Bens nk of Clymer New York received treatment at Cot poantial then was taken home on Sunday afternoon Mrs William Halfast who had been at Dabedt db Cony Thospizl was taken to her home Sunday ail
A jumble of town notices includes meat and cracker prices at Armour's, grocery deliveries, public nuisance warnings from the gas and oil board, and a dispatch from Harrisburg on enforcement. Shenanigans aside, young Richard Hallock Davis is named China vice consul in Tsingtao after Harvard B A training and Berlin posting. Carlo Bianchi dies of a heart attack in Ridgway, as coroner and deputy confirm. Oil City lists Stiglitz to trap rabbits, while Zerbe may serve as extra deputy during court sessions. A memorial note recalls Amorette Fraser, 103, oldest New York clubwoman, and Jamestown furniture men head to Chicago for market. Public notices show dam housing sales, local resignations, and a few obits. the region braces for cold, river freeze, and social security changes in 1940.
A string of local notices reports deaths in Meadville and Oil City, including Frederick A. White age 72, a Pleasantville resident, and Mary A. Lewis widow of Phillip S. Lewis in New York. Also noted are Homer Mears age 85 injured near Titusville, and an 8 year old Joseph A. Herman of Clarion passing away.
A 21-year-old University of Pittsburgh senior, John McCormick of Pittsburgh, shot and killed Theodore Nichols during an attempted holdup at the Western Union Telegraph Co main office in Cleveland. Nichols died at Charity Hospital hours later. McCormick, caught after a brief chase, said he planned to study law next year.
A farm house three miles south of Union City near Route 6 was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. Eugene Barl and his sister Jennie Smith were at the dwelling. most household goods were saved by Earl and neighbors. The blaze spread rapidly and the barn nearby was endangered. Insurance covered the several hundred dollars in damage. Also noted: Private Harry Stinneth has been transferred to Washington Pa. barracks effective Saturday. Mrs. Raymond McCoy and daughter were moved from the hospital to their home.
Corry shows finest health in year N39 with record low contagion. 1937 totals include 16 chickenpox 80 measles 54 scarlet fever. Health Officer Flanigan lists pneumonia chicken pox whooping cough measles typhoid fever scarlet fever undulant fever erysipelas and anterior poliomyelitis. yearly summaries emphasize absence of serious outbreaks.
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