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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1937
Page
5
Kane reports over four feet of paving requested under the 1987 WPA program. Projects totaling 9,338 feet have been forwarded for approval after passing Bradford and DuBois offices and sent to the state for sanction. Street names and blocks are not revealed. state time limits may affect approvals.
The 1937 legislature sought salaried county viewers in 16 counties including Erie to cut costs. Each viewer would earn 1 percent per day worked up to 2000 dollars yearly, while limiting boards to three members with a lawyer chairman at 1800 dollars and two 900 dollar members. Mileage rates drop from 10 to 3 cents. Delaware has the lowest and Colorado the highest elevations.
The Baptist church advisory board invites Rev. B. A. Huol to promote Fundamental Baptist work while services occur in the Methodist Episcopal church during the new edifice’s construction after a fire. The congregation will await a preliminary report on naming a building committee to plan the replacement church. Debris removal continues under prior board appointment and Sunday school shows near full attendance with five absentees.
Dr Harold G Campbell superintendent of schools urged teachers to make schools a force for social rehabilitation in a New York message on January 31 He praised work relief and warned youth may come to view work and thrift as unnecessary if government aid continues.
Corry Elks to honor Exalted Ruler at Meadville meeting while announcing a buyout of the Auer Insurance Agency by Charles C. Wales and Mary Wilma Richbar. New owners take over January, keeping operations in the Horn block. agents pledge prompt service and community patronage. Also notice: rental ad offers three furnished furnace heated rooms.
Irene Schroeder, linked to the murder of a state patrolman, appears among supporters of eliminating capital punishment. Falkenstein urges a mandatory life sentence for first degree murder with no parole unless innocence is proven.
A Erie bank ledger shows total liabilities at 2,022,202.07 with pledged securities including United States Government obligations and other deposits. Separately copper shares on the New York market jump during today’s active trading, led by major names such as U.S. Steel, American Can, General Electric, and Bethlehem Steel as prices climbed in late trading.
A fragment claims water with meals helps stomach juices and digestion, noting it may reduce bloating. It also mentions Adlerika cleansing poisons and washing upper and lower bowels, with a terse local ad for Keister's Cut Rate.
A Denver reader recounts relief from chronic constipation after trying Ketlogg Ant Bean. The letter touts the product as superior to laxatives, claiming it absorbs water, gently cleanses the intestines, and offers a refund if unsatisfied.
United Press Financial Editor Elmer Walzer reports market recovery may trigger a corrective move before consolidation. He notes potential bullish impact if automobile and diesel engine leaders post clean victories, while air conditioning firms face cautious public reception despite strong diesel demand and rising crude prices.
In Clarion County a fire claimed two young lives, an 11-year-old girl and another child, as neighbors and authorities fought the blaze at a Huey home. The victims were found in the burning residence after residents attempted to escape. Investigators probe the cause of the blaze and the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.
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