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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1937
Page
5
Charles Dahistrana and R Larnon were re elected to the church council for a three year term at the annual meeting of St Pauls Lutheran Church congregation held last evening. Committees reported and plans outlined to liquidate church debt after a farewell dinner served to about 15 members.
The Central Emergency hospital lists a new class of cases to treat Cecilia Hines, a waitress, who reported after hours of sneezing at the clinic in San Francisco.
Ben F Swartz active in Erie district will address Corry Men's Bible class at Salvation Army Hall Sunday at 3 o clock. He speaks on You and You. All men urged to attend Weeky class meetings drawing growing attendance.
For 128 years Scherinbeck’s mayors have come from one family. The current mayor Kurt Maasen has just vacated and the township seeks to have his son elected to the office.
Local names arranged by travel and family ties as Corry residents and visitors move between Pittsburgh Wellesley Hills and Erie. Notes include Dr and Mrs Mosier in Mosiertown for a funeral, siblings visiting, and several relatives traveling for services and family events.
Largely attended funeral services were held for Mrs. John Ohrn at her late home in Columbus. Rev. RE Wagner officiated. Interment followed in West Lawn cemetery. Bearers included Victor Ohrn, Paul Ohrn, Carl Taylor, Charles Ohrn, John Ohrn and Herbert Ohrn. Relatives from nearby towns attended the private service.
Mrs Lizale Tunequist widow of John Tunequist died last evening at 11 35 at her Garland Pennsylvania home after several weeks illness. Born October 27 1850 in Concord township she lived in Garland 24 years. The body was taken to Travison Funeral Home for services Tuesday at 10 30 am Interment Pine Grave cemetery. Survived by two daughters Iva Weed Grass Valley Wall two sons Eugene Levis Union City and Chas W Bugnee Garland one sister Mrs Bessie Richardson and brother Harry Maine Spartansburg Fourteen grandchildren also survive. Mr Tunequist died about four years ago.
Chicago January 18 Representatives of railroad labor unions met to hear a report on a compromise wage program. The plan features flat increases for some workers and percentage boosts for others, pending final recommendations from conductor and engineer representatives.
Deputy Sam Stewart led the probe into a shooting at a small West Virginia home where a woman was killed after a visitor from the same state allegedly demanded she come down and then fired a 2 caliber revolver. Leads are being pursued as investigators press the case.
The Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association presents its 1937 health program focusing on child health, industrial health, nursing services, and health education. It plans school examinations, health clinics, tuberculin testing, health talks, posters, and films to improve disease prevention and awareness for all residents.
United Press reports a farm hand is jailed after a fatal fire that killed two people, including a 28 year old man and his 15 year old daughter, with details of the blaze and investigation continuing as authorities pursue leads.
United States steel common stock surged over three points boosting the industrial average to a new high for 1931. Strong steel activity supported overall market strength with notable climbs in Allied, Rubber, Southern, and Western Electric. Projections cited substantial capital spending by United States Steel at Pittsburgh and Quinton, Pa, and fresh expansions by Johns Manville among others.
Philip Murray led the United Steelworkers evidence from Washington to meet a Pittsburgh glass plant official over the strike that began October 25. The mine workers union and plant leaders arranged talks to seek a settlement amid ongoing stoppage.
A Baltic naval gazette reports foreign warships may only pass Kiel Canal with advanced permission negotiated through diplomatic channels. The canal extends from Kiel Bay in the Baltic to the Elbe River mouth on the North Sea, signaling tightened wartime access.
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