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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1932
Page
6
The city hosts the first regular council meeting with remarks from Secretary of War Hurley and statements from Hoover, Curtis, and Garner. Also noted are tragic deaths, railroad honors, a new dog policy, and local radio highlights amid weather and sports updates.
Miss Elizabeth Knauss of Davenport lectured at the Oval Baptist Church on Bolshevism’s threats to home, church, government, and schools. She argued youth movements and modernist pastors aid atheistic communism, urging vigilance as she travels to Niles, Ohio.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars invites the public to a benefit card party at the V. F. W. home on West Washington Street on Tuesday evening. A committee arranges the event with awards and refreshments. Bridge and Five Hundred will be played.
Defendants appeared before Judge Parker on a Saturday forenoon session. Bessie Walls of Rocky Grove received six months in the Allegheny county workhouse for liquor possession. Hart Reverline of Oil City faced two counts of passing worthless checks and got 30 days in jail. William Reynolds alias William Ashbaugh was fined and sentenced to 1.5 to 3 years in the penitentiary for automobile larceny. J. Thomas White of near Poll received 30 days in jail for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Several cases, including larceny and receiving, were postponed.
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania will headline the second annual Dairymen's League Cooperative Association broadcast reaching 800 local meetings in the six state area. The program airs February 30 at 2 30 p m on WOR Newark WIAS Pittsburgh WIE WEAN Philadelphia WBEN Buffalo WSYR Syracuse WOKO Albany CKAC Montreal and CFRB Toronto with music by Robert Crayford and a closing address by Fred H Sexauer president of the league.
A Time magazine piece criticizes Dr Eyan O Neill Kane for performing his own inguinal hernia operation on January seven at Kane Summit hospital. It notes Dr W Blair Mosser could have performed the operation and cites Dr Howard M Cleveland who assisted from Mt Jewett, though he is on the Summit hospital staff.
A car carrying twelve occupants collided with a railway crossing gate at Addison early Saturday, killing five and injuring the rest. Driver William Woodbeck, 27, of Hiland, Pa, said he was about to cross when the gates were down, the gasoline tank exploded on impact, and seven members of one family were among the dead or injured.
A gun battle between rum runners and hijackers and a brazen attempt to bribe Coast Guards leads to seizure of two nim boats, liquors valued at 132000, and several smugglers. In Cobasset the contraband landed near a policeman’s home. The Mary at Dorchester and the speedboat Buddy in Boston harbor were captured after chases and bribes were refused.
Members of the Corry Alpha Chapter of the Phalanx Fraternity led the devotional at the Northwest District quarterly meeting held at Erie MC A Sunday. Delegates came from Meadville Evie Bradford Greenville Titusville Oil City Cambridge Springs and Corry. Induction of Cambridge Springs members by Bradford Phalanx was a highlight. Attending Alphas included C M Hengst Heppel Tiffany Norman York Bruce Millsworth Jon Fr eno Walter Bertram Robert Sears Armour Hillstrom Lyle Chase and Charles Auer.
Geraiane Thieme of Clymer R D 5 died at her home yesterday morning after chicken pox illness. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs G B Thieme, formerly of Corry, and is survived by four brothers and two sisters. A grand-niece of Mrs Carrie Wilcox, she will be laid to rest Thursday afternoon. funeral services are planned in memory of the girl.
A festive vesper service drew a large crowd Sunday afternoon at 4:30 at a local Episcopal church. The event was organized by the Episcopal choir with organist Miss Bessie Merrick. Vocal solos by Miss Lillian Barnes and an offertory duet by Mrs. Corrine Dean and Harvey Lafevre framed the program under the direction of Rev. G. Stanley West, the rector.
Meadville Inn officer Roy Cole, 29, died at Spencer hospital from a bullet wound to the head caused while cleaning his gun. The tragedy, ruled accidental after investigation, left Cole’s widow in shock. He served six years on the police force and had previously been involved in a 1928 bootlegging case. Funeral plans incomplete.
The body of Frances Linscott, former Corry resident and widow of Harmon Linscott, died at her son G F Gibbs home in Tulsa Oklahoma Friday morning. The remains will be brought to Corry for burial in Pine Grove cemetery with prayer services at Alexander and Company's Funeral Parlors at ten o'clock conducted by Rev E A Hook. Her son G H Gibbs will accompany the body.
The Shandaken tunnel in Istigoil, part of the Catakut water system, extends 18.1 miles and began service February 9. It delivers Schoharie creek water to the Azhe kan reservoir, supplying New York City with drinking water.
The Monday club hosted a debate at M B Church with nine prize entries. contestants included Miss Corry and Miss Sulli. The program featured entertainment and a question session on meat insu rance and other topics, reflecting a local civic gathering.
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