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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
3
A jury found a Roches man guilty last January on charges related to multiple burglaries. He was sentenced to years in Attica and will remain a director at Mend r esignation of W as manager. Court proceedings and related details were reported from Pittsville yesterday.
A fragment from a historical report references a homicide case with a suspect named Tom O'Shanter and a murdered individual believed connected to the North Limit area. Names and details are garbled but indicate a murder inquiry and a sought suspect.
President Charles Denney of the Erie Railroad announced no immediate developments in the financial dilemma threatening the line’s bank status. Directors met as the railroad considers filing for federal trusteeship unless a plan emerges to cover nearly two million dollars in missed interest since January 1. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation’s loan terms and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway’s guarantee were discussed, with the C and O controlling Erie and denying guarantees as negotiations continue.
City and Water Co cooperate on protection as a 12 inch water main from the station north of the reservoir is relocated from Pleasant Street to Center Street. M Ray Green notes service curtailment and reduced fire protection to about forty percent during operations, with two six man teams at the pumping station and a fifteen minute response window in emergencies. Council plans precautionary measures, police and fire departments coordinate, residents warned to stock adequate supply during suspension periods.
Joseph agek, about 23, of Ludlow, is in Warren General Hospital with a fractured right leg and severe injuries to the head chest and limbs after a car, driven by Gazels, left the Roosevelt highway near the town and crashed into the western end of the High Way Garage. The force hurled him against the steering wheel and windshield, causing extensive damage inside the car. Gazels, initially thought fatally injured, is reported to be recovering with a chance to live.
Wednesday, January 12, Dr Wuestoft and the agriculture class visited the Mode Dairy plant in Corry. Melvin Scrambling and leadership explained the plant from receiving to butter. Student Council changed exemption rules to limit absences to five days and three tardies. Plans for a program each Thursday during assembly. Walter Komenda to represent the school at the State Farm Show in Harrisburg, left Monday, returns Thursday evening, shaved his mustache. Bits of news cover Mildred the motorcyclist, William Hudson as a new school bouncer, cottage cheese method puzzle, optical illusions, sour milk mishap, Zoe’s return, Julia fearing a ring, Carolyn Johnson’s Corry weekend, Robert Howles’ visit, and P T A meeting upcoming.
United Press reports from New York that the British freighter Clagpool, which sent distress signals from the North Atlantic, has sent a later message via the liner President Roosevelt saying she is OK and proceeding on her voyage. The liner Europa altered course to aid the freighter and its 35 crew members, but the message said assistance was not needed.
City borrows four thousand dollars on a short term loan from Citizens National Bank to bridge cash flow until the 1988 tax payments start. The bank advised the council by letter dated January 1 that the municipality owes fifteen thousand two hundred seventy two dollars and eighty four cents in unpaid warrants, with the obligation extending to eighteen thousand dollars after the loan. The four thousand dollar loan covers a three month period, subject to tax receipts.
Mayor Heyer outlined an amicable understanding on hotel management points after an informal council gathering. In Hobart Australia the Deucel lighthouse near Tasmania rises 957 feet above sea level, claimed as the highest lighthouse in the world, stepping up from prior lighting.
Gov. George H. Earle opened talks with anthracite operators and mine officials in Washington. Earle aims to press for federal action to rehabilitate the ailing industry while pursuing reduced coal freight rates before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The meeting includes the Level Commission and Pennsylvania officials.
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