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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
7
A garbled report mentions iE Wing Name, a 1988 event linked to New York Yankees outfielder, contract amounts, and a banquet. It references a figure named Joe DiMag, a $25,000 figure, and an $85,000 sum, with unclear connections to years, leagues, and payments.
In a mixed local item set, city council reviewed contracts for garbage collection in 1988, read annual police and health reports, and approved heating funding for municipal buildings. Separate items report on Niagara Falls ice sheet, missing person case resolved, and upcoming clinic and construction projects including Slippery Rock State Teachers College campus work.
The Corry district 29-02 which includes Corry, C, Concord and Wayne townships logged 201 births and 125 deaths in the year 1937. Males numbered 418 and females 269 with births exceeding deaths by 1 to 11. Most births, 187, occurred at Corry Hospital. Major death causes were heart vascular and renal diseases 26 cancers 23 diseases of the lungs 22 and other illnesses, with six infant deaths under one year.
The Corryville community gathered to honor Willard, a longtime supporter of the Grand Army of the Republic and former police officer, marking his 60 years in the town. The event recalled his Civil War service, oil discoveries, and efforts in building local industry, with family memorabilia and remarks on his enduring role in local history.
The Bematen Bros sale at Nort Center street clothing store opened last Saturday and runs through this week. Half of the stock is reduced for the clearance. Bernstein invites the public to visit for overcoats and apparel at significantly lower prices. The piece highlights wide selection and early opportunity to shop. A related note mentions the National Ski Association founded February 21, 1904, at Teh pening, Mich., led by Carl Telletsen.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock for Albert Mtwin who died Friday at Inkshore of B20 West Wayne Street. Rev E A Hook of the Baptist church assisted by Rev Harris of the United Brethren officiated with a large attendance from friends and relatives. Burial followed in Pine Grove cemetery with pallbearers named. Attending from out of town were Mr and Mrs Harold Chapman and Mirenin Bornell of Evie Mies Marpari Mymeorl and Mr and Mrs Pranic Palmer of git.
Opposition to railroad demands for freight rate increases totaling about 317 million dollars annually is surfacing. Secretary Henry A. Wallace appears before the Interstate Commerce Commission to protest the proposed 15 percent rate rise, backed by Governor George H. Earle of Pennsylvania, as efforts push to shield agricultural interests.
Julie Allerdyce, 19, engaged to Dr. Richard Jessup, confronts a world of social parties and doubt. Her fiancé’s calm acceptance contrasts with her wish for excitement as she faces marriage, a perilous flight, and the pull of independence in a town watching her every move.
A jumbled page advertises tonics and patent remedies with prices and cautions, plus assorted rental ads, sales notices, and a long list of auction items. It includes an administrator sale, real estate requests, and livestock auction plans, all from a small-town newspaper.
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