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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1937
Page
3
A mixed local news page reports Charles Reed winning a $25 Rex Theatre weekly prize and students Frances Klinger and Misa Recone Bell set for teaching certificates at Tidyear graduation exercises. It notes business activity in Patsburg district declined with a 108.0 index, a car collision near Erie, snow forecasts, police alerts for a runaway boy, hospital updates on grade crossing injuries, and local officials discussing whisky aging policy.
Pennsylvania liquor monopoly reports a 63 percent rise in profits in 1936 over 1935 as 480 stores statewide sell liquor and wine totaling about 62.7 million gross with profits around 11.7 million. The system attributes gains to barter merchandising and smaller one man stores while directing profits to welfare programs.
A proposed bill in the Delaware-Hepublensy house aims to issue bonds for sewer projects and related infrastructure. The plan would not create a municipal debt charge on general revenue. Supporters include Hasna O40 and others aligned with HHNIAUERS.
United Press reports Libby Owens Ford strike nearing close as union leaders claim progress. Negotiations between Libby Owens Ford workers represented by the United Automobile Workers and plant management show movement toward a draft agreement. A proposed eight cent hourly wage increase would lift the minimum to 63 cents, with no final contract yet.
Early reports describe widespread flooding after heavy rains from Ohio to Kentucky and Indiana. Cities like New Richmond, New Albany, and Evansville report severe inundation with thousands displaced and dozens of homes destroyed. Disasters prompt Red Cross relief hubs and evacuation orders as levees and walls struggle against rising waters.
In Monroe Michigan on January 22 Circuit Judge G Arthur Rathbun sentenced Aleida Benoit to hard labor for life at the southern Michigan state prison after Benoit changed his plea to guilty in the murder of State Trooper Richard Hammond. Prosecutors plan to bring Mike Delberto alias John H Smith before the court on a kidnapping charge.
The Northwest County Council of Ladies Auxiliaries of the Veterans of Foreign Wars met at the Boston store in Erie yesterday. Officers named for the year include Bernice Cunningham of Bradford as president, Bertha Holmen of Erie as senior vice president, and Mrs Mead of Meadville as junior vice president. A luncheon for seventy five members from Warren, Meadville, Bradford, Kane, Oil City, Brainerd, Titus, Erie, and Corry followed.
Heavy rains flood central Pittsburgh and surrounding districts as river crests rise. Homes evacuated along Que Mahoning Creek near Boswell while other rivers show steady or rising stages. Monongahela and Allegheny basins report elevated readings, with slides blocking roads and railway lines from Franklin to Oil City.
The text states that gold is an element by itself and does not contain other elements, though it is commonly alloyed with other metals. It asserts that pure gold holds value regardless of its source and remains worth the effort to obtain.
A fragment notes Confucius at age 22 when his mother fed him and he resigned his post as district inspector of mariculture, retiring for three years. The item hints this period influenced ancient funeral rites practices.
T P Williams, local representative for Edward A Woods Company of Pittsburgh, was re elected a director at the annual meeting following the stockholders session. Williams is noted as the youngest board member among Woods Company executives and ranks among top agents in the region.
Frederick White of Okanogan survived a 23 mile dog sled dash in sub zero weather then died after an operation. Dr Murdock, who treated him since Sunday, collapsed when the patient died. White’s condition, described as a great shock, was attributed to the strain and gangrene that caused death.
A fragment describes vast hollows in northern China filled with a peculiar yellow substance called Ipess, noted for remarkable fertility and the ability to reward cultivation even at great heights.
An eccentric quote attributed to Uncle Eben remarks that if it had to handle creation, Adam and Eve would not have a ready Eden garden. The line reflects folksy satire on order and salvation with humorous misspellings.
Vatican City on January 22 reports Prof Arminta Milani, Vatican physician, says Pope Paul remains under medical care for heart action and poor circulation due to hardened arteries. Milani notes the pope’s condition allows limited activity and may require days of rest while morale is monitored.
Polar bears possess sharp vision and a keen sense of smell enabling them to spot objects at a far range and detect the scent of seals from a mile away.
Cardwell ang Kennett Missouri isolated by river floods. Memphis Tennessee reports rising streams and emergency measures. Over 12 250 refugees expected in tri state area. Mississippi and Louisiana face rising waters with two dead and more missing. Relief agencies mobilize in New Orleans and surrounding areas.
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