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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1948
Page
2
At the annual church meeting in 1947 it was announced that about $11,000 had been pledged toward a $16,000 long range expansion and improvement program for Tabor Lutheran Church during 1948. Also noted are promotions, local incidents, and community notices including crime reports, local ads, and upcoming events in Kane and surrounding towns.
The acting clerk released the annual Jamestown city court report noting 181% figures dating back decades with receipts of 442 0603 and expenditures of 239 228 37 over the period. Other items include an unfinished Hotel Francis case postponed to January 29 and a Ward of 26 956 69 from U S Treasury to Pennsylvania for Allegheny National Forest timber sales.
A burglar fled with valued auto parts from Leo McCabe’s gas station at 6:25 am after officers spotted him and he slipped into a black sedan. Patrolmen Hilbert and Mafflehriex pursued toward Westminster but lost track. state police were alerted at West Springfield. Retired NJ Justice Charles W Parker, 85, former head of the Court of Errors and Appeals, died of coronary thrombosis. he wrote a 14,000‑word opinion upholding Hauptmann conviction in the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
Mrs Eilen Blanchard Messenger died at Bear Lake Thursday evening at 6 40 PM. Born May 4 1862 in Oil City she lived most of her life in Bear Lake Corry and vicinity. She was widow of Dewitt Messenger who died in May 1922. Surviving are a daughter Mrs John Bennink of Columbus two sons Elmer J Blanchard of New Castle and William Blanchard of Grove City twelve grandchildren twenty great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. The body is at Bracken Kenting Funeral Home with services Sunday at 2 30 PM. Interment Pine Grove Cemetery
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