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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1935
Page
6
Numerous local items summarize weather and events: heavy snow bands, Rex theatre crowds for Claudette Colbert film, and a Groundhog forecast next week. Annie Palmer promotes a WLW broadcast, while regional business signals show upticks in steel, retail, and freight moves as offices relocate to Fredonia. Obituaries, service notices, and local crime briefings round out the page.
County authorities opened a probe into coal bootlegging in the city with the arrest of N A Thompson of Clymer for possessing false weight certificates. James Sullivan, county sealer, said trucks from Clarion carried inferior coal with dubious weights. Thompson faced arraignment before Alderman C B Porter with a March 4 hearing postponed.
Mrs M Wetmore of 7112 Wes Thureh street died of a heart attack this morning while at home. She was found by neighbors around 9:30 AM and died minutes later. Born June 1, 1866 in Loyella Pa, she lived most of her life in the area and was a member of First Methodist Episcopal Church. Surviving daughters Ruth Wetmore and Mrs Dan Myers, husband died years ago, another daughter Mrs Addie Stevenson predeceased her, brother Frank Stultz of New Kensington. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM from the home with interment in Pine Grove cemetery.
MRWE Jan 26 Prospects for constructing a tuberculosis hospital here with RWD labor and county funds are doomed. County commissioners favor a hospital but oppose county funding. They will refuse county aid when requested. The hospital committee of the Hiie County Health and Tuberculosis association plans a 200 bed facility and will seek RWD labor and $200,000 from the county, with preliminary plans by architect Fred Fuller.
The Washington School Parent Teachers meeting drew about 150 parents and friends for a skit labeled a School Board meeting. Cleo Haight and others portrayed board members, bills were debated, John Jackson played accordion, and the sketch Then the Lamp Went Out impressed attendees.
Amici Bible Class met at United Brethren of Christ Church for its monthly social and business session. With no president present, vice president Robert Davis chaired. Twenty three members attended as a social hour followed the business. A spelling match songs and readings were enjoyed. Sandwiches and coffee were served by the committee. Mrs Glen Davis Mr and Mrs Harold Fish Mrs Charles MacMillan of Wattsburg were guests.
A New Jersey jury weighs the state case against Bronx carpenter Hauptmacher. After the state rested, ten of twelve jurors favored a first degree murder verdict, four women and eight men voting guilty. Jurors note evidence is strong though defense has just begun.
Ridgway town council held a special meeting to study the new street lighting contract with West Penn Power. Corrections were noted and discussed. Front street retaining walls and paving plans for five streets and three alleys were reviewed as spring work nears. Residents from upper Front street queried cost per foot before petitions advance. Lee Carlson spoke for property owners who must cover two thirds of paving costs where no homes line the south side. Council promised estimates and notification on cost per foot once ready.
Harrisburg January 26 A spokesman for the administration indicated Governor George H Earle is giving little consideration to possible Public Service Commission or Liquor Board changes The governor would not likely remove the three liquor board members or sponsor a ripper bill for the public service commission The Republican Senate opposes New Deal moves and a hurried constitutional rewrite The seven member Public Service Commission would require a ripper bill to be removed The three salaried members Gawthrop Thompson and Wagner met with the governor amid speculation on changes Gawthrop chairman Republican has five years left Thompson Democrat has three years Wagner Philadelphia has one year left into his term
Meadville reports Erie Railroad plans would shift heavy repair work to Hornell New York despite Meadville residents opposition. James, the railroad’s general superintendent of native power, says about 600 local workers could be laid off if the move is completed while Hornell shops would gain full time work and Meadville production shops would retain several hundred workers. The shift would also impact Hornell with a similar employment effect. Currently the railroad repairs about 789 locomotives annually, down from over 1400 years ago.
Mrs. Minnie Weisser, former Corry millinery businesswoman and widow of Frank Welager, died January 17 in New York City at the home of her niece Mrs. E H Brown. The body is to be brought to Corry for interment in Pine Grove cemetery.
Miss Marjorie Sullivan announces three branch units will open with Federal Emergency Ed relief support. Branches will operate at E C Barnes grocery North Center Mondays and Thursdays 2 to 6 pm A H Homer grocery West Main Tuesdays and Fridays 2 to 5 pm Gullelli grocery East Main Wednesdays and Saturdays 4 to 5 pm. Each unit will hold 35 books rotated for patrons plus 50 more books promised by Evelyn L Mathews. Residents are urged to use the branches to extend the Public Library services.
Fayet te Alabama former U S Senator J Thomas Heflin urges changes in state election laws to provide voters with carbon copies of their ballots. The copies would be used in election contests to prove or disprove fraud.
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Republic Steel Corporation will restore 85 1 2 day week for its office and clerical employees February 1. Tom M Girdler, chairman and president, announced the change affecting 2700 salaried workers who were on a 6 day week since September 1 last year. The firm reported summer and fall gains with December business up 38.3 percent from November and first 17 days of July 55.7 percent ahead of the prior year.
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