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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1938
Page
3
Norman Whittaker, now attached to the Aero Supply Corp engineering dept, will address Golden Bul at St Pauls Lutheran church this evening at 6:90. Storm sewer work resumes Wednesday after a week’s shutdown at the close of the pay period.
The report shows a rise in direct relief rolls for the week ending January 29, with 208,218 cases, 679,698 persons, and 13,568 new filings. Expenditures reached 1,398,147 dollars, averaging 2.85 per recipient, while transfers to the federal Works Progress Administration boosted closures for the period.
Salvaton Army hall hosts a two night production of School Daze70 a satirical offering by Salvationists portraying fifty year old school pranks. Tweny four performers present humorous verse music and drama in a family friendly program with a modest admission. Local names and roles fill the cast list, ending with an old Burma name for Mandalay.
The First Methodist Church parlor hosted the first in a series recitals by Mrs. Clarence B. Shoop’s piano pupils. The program featured rhythmic exercises, motion songs, solos and duets, with standout pieces including Dance of the Rosebuds and Venetian Love Song performed by a large group of young students.
G Root of Montebello California forwards a money order for a 60 cent jar of San-Cura Ointment and two cakes of San-Cura Soap after reports from R J Dellinger of Maywood that the product cured piles after $200 spent on other remedies. The ad promises antiseptic benefits and a full refund if unsatisfied. All drug stores. 12.
Nancy Cook, 20, of 41 Clinton Street, died instantly when her car collided with a semi trailer two miles east of Westfeld on Route 2. Coroner W. W. Crandall cites fractured skull and internal injuries. Driver Maynard A. Birdsey of Silver Creek reports the Cook car veered left after being on the right side. the car was demolished. Witnesses include Birdsey and state trooper William Welch. Police note average speed near 85 mph for the death car. Birdsey uninjured. The report also mentions a separate note on the discovery of the electric cell by Luigi Galvani.
Local merchants affiliated with the Golden Rifle Club will distribute two hundred dollars in prizes this Thursday afternoon. The Rex Theatre will host the drawing at 1 o clock, announced club president Olin W Bracken. Prizes include 100 for first place 50 for second 25 for third and 25 for fourth.
D S Nichols 55 a well known Old City citizen and police member died Saturday evening from a heart attack amid recent illness. Survived by wife Frieda Harkless. six brothers. a sister. a grandson and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at Grace Church Of City with interment at Newton Cemetery Newton.
Rescue and relief efforts unfold across Barcelona after a wave of air raids. Volunteers rush to aid the injured, ambulances stream through sirened streets, and Red Cross workers care for the wounded amid widespread destruction.
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