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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1938
Page
8
Erie July 6 87 fireworks permits listed this year prompt city council to seek a joint county township and borough session to ban sale and use of fireworks. Safety Director Martin backs a county ban but proposes a large July 4 spectacle funded by the city.
United Press report from State College notes President Ralph D Hetzel announced limits on the freshman class after action by the college board of Trustees. The registrar’s office said applications were about one fifth below the target, affecting admissions for the 1930s freshman intake.
Harrisburg reports the Game Commission bans dogs for hunting Woovchicks April to mid August to protect breeding game. Violation carries penalties under the game code.
Members of the Golden Rule Club will hold their next monthly dinner meeting Monday evening at the Wayne Valley U. B. church just north of Beaver Dam. Frank Wakeley, chairman, announced the event and said a suitable speaker is being arranged. Reports on various club activities will be received at the meeting.
A bridal party of eight persons on a Crawford county rural road plunged 15 feet after their car crashed through a guard rail and overturned into a creek. Six escaped drowning as water remained low. Injured were Helen Link Maujon Babay and Anna Wasiuk. The bride and groom Andrew Babay and Peter Vertish plus Mary Kanal also identifiable.
Harrisburg July 6 Ralph M Bashore Labor and Industry Secretary was added to the Interstate Conference of Unemployment agencies formed by the Federal Social Security Board to simplify the jobless insurance system and to conduct a survey for greater administrative economy faster benefit payments and reduced employer detail.
Harrisburg July 6 Judge Arthur H James would, if victorious in November, become Pennsylvania's chief executive directly after serving as lieutenant governor He would be the first to achieve this path though others sought the office none have yet succeeded. If elected he would be the second jurist to reach the governorship succeeding Samuel W Pennypacker who left the bench in 1902 to take the oath as governor.
Rome, Italy, claims 2600 years as a city tied to the seven hills and a dozen other Romes that rose to glory, then faded, leaving monuments that echo departed splendor.
Two Chicago University physiologists test a 28 hour day by living underground for a month in Mammoth Cave. Dr Nathaniel Kleitman cannot break his routine, while assistant Bruce Richardson adapts fully. Photo by National Park Service. Also a World’s Fair dedication in Pennsylvania with Governor Warle. A Lexington man cites fishing barometer gimmicks amid mixed captions and scattered notes.
Erie commissioners back Jefferson school property as preferred site for the town’s new ball park over Old Webb Athletic Field. They plan a conference with school directors to confirm the best location before contributing funds, stressing a central, adaptable site and avoiding a smaller field.
Postman William Suter in Woodbury suffers scalp lacerations after attempting to pick up two baby blue jays. He required treatment for injuries described as serious but not life threatening. Officials caution about handling wildlife and the incident highlights risks to mail carriers while on the job.
The fragment describes Delmar Wat, a one year old child praised as Hollywood’s most kissed boy, allegedly kissed daily for six years by twenty Keystone girls. It mentions him as a kid actor now filming a project titled Break Ing the Tee with Bobby Breen and references Clark Gable Tyrone Power among the Romeos.
The Northwestern Pennsylvania Wool Growers Association announces wool will be shipped at the Bessemer and Lake Erie station in Meadville on Thursday July 4 and Titusville on July 15. The Titusville meeting sold this year's wool to Henry H. Benedict Co. of Camden New Jersey at prices 25.22 for medium 23.8 for fine and 21.38 for rejects the highest in the state to date. The association includes wool growers from Erie Crawford Warren and Venango counties.
The hyrax resembles a guinea pig in appearance and has brown fur. Its feet resemble those of an elephant, and it has tiny tusks. It is related to elephants and hippos in structure but not in size.
Fragmentary OCR listing prices for Loblaw's items shows multiple figures such as 3.99, 2.99, and 6 29¢, with additional numbers 528 and 798 appearing in sequence. The text lacks clear context or item names, making precise storefront or date details unavailable.
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