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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
3
The Association of American Railroads projects third quarter freight car loadings to rise 99 percent over last year. Erie court timing adjusts barbershop hours to 6 pm and several local civic items, from tuberculosis tests funding to rural carrier conventions, are noted along with weather and registration code changes.
A crew of ten to twelve men and two trucks works on West Columbus Avenue from N Center Street to the city line, planning a blacktop surface joining Wayne township’s bituminous road to Beaverm. George Stowe supervises as work proceeds with a base and bituminous layer planned for several weeks. The project aims to connect with the Beaverdam road and create a Roosevelt Highway parallel route, potentially shortening Center Smith street access near the State Fish Hatchery.
A Tiffin man reported his shoes were stolen from his feet and a watch taken from his pocket while he slept on his lawn. In Canton Ohio two prisoners escaped from the city jail by fashioning a crude tool from a tin cup and slipping past guards at the cleaning section.
Local farmers report a strong hay crop and improving farm conditions overall. Milk producer prices, corn, potatoes, and other crops show significant growth due to favorable weather, lifting community spirits and boosting hopes for an earlier price rally.
Corry residents express dismay over Governor James cutting a $500 allotment for the Corry Hospital and contrast it with a state funding push for national advertising. A writer urges charity for hungry neighbors invoking the Golden Rule. Another letter challenges maple syrup labeling practices by Vermont and New York sellers and questions Burrows involvement with syrup sourcing amid industry concerns.
A farmer argues blended maple syrup undermines pure product and farmer income. He cites shipments held for federal tests in Vermont and price shifts from 18 to 11 cents per pound. He notes large oversupply and predicts continued competition from blended syrup harming farmers.
Philadelphia July 6 The world's shortest air mail route begins regular operation today with an autogiro taking off from the roof of the general post office. The six mile service tests the feasibility of autogiros for rapid mail handling, authorized by Congress in 1947.
Prothonotary Lawrence Taylor addressed the Corry Rotary Club dinner at the Hotel Corry. He spoke at length on the right of the United States to independence during the national observance. Eddie Davis, a local leader, attended and performed three selections. A. J. Buller was inaugurated as club president, with B. C. Jones, Salvation Army leader, as a guest.
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