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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1937
Page
3
City Treasurer Irene M. Mullen reports Corry ended June with a treasurer balance of 4 9T110. Receipts reached 6 038.97 and expenditures 287.15. Council considers forcing vacant lot owners to cut grass, while various city updates include busier motor car output, staff changes at Postal Telegraph, circus attendance, and enhanced registration plans for rural districts.
State grand jury will examine a widespread gravel scandal with high payoffs and possible prosecutions. The probe targets Erie County suppliers led by Pioneer Materials Co and concerns state officials, with earlier Police reports and dismissals of highway department staff mentioned. The attorney general may review the report to decide if prosecutions should proceed.
The decomposed body of a man was found hung from a tree near U.S. Route 8 in Pittsfield township. Investigators say the corpse had been dead about a month, age about forty, wearing a blue pinstripe suit. Dental work suggests past spending. body taken to Higginbotham funeral home in Youngsville pending claim.
Jamestown July 7 Three young men were injured early this morning when a light automobile veered off Hast Lake Road in front of the John Hedin residence at Belleview and struck a tree. Milton Moore 18 suffered possible skull fracture and internal injuries in critical condition. Joseph Godfrey 18 sustained head lacerations and other injuries considered critical. William Fournier 16 was slightly injured.
Henry Harris a 44 year old Black man from near Pleasantville Venango county died at Warren General Hospital after an operation for a double hernia. Harris, employed by Mayburg Chemical Company, was injured on June 25 while cutting a tree on company property.
A garbled note describes Leaf Lara Leaffard amid confusing text about fetid surroundings near swine kidneys. The sentence is incomplete and lacks clear entities or events for a cohesive summary.
A Kane district crash left one person dead and eight injured. The report details a wedding ceremony for Miss Margaret Louise and Mr. Frank Pf. Barr, including attire, attendees, and a reception hosted by the groom's parents in Bradsock Lane, Philadelphia.
Kane N Y reports a Route 6 collision injuring several people including Joseph Roviantele 84 of Wlatord and Burns 61 Sheffield. Roviantele died at the hospital. Other injured were taken to Community Hospital in Sheffield with head injuries and fractures. Cause not yet determined. investigation to be by Gov. Wo. Alen.
Los Angeles July 71 Albert Dyer who murdered and attacked three small Tglewood girls fainted when Superior Judge Thomas L Ambrose balked his attempt to plead guilty and escape a death sentence Arraigned immediately Dyer offered to plead guilty but the judge refused due to lack of defense counsel He was carried from the courtroom and must stand trial The report also notes Guilford College Dr A D Bertzel urged students at a conference to be radical in the sense of being fundamental pardinay and original for only radical people can meet the remains of the day and age
In the July 4 issue of Ural Worker the editor reports that Jacob G. Doletzky, head of a Soviet news agency, reportedly attempted suicide by self-inflicted action. The Tass News Agency confirms the official stance.
A resident reported a clothing fire in a home where a child suffered serious burns. Firefighters quickly responded and contained the blaze, with medical personnel treating the child on site. Investigators are reviewing the cause and ensuring safety measures to prevent rekindling. The family is cooperating as authorities assess damages and potential hazards.
A juvenile offender known as a boy slayer received a formal sentence in MUCAIVILLE on July 7. Details are incomplete due to fragmented text but indicate a grave act and court action. The report names several individuals and places tied to the case, with references to a hearing and sentencing procedures.
Funeral arrangements for Roscoe Gilson are announced for Thursday. Details describe a service at the home in Arkansas and burial at Reine cemetery with unidentified attendees and scattered locations.
The readable fragments list venues, wards, theatres, and streets with numerous misspellings and garbled names. It mentions Wes places such as Parinephend Unlalianie Tiers and Kinwiie, various wards and theatres, and references to events or listings, but the overall narrative is unclear.
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