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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1938
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text references a trial with unclear participants and locations. The readable portion hints at a monetary amount and a court venue, but details are insufficient to identify persons, organizations, or precise events. The fragmented line suggests a legal proceeding with a Scotland Yard style wording.
The Agricultural Conservation Program lists 79 629 Pennsylvanian farmers eligible for enrollment after the June 15 deadline. Previous figures show 77 449 eligible last year. Eligible farms include those with acre data on file and past participation, with many awaiting use of soil building practices such as clover and timothy seeding, alfalfa planting, fertilizer expansion, orchard work, forest tree planting, and fencing.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the WY F W met at West Washington street to organize a unit for the Daughters Club of the V FW. Eligible daughters may join at the next meeting on July 20 at 8 o clock. Delegates were chosen for the National Encampment the week of August 21.
This year added practices include stripcropping contour furrowing and terracing to reduce soil erosion.
Miss Krena Renskers of Clymer arrives for a several days stay with her uncle and aunt on Worth Street. Mrs. Michael Finucan and several Powell Motor salesmen attend a Cambridge Springs dealers meeting. Mr and Mrs Leon VanTassel and daughter Kathryn return from New York City. Patrolman William Swan heads to Cleveland on business. Mrs W C Flick visits Union City. The Bax family from Bainbridge, Texas, travels via Gettysburg to Meadville for friends. Theda Purchase of New York arrives for her son George Purchase’s Erie wedding to Margaret Welford. Harold J. Smith from Newport News arrives for a few days with Alvin M. Smith on West Frederick Street. Norman Qpsell and Ernest Soderquist with families visit parents. GC W Babbitt and a Shergisis stay a week. Mrs John Alexander of Kansas City departs after a month’s absence for two weeks with her sister. Grace Pope Daugherty and family visit, others from Franklin, Virginia, and Maryland arrive to spend time with relatives on Franklin Street. F Hoffmaster and Joan Patterson motor to State College on business.
Crowds attend the Bear Lake revival at United Brethren in Christ church led by Evangelist Sanford. Evening services each day include a Sunday morning rally, church reception, a congregation photo, a 2 15 music program, and a 3 20 baptismal at Michael’s pasture creek. Final sermon at 7 40 to allow arrival in Chicago.
Hair combs have long been used, with wooden bone and horn examples found in Swiss lake dwellings. Early Greeks and Romans fashioned them from boxy styles and Egypt favored ivory.
Miss Margaret Constance Wolford and George Purchase wed at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Worth Center Street Erie Rev Willian J Kuhn officiated. Attendants included Miss Bess Merrick organist and Miss Kathryn Desmond maid of honor. The ceremony featured roses and orchids, Mendelssohn music, and a reception at the bride’s home. The couple to reside at 15 West Eighth Street Erie after a wedding trip east.
July 7 reports Thving Park a wealthy Philadelphia soap manufacturer dies in Manteo. A separate Bedford, Pa item notes a truckload of antique furniture destroyed in a loss estimated at 45,000 by J. T. Thorley of Liverpool.
A nostalgic pantry piece offers three simple drop cookie recipes ideal for summer. Wheat Flake Coconut Cookies use quick oats if needed and roll into walnut-sized balls for a 12 minute bake at 400. Hermits mix raisins and nuts for 8 to 10 minutes. Oatmeal Cookies blend molasses and spices for several dozen cookies to accompany berries and fruit drinks.
New York trading opened with a rail surge after an Interstate Commerce Commission move on passenger fares, lifting railroad shares. Major industrials followed, while aviation and steel issues showed mixed moves. Pittsburgh wholesale market reported moderate demand with cattle and lambs firm, and dairy, poultry, and eggs showing varied prices across categories.
The largest fresh water island in the world is Manitoulin, located in Lake Huron. It spans about 400 miles in length and nearly 50 miles in width, with inhabitants including Indigenous peoples and Missionary Detroit figures mentioned in the fragment.
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