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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1935
Page
8
Regular meeting of the Board of Education meets in the evening. A severe electrical storm last night affected Corry as committees plan the annual garden party at St Thomas church. Olin Moore reports the vicinity escaped the full effects while nearby lake resorts remained crowded.
July 8 report notes a brisk petition drive in county and city nominations with nearly 50 candidates filing by Saturday. Names mentioned include Owen Burns seeking the Democratic district attorney nomination, Mortimer E. Graham pursuing reappointment, James Wilson contending for Republican prothonotary, and Lawrence Taylor entering the race for county treasurer. Other contenders included C. Francis Hagerty on the Democratic side, John J. Phillips for Republican nominations, Ralph McCord for county treasurer, F. E. Benjamin for clerk of arts, R. Warren Wood for coroner, and Kathryn Kalvelage seeking the Democratic recorder of deeds nomination.
John A. Blatt recalls a wreck on the East Brady hill Sunday morning. Three men were killed and two injured, one critically, when a carnival truck and trailer ploughed into Pennsylvania Rail Road tracks after brakes failed. Victims named include Court Blanton, Henry Bartell, and William Mohr. Raymond Smith and J Robert Wilson were hospitalized with severe injuries. The carnival was en route from Rimersburg to Washington, Pa. A bed spring fence is noted in New Bedford, Mass.
Columbus police association announces the 1935 annual reunion to be held August 14 with committees named at a recent officers meeting. The program speaker and day arrangements will be announced later.
Police seek a woman who was with George J. Buchanan a printing executive found beaten and shot to death in his apartment. Police discredit the theory of her direct involvement and doubt robbery as the motive while noting she could shed light on events after visiting a taproom with Buchanan. Buchanan is described as a descendant of former President James F. Buchanan.
James A Stay president of the BR J Reynolds Tobacco Company died Sunday night aboard the German liner Kungsholm while on a North Cape cruise. He reportedly suffered a heart attack Friday and survived until 11 p.m. last night. The ship had recently left Iceland on the Icelandic voyage.
New York July 8 John D Rockefeller Sr aged 96 remains a public symbol of vast wealth. Once a marvel of wealth creation his fortune now shapes philanthropy while he has lived a long life devoting much of his time to giving. The fortune once topping 1100 million helped numerous causes as the public follows its use.
Mrs Ruth Limber 53 of Linesville died in a Meadville hospital from injuries after a car collision in eastern Ohio earlier the same day. Family says another vehicle struck theirs but offered few details. She is survived by her husband a father and a sister.
Northport July 8 six survivors were rescued from the schooner Lorelei after it burned off Baron's Neck in Long Island Sound about five miles from shore. Coast Guard reported the rescue, noting the air crew and passengers included Dr. Frank A. Calderone of Westbury and Mrs. Calderone, Miss Elsie Oberding of Hempstead, Lt. R. Morgan of New London, A. Hutchinson of Oyster Bay, W. Jones of New York and Capt. John Hamilton of Somerville Massachusetts.
A fragmented historical note traces John D. Rockefeller's early years from 1858 to 1870, detailing a four month absence with minimal earnings and the formation of the Starford Oil Company, which launched a saga of industry expansion, legal battles, and wealth generation reaching into the 20th century. The record emphasizes Rockefeller’s role in standardizing a key product upon which civilization depends and the broad impact of his oil empire on global industry and wealth.
A Pennsylvania legislative committee led by Rep. Reuben Nagel continues inquiring into cooperative agricultural associations or producer corporations. The panel may revise laws governing management operation and supervision, audit books, subpoena witnesses, and produce records as it reports to the House in the next session.
Miss Virginia Kahler of Abenezee New York a former Latin teacher at Clymer High School denies a recent announcement that she accepted a position at Mills College California She tells the Journal she has not accepted any post for next year and seeks four corrections to the notice.
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