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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1935
Page
2
A fierce electrical storm Sunday evening leveled a large basement barn shed and silo at the Ted Room farm east of Waterford on Route 6. Lightning caused the blaze that totally destroyed the structures and storage, with firefighters contending the flames through the night.
Meadville notes report Frank Crosby butter and local ads for deliveries, a house fire near Village injuring Dan Howeman, and Warren city events. Also covered are storm damage in Ridgway, river levels near flood stage, tragic drownings near Wilmington and Erie, and community meetings at Baptist and Woodman Circle.
Voters in September consider a referendum on convening a constitutional convention with a $50 million borrowing limit. If approved delegates are chosen in November with nominations due October 14, the convention would assemble December 2 in Harrisburg and propose a redrafted constitution for adoption in 1936 or 1937, with effects delaying to 1986 1987.
Earl J Armstrong a longtime Corry resident and World War I veteran died at Warren Hospital Monday afternoon after a heart attack. The veteran is survived by five sisters and two brothers with twin sister Mrs J C Phelps of Corry as one of the survivors. Federal services will be held Thursday at St Thomas church with military honors and interment at St Elizabeths cemetery in Corry.
Edith McCalmont of Warren addresses Townsend gathering and announces her run for Warren County Commissioner on the Republican ticket. She is the first woman to announce for a Warren county political office.
The tanker J. A. Martin, abandoned after a collision and fire, drifted toward ships and shore in Newark Bay. Coast guard, fireboats, and police launches rushed to avert a collision as the vessel ran aground on Mud Flats near Shooters Island with no serious damage reported to the tanker or tug.
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