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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1940

Page

2

Resignations and notices fill Meadville column

Miss Elizabeth Howsare resigns as Titusville YWCA general secretary effective September to lead a similar post in Bisbee Arizona. E Adels resigns Oil City Splane Memorial Airport post to join Grand Rapids Michigan Civilian Pilot Training Program. Mecray Ladies Aid and United Brethren church groups plan Thursday meetings at 2:30 p.m. Dr RB Gamble, Meadville physician, is described as critical after a Florida illness.

Elizabeth Howsare Titusville Su. E. Adels Ol City Splane Memorial Airport Grand Rapids, Mich Civilian Aeronautics Authority Oil City United Brethren Church Joseph Anderson Johnson Street Friendship Club John Cournéenl Liberty Street RB. Gamble Meadville Gamble Florida

Local notices and accidents in City and County

City and Vicinity listing of grocery prices and items, car accidents on West Main Street, dress shirt sale at Paul’s Men's Wear, a fatal heart attack in Elk Street, and various hospital reports. Also notes on circus attendance, a ham supper fundraiser, a cancer for iron lung purchase, and a long travel hiking tour with ages up to 80. Community announcements include wallpaper, gas station ads, a wallpaper and lumber firm notices, and local weather impacts on real estate and leisure activities.

Paul Franklin Roy Sutley Elk Street Sutley Pleasantville Oil City Sutler Lanston's Lanston’s Besson J. J . Andrews Relief Corps No. 49 Roberts Cotton Hartstown Crawford County Wendell Willkie Coffeyville Kansas Erie Egerson Connieaut Ohio William C. Plata Pairview Route 5 Girardboro Plaintti Platz Timueville Luke B. Carter Robert McGuray Troy Township Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey's Circus Cleveland Danville Kane Bradford Marienville Hane Ard Blackmore Ashland Wip June Rodin Cincinnati John Burton East Smethport Contredit Lake Conneaut Lake Call Doris Louise Peters Pittsfield R. D Warren General Hospital

Old Bozeman Roundup Revival Planned for August

Final plans to revive the Bozeman Roundup have been made. The event will be held August 9 under the sponsorship of the Bozeman Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Bozeman, Mott Iade Bozeman Bozeman Junior Chamber of Commerce

Banked details from a jamestown federal court opening

Judge John Hight of Arcade presides at the July term of the U S district court opening at the Jamestown Federal building. Josep Tokish of Erie is jailed on a drunken driving charge. Two police cars were killed when struck by a vehicle driven by Walter Birmingham. James Baynes of Erie is hospitalized after a gun discharged while he fell from a car. An improvement program redecorates the Rex theatre front on West South Street.

John Hight Arcade A.X U. S. District Court Jamestown Federal Josep Tokish Erie Walter Birmingham Wattsburg Herbert Werren Wattaburg James Baynes Hamet Hospital Ais Erle County Public Assistance Offices Rex Theatre West South Street

Mrs Allie Vrooman Dies at Jamestown General

Mrs Allie Vrooman widow of Clarence Vrooman died yesterday at Jamestown General Hospital aged 52. She is survived by two sons Alvin and Vrooman, two daughters Esther Hawkins and Mary Vrooman, two brothers John and Walter Tewinkle, and three sisters Mrs Benjamin Warnshull Mrs Addie Neckers of Clymer and Mrs Alton Monte of Corry. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Abbe Reformed Church in Clymer.

Clymer Alle Vrooman Clarence Vrooman Jamestown General Hospital Vrooman Alvin Vrooman Esther Hawkins Mary Vrooman John Tewinkle Walter Tewintele Benjamin Warnshull Addie Neckers Alton Monte Corry Abbe Reformed Church Wernesday

Funeral services for Bert O Wilson held at Erie

Bert O Wilson 79 of Harborcreek died Sunday after a heart attack. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 PM from Donald Burton funeral home in Erie. He was a Crawford County native, a retired farmer, survived by six daughters including Martha Simmons and Bertha Rowe, three sons including Elza Wilson and Clyde Green, a brother Dick Wilson, and many great grandchildren. Burial will be in a Warren County cemetery.

Corry Donald ©. Burton Erie Bert O. Wilson Harborcreek R.D Warren County Crawford County Mr. Wilson Martha, Simmons Bertha Rowe Portland

High Explosives Sent to Orleans Under New Measure

Reports from shipping circles say 19,000,000 pounds of high explosives for Great Britain are en route to New Orleans. Captain J. J. Ahern, appointed captain of the port, said explosives must be loaded at an anchorage more than twelve miles down the Mississippi River from the city under the emergency presidential decree.

New Orleans Great Britain J. &. Ahern Coast Guard Port Winder Mississippi River

Boy Accidentally Kills Self in Butler County

Evans City boy 11, Don Harden Eberle, found his father's pistol in a bureau drawer and shot himself while punished in July at Butler. Coroner Headland reported the accidental death in Butler township, Pennsylvania.

Butlah Don Harden Eberle Evans City Headland

Lost embryo aviators drift toward DuBois in hop

A squad of thirty young fliers trained on Long Island took off from Lock Haven for a 70 mile hop to DuBois Pa. Only 12 reached the destination as the others scattered, with several later corralled near Brockville and Hawthorne. Officials guided them by telephonic instructions to Brockville and plan to Los Angeles as the route.

Ste Hawthorne New Settles Hem Fetd Brockville DuBois Brookville Los Angeles Willig Misassippi River

Badly Hurt by Fall in Street in Erie

Erie July 9 detectives solved weekend injuries of two men taken to city hospitals. Lawrence Davison 47 of 425 W 7th fell Saturday night at 3rd and Wallace after leaving Vet fats hospital in Batavia N Y He hit his head and his condition remained poor. Anthony Fedor 28 of 644 16th street was treated at Hamet hospital for a head injury from an early Sunday assault Nov. details scarce.

Erie Paul Schaaf Jack Reagan Lawrence Davison W. 7Th Street St. Vincent's Hospital 3Rd Wallace Streets Fats’ Government Hospital Batavia Davison Meadville Anthony Fedor 16Th Street Hamet George Christoph West 1Th Street Fedor Victor Forelli E. 24Th Street

Mother hurls four from burning home in Butler tragedy

In Butler near Cabot four Clarence George children were saved when their mother hurled them from a second floor window as fire spread through the home. The two older children escaped but were badly burned. 18 year old Marcella George died and Ellen, 12, remained in grave condition. The mother collapsed and was carried out by the father.

Butler Clarence George Cabot Marcella George Ellen

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