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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1933
Page
6
St Swithin's Day program features Corry High School boys' band playing at City Park this evening. Detroit visitor Federal Lk Whittlesey and local singer Mick will offer a solo at the 7 o'clock service at Emmanuel Tols topal church Sunday morning, with Whittlesey singing The Lord Is My Light.
Erie County firefighters announce plans for a new attack on Pennsylvanian Gas Co rates. They intend to file a fresh complaint with the Public Service Commission alleging inadequate rates, poor service, and low gas heating quality, aiming to reduce costs for domestic consumers. Local officials wait for chairmanship decision before proceeding. Sidney Blackman to draft the brief for Warren.
Report from the Petrol disaster: Captain Sears refused to abandon ship as flame and oil thinned the deck. Lifeboats saved eight sailors. the Petro l sank at mid afternoon after a brave stand in heavy seas off the Atlantic coast. Rescue efforts continued as survivors received care aboard the rescuers.
Thousands of workers in Pennsylvania are returning to work as factories and mines reopen and earnings rise. The United Press survey shows wages up and unemployment relief costs falling, with six months of data indicating a stronger recovery across key industries. Maguire notes preliminary figures confirm progress, while Carr cites widespread activity increases and pending labor disputes that could bolster the upturn.
North Clymer Sherman road approved under the National Industry Recovery Act. Work may reuse the old route to North Clymer with a start likely late summer or fall. No bid advertisements have appeared yet, though local officials anticipate the project soon.
Benjamin Franklin Sieger a 60 year old prominent jeweler and Mason died of shock and injuries and heart attack after an automobile crash. Autopsy by Dr. G G Broughton found death due to slick and a broken breast. Hundreds of Masons attended memorial rites with many out of town notables listed from Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.
The Ere County Volunteer Firemen’s Association plans a county-wide picnic for firemen and families at DeBoent Park Waterford on Saturday August 5. A meeting in Waterford outlined plans for an afternoon and evening event with games, athletic events, two musicball contests, dancing, fireworks and other amusements. Committees are organizing the outing described as the biggest yet for the county association. Charles Craker represented the local company at the meeting attended by delegates from across the county.
Police believed seven or more drunken vagrants refused entry to the Shelter for Homeless Men started a blaze in an adjoining wing. The fire threatened the shelter as seven hundred inmates were warned to flee. damage estimated at $50,000.
General John J. Pershing has been invited to attend and serve as principal speaker at the annual American Legion convention in Watertown South Dakota. The event is scheduled for August 14 19 and 16.
Miss Norma P. Ellison and Mrs Florence R. Ellison aged mother and daughter both graduate in this year’s University of Utah class in Salt Lake City Utah.
Carl Bloomberg, foreman at Youngs Jie Manufacturing, died Friday afternoon by inhaling monoxide fumes after locking his car in a garage and placing a hose in his mouth. Neighbors alerted police after he did not reappear. A note blamed marriage troubles and financial concerns. Bloomberg’s estrangement from his wife Minnie and a pending divorce were cited amid findings of insurance papers and car title at the scene.
An Erie coroner’s jury will impanel next week to investigate the North Springfield bridge crash that killed Mrs. Frieda Siebert and Mrs. Mother Silverman, sisters from Cleveland. Two victims remained hospitalized at St Vincent’s while funeral services were held in Cleveland. The carload of five plunged into Weale Hanne Creek when the old bridge collapsed on West Lake road, 47 miles west of Bris. Ruth Late, 17, of Buffalo, was among the occupants not yet home.
Miss Sarah McGranahan of Kane and formerly of Corry is spending a few days here with friends, enjoying local hospitality and catching up with acquaintances during her stay.
Britain clinched the European zone Davis Cup title in Wimbledon by edging Australia as Henry Austin beat Vivian McGrath in a 5-4 7-5 6-8 set sequence. This victory earns Britain a place in the inter-zone final against the United States at Autueil, France next week.
Rondo Ariel 24 delivered himself to a Utah mortuary after driving into the driveway and shooting himself near the reception area. Police reported minimal disturbance and no further injuries in this suicide at the facility.
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