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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1934
Page
6
A varied city segment reports a Golden Rule Cluny winner at the Masonic Temple and a Shrine concert in City Park. It notes Pennsylvania Rail income figures for May and weekly electric output data, plus local arrests and civic notices. It mentions fish catches, a fish contest, and agriculturalAward results, plus personnel changes in government and club sports results.
City Council last night received bids from six firms to furnish about 500 feet of fire hose. Bids ranged from 2 cents to 1.25 per foot. Discussion centered on hose needs and current city stock, with officials noting figures of 4,000 to 5,000 feet owned and 4,400 feet on record. Mayor Miller said 17 contracts had been awarded to date.
Reports say the state highway department will begin paving Northwest and South Center streets to connect with Concord township highways. Mrs Helen Schluraff, Erie county commissioner, confirmed after a conference with District Engineer E J Kinney of Franklin. Gas mains have been lowered on South Center and Northwest streets, easing planned improvements and utility work.
Mrs Andrew McCaslin McLouth Kansas uses a flat iron heated in the yard to boil salt pork and beans during an unprecedented heat wave cutting cooking expenses and keeping meals simple for her family in July.
Thomas L. Donegen of New Castle was elected president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Postoffice Clerks at the annual convention in Williamsport. Other officers include Jere Moore of Lancaster as secretary-treasurer and Howard Matter of Pittsburgh as vice president, with additional posts filled by Metbergs, Williams, Setzer, Maxton, and Norma Samuel. The Rural Carriers, Motor Carriers, and Women’s Auxiliary also named officers. The convention closed with a banquet attended by Rep. Rich and Rep. Kelly.
The Fine Arts department of the Northwestern district of the Pennsylvania Women federation will meet Friday at 2 o clock for a luncheon at the Pret House on North Center Street. The event features an antique exhibit with items at least 100 years old. Mrs Spencer Gordon, late director, oversees arrangements. Members of Corry Woman's Club are urged to attend. Reservations by Thursday at the Bride House. Northwestern district clubs will attend, expecting a large turnout.
Officials in Pennsylvania urge employes and proprietors to attend forty four conferences stressing complete and efficient motor vehicle inspections. The Division of Safety aims to remove unsafe cars by enforcing strict inspection at stations and cancelling appointments for poor workmanship. Early inspection is urged as September inspections will be heavy with all cars needing new red and green stickers. The campaign seeks highway safety and the elimination of medically defective cars from roads.
Menasha Wisconsin fireman Lawrence Loehving responded to an alarm with the department and found his own automobile ablaze. His sister was driving when a short circuit ignited the door panels ending in a vehicle fire.
A solemn high mass for William J. Carroll drew the largest St Elizabeths Church crowd in memory as mourners gathered from Columbus townships and nearby towns. Interment followed at St Elizabeths cemetery with bearers including J. I. Slattery and George Carroll among relatives and friends from Mason Michigan Bainboro Spa t onsburg and Titusville.
Harrisburg July 17 reports the state fish commission taking an activist stance. It offers a playful, peculiar incentive calling for young conservationists to slay ten water snakes to earn a "Junior Conservationist" badge. The text includes scattered phrases about Bayville and Scriber with unclear, garbled details.
July 17 in Hartsdale N Y an itinerant vendor known as a shadowy panther figure is held as the sole suspect in the disappearance of 21 month old Bobby Connor. Police identified the man as Harry Lee Forestier 51 and said he was seen near Hartsdale Manor where the boy vanished. Forestier admitted past mental treatment and denied knowledge of the case while officials probe possible links to the boy’s disappearance.
A special Board of Education meeting at 8 tonight in the Library basement will review alleged irregularities in the past two years of school tax collection. Issues include bond acceptance, warrant legality, and the belated issuing of tax warrants, plus costs and enforcement questions. The session, led by president Mrs. H C Barnes, is expected to be lively.
The English term smeared cottage cheese derives from German schmierkase. It forms from schmier erense or schmieren with nit kase, reflecting a smear or smear cheese concept.
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