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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1935
Page
3
July 25 events include a Ruleade Thursday gathering and a Corry North East inter club golf match at Corry Country Club with dinner at 6. Also reported are Erie gas outputs, US car sales through June, motor vehicle bureau delays, state payroll changes, bank deposit escheat warnings, H O L C loan credentials, and Ruth Ford recital plans in Corry.
District chief valuator Jesse P. Macfarlane says misreading FHA rules about urban areas prevents some people from getting insured mortgages. He notes the term urban includes metropolitan and satellite areas and that eligibility depends on risk, not strict political boundaries.
Daniel H. White of 3512 French Street filed petitions at the courthouse as the third person seeking the county prothonotary post. County Treasurer Lawrence Waylon, unable to seek another term, runs on the Republican ticket with James Wilson as the current officeholder.
Dave Odani of Byrnedale, arrested in Cleveland after absconding with about $1000, was released when his father-in-law T C Russell withdrew larceny charges. Most funds were returned. Odani disappeared July 8 after collecting beer money for Russell’s Fourth of July trade. St Marys police chief William Gostz brought him back from Cleveland.
United Press reports government surveys show steady trade gains across small towns and farming areas from New England to the Pacific. June sales in cities under 30,000 rose 3 1 2 percent in dollar volume from 1934, with a 5 1 2 percent rise over 1935. Daily averages up 7 percent from May, driven by rural chain stores and mail orders. Farmers shift from unmarketable goods to cash crops, buying industrial products from cities, a trend accelerating since the AAA.
In Erie on July 17 authorities search for Evan Davis, 14, of 143 West 8th Street, who has been missing since last Wednesday. His father Cassius Davis offered no new clues, and investigators fear he may have gone to Florida, the former home of his parents. Davis had attended a military academy in Gainesville, Georgia.
County taxes for the year show a sharp rise, with collections up to date surpassing 1984 totals by about $60,000. On Monday, income reached $17,000, one of the year's largest days. Taxpayers who pay before month’s end save five percent. after August 1 penalties apply.
A 48 year old Holmesburg woman weighed 88 pounds when police rescued her after five years of confinement in her home. William Van Cleve and sister Catherine Van Cleve were arrested for false imprisonment. The woman had been confined to her room since May 1 and endured bread and water with occasional soup. Neighbors helped arrange the rescue.
Oil City area report details the death of a father of eight by hanging at his Jefferson Street home. Death ruled a self-inflicted act by Dr J R Sharp after investigation. Body found by wife in a chicken coop behind the residence around 10 57 PM. He tied a noose with a slip knot and kicked away a supporting box. No timing estimate provided.
Nine thousand World War II era Mighty Eighth Division veterans will gather in Wheeling West Virginia for the sixteenth annual Soth Division vets reunion August 1 through 4. The program features dances banquets ceremonies sports trips and a grand parade with national speakers including Loula B Johnson Major General Adelbert Cronkhite and Colonel L G Peyton. A mass at St Josephs Cathedral August 4 and a banquet August 3 at the Masonic Temple are highlights. The Veterans of Foreign Wars band from Warren will be present throughout. The city will be decorated with division insignia and colors.
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