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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1936
Page
7
Fragmentary text mentions a town team, league context, and names such as Larry Owens and Fred J rid. It references a forest, dances, and a run, but the exact event, date, or outcome remains unclear.
Pennsylvania’s Highways Secretary warns the motor fund will be in the red by late August with over 11.9 million dollars borrowed. He cites heavy reliance on federal aid, mounting engineering and damage costs, and warns that without prompt repayments and new funding high priority repairs and flood damage reconstruction may stall. The deficit threatens participation in federal and WPA projects and road maintenance.
Oliver Nelson, about 30, of Montmorenci Road near Ridgway, was badly hurt when the vehicle he was working under slipped from a jack. He sustained upper right chest injuries, a broken collar bone, three fractured ribs and a badly abraded left ear. He is listed in satisfactory condition at Kaul Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
A state allocation of 9100 will help Corry School District cover current expenditures and teachers salaries. The funds arrive after delays in tax card mailings and are expected to ease finances through the early summer. Officials believe the aid will offset July shortfalls and bolster August needs.
Warr en July 20 Three people were injured Friday night about 10:30 when two cars collided head on west of Irvine on Route 6. Mrs Betty Hopking and Miss Olive McCune, both from the Commodore Hotel Cleveland, are in hospital with fractures bruises and shock and lacerations not serious, while driver John Trubb of Sheffield received facial and limb cuts but was not admitted. Police report Trubb in a Pontiac coupe and Hopkins in an Oldsmobile coupe, with no reason given for the crash. both cars were demolished.
Taree State College announces three faculty members promoted to full professorships by President Ralph D. Hetzel with Board approval. Seven instructors are advanced to assistant professorships. New professors are John Aston in organic chemistry Merrill R. Fenske in chemical engineering and Joseph H. Simons in physical chemistry.
Erie chapter of the American Red Cross opened the first of four highway first aid stations at Wort LeBoeuf service station near Wattford at Routes 6 and 19. Additional stations on Route 20 at Jo-Ed's service station and L. D. Pastorius service station follow, with supervision by the Erie chapter and sponsors from the Girard chapter.
United Press dispatch from DADUAS Texas reports Violet Hilton and dancer James Moore wed amid show business pressures. Daisy Hilton fears disruption as the couple, the bride and groom, face doubts about taking a honeymoon due to an upcoming Cleveland engagement.
In Hershey, July 20, 500 Republican leaders hear Jet D. Hamito urge precision precinct organizing. He stresses women as immediate campaign helpers and calls for winning Pennsylvania for Landon Knox, sending a majority of the state's 34 Congress members to Washington, retaining state government and court races, and two statewide contests for warden and treasurer.
Washington July 20 The Southern Railway today opposed a reduction in freight rates on coal in the Clearfield region of Pennsylvania. It contends current rates are reasonable and should not be lowered.
A fragmented historical note describes early English maps of America from 1606, the year the Virginia Company received its charter. It notes maps often misrepresented America as a narrow landmass with the Pacific near the Atlantic, reflecting limited geographic knowledge of the era.
Dr. Helen Herold, 27, a June UM Medical School graduate from Bradford, Pa., died at University Hospital from injuries after a car crash when passenger in a vehicle driven by Dr. D. MacIntyre who fell asleep at the wheel. Fellow occupants Miss Elizabeth Davis and Dr. K. B. Conor sustained injuries.
Franklin July 20 A report that Miss Leora Clark a 21 year old Stoneboro girl was seen last Monday morning riding in a dirty green coupe toward Franklin from Oil City was received Friday by Franklin police Barbara Snyder of Oil City told authorities she saw the abducted girl in the car Miss Clark had been staying with Mr and Mrs Joseph Plumer of Franklin while attending Franklin Junior College and Business School she left the Plumer home saying she would go to Stoneboro but did not return there
Warren July 20 All 110 Crescent Furniture Company workers who had been on strike since June 24 will return to work this morning. President Charles Porsgren and U S conciliation official Thomas Finn helped broker a settlement. Wages rise 10 percent total with 5 percent immediate and 5 percent within thirty days. Strikers thanked merchants and local citizens for support.
A fragmented note describes cheese made from soy beans, termed Natlo, as a fermented soy product. It suggests variability by locality and mentions holding soy teams outside and leaving them in place for 24 hours to ferment, albeit with unclear wording and potential typos.
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries with per puzzle numbers and letter hints. It lists numerous cryptic style prompts like Greek ta t tin symbol and historical names, aiming to fill a standard crossword grid with themed answers.
For sale items including chairs table hat rack fureaus framed pictures and other articles available Tuesday and Wednesday at Braa Radio Equipment Repairs F Brockman 147 1 2 North Center Street phone 732M A6131 Apartments and Flats 73 Furnished and unfurnished flats and duplexes for rent by J B Patterson Executors Notice in Re Estate of Samate Tein L Sample late of Corry Erie County Pennsylvania Letters Testamentary granted to Walter L Pure attorney Cory Pennsylvania claims and debts to be settled by the undersigned
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