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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1936
Page
3
Local residents prepare for Sherman fire department events with afternoon and evening programs. Community members attend from across the district as entertainment listings and a lively program are highlighted.
In Erie on July 25 Finance Director Thomas Mehaffey proposed tax abatements favoring homeowners over land speculators with large vacant plots. He said he would cooperate with school and county officials if a moratorium on taxes for vacant properties were considered to put land back on the market and boost district revenues. Mehaffey and County Commissioner Thomas Flatley expressed willingness to confer with School Director Milton Schaffner and Mrs. Bertha Winter Mahoney on possible action.
The Department of Public Instruction cooperates with the Highway Education Board in a national highway safety contest. Twenty four Pennsylvania essays of unusual merit were sent to Washington for entry, with first and second prize to be awarded at the next school term. The effort also produced road safety lessons from fifty submitted to the bureau of instruction for national entry.
Harrisburg reports show broad attempts to bypass state fresh egg regulations. Officials list phrases used to misrepresent eggs as fresh or local. Other notices cover Coast Defense guns test firing and a Canadian police chief holding 30 jobs.
United Press reports Chrysler Corporation directors approved a $4 per share dividend, the largest in the firm’s history. First half net income reached $29,473,786, or $5.89 a share, up 5 percent from a prior half-year record. Quarterly earnings were $18,020,297 or $4.18, with taxes set aside totaling $11,579,488.
Kane July 25 Oil men from Bradford and Oklahoma converge on the Kinzua region to monitor the million foot gas well. Casing for the Oriskany sand gas well at 4678 feet is being shipped from Pittsburgh and due to arrive Monday with drilling to resume Wednesday amid high expectations of gas or oil.
Mrs Bertha Winter Mahoney opposed including John Thomas on the eligibility list as eight directors voted him ineligible while she stood alone. The board action followed charges of drinking on duty two years prior. Separately, St Louis County Bar Association approves free volunteer legal advice for the destitute.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen officially endorses President Franklin D Roosevelt for reelection. An editorial in its organ cites improved economy and 200000 more railroad wage earners employed, noting a 12000 increase in the union's membership and urging allied railroad groups to endorse the candidacy.
The Bureau of Engineering of the Public Service Commission reports 148 cases in June including complaints applications municipal contacts securities and grade crossing protection. It conducted 25 investigations and 21 field conferences plus 256 conferences and 226 interviews in Harrisburg Philadelphia and Allentown offices. Topics covered electric extensions heat water telephone electricity gas and rail load grade crossings. The standardization laboratory tested 53 utility motor trovers during the month.
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen from Company A and 28th Division joined in a final review before Governor George H. Earle. Maj. Gen. Edward C. Shannon will inspect the troops at Indiantown Gap military reservation. Officials coordinated drills and target practice to prep for the 2:30 p.m. event with special train arrivals and a post-review tea for guests including the governor and Mrs. Hare.
Gov Landon continues a touring schedule with Chautauqua and nearby stops aimed at outlining a broader anti New Deal platform for a second eastern trip including New York City He plans to explain his recovery policy and calls for a free competitive government system Weather shifted heat level hit a record 118 degrees in Topeka as Landon and his family prepared for Estes Park departure
The big Republican rally planned for August 9 at Waldameer Park is moved to Erie Stadium. County chairman Fred W. Lamberton disclosed the shift on Friday. Sheriff Deli Darling, head of the arrangements committee, will depart for Chicago Monday unless assurance arrives that either A. M. Landon or Col. Frank Knox will speak.
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