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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1938
Page
2
The Old Stone Fort Springs National Monument in northern Arizona marks an 1869 fort established by order of Brigham Young to guard a Mormon ranch from raids. The article also notes razor clams, describing their habitat and a digger’s quick method to extract them from the sand by seizing the clam’s neck with one hand and using a shovel with the other.
Two youths from Peoria Illinois riding a tandem bicycle stopped in Erie to have a rear wheel repaired at A. R. Adams shop. Bob Eivringer 17 and Melvin Schink 16 plan to tour Canada after visiting Niagara Falls. Last year the pair traveled 1600 miles across Scotland.
A curious four piece suit is detailed with a dark brown quilted belt and a bold blouse. The description mixes playful slang and scattered fashion terms to sketch a tailored ensemble.
John M. Mark of Pittsburgh resigns after serving as a long time representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows from Pennsylvania. He had been elected to a sixth consecutive term and cites health as the reason for stepping down. Grand Master H. Robinson appointed Past Grand Master Clifford W. Fenton of New Castle to succeed him.
Members of St. Pauls Lutheran church attended the Lutheran Dey outing held Saturday at Glenwood Park in Erie. Herman Hess of New Castle led the program with prayers by Dr. G A Benze, plus remarks by pastors and lay leaders. Bethesda choir from Meadville and a massed Lutheran choir performed. Games, races, an orchestra, a dinner, a minstrel show, a ball game, and various awards including largest family and oldest Lutheran man and woman highlighted the afternoon.
July 25 report: Mercury seaplane departs Botwood Newfoundland on the 4450 mile leg of a cross ocean route from Port Washington to Southampton. Flight marks the second leg of a longer journey ending in England.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 pm at Bracken-Keating chapel for Early P Fuller of 11 Gould Street who died Saturday morning at Corry hospital after an extended illness. Rev Gilpert Boyd officiated with friends as bearers. burial in Pine Grove cemetery. Out of town attendees included Miss Harriet Mueller and Mrs Proctor of Pittsburgh. Meaning of Name Queena Queenie derives from an old Teutonic word meaning wife or woman.
Judge Norman T. Boge ruled a May 13 1987 state law allowing district mergers unconstitutional. The Somerset County School Board petition to merge Confluence borough and Lower Turkeyfoot with Shankaville borough and Stoneycreek township districts was dismissed.
The wry billed plover of New Zealand is distinctive for a bill that curves to the side. Its shape is said to come from foraging around stones on shores.
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