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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1939

Page

3

Just A Paragram Club Dinner Meeting at Sparta Grange

The Golden Rule Club hosts a dinner meeting at Sparta Grange hall on Monday evening at 6 30 o clock.

Golden Rule Club Sparta Grange Hall

Major Sportsmen's League cited at Erie dinner

The Erie County Sportsmen's League, linked with the Associated Gas and Electric Company, urged coordinated wildlife conservation. At a Moose Club dinner, officials highlighted gains in game stocking, river and hunting recreation, and cooperation with city and county leaders to boost Erie’s wildlife resources. The league outlined its farm near Route 98, raising thousands of pheasants and other game for the 1938-39 season, financed by licenses and events, with upcoming picnics and a field day to support expanding stock.

Associated Gas & Electric Company United Peno Eresylvania Electric Company Cony Erie County Moose Club Erie Lnter Route 98 Prirview James ©. Hadley League Charlie R. Barber Bre James Shields Erie Chamber of Commerce Erie City John J. Koehler State Gate Commission Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Leagues Wildlife Resources Kurt van Tassel Paul Howard Otto Behrend Frank Wolfe State Game Commission

Unrecognized visitor bids pardon and vanishes at dawn

An unknown guest on East South Street apologized for entering a home at about 4 am saying he was lost. Police found no trace of the intruder, who appeared intoxicated after being fed in the neighborhood. The report also notes various local incidents and community updates from the era.

East South Street

Sky Shouting Ads to End in London Air Space

Air authorities announce end of Sky shouting a loud speaker advertising on planes. Banner towing advertising is also to be stopped as part of new rules.

Loston London Air Mausiy

Operation of Hospital Service Plan Explained

More than 7,000 people in western Pennsylvania were hospitalized through the non profit Hospital Service Association during its first year and a half. The plan, launched after 1937 legislation, imposes no entry physical exam and covers up to 41 days of hospitalization per year per person or family. It operates with hospital cooperation and includes most routine services, funded by the association with patient bills substantially reduced.

Western Pennsylvania Abraham Oseroll Hospital Service Association Carry ‘Hospital Pennsylvania Gener Assembly Unemenium Commonwealth Department of Instirance Hospital Association of Pennsylvania American Hospital Associaion

Death of Timothy Sharts Sparks Foul Play Theories at Erie

Erie police opened a murder inquiry after Timothy Sharts alias Frank Broom, 40, died at Hamet hospital from a fractured skull. He was found semi conscious on Zick road four miles south of Ridge road by two men hauling gravel. Investigators sought the identity of an auto and two men seen near the spot before Sharts was found, with possible gang involvement and foul play suggested. Mathias reported Sharts avoided details when questioned at the hospital.

Erie State Mavor Hamet Timothy Sharts Frank Broom Elmer Avenue Sayre Steul Chef Sharts Zick Road Ridge Road William Hann Forest Immer M. Mathias Sharis Hann Zimmer Mathias Erie Golf Course Kearsarge Sharws Sharla Sharts Oni

Mrs Rose Huffman Dies in Akron Ohio

Mrs Rose Huffman longtime Gary resident dies Friday morning in Akron while visiting her daughter Mrs Bertha Bothwell She had been critically ill for days at the home of her daughter Surviving are her husband Ray Huffman one grandchild and two great grandchildren Funeral arrangements are incomplete

Rosemusa Yeneaman Street Bertha Bothwell Alzon Gary Ray Huffman

Board Bans Politics in Civil Service Jobs

Harrisburg July 23 civil service reform bars employees from political activity. The Department of Public Assistance employing board states personnel seeking political office must resign civil service posts. Board chair Charles Denby and members Ruth Glenn Pennell and William Polter Weir enforce policy to discourage political mindedness in civil service.

Harrisburg Department of Public Assisrance Department of Public Assistance Department of Public Assist Tt Tk Enger Civil Service Bord Charles Denby Pittsburgh S Ruth Glenn Pennell Mittintons William Polter Wew Featiyn

Too Young to Vote Lub for Film Juveniles

Hollywood July 24 Jackie Cooper proposes a youth civic project titled Too Young to Vote ofa to simulate voting and discuss issues in weekly citywide meetings. He envisions a soapbox style setup with a central bureau to share youth news and provide guidance for teens facing civic questions.

Hollywood Jackie Cooper Jackie Poltifis Yan Searee Uyster Seale Wpe Organ Teen Gooper America Cofmiyy Centri Lureiu Wiluel Juha Ely

Civil Service Exams Scheduled for September Harrisburg

The Employment Board for the Department of Public Assistance announced new civil service examinations in September across state locations to select candidates for roles with salaries ranging from 1020 to 3600 dollars annually. Positions include supervisor, stenographer secretary, clerk, tele phone operator, public relations assistant, and various machine operator and analyst titles.

Harrisburg Ue Department of Public Assistance Ebmtegic Civil Service Inter Gentry Enor

Aged Farmer Fatally Hurt in Cambridge Springs

Aged farmer William Josiah Rubner, 85, of Cambridge Springs died after a wheat stack 15 to 18 feet high fell on him. Deputy Coroner Carl Levine said death was due to severe injuries and shock. The incident occurred about four and a half hours earlier, with facial bruising and eye injuries but no skull fracture.

Cambridge Springs Whiliam Josiah Rubner Weir Carl Levine Cambridge Sprin

Several Erie County Persons Must Testify

In Erie County the state will prosecute David Lawrence former secretary of the commonwealth and former chairman of the Democratic party in Pennsylvania starting September 25. Dauphin County prosecutor Carl B. Shulley said the strongest cases will be pursued as witnesses may be summoned from Erie and Werle counties regarding alleged sales and kickbacks in road project purchases. The testimony will include former highway chief engineer LH Temple Hormer who is to testify in August.

Erie David Lawrence Commonwealth Democratimarty Pennsylvania Harrisburg Carl B Shulley Rey Shelly Severay Werle Shelley Temple Htormer Temple

Man is Killed in Auto Crash Bradford

A verdict of accidental death was returned by Deputy Coroner George P. Lull in the death of Jackson Carroll, 42, of Rochester. His body was found pinned beneath an automobile near Quintuple Hill above Maplewood Avenue around 3:30 a.m. by Leo Kervin, a lease foreman for Messer Off company, as workers nearby raised the overturned vehicle with a rope. The body lay down a steep embankment from the road, about three quarters of a mile outside the city limits.

Bradford George P. Lull Jackson Carroll Rochester Garrall

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