Peiping Educator Shapes War-Time News
The Rev. W. H. Gleysteen, teacher and adviser at Truth Hall Academy in Peiping, is noted amid reports from Americans in Peiping during the Sino-Japanese conflict.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1937
Page
8
The Rev. W. H. Gleysteen, teacher and adviser at Truth Hall Academy in Peiping, is noted amid reports from Americans in Peiping during the Sino-Japanese conflict.
Harold Best 15 admits killing his sister in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin and may shield someone. Defense attorney Carl N Hill says the boy is innocent and plans to seek exhumation of Uncle Orla L Shaw who died shortly after the girl's death. Hill suspects poisoning.
Columbus township sets final chance to register on Tuesday August 30 from 7 to 10 pm then 8 pm. Local notices list residents visiting relatives and community events including Rotary, reunions, picnics, and church plans amid a busy week of social updates.
Governor George M. Baie, en route to Europe, ignored District Attorney Mortimer Gra ham’s request for the state police report on the Erie county gravel scandal. Gra ham alleges evidence of collusion by highway department employees and seeks a grand jury or other action after obtaining the report.
Erie Mayor Charles R. Barber filed a formal protest with federal and state authorities over a reported plan to move the WPA administrative office from Erie possibly to Franklin. He sent wires and letters to officials including Senator Joseph Guffey and Congressman Charles N. Crosby as word of the move remained unconfirmed.
Mrs. Charles Swanson and daughter Mildred hosted visitors from Warren and Adrian Michigan. Families from Union City Erie Millers Eddy and Spruceberry gathered Sunday for a picnic dinner at the Peterson firm Lottsville. Attendees included Edwin Israelson families Carl LeRue Marie and Marion McKennon Mrs. Nellie Bennett and others.
A fragment notes a sid custom in Norway and England about presenting every bride wire of butter and predicting an abuse or benevolent outcome of good things.
A Dodge sedan owned by Harold Shannon was ransacked on West South Street between 4 30 and 5 30 p m. A flashlight was missing but a camera and other items remained. Police chief Flanigan said clues were scarce as investigators pressed for leads to identify the culprits.
Erie County motor carriers including ton-hire operators and common carriers come under the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission under Act 286. The commission will enforce the new rules, require insurance, regulate rates, and issue permits. An information team arrives August 2 in Erie, and an open meeting is set for Monday evening at 8:30 in the Erie County Court House.
A two car collision at Linwood avenue and Douglas Place left Mrs. Wthel Camp Swanson dead at 47 and her sister Mrs. Pearl Mason severely hurt with injuries to face head and one ear severed. Mrs. Lawrence Mis 26 Maltby street suffered minor injuries and Elis Swanson daughter of Mrs Swanson was in the Mason vehicle none seriously hurt. The sisters were driving separately after a picnic with their husbands.
Government dispatches report Nationalists crushed a mutiny in Granada and Motril in southern Spain. Fierce fighting and heavy shelling, with Moorish forces quartered in hospitals, cemetery fire and decisive action mark the suppression.
Archaeologists report discovery of the oldest copper statues and figurines dating to 3300 B.C. The artifacts, preserved in a temple cache, shed light on early metalworking and ceremonial practice.
An OCR fragment mentions a Pall Mall committee and actors, but the text is garbled with missing letters, leaving the exact topic or outcome unreadable. No clear names, dates, or actions can be determined from the snippet.
Fragmentary text references a court appearance for a stolen goods case and a hearing date. Mentions include a senator, individuals John, Brown, and Shambers, and a potential charge involving theft and rails. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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