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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1933
Page
6
A June report notes near six inches of rain in May, more than in any spring month for years, while city council prepares for Monday meeting. Corry High Alumni reunion slated for next Thursday, and Me querida Day observance features Frank Brooks. Local business shifts include Greenfield Company leasing a shop for a fruit and vegetable store on North Center Street.
Mr and Mrs George O Keller of Ridgway suffered back and chest injuries after their Nash coupe skidded on the Lakeside Sea highway near Stron eh and plunged 160 feet down an embankment. Edmiston of Clearfield driving the opposing truck was unhurt as investigators note the Keller car veered onto the wrong side before striking the guard rail. Officials at Clearfield Hospital refused to disclose exact conditions.
Reverend Gu Hoya of the Presbyterian Church led the funeral service for Lyle D. McCray a well known Corry resident who died Sunday morning after a Friday stroke. The service at Alexander and Co funeral parlors featured floral remembrances and burial was in Pine Grove cemetery with bearers C I McCray Sam Wales Clyde Green Barney Anderson Henry McCray and J L McCray. Relations and friends from North Warren Cambridge Springs Igin and Concord township attended.
Labor leaders condemn the emergency railroad bill as harmful, saying it lets management merge railroads to cut costs and lay off workers within a year with a possible extension. They warn service could suffer in towns facing reduced competition and contend top executives are overpaid while productivity declines. The bill creates a federal coordinator of transportation and regional coordinating committees, with possible divestment of holdings and a revised rate policy to secure a fair return.
Funeral services were held in North East Pennsylvania for Mrs. W H Bradt who died Monday after an illness since February. Born Jennie Potter in Corry in 1870, she was librarian at the McCord Library in North East and member of DAR and DAC. Survived by husband two daughters and brother Charles Potter.
East Stroudsburg paper reports Dr. C. J. Naegle, once Corry Public Schools superintendent, named dean of instruction at East Stroudsburg State Teachers College. His move follows Dr. Albert Wannameier’s retirement. Naegle to take effect June 1 1938. He has 13 years on the Stroudsburg faculty after earlier posts as Corry superintendent and high school principal in several Pennsylvania communities. Naegle earned degrees from Syracuse University, Columbia University, and New York University.
A white sparrow flew onto the porch of J. D. Watkins home in Meridian Mississippi and submitted to captivity. Mrs. Watkins keeps the bird in a cage, attracting interest from neighbors as word of the sighting spreads.
Corry and county residents await Governor Pinchot action on a bill to replace the Erie county poor board with an appointive board. If Pinchot vetoes or approves by Friday the measure becomes law. otherwise it automatically takes effect. The bill would appoint three directors and a relief manager, with salaries and payroll implications.
A steady rise in Erie employment occurred as Hammermill Paper Company expanded to full-time operations. Mrs W Bracken and Mrs Wits were among those visiting, reflecting broader job growth in the area.
State employment Bureau reports indicate employment increasing here at about ten men per day. The Hammermill firm anticipates operating at capacity for an indefinite period.
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