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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
5
Paul LaPa1 of Corry and John Owen, May 30, are named in a school report involving Hancock. The item notes a patient being treated today and highlights delays in the matter.
A garbled OCR note references two women, a recording, a bachelor, and Romans with mentions of Shakes. The fragment hints at a dramatic setting or dialogue but provides no clear event, names, or dates.
Captain W. Stuart Houghton of Sompaty A, a local unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard, told about Memorial Day's meaning for ex service men during the Rotary club dinner at Hotel Corry. He cited major national cemeteries and the Europe war cemetery network cared for by the U.S. government to honor Americans who died in action.
Harrisburg June 1 President Roosevelt will formally approve the first construction plans under Pennsylvania's 50 million dollar low cost housing program. The preliminary loan contract calls for 3400 building units at nearly seven million dollars to house 12,000 to 13,400 persons in the low income bracket in Allenown and Pittsburgh, enabling seven million dollars worth of improvements. Charles W. Doyle, executive director of the state housing board, said the plan will proceed after presidential signature.
A flurry of overnight guests and arrivals populate the local social page. Rev Rossel and family from Cochranton linger in the city, Thomas Mulheir of Fort Lauderdale attends his brother William Mulherin’s funeral, and many others return home after visits or attend services. Names include Houghton, Covey, Wilkeley, Giblin, Kinney, Keefe, Flosh—among assorted relatives and friends from Erie to Oil City and beyond.
Requiem mass for William H. Mulheirn was held at St. Thomas Church after a service at Bracken-Keating. Rev. Francis J. Graves officiated. Interment followed in St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Bearers included ward Kaltenbach and Jacob Saltzman among others. many relatives attended from Bray and nearby towns.
Funeral services for Lee Luther McCray, a well known Concord township resident, were held at the McCray Church with Rev. J. J. Knapp officiating. Interment followed at McCray Cemetery. Attending were relatives, friends, and members of Corry Grange, with many neighbors from Jamestown and nearby towns.
The 160th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States adjourned in Philadelphia urging 2,000,000 Presbyterian families to back a broad program of international social reform. The report called on President Roosevelt to convene an international disarmament conference and urged support for prohibition, civil liberties, collective bargaining, and abolition of lynching and racketeering. The assembly lamented ongoing persecutions in Germany, Austria, Romania, and other nations, and urged members to promote peace and oppose war.
A home guidance piece outlines a full hosting menu for a Saturday gathering and a Sunday dinner. It lists stocked groceries and recipes from meat balls with creamed potatoes to tomato club sandwiches with cheese sauce. The tone is practical, offering steps for prep and garnishes to impress guests.
New York trading opened with higher stocks and bonds as gains appeared in several key issues, while dividends were reduced across multiple corporations. In Pittsburgh, wholesale produce was weaker with apples and onions showing variable prices amid steady to slightly higher potato values, and livestock and dairy markets mixed with modest gains for some meat prices and steady poultry.
Capetown reports South Africa introduces a special national anthem Die Stem: ya Splid Afrika The Voice of South Africa praised as a unifying tribute amid push to refresh patriotic symbols in the colony The article notes the anthem placement in public life and its political resonance across regions
Seed specialists say clover can retain viability for up to twenty years while soybeans last about ten to twelve years and oats around three. Wheat and corn are cited at roughly ten years, with caution about storage conditions affecting longevity.
The Pennsylvania Utility Commission announced that railroads operating in western Pennsylvania have earned considerably excess returns above 8 percent. The commission said it would refer the matter to the Interstate Commerce Commission for action, noting the issue involves interstate rail operations and regulatory jurisdiction.
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