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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
1
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City council instructed assessor Frank E. Heath to correct omissions and errors in the triennial assessment and to add value for new buildings while deducting depreciation. The order covers subdivided tracts, newly annexed areas, transfers, and personal property taxation with instructions to adjust valuations accordingly.
The Senate boosted Public Works funds to 965 million, adding 100 million and lifting total funds to 3.422 billion with expectations the final bill will exceed 3.7 billion. The action includes farm parity payments of 212 million and added electrification and PWA support.
The article reports large scale appointments to the Employment Service under Civil Service rules. Approximately forty percent of civil workers, about 1402 people, have been named so far. In the next ten days about 300 more will join the Stenographic Service to reach the full civil service complement.
Harrisburg report notes Dauphin county court delaying judgment in the Erie gravel scandal matter involving Colegrove and the Meadville receivership. The judge gave 1 day to file an answer, citing acrimony and weighing whether Colegrove may have acted on prior information about Pioneer Materials Company.
A transient was chased by residents of Frederick after allegedly stealing a radio from the home of Mr and Mrs W A Steel on East Frederick Street. Report says he was aided by a passerby who held the man until officers arrived. The radio valued around £20 belonged to Miss Stella Swiderski, a household employee.
Rev E L Wagner pastor of St Paula Lutheran will address Golden Rule Club at the Concord Community Hall next Monday evening. Ladies Aid will serve dinner and club events include jubilees and other activities during 1 SAM Weekes.
Director J Edgar Hoover arrived in Florida to take personal charge of the search for five year old Jim Cash who was kidnapped last Saturday night. Hundreds of armed posses scoured the Everglades keys and farmlands in rain as Hoover moved the center of the manhunt to Miami. He replaces James Connellly who led the early phase and offered no comment on possible breakthroughs as officials kept activities secret.
Corry Public Library reelected Mrs Auer as librarian for the ensuing year at yesterday afternoon’s meeting in the library building. Mrs Alt Caul Stand was reelected assistant librarian. The session, with attendees including Mrs C J Eaton and Ralph B Dewey, announced a July 1 to August 15 closing period and urged public cooperation to renew overdue books. A monthly circulation report was presented by the librarian.
Butler, June 2 A year old Butler youth was in serious condition today with stab wounds to the back, chest, face and left arm. The boy's brother in law, Charles Gullivan 40, a World War I veteran, provided the statement to police.
Pennsylvania politics centers on Senator Joseph F. Guffey who seeks unity after a May primary loss. He demands equal party control with his faction and backing for McCloskey as finance chair, while Edwards and Jones would join a unified state committee to deliver a joint ticket in November.
Petitions circulated to remove T W MacGregor as superintendent of the state highways in the county. Supporters back Arthur Schwindt, junior assistant, who recently took over the eastern district, and Erie county department employees were urged to sign. The push is seen as political, aiming to replace MacGregor with Schwindt.
Shortly before 1 pm four planes circling over Lawrence were seen flying in a southwesterly direction. No landings occurred as no attendants were at the field and pilots continued their journey possibly checking airports. Local observers gathered at the air field but the craft did not descend.
Kiwanis Club of Corry held a luncheon at Hotel Corry with Dr W W Graham and Attorney Walter H Scott leading a discussion on the roles of medicine and law. They planned revival of city playground use for children in summer and discussed the annual Kiwanis picnic to be announced next week. Thirty five members and one visitor, William Clark from the Brief Watts Club, attended.
Republican leaders met in Harrisburg to discuss Bernard J. Myers proposal that the state committee act as a nominating group for statewide candidates. The plan echoes Democratic practice and is among three party changes recommended by Myers. Twenty-one state committeemen will convene in Philadelphia on June 11 to reorganize the party for the fall campaign.
Washington native Dawson Olmstead, formerly of Escomtdnier in the Army Signal Corps, is appointed to command the U S Army Signal School at Morimerith New Jersey, succeeding Col Alvin York. Olmstead, a West Point graduate with war service, will promote to colonel and begins duties after a vacation at Piney Lake. He and Mrs Olmstead are well known in Corry and plan a month off before new duties.
John Carney announces a bid for the Democratic nomination in Erie County as party tensions rise over leadership. The city committee backs Charles Kinley for city chair and supports County Chairman Colegrove for reelection or his chosen successor, while Colegrove contemplates retirement from the county chair post.
Youngstown company awarded contract to resurface 5.77 miles of Route 6 between Pittsfield and Tyrine and reinforce concrete bridges. Bid totaled 121,015.85 dollars. Project part of Roosevelt highway resurfacing series in the district.
City Council authorized City Engineer N R Dickson to provide a description of the small city owned property on the southwest corner of Main and Concord Street for public sale. A bidder has been obtained and disposal is hoped for if possible.
Corry Public Schools honored retiring teachers Lotta M. Bonsteel and M. J. Blanden at a Park Manor dinner hosted by the Corry Teachers Association. Association officers, principals, and the superintendent praised their long service and devotion to the district.
City Council granted Corry James own Manufacturing permission to cut twenty feet of curb along East Washington street to build a warehouse driveway. The council discussed paving the alley with several neighboring property owners expressing support for the project.
In Meadville Pennsylvania on June 2 a divorce was granted to M Cooper of Meadville from Thetis L Cooper. The decree followed a period of alleged illness and an incident at Humotepitaly Brie where injuries were cited after a Sunday crash.
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