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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
7
Local notices report plans to close the Columbus station with service shifts to The Pennsylvania road. Community church services are announced for June 7 with Rev. Hook and Rev. Resgle as speakers. Local residents and visitors are noted, including birthdays and teaching changes affecting Columbus schools.
Visitors to the Tom Thumb golf course on North Center Street report numerous new hazards tested addition to the course after a full reconditioning. The miniature links opened a week ago drawing many players as Mrs. Mabel Larson invites the public to try the updated layout and its added challenges.
Audit figures show the county contributed 16.93 per person to state revenues in 1930 while receiving 10.93 per capita from appropriations. The report by Auditor General Charley A. Waters notes state funds largely fund highways and general administration. county totals include 2,083,350 in receipts from inheritance taxes, motor vehicle registrations, gasoline tax, foreign insurance tax, and corporation taxes, with legislative appropriations totaling 1,020,884 for welfare education judiciary highways and others. Per 1980 census the state per capita receipts were 17.08 with government cost per person at 9.70.
Halverson, serving four years and two months to ten years in the Wester penitentiary for the 1929 murder of State Highway Patrolman Russell T. Swanson near Northeast Pa, petitions the state pardon board for parole. District Attorney Olio Herbst protests, may appear before the board if needed, calling the petition an outrage. Bard is named as an alleged triggerman in the case.
An eight-year-old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Geo R Anderson of 336 1 2 Haines Street, was struck by a vehicle at Haines and Hacker streets but suffered only minor scrapes on his left elbow according to Dr Guy Wogan who examined him. The driver left the scene after the accident.
Plans for a local historical pilgrimage in Hite County were arranged by the Hile County Historical Society pilgrimage committee. The tour, set for Saturday, June 43, will assemble at the courthouse at 2 p.m. and travel west along Lake Road to Old Manchester, visiting Rev. Eaton landmarks, then proceed to Girard, the historical tannery, Gudgeonville, and the Devil's Backbone area, ending at outside Farm for a program and refreshments. Allan Mt Spencer left for Kane on business.
Funeral services for Fitza Bell Bierce of Corry were held from the Wayne township home with Rev. G B Morgan officiating and music by Rev. Mr Morgan and Mrs. Morgan. Interment followed at Pine Grove cemetery. Attending as pallbearers were George McIntyre, Merle McIntyre, A W Watrous, Leon, Ralph and Arthur Hill, Mrs Pierce, and others. Beloved widow of Mati Pierce, she leaves two daughters, Henry and Robert Pierce, and sisters Mrs Nellie Kennedy and Miss Julia Wattem Tempe Blame of Corry. Relatives from away included Mr and Mrs C Morell and Mrs Allie Osgon of Jamestown.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church elected officers at a social gathering. Secretary is Mrs. A. Johnson, treasurer Mrs. A. J. Griswold, corresponding secretary Mrs. Harold Dietzel, and Mrs. John Fuller was a delegate reporting on the W H MLS Convention at Albion. She was elected second vice president of her district. Activities will resume in the fall.
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