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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
7
Four teams prepare for a Saturday twilight track meet on Raymonds Street at 3. Coaches eye a chesting contest as new squads debut, aiming to topple the reigning champions and secure a strong afternoon showing.
Fragmentary OCR mentions air inner heat and flame effect but yields unclear meaning. No names, dates, or concrete details to anchor a full report.
Corry Grange takes part in Erie County Pomona Grange activities with Edinboro at the Grange Hall in Edinboro on Wednesday and Thursday June 12 and 13. The two day program includes opening in the fifth degree, singing, greetings, roll calls, debates on government, readings, musical selections, and various exhibits and talks by Grange members from Edinboro Warren Wattsburg Union City and other Granges.
Corry priests and townsfolk prepare for the June 13 observance of Rev Carl L Heidt’s twenty fifth year as a priest. Solemn high Mass at 9 o clock with visiting clergy, followed by social gathering and dinner. Heidt, a recent Corry pastor, previously led St Waiburga at Titusville then St Francis at Clearfield before joining St Elizabeth’s in November.
In Corry, a hearing on surety of the peace and assault charges against David Clarence Coons and Tiffany was interrupted after a quarrel in Gordon's office. The daughter testified Tiffany pulled handcuffs on the mother and daughter and kicked the mother in the thigh. The father was pulled around by Tiffany, and all three faced opposing testimony. A later arrest involved Bruvarny on malicious mischief, with a separate assault and battery charge ensuing. The Assistant District Attorney argued the sentence given did not follow state law.
The headless body found along Nickel Plate tracks at Harborcreek was identified as Robert Spencer, about forty, a transient who had lived at 2109 Holland street, Erie, and was on his way to Brooklyn, New York. Two fellow transients identified him at the morgue. The engineer stopped after discovering the body. Coroner Dr. W. G. Strable took charge and had the remains moved to Holden funeral home. He wore a Veterans of Foreign Wars button and had a stick pin and razor blades.
Cambria County police detained two suspects in the slaying of John T. Glasgow a 69 year old Glasgow merchant found shot in his store last night Police say robbery by amateurs likely the motive Glasgow's son George discovered the body and the case marks a rare early mining town homicide with $1500 in gold found in a rusty tin can nearby
Schoonmaker, ex attorney and son of Federal Judge F P Schoonmaker, was robbed of cigarettes by two youths in Pittsburgh last night. He was waiting at home when they asked for a cigarette and seized his pouch as he reached inside. He previously practiced law in Corry with offices in the Corry Water Company building.
A large gathering of parents and friends attended the Iowing graduation exercises at St Edward's school hall last evening. Eighteen students received certificates from Rev Francis Gray while Raymond Bachemer earned a medal from Elmer Caprier Post 885 American Legion for qualities of honor courage scholarship leadership and service in school work. Miss Dorothy Neer received the award from the Ladies Auxiliary of the Post.
A coroner jury absolved FP L Johnson a farmer of responsibility in the death of Bridget Copley 68 after a Johnson truck incident. Witnesses at Vollmer Funeral Home described the vehicle stopping after front wheel passed over her. she was taken to hospital.
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