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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1938
Page
7
Fragmentary entries show mentions of teams and players such as Schmidt Berwick and AL football, with scattered references to locations and telegraphic notes. The legible parts hint at a sports brief recording results and names without a complete match report or consistent dates.
In Meadville Pennsylvania Crawford County Republicans re elected Ray F Smock to a fifth term as county GOP chairman The move followed a plea for party harmony by Dr W H Brennen who backed Governor candidate Arthur H James and urged support for a Republican administration to reform Harrisburg amid graft accusations from the Democratic primary The resolution urged impartial investigation and punishment of wrongdoers regardless of rank.
A reader labeled Mrs. J Proctor asks the paper to print a meter request about President Roosevelt and his administration providing funds to prevent workers hired by contractors from starving, urging self support and government help.
Police report widespread enforcement of parking and traffic regulations with dozens of tickets issued to local and visiting motorists. Authorities urge voluntary compliance to avoid arrests and harsher penalties. warrants issued in several cases and fines will rise on second offenses. Traffic police have stepped up oversight across the city.
The Junior High graduation featured Lillian Bennett trumpet solo and three tableaux with girls in pastels. Superintendent Ralph Dewey urged graduates that promotion is not a stopping point but a push toward higher education. Class awards were presented as students wore formal gowns and dark blue attire. Faculty and guests viewed exhibits and all staff contributed to the program’s success.
Rev Sylvester Sanford, preacher and singer, opens a series of evangelistic meetings at the United Brethren church in Bear Lake on June 27. The meetings continue nightly through July 10 except Saturdays with services at 8 o clock. Sanford, a former railroad engineer, has conducted evangelistic work nationwide. The public is invited. Eagles May Live a Century.
Kane and Buller state police and local authorities investigate an attempted grave robbery at the Brennen vault in St Marys cemetery. They report a 22 year old Beomen family casket was damaged and a marble slab removed, but no body or valuables found. investigation continues with Brockway undertaker and Elk County sheriff T. J. Valentine.
A Chicago policeman of two years service admitted to fellow officers that his wife promised to end a romance with 46 year old Harry Johnson but failed. He said she could not stand it, and he shot them to death during a rendezvous at a Loop street corner. The officer was held on an open charge pending two coroner's inquests today.
Harrisburg reports from the state department of agriculture based on a US Commerce survey show nearly twenty percent of tractors on American farms were made last year. More than thirteen percent of farm autos and trucks are 1937 models, with one in six farm owned automobiles ten years old or older.
Erie county farmers who participated in the 1987 agricultural conservation program are automatically on this year’s roll for the 1988 program. Those not in last year’s program must enroll now to participate, with final enrollment due Wednesday, June 15.
The scene shifts through quiet moments at a restaurant and in a cab as Tommy and Caroline confront their strained relationship. Caroline’s anger gives way to tentative closeness, while Tommy plans a return to South America. Gina returns home to Alec and discusses holiday plans and a new play titled Apple Orchard.
Harrisburg dispatch reports a push to deport all alien criminals, with officials citing high per capita crime rates. The item notes an appeal by a coalition led by Socrates Chittlow and others to strengthen penalties and expand criminal sentencing in penal institutions.
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