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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
5
Harrisburg report shows the 91 cent value of the Pennsylvania farmer's dollar with price indices for farm products, dairy, poultry, grain, and cotton. The June notes indicate overall prices received by farmers fell from April to May, with dairy and eggs down and corn and other grains mixed, while calves sheep and lambs declined less or rebounded.
Pauline Vadovich and Clyde Dingfelder, junior high students, received special awards for high achievement in a five point sonar system program sponsored by the American Legion during a general assembly at the school this afternoon. Honors were given to other students as well.
United Press reports President William Green announced an emergency assessment of one cent per member per month to fund a battle with the Committee for Industrial Organization. The measure, approved by the AF of L executive council in Cincinnati, aims to strengthen AFL defenses amid labor confrontations. Also notes price advances in fruit and truck crops and includes a classified sale text.
Local residents and guests frequent Wellsboro with trips to York Pennsylvania and Erie. Mrs Esther Jones and daughter accompany Mr George Faulkner to visit Rev W P Darling and family. Various travelers attend Roosevelt Highway Association meeting and commence visits across Pennsylvania and beyond.
United Press reports that American, Japanese, and Peruvian astronomers observed the longest sun eclipse in 1288 years from four high Andes locations along the Pacific coast. Observers, aided by photographs from altitude 25000 meters, described awe as data considered immensely valuable to science.
Rep Henry Ellenbogen asked the House Rules Committee to hold party hearings on a bill to create a commission to study unemployment and relief. Chairman John J. OConnor stated Congress and the administration lack sufficient facts to justify an intelligent relief program. The commission would study and recommend an efficient and sound relief program to Congress.
An inquest in Plymouth, England, revealed that Chas William Wientake of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, died from injuries aboard the Alwuinia en route to Le Havre for a Rotary Conference in Nice. The coroner heard Wientake, whose husband was a closing engine room journeyman, describe the incident.
In a staged wedding preview the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield Wallis pose in formal attire. The scene shows a gown and a tailored suit as they anticipate their marriage with the French background and diplomatic color tones evident in the studio setup.
Rev Ignatius Cox, national spokesman of the Catholic Medical Guild, urged forming a Legion of Decency to challenge the American Medical Association's approval of birth control study and practice. Cox said he would push the idea at a Gullit meeting in Atlantic City and denounced birth control advocates as enemies of human life.
United Press reports Wall Street prices showing resilience amid adverse news. Analysts note mixed signals from Britain gold shipments and deflation fears, with expected volatility ahead as experts weigh how U S policy and gold movements will shape market direction.
Amid unsettled labor tensions in New York and nationwide, trading opened active but faded later. General Motors shares slid to 24 off 244 as power shutdowns in Flint affected 12,000 workers, while other industrials like American Locomotive and Bethlehem Steel faced varied price moves.
Victor Sorrell, veteran pitcher, was sold outright yesterday by Detroit to Toledo of the American Association. Sorrell joined the Tigers in 1928 and has served as a relief pitcher this season. In 1936 he appeared in 80 games with six wins.
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