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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1939
Page
8
Corry shop The Helen Shoppe owned by Miss Helen Jones offers infant and children's wear. The store emphasizes honest service and is well stocked with angora hosiery and sportswear. Jones leverages wholesale contacts to order items not in stock. How many pairs of ladies hose are in stock?
The Carroll Beauty Shop presents modern beauty trends as essential for women and society. Owner Herbert Carvajal expanded from a children's shop to a full beauty service, keeping staff up to date with new equipment and routines while serving neighbors with personal care. The article notes recent Wave machine advances and asks how many followers were given last month.
Spencer's Cash Mills, a regular department store for farmers, offers G. L. F. seeds and a full line of feeds, fertilizer, family foods, remedies, and farm supplies. Brad Spencer has run the business since 1925, expanding stock and opening a Spartansburg mill five years ago. The store provides in-house grinding and mixing, carload feed, and hourly delivery within 27 miles, with Boyd Spencer leveraging farm experience to advise on feeding problems.
Far as is known the Sumerians the earliest inhabitants of Mesopotamia recognized the ornamental value of semi precious stones and practiced stone cutting for cylinder seals signet rings beads and jewelry. Great quantities of beads of agate carnelian and lapis lazuli were excavated years ago from the ruins at the ancient Sumerian city of Kish by the Field Museum Oxford University Ervingenai et al tin miners.
Corry Jamestown Manufacturing Company expands from a 1919 start to five times its original space and 175 workers, selling steel office equipment under trade names Sea Age and Armor. With hundreds of thousands in payroll and a dealer network across the United States plus export to foreign markets, it distributes to over 200 dealers and ships quality desks, cabinets, and courthouse equipment worldwide. Officers: O R Hillstrom president, D A Hillstrom vice president, H H Keppel treasurer. Find out to how many foreign countries they are exporting.
The Bracken-Keating Funeral Home traces its roots to the eighties, evolving from a furniture and undertaking business. It adopted the present name in 1824 after leadership changes and became known for modern equipment and a complete ambulance service serving Corry with quiet, efficient service. What does the word mortician mean?
The article profiles Model Dairy 0 detailing a steady climb, its Westernized status in Corry, and its founders O R Crowell and O G Warner. It notes the firm employs about 20 people, runs five delivery units, and distributes milk and cream to local and regional farmers, while producing cottage cheese, sour cream, butter and buttermilk. It invites visitors to see sanitary facilities and asks how many retail customers they serve daily.
In Corry, Citizens National Bank, “On The Corner,” has aided local merchants and farmers, stressing prudent loan practices to protect depositors. Since opening November 2, 1860, it has grown with Corry, guided by President J. G. Desmond and others, emphasizing steady, community-focused banking.
Chapin and Sons celebrate 15 years in the city with a display of dresses, gowns, frocks, and accessories at Us Lime by the firm. The store, famed for upmarket lines like Nellie Don and Marie Dressler, emphasizes quality, reasonable prices, and up-to-date styles. The Corry shop opened 15 years ago. founder Morris Chapin built a business on keeping women supplied with fashionable, affordable clothing. Customers are urged to visit Chapin’s to preview new apparel for the coming season.
Popular ladies’ furnishing shop operated by Belle Mandeville and Kate H. Ryan stood at 11 South Center Street for many years. The article recalls its reputation and long-running presence in the community.
Olvin M Hillburg offers personalized service representing 28 insurers in Cory. He can tailor policies to individual needs, drawing on experience from Nichols Insurance Agency since 1921 and prior retail lumber work. Prompt loss adjustments and numerous claims paid support his trusted agency standing.
A local reminiscence mentions A. C. Sandburg G. Sweet H. W. Fawker and Glen Donaldson as respected for their community work while noting the friendly bank On the Corner is ready to assist depositors with any financial problem. exact numbers of depositors are not provided.
The Crawford Woolls Company mill near Corry produces twenty one varieties under the Reliable trade name for farmers within a twenty mile radius. Built twenty years ago and run by Mr Woolls since purchasing from Hammad Elevator, the firm makes fresh daily feeds to maximize growth and value, employing five and delivering via trucks. What is the mill’s daily capacity?
A survey shows more books are borrowed from public libraries on Monday than any other weekday. Fewer books are withdrawn on Friday. The figures suggest readers shift toward leisure or weekend pursuits and return to cultural activities at the start of the week.
The Auer Insurance Agency, long run by W. M. Rich and Miss Wales, is among Curry’s oldest firms. Since 1935 the agency has evolved, changing names and ownership, and offers all forms of insurance and bonds. It emphasizes safety, liability coverage, and customer service, inviting inquiries on which companies they represent.
The 1892 organized National Bank of Corry explains its ethos and service to depositors both big and small. Officers Blaine Kincaid president J H Kepnel vice president Dan Depew cashier and directors Bliss A Denen Arthur Foster Hillstorm Keppel Olds and Blaine Winesld. Find out their total deposits on the last published statement.
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