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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1937
Page
7
The readable text outlines scattered fragments about a league, guitars, and names that hint at sports or music context. Important entities are not clearly identifiable, leaving key people, organizations, and events ambiguous in this damaged passage.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a champion name and a listing of entities. Readable parts indicate a sports or competition result with a player named Bell and another named Maan. No clear date, place, or formal outcome is discernible.
Harrisburg June 15 A lengthy report outlines the 1937 General Assembly actions on permanent voter registration and codification of election laws. It notes emphasis on purge of corrupt practices, new registration procedures, and the shift to county registrar offices with three special registration days before primaries.
The county board has set registration dates for each borough and township on June 30 July 22 and August 7 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Two registrars for each district will be appointed this week and will sit in the polling places to receive applications for personal registrations on the above dates.
Board of Education reports progress on summer improvement program at Corry Public Schools. Bid plans for a complete new lavatory system at Con surf elementary, boiler cleanouts, stoker servicing at Concenti building, and a paint sprayer purchase for Hatch remodeling are approved. New 5 million gallon capacity water tanks to replace old units at Junior High and Hatch sites are estimated at about $170.
A severe storm ripped through western Pennsylvania last night causing about 150000 in damages in Greensburg and Westmoreland County. John Hocking was injured when struck by a falling tree. Albert Rugh’s barn collapsed at Greensburg. Latrobe saw two frame houses, a garage and other small buildings destroyed. fire alarm losses reached 1000.
The Edinboro State Teachers College summer session begins Monday June 21, runs six weeks to August 2, with dates shifted to suit longer school terms. A large enrollment is expected as many instructors from other colleges join to teach in elementary, junior and high school programs. Notables include Dr Edward Worthington teaching mathematics, Tosco Leswing social studies, Miss Margaret Lehman English, and Miss Erin Strohnecker primary grades. Carl Sandburg lectures and Furman Catheriria Quartet concert are planned along with a joint program at Cook Forest with Clarion and Slippery Rock.
June 11 Pittsburgh National Youth Administration forces in West Pennsylvania join state agriculture to aid in the campaign against tent caterpillars and other pests invading orchards. The drive, led by federal and state officials, aims to extend to all sections as weather worsens the outbreak, with entomology authorities planning broader eradication efforts and pest control campaigns.
News item notes over 5,000 Ghia farmers gain by a new packing firm contract raising tomato prices by $1 per ton. Court and election procedures discussed by officials aim to ensure prompt appeals of any misunderstandings or irregularities that could affect results.
Harrisburg reports the resignation of Kelly effective today. The move is to be finalized by 9 Griffith Beavuman of Philadelphia, state director of the Federal Housing Administration, with Democratic leaders including Gov. George H. Kahle, Sen. Joseph F. Guffey, and State Chairman David L. Lawrence hosting a banquet in his honor.
Dr. Henry C. Schumacher, a children's alder society psychiatrist, discusses the difficulty of preventing roaming behavior in youths aged eleven to fifteen. He notes the era’s push for independence and the challenge it poses to guidance.
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