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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1937
Page
3
Announcement lists Vernon Dyer joining Arnie Roberts' orchestra at Weslen Park Wrightsville Friday night for a free evening concert. Also notes municipal job interviews at the state employment service, registering applicants, and local civic notices.
Nationalist patrols pressed toward Bilbao amid encirclement of the city. Forces seized Galdacano while advancing along the Nervion River east bank and dropping bombs near Santander, with civilians fleeing west of the river.
Rioting erupted in Kansas City as police arrested two men and a woman after tear gas was used to scatter demonstrators from five downtown hotels. More than 4000 people reportedly joined the protests at the Muehlebach, Baltimore, President, Pickwick, and Robert E. Lee hotels amid stalled negotiations.
Grading of the new Beaverdam stretch nears completion as Charles 4 Fry Construction plans to haul stone next week for the road from Range's Corners to Beaverdam. Work on the Beaverium2 Wattsburs improvement continues with a vigilant line of construction and widening of the road near the intersection amid ongoing repairs and grading. Protest is expected to recede as stone moves forward and early improvements begin, with local property concerns noted.
United Press reports a ceremonial church wedding for Jeannette MacDonald and Gene Raymond at Wilshire Methodist Episcopal Church in Hollywood tonight at 9 p.m. A crowd is expected as about a dozen stars attend and 200 police guard the church area.
In Charleroi Pennsylvania on June 18 two 15 year old girls Agnes OSavage and Dorothy Smalley were injured when they leaped from a car after two men refused to stop for a carnival ride. OSavage suffered possible skull fracture while Smalley was only scratched as police investigated the incident.
Gov. George E. Barle signed two bills in Harrisburg laying groundwork to reorganize the Philadelphia magistrates system and create a new method for trying charges against Philadelphia policemen.
The Chamber of Commerce plans to award recognition cards to men and women who have spent many years with their current employers. The program honors veteran workers for long service in the community.
The text outlines a presidential push for new social welfare measures including farm tenant aid, a proposed Department of Social Welfare, expansion of Social Security programs, and a slum clearance plan. It notes Congress action, treasury funding, and federal subsidies as key mechanisms.
A jail report describes Paul Ferry dancing and singing in a county jail cell on a Tuesday. He performed a jig and sang loudly, telling reporters he would not die next Monday, as he danced around to his own music.
The suspect Meyers from Pennsylvania, questioned by police, was released in Salem Oregon where authorities say he was cleared of the 1921 Potter County Pennsylvanian double murder charges after investigation by local officials and the judge.
Reported in Philadelphia with unclear typography about figures tied to WPA relief changes. Mentions Davis and Guffey in connection with Pennsylvania topics and a $64,000 stake, noting a related political or labor angle.
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