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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
5
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Major Gravell, PWIA engineer, warned that borrowing limits on state and municipal programs may curb Pennsylvania’s full share of federal relief works projects. He spoke at the Pennsylvania Association of Planning Commissioners meeting in Harrisburg as bills awaiting legislature action linger. The conference elected Fr. Fox president and named officers including Jitus, Bay, Webster, and Knisely.
Reverend J Bass of Titusville Pa reports Thompson's Barosma Tablets greatly benefitted his kidneys and bladder and also helped his stomach and liver, claiming they clean out poisons from the body. The ad urges using Colder Lax and GoldenLax tablets to regulate liver and bowels with a 25 cent price at drug stores.
A long list of social visits and trips fills Corry society notes. Miss Annette Titus and Miss Cara Young spend time at home, relatives visit from Warren and Cleveland, and trips to Erie Pittsburgh and Titusville thread through weekends. Families like Blaha McQuiston and Plack circle gatherings, motor trips to Harrisburg and Meadville appear, with many relatives meeting at homes on Maple Avenue and North Center Street.
A man named Hoyt reported the disappearance of three boys aged 7, 5, and 3 while two younger siblings were also missing. Police say Hoyt discovered two nude bodies in a refrigerator ice box and later found the third in the upper compartment. Medical examiners concluded the victims suffocated. Hoyt’s own account described a day of search and failed inquiries before the grisly discovery.
Chambersburg Pa June 17 The Presbyterian Synod of Pennsylvania opens a four day session with more than 190 lay and clerical commissioners from all presbyteries. Dr Ethelbert D Warfield president of the college will host up to 400 attendees in dormitories as twelve complaints from Philadelphia Philadelphia North Chester Lackawanna and Donegal presbyteries are docketed for adjudication.
Erie June 17 James Bartley 54 of Erie was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to forgery. He was found to be a second offender with a prior felony and the sentence reflected the repeat nature of his crime. Police Chief George Christoph reported no local prior record for Bartley.
In Clearfield Pennsylvania two brothers watched in horror as 18 year old Ronald Smith of Lecontes Mills drowned in the Susquehanna River. Witnesses said he had been wandering in the water and stepped into a deep hole.
Irregular stock prices and about a million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange as gains spread across several issues. Among notable movers is International Telephone and Telegraph, up around 4 points, with a broad list of familiar names including General Electric, General Motors, United States Steel, and Standard Oil showing varied shifts. In Boston, the First Baptist Church marked its 270th anniversary since the June 7, 1665 founding, noting 404 members and that it is the fifth church on the western continent.
A fan reports a man on a penthouse roof chasing a woman. Police find a nude headless body on the terrace and arrest Lawrence Vane, famed portrait painter, while his friend Inspector Ingles questions him about the suspected murder. The scene moves to the terrace as authorities investigate.
In a tense scene Vane pleads for help locating Isobel while Inspector Ingles and associates close in. A murdered woman is found revealed by flashlights, and Vane is declared an administrative witness in connection with his wife’s death.
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