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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
3
A jumble of notes reports anniversary events, rail updates, and local notices. It mentions the Battle of Water, theater prizes, dancing parties, and new Philadelphia area leadership, with scattered references to licensing, safety ordinances, and weather impacting berry picking.
Helen Tiernan, 28, a homemaker, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of her seven year old daughter Melena Tiernan and attempted murder of her son Jimmy, after authorities sought a life term. She admitted the acts to Supreme Court Justice Janus Halinas who set sentencing for Monday.
Harrisburg dispatch reports the state revenue department will implement a new cigarette tax collection plan on July 1 with revenue stamps attached at the source rather than by retailers. The plan aims to boost revenue by about one million over the prior biennium and imposes stricter controls on wholesale and retail cigarette shipments.
Mia Minin Armatrong danced a jig at an anniversary birthday party given her by the Daughters of Union Veterans. She is 71 years old and Willoughby, Ohio is noted.
An old advertisement promotes San-Cura Ointment and Soap to relieve itching and skin irritation. It claims quick soothing effects for cuts burns bruises sores boils and sunburn. Featured price points include Ointment 35 cents or one dollar twenty five cents and Soap 25 cents.
Hollywood reports detail child actors in New York contracts with weekly pay from 100 to 2000 dollars. Minors including five boys and several girls, ages 12 to 16, receive salaries tied to film projects under rules requiring court approval. Names cited include Ariel Dell age 14 and Barbara, with earnings varying by role and project.
Funeral services for Simon R. Kelsey, who died at his daughter's home in Titusville, were held Thursday at 2 pm in Hinata Church Plum, with prayers at the home earlier. Rev Penny Haines officiated with his son Rev F V Haines Jr conducting at Kinzua church. Interment in Kingua cemetery. Bearers listed. obituary notes gifts from relatives. The same listing includes a separate note about Harry Ropmiss prison and a fish incident at Hinckley lake.
An unclear fragment mentions Stanwyck and the late Jean Harlow with Ann Ruthfort, a young actress in a Toronto dorm educated in San Francisco. It references ad contract pay, a starting $2 a week for five months, then rising to $1,250. Further details are unreadable.
Erie reports plan to reroute truck traffic to ease congestion. Mayor Charles Barber supports shifting heavy vehicles away from West Street while the traffic department studies routes and a final report may propose diverting trucks to state routes. Citizens protest the rumbling trucks as the city weighs alternatives.
A fragmented notice warns residents to avoid fireworks in the area. Text appears garbled with multiple illegible segments and stray names, but the core message urges caution and safety during celebrations.
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