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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1937
Page
3
Weather and traffic notes abound as readers are treated to a mix of local forecasts, production reports, and community notices. Amid labor interruptions, car outputs show shifts while Brigham Hardware promotes Lennox air conditioning. Hazleton hosts a veterans convention site, and local civic efforts target housing conditions and social events.
Townsend teachers prepare for a likely large turnout June 26 as the 28th District Convention meets at the high school in Townsend. Delegates from Crawford and Erie counties are expected. a full program and speakers of national note are planned. Efforts to secure Dr Francis Townsend for the program continue, with details to be released after a Wednesday planning meeting. The event aims to draw several hundred visitors to town.
Harrisburg June 19 United Press reports the department of labor and industry moves to strengthen the factory act as part of the 1987 safety program. The act, effective Sept 1, grants broad powers for industrial hazard prevention, replacing parts of the 1905 statute and future enforcement will focus on safety device installations and worker protections.
Harrisburg June 19 Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation fund totaled 36 582 341 June 15 Labor and Industry Secretary Ralph M Bashore said. He predicted the fund would pass the 40 000 000 goal for 1988. Only 10 447 730 was received from 67 708 workers employed in the first three months of 1937. About 25 000 contributions remain to be examined. In 1936 yields reached 26 027 178 from 122 782 eligible employers. Payments must be made quarterly at the rate of one and eight tenths per cent based on nine tenths of one per cent of total payrolls for the year.
London reports Sir James Matthew Barrie, famed author of Peter Pan and The Little Minister, died at his home at age 77 from pneumonia. He had lived largely reclusively, his memory lingering in readers who cherished his tender, childlike storytelling. Peter Davies and Nicholas Davies, whom Barrie adopted, were at his bedside alongside family members. The death time was 1 57 p m with no cause listed beyond pneumonia.
Four inmates convicted of first and second degree murder seek clemency in Harrisburg after the board's three day session. Martman and Tate face life terms, with others including Palmtier and Catlin also requesting mercy. Officials weighed appeals amid claims of family abuse and long-standing struggles before the clemency board's forthcoming disposition.
In downtown Pittsburgh a granite worker, Martin, age 30, shot his lover’s mother-in-law and then killed himself after a quarrel over a lovers dispute. Pomnie Frame, age 25, mother of two, was also wounded in the temple. The shootings occurred as Frame returned from the tea room where she worked, and the assailant then shot himself in the bone.
Reading the fragmented notes suggests Erie County plans a half mill tax increase for 1938. Officials, keeping discussions private, indicate the present 7.5 mills rate will rise, with a likely public vote and possible use of a $2,000 note in August as part of funding.
Erie June 19 en route to Buffalo home a honeymoon trip ends in tragedy as the Gambolidot couple’s car left East Lake Road near Shorewood and overturned. Mrs Gambballot dies at Hamot Hospital. both receive Catholic rites from Rev. Ennis Connelly. Deputy Coroner reports no other car involved. details remain scarce.
Hollywood mourns Benny and the Mark brothers era as Bowsbergs and peers recall their comedic genius. The June 19 report notes Pelé celebrities and theater crowds, with sporadic fragments about a couple’s sacrament nuptials and a 3 cent tax scandal among fans.
A United Press summary notes the licensing board will review 48 distinct fee structures under license law. Applications for amusement and beer licenses are to be filed before a forthcoming deadline, with 18 separate permit categories and 11 party state considerations noted.
Oldham is reassigned to command Troop I on the Highway Patrol roster. The notice lists reappointment and station details, with references to names and places that indicate a regional post move and leadership change within the patrol.
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