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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1939
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text mentions children and entities such as Mary King and Maisie, with stray phrases about school, service, and lodge members. The readable parts imply a local note about students or activities but lack clear events, dates, or complete names to form a coherent summary.
St Edward's High School held its ninth annual commencement in St Thomas Church with diplomas presented by Rev Fr Francis Graves. Graduates Raymond Bachemer Mary Joan Donoghue Patrick Rhynard William Hoylen Dorothy Mixer and William Walsh received diplomas amid music and religious reflections emphasizing living a life to know love and serve God for happiness in the next life.
Upwards of thirty members of Jonathan Lodge No 685 0 0 F and Lady Franklin Rebekah lodge attended the annual memorial services held Sunday morning at the Methodist church. The services honor deceased members with Rev Perry P Haines delivering a splendid sermon and an impressive ceremony.
Pittsburgh five hospitalized after a speed test of a new automobile ended in a collision with a Corry, Pennsylvania truck. Injured were Thomas Tums aged 25, Del Sanders 18, Mike Nyala 19, Charles Trabek 23, and Stephen Hobus 25. Police say Burns drove into Paul Blaby's truck of Corry, 26, who lives on Sciota road.
The Golden Rule Club plans to suspend regular monthly sales in favor of larger merchandising events three or four times a year after a special committee recommends the change. The June 26 meeting will address by law changes and feature a special program with a speaker and extra entertainment to boost attendance.
The council will consider two ordinances at the regular meeting. One amends street parking regulations with a two hour limit on East Washington Street and bans parking on the north side of West Smith Street to the city line. The second authorizes a sewer on Euclid Street following a petition from local property owners.
A Domei dispatch says Japan plans to surround the British and French concessions at Tientsin with 30 miles of charged wires at 220 volts. British authorities seek mediation from Admiral Yarnell in Far East affairs. Troops moved vegetables to the Italian concession as relief for food shortages. Chamberlain hopes for a local settlement, while Dooman signals U S willingness to aid in resolving the dispute.
Donald Watson represents the Rotary Club at the Cleveland convention as 5000 clubs from eighty counties attend. International President George C Hager opens with Rotary Real and Tangible a Challenging Opportunity. Other speakers include Paul Harris Norman McLarty and Ben Cherington. Election of officers set for Thursday with three candidates seeking the next president. The 1940 convention site has been entered as Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Ten Corry youths have been accepted for the Citizens Military Training Camp in Maryland, the largest Corry delegation in years. The group includes Thomas A. Cragg, Rotland Kinney, Robert C. Morton, Richard C. Gin, John R. Patterson, Kenneth S. Paulson, Walter A. Prulsin, Agu Liberty, John Strigies, Robert J. Sullivan, and Path M. Weber. Definite orders set for May 20 with camp running July 1 to August 4, offering prior and advanced training.
Pan American Airways Atlantic Clipper completed a press preview trans Atlantic flight to Marseilles. The 650 mile course from Port Washington NC to Azores, Lisbon, and Marseilles took 42 hours 28 minutes, the fastest in 18 Clipper voyages both east and west.
In Harrisburg on June 19 former Chief Highway Engineer Samuel W. Marshall testified that his superior Roy E. Brownmiller countermanded notices and halted maintenance in Tufton County last fall, yet later learning work continued. Marshall, reluctant, spoke only after state disclosure of surprise and was pressed on who ordered the work to start and continue.
Authorities sought a Stockton diver to search the San Joaquin river slough for eight bodies after an automobile fell from a levee late yesterday near Martinez. Ten people were in the car. tenacious driver Renall Pellagrini, 30, swam out with his eight year old passenger. The dead include Frank Clasdro, 44. Mrs Clara Biagini, 31. Roy Biagini, 6. Christine Biagini, 20. Amelia Bellamini, 31. Gil de Galli, 30. Bruna de Galli, 28. and Barbara de Galli, 4.
Cret H Sexmuer of Aubursy was elected president of the Laity Men's League Cooperative Association for its twelfth term at the annual meeting in Utlean. Officers elected include Henry Rathbun, L. M. Hy am, Leon A. Chapin, J. A. Coulter, Ernest C. Strobede, and George F. Mitts. Total sales last year reached $89,268,882. assets were $18,405,670 with current assets of $3,114,811 and current liabilities of $9,209,157. The meeting was attended by about 13,000 members.
Philadelphia June 19 The city’s sugar refining industry, its largest in the world, was halted today as 42,700 striking workers formed picket lines around major refineries. The walkout, called Friday night by the Sugar Refinery Workers Union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, seeks a wage increase and improved seniority clauses after failed contract talks.
Three carloads of maple syrup from Corry are directed to New York City under the charge of Harry M. Burrows. He notes the shipment shifts Pennsylvania syrup toward large markets as a Vermont product. The move aims to boost local producers by opening direct wholesale channels and improving prices over time.
A posse of nearly 100 deputies and scouts hunted Ray Olson after he killed two Hayward tavernkeepers, A C Johnson and B Seeth, and fled. The pursuit through Chippewa Forest east of Hayward followed Olson who had killed the two deputies and was armed with rifle and revolver. Hunger was feared to force his surrender soon.
Anoka Minnesota reports 10 killed and over 200 injured as a tornado struck the Mississippi River town. National Guardsmen, police, and volunteers, led by Gov Harold Stassen, cleared debris, enforced a curfew, and aided victims. Officials say most injured are in serious condition and damage is pegged at about 600000. Military patrols and martial law governed the town as recovery began.
Harrisburg June 19 The State Supreme Court upheld a Dauphin County Court decision invalidating the 1937 chain store tax enabling act. The ruling concerns foreign corporation franchise tax and its reach, with appeals and potential further action noted. Also included is a brief social note on visitors to Harrisburg.
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