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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
3
A public meeting to discuss the housing situation will be held in the Relief offices in the Municipal bat ing Friday at 3 pm. Local citizens interested in housing betterment were invited to attend.
A Erie man, Beck, held on manslaughter charges after the deaths of a wife and baby, requests police protection for his home at Town 2 Beale East 1703 West 5th Street. He was released on bond, but neighbors threaten violence. Police provide guards as Beck awaits a Friday preliminary hearing before Alderman Watson.
Warren airport manager King issued a warning after complaints about low flights. Pilots and students must not fly under 1,500 feet over the borough or within glide distance of landing areas. aerobatic flying over town limits is prohibited and violators will be punished.
Erie area workers advance the storm sewer project crossing Pennsylvania Avenue and the Erie Railroad tracks. A steam shovel and pipe layers have met near the J P Drought Hyde plant as excavations continue. Weather and safety precautions hinder progress but crews report steady progress under City Engineer Shull and WPA oversight.
The Corry Kiwanis Club held a picnic at Whitnesey's cottage on Pauley Lake New York with about twenty members attending. A lively ball game captained by Glenn Perry and diver Crosent ended 22-19 in favor of Perry's team. Other activities included quoits swimming motor boating and a roast beef dinner.
United States Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania voiced strong approval of the Roosevelt administration’s steel strike policies. He told a Moose Lodge initiation class that the administration is doing everything possible to cope with the situation and that timely settlement is the aim.
Firemen resolved rumors of drownings near the Le Ale ghenyiver area after a disturbance in the river near a bar marking the end of rising operations at the Suntana Gravel Company plant. Captain Charles Senith and Wire Chief G Dalby stated the water’s churn and speed caused the effect, not a drowning.
Harry A. Wheeler, vice president of the First National Bank of Chicago and former U S Chamber of Commerce official, warned at Atlantic City June 24 that government control of railroads would open the door to any kind of socialist state. He spoke at the 16th annual meeting of a division of the Association of American Railroads.
About 2501 farmers in the county participate in an agricultural conservation program. They have adopted soil and pasture practices, lime and fertilizer, planted forest and different crops to improve land. Payments will reimburse some costs, with mid season incentives for signed participants. County agent Paul Crossman and adviser Mr. Marsh outline enrollment details at the Agricultural Conservation Office in Erie.
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