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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a group associated with an afternoon event at Centenkry. Readable items are sparse. no clear names, places, dates, or outcomes emerge beyond the vague group reference and time of day.
A jumble of notes covers varied items from a children's matinee with reduced admission to a corry hit and run incident at the country club. Water samples from private supplies passed health checks. Veterans of Foreign Wars leader James E. Van Zandt spoke at Canton encampment and attended a Cootie Club banquet. Rail freight for the week ending June 18 rose by 1,715 cars. Norma Shearer and Clark Gable chosen for Gone With the Wind by MGM, production slated for December. Roadside crash near Waterford injures Dr Alexander Van Byer and Leon Smith. Stanford Hose Company plans cemetery decoration pilgrimage. The city buys a new 10x6 flag for the municipal building with a planned flag-raising. The Lake Shore Visitor, Erie Catholic diocese publication, suspends with this issue. Corry Democrats plan to attend a fish fry. mercantile appraisal list appears on pages 10–12. Civil service reforms push to replace provisional unemployment staff by February 1. Civil service records show 1917 appointments. jobs data show 14,000 private-industry placements since January. Age distribution shows 40+ workers hold 27% of vacancies. women hold 25% of registered positions. US patent granted to Bile B Knutwin for 12 new vehicle toys. rights assigned to Lewin Marx & Co.
Public Utility Commission Examiner Thomas M. Hickey warned firms and individuals cited for failing to appear at the hearing session in the courthouse. He said revocation of certificates is possible, but most accounts have been straightened out with aid from P U C officials. The commission will sit again Friday in the court house for a final session.
Mrs Ellen Galla gher McEnteer 81 formerly of Erie died Thursday at her son George's home in Jamestown New York from a stroke She was mother of George and the late William McInteer both well known in Erie The body will return to Erie for funeral services Saturday at Trinity Cemetery burial there expected
In Herkimer New York a chicken hawk tried to raid four robin nests inside a house cave. The robins gathered in a swarm and attacked the intruder driving it away from the nests with a collective defense by the red-breasted birds.
Twenty-one workmen were added to the Tionesta Dam construction crew for the week ending June 18, according to the U S army district engineer at Pittsburgh. Total at work reached 147, with 112 hired by the contractor and 85 government employees.
Five Northern Chautauqua youths pleaded guilty in Mayville court to damage charges at Christan Cemetery near Cassadaga. Judge Lee suspended four years in the penitentiary, fined 1 HOU, and placed the men on probation to Chief of Police Warren, with the four defendants named as Howard McNaught, Hill Miller, Toason Weimer, Rosy L. Brown, and William Wuerstle of Dunkirk.
Mrs Keller Moore reported two break ins at 184 East Ath Street with a threatening note left in both incidents. Police and detectives examined the note showing a scribbled skull and bone image, possibly a warning. Detectives lack a clear writer, and an investigation was ordered by Chief Christoph and Sgt Milani as officers review fingerprints from the scene.
Thomas Murison of New York City offered furs at a bargain but visited the home of Chief and Mrs. Flanigan, ignoring warnings about peddlers. He failed to hold a peddler license and paid a fine of 15 dollars plus costs, with hearings postponed to a later test night.
A resident reported jewelry and other articles valued at about $200 were stolen. Police say the woman admitted the loss but did not report it at the time to avoid public publicity.
The building and grounds of the White House cover roughly 18 acres. The description notes the extent of the presidential complex including the residence and surrounding grounds.
City assessor Andrew J. Sterrett proposes a 1939 state bill to tax public corporation properties in Bries area. About 8.8 million dollars of property would be taxed, adding roughly 108 dollars in city revenue if the measure passes. Exemptions have stood for up to 75 years amid court challenges, and the plan aims to include these properties in the 1939 assessment.
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