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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1938
Page
3
An unclear court report outlines a fraud case involving improper transfers and an alleged seed scheme. Details are fragmented, but the document mentions detention, withdrawal of charges, and ongoing legal action centered on financial deception. Names and places are obscured in the OCR.
The week shows a 7.1 point drop in steel operations with capacity at 304 percent. Ash Wednesday services open Lent. About 250,000 Pennsylvania motorists lack new licenses as 1998 permit rules start. 7,746,185 drivers renewed yesterday. Pavements stay icy creating hazards at intersections. Bucyrus Brine Co reports 1997 net income of 1,892,543 after charges. shares at 72 cents. City Council to meet Monday. Miss Wilson sisters sell home to Glenn Wood of Atlantic Refining. moves planned by April. Employment pay totaled 94,764,774. weekly checks average 11.48 to 416,841 recipients. Union City jeweler injured in auto crash. multiple injuries noted. U.S. crude oil production declines to 112,750 barrels under mine estimates. Pennsylvania Railroad pays final 6,210,000 on equipment trust. County occupational tax notices proceed. delinquent notices to settle. Store renovations honor Tall Store anniversary. Cohen block front removal reveals Woolworth store preparations. 1987 retail sales reach 39.9 billion, up over 5 percent. 1937 activity strongest since 1930. Woolworth remodel advances. Cohen block front deemed one of city’s finest. A new employment search group for 49+ forms Aer Wort Association.
Corry Grange will join the Brie Cousty Pomona Grange and Edinboro Grange No. 947 at Edinboro on Tuesday and Wednesday March 8 and 9. The program includes a humorous sketch, a full meeting agenda, devotional services, talks on citizenship and soil conservation, group singing, and a closing Grange ceremony led by Pomona officers.
Bo said Della Lind, a Viennese actress, objected to a scan changing from street attire to pajamas. She refused to undress for any camera, shouting that she would not dress before filming.
The eldest daughter Winnifred Dreyer married Willam Campbell at 2:30 pm Sunday at their home 162% West Pleasant Corry. Officiant C. J. Chrimes presided with May bride and Gordon Hayward as attendants. A large bouquet and violets described, gifts opened, and a luncheon served to guests.
Colonel Augustine Vallade announces the plan for a Pennsylvania Industrial School for Boys at White Hill in Cumberland County. On a 43000 acre site the facility aims to reform erring youths with practical agriculture and new trades training while creating about 1.3 million in direct and indirect employment within the state’s institutional construction push.
Time Headers met at Mrs C F McCray home for a regular meeting. Members answered roll call with current interest items and heard finishing chapters of Heretofore Unwritten History of Pennsylvania. Next meeting March 7 features origin and pronunciation of common English words. Mrs W J Wilcox to host at East Main Street home.
Mathew Cedar Monady was ordered by Judge William Hirt to resign as justice of the peace in West Springfield. He was fined 202.80 in restitution and 130.90 in costs after pleading to violations involving misdirected funds. He faced further sentencing and is to appear for additional action. He was arrested Jan 20 after a police investigation found misappropriated funds.
At a special Democratic Progressive Club meeting in Erie arrangements were made to stage an amateur event at Public Auditorium on April 6. Plans target top talent from Aahlabula and Erie plus other forms of entertainment for the city and county sporting public. An athletic committee chaired by Arthur Schwindt and others was appointed to organize the show and a club meeting is set for Friday March 4 at 8 pm in the Maple Street club rooms.
Australia is described as the only continent governed entirely by a single nation. The commonwealth is noted as nearly as large as the continental United States in area.
At a Bracken meeting the Golden Rules reported little opposition to the current Wednesday afternoon closing, with many merchants planning to maintain the present schedule. Rumors of large North Center street stores opening Wednesday afternoons were not supported by attendees, and few objections were raised to continuing the hours throughout the year.
Seventeen tables hosted a card party night in St Elizabeth's hall as part of birthday celebrations for George Washington. Awards were won by Mrs. Hany W Powers Miss Nelle Tits Mrs. J L Mount Mrs. Bruce Elsworth Mrs A Bawnosky and Mrs James O'Brien with Paul Weber taking the specie prize. A lunch of fruit salad wafers and cookies accompanied coffee. The season’s events support St Elizabeth's church and drew strong attendance.
Frances Wanninger, 17, of Birmingham, suffered 11 days of persistent sneezing and was hospitalized at Hillman under doctors. She was unable to stand, her hands shook, and sleep was brief despite medication.
Mrs August Major of 225 W 2nil street asked police to help find Mathen George Hinkel believed missing after a dog alerted to ice conditions east of Avo nia, 12 miles west of Evie. She suspects foul play by two men and fears Hinkel fell through the ice while farming near Albion and Pattyson.
The General State Authority, created after a Supreme Court ruling on February 4 1937, launched a 405 million public works program across eighty state institutions. Projects include mental hospitals medical facilities teachers colleges armories and restorations, with completion expected within the year and all by June 1939. Colonel Augustine S Janeway leads the effort creating 80,000,000 man hours of employment and boosting purchasing power.
A brief drugstore ad promises relief for kidney irritation and wakefulness. It urges asking for Bakels 5c at Keister's Drug Store and highlights a 25¢ back offer tied to a four day test. The copy mimics a late 19th or early 20th century pharmaceutical oddity.
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