Twenty Years Ago Highlights from the Corry Journal
Fifty pupils of the Corry schools performed last evening in the Women's Club on Mott Street under Miss Agnes Connell. A petition seeks an east Columbus Avenue water main extension to Sciote Street with a hydrant. St Edward's High lost 41 to 14 at Erie against Cathedral Prep in a late season game. Clyde Damon earned city council praise for East Washington street station upkeep after recent redecorating. Sugar bush camps are busy with sap boiled into syrup nearby. The city will oversee debris removal from the Boss Grocery fire on West Main Street, with owners covering much of the cost and the city sharing expenses. the Fire Wentz property remains an eyesore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Woman's Club
Mott Street
Agnes Connell
City Water Main
Columbus Avenue
Sciote Street
St. Edward's High
Erie
Cathedral Prep
Clyde Damon
Second Ward
East Washington Street
Boss Grocery
West Main Street
Nels Hansen
Joe Zeisenheim
Fine
Helen Schluraff
GOP
Zetsenheim
Grove City
New York State
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Oil City
Hydetown
Uncle Sam" Ridgway
Corry notes and Local Happenings in Brief
In Hammond and Union City news, Lyle Wilcox leads a banquet music feature while Maple sap runs hint at spring tapping on Wayne street. Army Air Forces service brings Harold Marsh to Sheppard AFB Texas. Pvt Harmon among 22 Pennsylvanians in Camp Rucker. Local officials report parking complaints in a private lot and a new obituary for Claus A. Johnson Moose Club member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Weeks
Methodist Church
Lyle Wilcox
Armour Hillstrom
Wayne Street
Gertrude Bracken Osmer
John L. Bracken
Corry
Fox Chapel
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Harold Richard Marsh
Harold Marsh
New York
Air Force
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Texas
Spartansburg
Claus A. Johnson
Moose Club
Union City
James Hamhadhet
Mand
Community fund drive urged for Corry papers
Letters from Corry residents push a citywide fundraiser to support local newspapers. Citizens urge monthly events and gatherings on West South Street to aid the Conoy Evening Journal and its Corry publication, noting publisher efforts and community support.
Economy Inertia and the Lesson for Government Spending
In a Wall Street Journal piece Alan Otten argues that many congressmen preach economy yet push for larger budgets for their states and pet projects. He notes a pattern of universal demand for money across regions, with inflation rising as domestic and defense spending grow, calling for ruthlessly cutting avoidable expenses to preserve a free nation. The article concludes by praising the National Capitol Parks as the world’s largest metropolitan park system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Alan Otten
Wall Street Journal
Otten
How's Your I Q What government orders curtail seabee materials
The page presents a 10 question quiz with varied topics. It asks about government authority restricting seabee materials, false statements about tree sap sources, Mundt’s state, the Wizard of Menlo Park, a West Point graduate president, the Fed chair, Durbin’s husband, a Republican envoy to Japan, a quahot meaning, and a water-invasion tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Mundt
U. S
Menlo Park
United States
West Point
Federal Reserve Board
Deanna Durbin
Department of State
Japan
Voice of the People urging a Corry Y for youth
A reader argues for converting the Corry Hospital into a community Y M C A style center. They cite limited youth activities beyond pool halls and roller skating and suggest teens help remodel, noting liquor restrictions for teens and the presence of good townspeople ready to start the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Corry Hospital
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Union City Moose Organization
Bhasis
Hammond
Clearfield
Lumber City
Clearfield County
Fort George G. Meade
William A. Harmon
Camp Rucker
Ala
Maryland
Center Street
Route 6
Walton Farm
Columbus
Warren County
Walter Dunham
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
Transacions
Dunham
Detroit
Holy Name Society
St. Thomas’ Rectory
Frank “Bogart
Min
Nie Bogart
Paris
Ike Eisenhower
Col
Bogart
Coney Evening Journal
Corry Evening Journal
Enil
West South Street
Ile
Colegrove P.T
Fred Kimball, Inc
Lexington Avenue
Higan Square
Mortgage & Bond
AP News
Cartler
National Capitol Parks
Washington, D. C
Emblem Oil Co. N
Center St. W
Armitage, Sr
Kinley Insurance Agency Te
Atur
Montgomery Ward
North Genter St
Corry, Pa
Wards
Tun Aa
Gente
Philco
de Teele
Sim de Sym Agre
Tully
Franz Furniture
Thomas Motors
of Corry, Inc
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