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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1935
Page
4
The ill at home Aig. H. E. Powell suffers with the flu but is improving today. The regular meeting of the W A C is set for Thursday at 2 PM in their room with all members urged to attend.
A roundup of city items includes a Ridgway report on Mrs H B Norton and a fall from church steps near South Broad and Center street, with medical care described. Franklin notes naturalization of two foreign born citizens, while Erie covers Reverend Fielding’s 40th priestly anniversary at Latonia theatre. Reports from St Marys, Meadville, and Oil City span student notes, civic events, missing youths, dog poison warnings, and local appointments.
Rev William Eisenberg of Erie was reelected president of the Erie Conference of the Pittsburgh Synod at the spring convention in St Pauls Lutheran Church Erie with 25 ministers present. Rev John Mycum of Girard chosen secretary and Rev George W Stough of Wesleyville treasurer. Bequests announced include 1000 to Grace Church Erie 9000 to Lutheran Home for the Aged Erie and 2000 to Lutheran Memorial Church in Erie. Teul College Greenville received a wealth fund for student aid. The luncheon was served by the Lanes Aid Society. Communion was held for conference officers and Rev J H Heckart of Greenville spoke. Pittsburgh Synod to meet in Erie May 20.
The Harding Home and School Association will host an evening program with a musical trio Mr and Mrs Elery Green and Frank Grice. Readings include Daughter by Mrs Fred Conner and The Value of a Laugh by Mrs Paul Goring. Vocal solos and poems feature Mrs Kinley Mrs Depew and Mrs Rozelle. Community singing and piano trio selections follow with a social hour after. Parents and adult friends are urged to attend and enjoy the fun.
Model Dairy Company will expand its dairy distribution in Corry on April 1 by taking over John J Casey’s large milk route. Casey’s operation lies off the Spartansburg highway about a mile south of the city. Preparations are under way to serve the added patrons starting April 1, with Mille and other dairy products available on the new route.
A protestant auxiliary to St. Rose's Catholic church in Racine is organized as a quirky club of Catholic wives and husbands. Revenue freight Carlondings of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the week ending March 16 totaled 84270, down 42 percent from the same week last year. Private room and laundry help wanted at 127 Gould Street.
Vincent Montessi, 63, was pronounced dead for seven minutes during an operation at George Washington Hospital. Dr. Frederick Revler restarted his heart and kept blood flowing until it beat normally again. Montessi later recalled only falling asleep under anesthesia and waking the next morning feeling both well and ill.
A mass meeting of about 1,200 Venango County citizens at the Knights of Columbus auditorium condemned the Raysburn Wheeler utility holding company and threatened defense of security shareholders investments. The gathering, sponsored by Oil City Chamber of Commerce, supported a resolution against pending legislation and backed forming a permanent group to protect shareholders. A sale notice lists a house at 119 Park Street.
Drip March 20 report shows expenditures of the school district will exceed receipts by nearly 8 cent million for the 1935-36 budget. Business Manager Stanley Scobell noted the district will be about $250000 short at term’s end and that per capita tax at $2.60 cannot be reduced. A 1 3 elimination is deemed preposterous. Final total depends on restored 15 percent pay cuts, salary increases, and adding machine effects, with estimates around $3,000,000.
A seven-year-old girl Nina Akabelova, described as Caucasian, has developed a thick black beard yet remains otherwise normal. Officials note the unusual growth mirrors earlier famous bearded individuals though details of origin or evaluation are unclear.
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