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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1937
Page
8
Fragments describe mild spring warmth, highway conditions, and a city rolling stone program on Sunday. Reports note a street department update, shop damages from a window break, police patrols and incidents, and preparations for local meetings and events.
Harrisburg report states Gov Earles endorses Patterson Stank bill to tax chain stores with $1 per store up to $500 annual per store to raise funds for teachers. He noted he avoided the tax in his budget but supported addressing strained school salaries and long preparation of teachers.
An old advertorial touts San-Cura Soap and Ointment to soothe eczema rashes and prevent infection. It claims relief for cuts burns bruises sores boils piles sunburn with a must satisfy or money back guarantee. Available in 5c Ointment and 2c Soap, urged at druggists.
Harrisburg report by Preston Williams notes three constitutional amendments clear the assembly on a wave of reforms. Proposals include eliminating the five year wait for amendments and allowing immediate passage after two legislatures, with others seeking voter approval in 1988 and changes to income tax powers for state governance.
Debate centers on raising annual teacher wages to 41000 in fourth class districts with sub-10000 populations. Patterson-Stanik bill eyed revenue from chain store taxes and oil refining shifts, past support in 1935, stalled by Senate finance panel. Governor Earle backs emergency tax plan while personal property levy faces House reverses.
An advertisement claims sleeping on the left side worsens heart symptoms and promotes Adlerika as a remedy. It asserts one dose removes poisons and relieves stomach pressure that allegedly presses on the heart, promising a full night’s sleep.
Ruth McGresoy, 28, of Cleveland, fled the scene of a crash on Route 6 and Route 19, leading witnesses on a miles long chase. Delbert Giles, identified as a nearby driver, braked to avoid collision as the Cleveland auto ran a stop sign, skidded, and damaged his vehicle about $50. The fleeing driver, with a man, later surrendered after a call to highway patrol, and she forfeited $12.25 bond after appearing before Justice George S. Morten in Mill Village.
Pennsylvania direct relief rolls show a net increase of 956 cases from the prior week, driven by reductions in anthracite industry. Five counties add to relief loads, Philadelphia up due to Works Program shifts, while 29 counties rise and 28 fall elsewhere. State totals reach 164,602 cases affecting 507,365 people in the Emergency Relief Board program.
Allentown Pennsylvania on March 22 reports a bill by Sen. George A. Rupp and the Pennsylvania Motor Federation to speed license revocation for hit‑run and drunken driving. Magistrates would report within 10 days after arrest. violators face revocation two weeks after the violation, shortening the current lengthy court process.
Lock Haven aims to attract the airplane industry after a Bradford visit where Taylor Aircraft, hit by a 200000 loss at the Foxyay building, was invited to occupy the Sunque Hanna Silk Mill vacant premises. J Willard Miller and Ignaz Hertner led talks with Sunkee officials and local business leaders to pursue the move.
A federal film commission has been established in Argentina to pass on all domestic and foreign produced motion pictures. The body will handle works relating to Argentine history institutions or national defense as issued by the government.
Dick, a 38 year old oil pumper from two miles south of Pleasantville, stepped into a machine operated by Red Valley Oil near Titusville and suffered a skull fracture and broken legs. He died at Titusville Hospital twenty minutes after the 2:40 a.m. accident. Survived by four children, father W. W. Dick of Mercer, and brother Mont Dick of New Castle.
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