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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1940

Page

2

Local shopping notes and city projects update

City and Vicinity sver. Silver Dust 21c oleo 2 lbs 21c end pork chops léc 16 milk 4 for 25c Wilcox Grocery We de te 3-25-1f Oil City paving from Glenview hospital to city lime and East Second Street resurfacing planned by state highways. two ordinances passed on first and second readings. Corsages for Prom offered by Rowe Flower Shop. Elk County General Hospital received 60 dozen eggs from Ridgway schools. Ridgway township and St Leo's donated more eggs.

Wilcox Grocery Oil City Glenview Avenue Hospital East Second Streets Bugvard's Corners P. R.R. Roundhouse State Department of Highways Rowe Flower Shop Elk County General Hospital Ridgway Ridge

Meadville Refit Under Work Relief Program Details

City Council heard the annual report from City Engineer Roy L. Phillips showing Meadville was refitted to the extent of more than a million dollars under the Work Relief program. Improvements cited included streets and public works, presented at the regular meeting last night.

Meadville Spd Pualle Improvements Roy L. Phillips

Various Local Notices and Small-town Transactions

Several terse items record licensing and vehicle plate totals at the city treasurer office, county property resales, a meat market ad, bake sale donations due, a lone holdup at Kendall service station, Homogenized milk promotion, a hospital update on Mrs. Roach, Erie Talon Company denial of leaving town, a gambling device arrest, a payroll dispute at Berman Mattress, a sale on dress shirts, and spring decorating displays at Lanston's with John Freno hospitalized.

Concord Schooll T. Avat Meadville Kendall North Street Park Avenue Jacob Schrubb City Police Department Dial Jeal Model Dairy Co Edward Roach Eat Joseph Tel Erie Bernard Berman Berman Mattress Company Marcus Brown Brown Paul's Lanston's John Freno East Pleasant Street Corry Hospital

CIGARET TAX UNFAIR CHALLENGE IN PA COURT

Dauphin county court renewed the case over Pennsylvania two cent tax per cigarette package. Philadelphia tobacco firm Stephano Brothers argues the levy violates equal protection and is unconstitutional. Attorneys William Alexander and Douglas Storey say the tax, set at one cent per ten cigarettes, bears disproportionately on Stephano’s ten cent brand compared with sixteen cent makes, affecting state revenues by about 10 million dollars.

Ured Son Harrisburg Dauphin County Pennsylvatia Philadelphi Tebacco William Alexander Douglas D. Storey Stephano Brothers Phildelphia Stephano Company

Funeral Rites for Mrs Bentley Held at Davison Funeral Home

Final services for Mrs Bertha L Bentley wife of G S Bentley of Eas South Street were held Tuesday at 2 30 pm at the Davison funeral home in memory of the late resident Rev C Woodward formerly of Cameron W Va and now of this city officiated with Rev Gilbert L Boyd Presbyterian pastor assisting Die attendees included Ladies Aid members of the Presbyterian church and many relatives from Waterford North Braddock Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Buffalo among the mourners were Mr and Mrs Harry Merritt Mr and Mrs Clayton Fish Maud Librant Neva Fish Mr and Mrs Charles J Davis Mr and Mrs Melvin Davis Mrs Harriet Davis and daughters Cecilia and Helen Harney A Davis and others from New Castle Edinboro and Westfield

Bentley Davison Funeral Home Bertha L. Bentley G. S. Bentley Eas South Street B. Wilcox W. C. Cox G. 8. Wallace James Jenkins D. Atkinson Harry Powers Ladies Aid Society The Presbyterian Church Harry T. Merritt Clayton Fish Maud Librant Neva Fish Waterford Charles T. Davis Melvin Davis Noth Bist Harriett Davis Cecilia Helen Eric Hany A. Davis Edin‘Sore Arthur J. Argall North Braddock Frank Betts

Conference tackles jobless workers training needs in Harrisburg

In Harrisburg, Francis B Haas and the Mobilization Committee led a conference on how to help unemployed people who lost skills to keep up with industrial changes. The meeting also discussed expanded vocational training for high school youths and related unemployment and labor issues.

Harrisburg Publ Instruotion Francis B. Haas Doh

Hatch bill barring politics by federal funded state workers

A Heise Judiciary sub committee approved the Hatch bill restricting political activity by state employees paid with federal funds. The panel endorsed the Senate version with two changes, removing a provision by Gen. Prentiss Brown to exempt employees of federally aided educational religious and philanthropic institutions.

HOUSE Washington Senate

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