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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1939
Page
3
Local notices outline a March 30 sale by the Golden Rule Club and an auction. Police urge dog owners to control saginessed pets during spring gardening season amid complaints of damage. City planning to request state dog catcher help for a few days.
The Hospital Association of the District will convene a spring meeting at the Oil City club house Wednesday afternoon and evening. About 85 superintendents and assistants are expected. sessions include discussions on district division, prepaid hospital service, medical assistance, and nursing service. Dr. John G. Davis of Meadville to be installed as president at 8:30 p.m.
The plan proposes creating boards in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to review liquor license grants, funded by higher liquor license fees. It aims to give residents a stronger voice in objections to licenses under the commonwealth liquor laws allowing local votes on liquor or beer sales. Governor James favors reducing licensed liquor establishments statewide.
For sale listing mentions Chestnut fence pasta and two names George A Kovach and R D G Corry with address 41 Worth First Avenue. Also notes a 1937 Willys deluxe sedan offered at 224 dollars. Contact wage.
A Pennsylvania legislative committee backs measures to reduce highway deaths including enforcement of a 50 mile per hour limit and plans to suspend driving privileges for habitual violators. Senator James A Getty notes no bills are drawn yet but supports the initiative while Bartlett and Vila propose operator license classifications and special plates for repeat violators and disqualifying offenses.
Readers Elected Officers for Year at the last regular meeting held at Mr and Mrs W J Wilcox East Main Street. Officers chosen for the next club year include president Mrs O L Robbing vice president Mrs F E Whitlesey secretary Mrs C I Cronin. The program covered the World's Fairs in New York and San Francisco with Mrs F B Sullivan and Miss Lena Mather presenting and Mrs C P McGray discussing the 1868 New York fair Crystal Palace.
Edinboro couple Rev Richard Miller and his wife were honored at a reception hosted by Philithea Bible class members and families at the George Thomas home on Fairview street. A 7 o'clock tureen dinner served thirty seven guests followed by devotional program. The Millers, bound for Liberia, spoke of their mission plans and received money and gifts.
Mr and Mrs WM Raymon will leave tonight by car for Hamilton Can to be joined later by Puller F Barnes of Bristol Conn. Barnes will spend a short time here on business.
Erie reports a Democratic state employee was discharged while another ex-employee, dismissed February 10, was rehired amid changes in Harrisburg. Jack Kaufman of Erie, previously an auditor in the State Revenue department, earns 1860 yearly. Frank L. Burger began work in Warren R. Roberts’ office as imperial salary at 2400 yearly. Roberts, a Democrat, had his staff reduced as Governor James ousted Democratic holdovers from property and sanities.
In Jamestown a war veteran, Charles J. Shoyer, and his wife were lured into a fraud involving a fake gas station scheme. Reported by Jamestown authorities, the case alleges a ring pressured them into costly bets and staged demonstrations, with $2,000 in alleged losses and a wallet recovered at a hotel.
A testimonial claims World's Tonic cures chronic constipation by using natural ingredients. The letter from William Leonard Mang of Franklin, Pa, extols rapid bowel regularity and pain relief after five years of suffering. The piece emphasizes a natural remedy sourced from diverse world ingredients and sold through major drugstores.
A garbled report describes a real estate deal with $16,000 and $20,000 sums, followed by references to payments from “friends” urging travel to Pelvolt and a $40,000 bag placed in a hearse. The account includes names and actions left ambiguous by the OCR, with mentions of Abe, Jamarontly, and the Stayers in a suspect money transfer.
Graylin on his son? two sisters achieve 80 years in high school teaching. Miss Grace Barkly, longtime principal, 60 years of service. sister Gertrude Barkly records 20 years in education.
Pennsylvania and its American Legion chapters mark twenty years since the national founding. More than 40,000 of the state's 70,000 Legionnaires have joined since inception. Department Adjutant Ronard A. Lin ale notes steady numbers with 30,000 members already long affiliated and a potential peak near 75,000 anticipated this year as new membership cards reflect ongoing enlistment.
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