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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1937
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Joseph Gentilman were in Kane yesterday with relatives. Mr and Mrs A C Durham of Pittsburgh returned home last evening after visiting the city. They brought along Miss Mamie Mack, the latter’s sister, from Pittsburgh to stay an indefinite period.
The text lists numerous residents and guests moving between Meadville Erie Warren and other towns for Easter visits studies and work. Individuals like Miss Berniece Olts Miss Harriet Myers Hazel Morrell and Dr. William Holch visited relatives. many traveled to New York City Harrisburg Akron Erie Jamestown and Boston for schooling jobs or family events.
Hiram Bemis 76 died Saturday afternoon from a sudden heart attack at his home on the Corry Clymer road in Wayne township. Funeral services were held today at 1 pm at the C J Spitzer funeral home in Clymer with Rev. Clair Heitzenrater officiating. Interment followed in Pine Grove cemetery in Corry. He is survived by his wife and three children. Also listed is a for sale or rent ad for a modern house on Mohawk street in Clymer, inquiries to Willem Bensink, Corry.
Afr and Mrs Wilson Creal and daughter Nancy or Warren and Jumnea Hughes of Jamestown left for home after an Easter visit with Mr and Mrs G G Barker. Mrs Hughes and daughter Mary Kathryn remain. Son Jourdet of Philadelphia visits father BM Jousdet on West Warne Street. Miss Margaret Timient of Fre donia is here a week with her mother Mix Mora Bement Mfrs George Dickisson and biush ev were Easter visitors of Mr and Mrs I A Mc Taughlin. Ann Ryn of Brown Pa visits with sister Mrs Richanl Powers last few days then returned home Sunday Magic DeLury and Shales Comello of Minkirk return today. Mr and Mrs John Carroll of Columbian were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Debliry.
Churches across the region held Easter services with large attendance. At St Pauls Lutheran Church the Resurrection celebration featured Holy Communion and confirmations. Bethesda Home and the Erie City Mission presented special groups, with a notable children's choir from Iethenb Meadville inspiring the congregation.
Full military honors were accorded to Oliver Casler a member of the G A R and Cory resident at a largely attended funeral service Sunday at 2 20 p m at the Davon Funeral home Reverend Ray Hurts pastor of the United Brethren in Christ officiated with the Uberites and distant mourners present. Interment followed in Pine Grove cemetery with pallbearers named and a firing squad on duty. Out of town attendees included relatives from Painesville Ohio and other nearby areas. Local veterans stood in tribute as the service closed with taps.
United Press reports from New London describe classes resuming amid extensive damage from a gas explosion that injured students and staff. Officials expect enrollment to drop as rescue and recovery continue. many buildings are unusable while repairs begin.
Widow Winifred Weeks, listed as the widow of Veray Weeks, has died. Funeral plans indicate a burial in the city cemetery with arrangements to be shared by mourners. The notice invites relatives and friends to attend and confirms the interment date and venue.
Elmer C. Walzer reports market gossip from New York on March 20, noting industry leaders’ reports to stockholders. Floyd I. Carlisle of Niagara Hudson Power cites taxes as a major drain, with dividends imperiled and tax allocations exceeding 2 million dollars above 1936 levels.
Stocks sag on thin volume as mixed performances appear across diverse issues. Major names such as New York Central, Baltimore and Ohio, and American Car show modest moves while numerous others like General Motors and Texaco hover with little direction in a murky market.
Fourteen swapuis report a family tragedy in Aurora, Illinois, where Jennnetty Murti, 28, killed her three young daughters and herself. A note found with the bodies blames Johnny, her husband and former WPA worker, who had sent a postcard five days earlier saying he was going to Texas to look for a job.
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