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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1937
Page
2
Fragments show several names and places including Charles Graham 54 Rast Bond, Corry hospital, and Mr Johnson. Items mention leather goods sales, shoe adverts, gardening seeds, a Thursday meeting, and an exoneration jury. Details are unclear and partly garbled. multiple unrelated items appear without a single coherent event.
The Thompson Line steamer Shasta, after a long anchor off the peninsula south shore, moved up the bay for drydock in preparation for the Great Lakes season. The vessel, capacity 4,000 tons, was towed to Se Col Hock area before resuming trade.
Wartime dispatches describe Loyalists gaining strength in key strongholds Valladolid Salamanca Burgos Malaga Algeciras and Seville while Loyalist air superiority is noted. Britain warns Nationalists against interfering with British merchant ships and France signals a similar protest over French shipping.
United States government acquires 42 834.14 acres in Warren Forest and Elk counties for Pennsylvania national forest expansion. Federal Judge Nelson McVicar orders $40 789.84 paid to owners. Purchases include 10 594.84 acres in Warren from Central Pennsylvania Lumber Co for 31 784.40, 185.8 acres in Forest from A J Braden for 789.44, and 2 540 acres in Elk from Ward B Frost for 8 216. The price per acre ranges from 8.00 to 4.80.
Elgin widow Mrs. Julia Brennesholtz died at her home Tuesday evening after a long illness. Born November 4, 1852 in Spring Creek, she was a lifelong resident. She is survived by sisters Mrs. Martha Wilson of Bigin and Mrs. Magrett Grey of Johnstown, Pa, plus several nieces and nephews. Prayer services will be held at the late home Saturday at 12 o'clock, followed by church services at 2 o'clock.
Grange No. 99 will meet promptly Saturday evening in the Grange Hall. A large class of candidates will be initiated in first and second degrees. A student program with children of members from local high schools includes Léonard and Warner Swanson, Marion Swart, Larothy Bensink, Beno Akam, Lurde Akam, Margaret Grace, Willowa Jones, Lucille Jones, and Shirley Harvey. Assembly singing features Toy to the World Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessings and School Days.
Mrs. G. A. Shea of Astor Street is advised of the death of her sister Mrs. Bion Gill of Blessing Texas who died Monday night. Bowmen Bowmen Bowman Bowman are listed as relatives with Carlyle Bowman of Erie as a survivor. The remains will arrive Saturday and services at 11 in Pine Grove Cemetery with Rev. George B. Macnamara officiating at the grave.
Leona May Titch, 11 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Titch of 861 West Washington Street, died shortly before noon after several weeks illness. Born April 26 1936 she is survived by parents and several brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Harrisburg March 11 following informant conferences with Pennsylvania Power Company the Public Service Commission announced a reduction of rates in Allegheny Beaver Butler Lawrence and surrounding counties effective Monday. The plan sets a different charge basis at eighteen dollars per mile for the first three years and twelve dollars per mile for later periods. Present customers on the existing three year term would see the twelve dollar per mile rate immediately.
Sutton, March 31. Attorneys said they would call important witnesses in the trial of William B Read 29 charged with killing W Earl Dellman 34 a Charleston salesman Several preliminary witnesses testified about Dellmans death in a burning car near here yesterday Dalman father testified a key ring was found in the burning automobile indicating searchers were looking for clues
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