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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1936
Page
5
William McAvoy of East Main Street received a telegram reporting the death of his mother Mrs Caroline McAvoy widow of Michael McAvoy at Kane Pennsylvania last evening at 10 30 oclock She was in her ninety ninth year Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 oclock in Kane
Residents and guests from Lyndonville Youngstown and Cleveland arrive for visits while locals return from business trips to Buffalo Jamestown and Erie. Mrs Kinley and family depart for Danville and others travel by motor to Philadelphia and Warren. The note records a steady flow of visits and homecomings across several days.
A Corry woman, Beatrice Savage of Union City, was named in a grand jury report alleging mail order fraud. The scheme promised weekly commissions for home addressing envelopes after sending 2 cents for a contract and then $1 for acceptance, with work to follow, but Fleming allegedly never fulfilled the promises.
Harrisburg May 5 Now is the time for all good gardeners to fight the weeds Early spring according to EH M Gress botanist for the Pennsylvania department of agriculture is the best time for removing weeds from lawns gardens and fields Weed seeds scattered last fall by winds and rains are now ready to germinate Spring showers and warm weather will bring up the weed seedlings wherever they can find root This seedling is very easy to kill before it develops a good root system A little work in the early spring will kill them by the thousands Hand methods are most efficient although in some cases weeds may be controlled by spraying For example chick weed may be sprayed with iron sulphate two pounds to one gallon of water which is sufficient to spray 1000 square feet This will not injure the grass
Mrs Lizzie M Bell of Los Angeles praises Thompson s Barosma Tablets as a wonderful diuretic aid for rheumatic pains dizziness and kidney cleansing. The ad claims quick relief with a 50 cent price and a money back guarantee.
Mrs James Mead of this city reported the death of her brother Thomas Conway in Youngstown Ohio on Monday. Mr Conway was shorn in Union City. Funeral services will be held at St Patrick's church in Youngstown Thursday morning and the body will be brought to Union City about 4 pm for burial in St Theresa's cemetery.
Mrs Sophia Dahl aged 75 of 467 East Pleasant Street died at home this afternoon after collapsing while working among her flowers in the garden. She was found by family, died after 2 PM. Widow of Charles Dahl she leaves a son Blof Dahl and two daughters Mrs A Law son and Mrs Walter Dingfelder both of Corry plus two step sons Gust and Clyde Dani. Arrangements incomplete.
The Thou san-American Club auxiliary met last evening to finalize plans for a spaghetti dinner on May 12 starting at 4 30 in the hall. The menu features chicken soup homemade spaghetti meat balls cucumber salad celery olives pickles ice and coffee. Mrs Tony Jackson chairs the arrangements and invites the public.
Washington Pa May 5 United Press says Harry Sibert 33 pleaded guilty to stealing chickens and was sentenced by Judge Howard W Hughes to 25 to 50 years in the Western penitentiary. Also sentenced were John Pinkerton 59 to 1 1/2 to 3 years Wallace McCartney 18 and George Withers 24 to Huntingdon.
The Peasants War was a revolt of German peasants against feudal overlords beginning in 1124, shaping medieval society and laying groundwork for later upheavals in the Holy Roman Empire.
American minister Cornelis Van H. Engert directed evacuation of the Addis Ababa legation as Ethiopian tribesmen stated and threatened to destroy the city amid advancing Italian forces.
Mrs Catherine JH McLean widow of Joh McLean died Monday at her daughter Mrs Charlotte Fredelina home a mile west of Sugar Grove Pa She was 88 and had lived in the Sugar Grove area since 1878 Funeral services will be Wednesday afternoon at the Sugar Grove MB Church with interment at Cherry Hill cemetery Also note a listed lost shepherd dog license and local dressmaking ad details.
The state house races to pick Roy Furman as speaker after the death of Larig with Caputo and Flipehbaugh also contending. The Democratic majority chose Cohen as floor leader and Burke as whip. An unemployment relief bill seeks 60.2 million from the general fund through January 1937, plus 195 thousand for veterans' relief. The governor urges 2.68 million for social security and 0.779 million for flood control among others, with tax increases proposed to fund the measures.
Market focus remains on France after elections driving doubts on currency moves and capital repatriation. Analysts foresee possible devaluation or similar currency actions, with the French Chamber of Deputies near dissolution and government realignment likely. Steel and auto sectors show seasonal dips, nickel firm on higher dividends, and overall market value on the New York Exchange reversing gains from prior months. General Motors beats earnings forecasts with a 76 cent extra and 50 cent regular dividend, lifting yearly payouts to 2.25, a record for the period.
New York May 5 The stock market posted a quiet steady rise today led by motor, copper and steel shares. Closing prices showed gains across major names including General Electric General Motors International Nickel Kennecott Westinghouse and U s Steel among others, with mixed moves in some utilities and gas stocks.
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