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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1935
Page
3
A damp cold night hosts a regular City Council meeting. The piece cites gross operating revenues of 208,007 for the year ending March List, up 3 percent from the prior year. It also notes voter registration increases, highway patrol actions, and various local items from state politics to circus news.
May 6 Erie notes a flood of chain letters prompting postal concern. Postal Inspector E J Gallagher warns the letters violate regulations and predict swindles, while many locals dismiss it as harmless fun or a small dime loss. No formal complaints have been filed.
Announcement states James P. Mead has bought F. M. Waite’s share in the Corry wholesale and retail oil and gasoline business. Mead takes over all accounts owed to or by the firm and will continue to offer high grade gasoline and oils under sole management.
A Titusville, Pennsylvania minister writes that Thompson's Barosma Tablets helped his kidneys, bladder, stomach, and liver. The ad promotes Barosma and Golden Lax Tablets to cleanse kidneys and regulate liver and bowels with prices 50 and 25 cents.
Samuel Musso, 51, of 147 Foote Avenue, faces a second degree arson charge for the April 17 West Third Street house fire in Jamestown. He was arrested in Ravenna and brought to Jamestown. Peter Gagliano died from burns and was linked to the act. Musso allegedly confessed with his face and hands burned. District Attorney Brunstrom announced the case with police and National Board of Fire Underwriters involvement.
Erie Mayor James P. Rossiter files a protest against the Barker Erie finance bill shaping a new municipal conduit method in Pennsylvania. The measure, urged by the Taxpayers Forum, calls for uniform city fiscal practices, preyear appropriation timing, and mandatory public hearings after advertising.
Harrisburg May 6 Joint committees of a House and Senate investigating the Pennsylvania unemployment relief system will hold its first public hearing tomorrow night at the capitol. The panel chaired by Rep Miles Horst Lebanon questioned Rett L Johnson executive director of the state emergency relief administration and his predecessor Erle H Biddle Philadelphia in two prior sessions. An executive session will precede the public hearing to define its scope.
The appropriation ordinances must be approved before taking effect and transfers of unexpected balances between funds are prohibited, except in the last two months of the fiscal year, November and December, when such transfers are allowed. Public officials are reminded to follow these restrictions to avoid legal issues.
Weekend crashes in Corry area injured three people. Clara Giacomo, seven, of East Main Street, struck by Frank Leh rar of East South Street, hurt leg and lost two teeth but not fractured. Ida Whipple of Erie treated at Corry hospital for injuries near Garland. Mrs. E L Carlisch of Clymer admitted for injuries from an accident near her new home. Details vague.
County commissioners on Saturday arranged a $50,000 loan from a Philadelphia bank for the poor directors. A four month note carries 1 3/4 percent interest. repayment planned by Sept 10 as 1935 tax revenue accrues. The loan, deducted from the $250,000 annual appropriation, funds operations after earlier rejections on a personal note. A separate crash report notes a Climer woman injured in a vehicle collision driving left the highway and striking a tree.
Roy Swartz chosen as delegate to the Dairymen’s League annual meeting in Syracuse. Corry Local held a Saturday meeting at the VFW with 100 plus attendees. After a short program delegates were elected including Robert Gates, Oscar Lindstrow, Roy Swartz, and Frank Harvey as alternates. Ice cream and cake followed the business session.
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