Unclear OCR fragment references miners and unemployment
Fragmentary text mentions coal workers and unemployment notes, with garbled or out of context terms. No clear event, date, or names emerge to form a完整 news item.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1939
Page
3
Fragmentary text mentions coal workers and unemployment notes, with garbled or out of context terms. No clear event, date, or names emerge to form a完整 news item.
Incomplete OCR fragment references actors and singers in sagged works and the srs in other. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
Corry Senior High auditorium hosts a Corry Civic Orchestra concert Monday evening. Also on tap, regular Board of Education meeting, and health officer John D. Flanigan reports Mrs Frances Caldwell of 432 Duane Street with lobar pneumonia.
Erie May 6 The city announces a $279 154 street improvement program the largest in a decade to begin May 10 under Streets Director Harry Klebes. Work starts on East 2 Ist Street from East Avenue to Parade Street with resurfacing and repairs citywide. Up to 300 men will be employed. the downtown area gains priority and the WPA funds the majority of costs.
William Bannister, Hagle Scout of Erie and East High School teacher, spoke to a gathering of Corry area Boy Scout leaders at an outdoor campfire on East Washington street. He urged churches and organizations to form Scout troops. Norman J. Edinger, Lester Lopus, George Ayers, Thomas Roglofs and Roy P. Yohe assisted.
Americans visiting England discover New Bridge, the river’s oldest crossing, largely unchanged for nearly two centuries before the arrival of Amerina exploration.
A deceased Charleston Washington bookkeeper Herbert B. Whilden leaves $1,250 to North Carolina and $1,250 to South Carolina for educational purposes. The bequests direct the funds be used to promote schooling in the two states.
Corry public schools report hundreds on the Honor Roll and Credit List for the fifth period. The long roster lists students by grade and school, naming pupils achieving honors and those earning credits across Corry's schools including Concord, Washington, Fairview, and Corry Junior High, with teachers listed for each group.
Sharon High School was found guilty of unintentionally using an ineligible football player during the 1937 season and all games won by the Tigers were forfeited. The penalty bars the team from regular titles in the 1939 season.
Brigadiers and Mrs. Juan Gourlay of Erie will lead special services at the lead Salvation Army citadel Sunday with a cordial invitation extended to all. The notice lists numerous Enrolled and Honor Roll names, including Anna Patterson, Josephine Perry, Theresa Roach, and Charles Ruhak, with a long Credit List of local residents and students.
Erie mayor Charles FR Barber declared support for police actions against striking workers at Erie Casket Co after a Friday morning clash. He defended the police use of clubs and tear gas, said the force maintains order, and proposed a committee of strikers meet with him to discuss the incident.
Erie school board members addressed the budget for the 1988-89 year set to begin July 1. Superintendent Herman Girave’s recommendation was approved amid debate over teachers’ salaries and tenure. Critics cited budget strain and the power of teacher unions in Pennsylvania.
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