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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1937
Page
6
Reports from city treasurer affills show 1987 city tax collections up eleven percent, pleasing finance committee of the Board of Education as they expect higher revenues to erase a large deficit next year. Higher taxes and potential state aid may reduce operating costs and improve morale as plants run more normally and wages rise.
Announcements from the Public Utilities Commission indicate the Bas rate restructuring will benefit Pennsylvania utilities and protect consumers. The new board aims to ensure fair returns while reducing gas prices, with Corry showing favorable prospects for further rate cuts.
The history of Merajal church in Bethlehem links to music since its beginnings with instruments from abroad aiding an orchestra. A trombone choir has existed since TAL, and the Bach Festival returns May 28 at Lehigh University’s Baker Memorial Chapel featuring the Mass in B Minor in full for the fifth time.
Fragmentary passage mentions an international conference canceled and ongoing monthly Ameri items with Ireland, plus a constitution and potential constitutional trouble. Details are indiscernible due to garbled OCR.
In Hollywood May 7 a foreign actor sketch appears in Miltza Korjus as a potential MGM feature built on a prior phonograph recording. Irving Thalberg reviewed the act, Fernand Gravel breaks in with The Wing and the Choir Girl, and foreign backgrounds influence projects from The Woman I Love to The Road to Glory. Producers seek authentic scenes from overseas films to cut costs, while talent scouts watch for new stars to fit Hollywood schemes.
The text presents a mixed set of trivia and wisdom items. It notes that the Archbishop of Canterbury will crown King George VI at Westminster Abbey, mentions San Marino’s small area, and questions about eye lids in a brief quiz context.
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart mocks a Senate fight over President Ravne-Welt’s plan to enlarge the Supreme Court. He notes Garner’s political peril if he must cast a deciding vote and recalls Dawes’s tie vote incident as a cautionary tale.
The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association District No. 7 hosts events at Hamot Hospital Erie on May 1 and May 15. Miss Esther R. Entviken of Harrisburg is guest speaker. A Board of Directors meeting starts 11 a.m. at Hamot, with luncheon at Friendship Manor. A one day Institute for officers follows at the YWCA.
Paris styling notes for May 7 detail Countess Hangwire- Reventlow arranging 80 outfits for coronation calibrations in Lanum. The list highlights navy blue tulle gowns with silver trim, lace, and jeweled accessories, plus prints in black crepe and jacquard satin.
A 20 year ago column notes a naval reunion in the vicinity and a wartime reorganization. It mentions Hon. Frank Hanley of Pennsylvania slated to speak in May, shifts in railroad service, and the sale about a church chapter of the American Red Cross. It also notes Captain Stoughins and the quiet marriage of P. Paulson to Miss Lolah Trimble.
A lengthy Washington column blends May Day protests with policy critique. It notes the Forest Service story on southern sawmills, reflects on New Deal farm policies, labor, and a broad view of politics, court rulings, and economic shifts amid spring activity and public discourse.
Funeral services for Martin Howard of Corry were held at his late home in Carter Hill yesterday afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. R A Hook Baptist pastor. Interment followed in Pine Grove cemetery. Relatives and friends from Erie, Buffalo, Franklin and nearby areas attended the service.
An Alaska group traded elk and other game to Seville and He villa Island for the city zoo. The Alaska Sportsmen's Association reports shipments of elk and small animals to Afognak Island and other sites, signaling unusual wildlife transfers.
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