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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1940
Page
3
May borough council approved establishing a five member recreation commission to coordinate year round programs in Kane. Allen K Heydrick explained district recreation supervisor duties and the commission will be funded through millage and private funds, not city budget, with members serving staggered five year terms.
In Meadville yesterday police arrested Glenn H. Williams 17 of New Castle on charges connected to the death of Nancy Stewart who was struck as she ran across a street with three companions. The group had just left a school auto and held hands when Nancy led the dash. She died of internal injuries en route to Meadville City Hospital in a police cruiser. Susan Veith 6 sustained minor burns when struck by the vehicle as a glancing blow.
An old recipe touts Ita-Ex and Oftan compounds mixed with water as a cheap remedy for rheumatic and neuritis pains. It claims hours to overnight soaking or infusion provides relief, warning that it may not work for everyone and suggesting McCandrew's as a reliable source for supplies.
Grading began yesterday for three new trout ponds at the Corry Fish Hatchery. A WPA crew from the annex moved to the main hatchery, with work expected to continue through much of the summer. The WPA team has not finished at the annex on Route 5 but will return periodically to advance both sites, with potential for a separate small crew later.
Fifty Episcopal clergymen publicly opposed Bishop Wyatt Brown of Harrisburg who criticized U.S. neutrality in Europe. Brown spoke at the 156th annual convention of the Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania and warned that future generations would pay dearly for neutrality today.
Crop feed loan program opens to farmers with small cash needs who cannot secure other credit. Applications are being received at Emma Ward notary office in Union City and Louis A Pause notary in North East. Spring Creek notes include local social updates and a report on community events and commencements.
Reed, a well known Erie county figure and heir of one of Erie’s oldest families, died suddenly Tuesday morning after a period of illness. He lived at 40 West Sixth Street. Born February 17, 1876 in Erie, he was the son of Charles M. and Ella M. Morrison Reed. The Reed family has deep ties to Erie’s early history, with founder Seth Reed, a physician from Uxbridge, Mass, who served in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
A burglar gained entry to the H. Sutton cigar store at 245 Seneca Street yesterday by forcing a rear window. About 50 dollars in change, mostly quarters and dimes, was stolen from a cigarbox hidden in the shop. Entrance was through a rear window. the screen was ripped from a restroom window adjacent to the storeroom, and a passage from Elm Street allowed access.
A break in at Kane Greenhouse on Biveh gleeh led to loss of more than $60 hidden cash. Police were summoned after owner Garl Magnuson found a door unlocked and a window entry noted.
West Spring Creek school held a diploma ceremony featuring names like Lavra Aval Bitty Creek Merny Slee Tubbs and Pieeadilla HH. Mr. Manley led the service with prayer as students received diplomas and class songs marked the farewell.
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