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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1936
Page
2
The Crescent Classis at a Methos dist Episcopal church gathered yesterday afternoon at teacher Mrs Elma Gordons home for a surprise birthday party honoring Ruth Johnson a class member. Eight shared singing visiting and a supper followed in a social hour.
A local report describes the Union Charcoal Company train from Westline through the Kinzua valley adopting fire safe policy. Locomotives run midnight to 8:30 am during fire season with spark arresters. If fire risk exists two speeders follow the train and the U S forest service is alerted. Separate items note a Marty’s Restaurant dance and several community notices, including legal and civic updates and local accidents.
Mrs Nellie Loulée Myrick a Corry resident died after an eight year illness at her daughter Mrs Louie Becker's home 512 Spring Street Friday at 8 20 p m She was born June 24 1870 and lived in Corry all her life Survived by two daughters Mrs Louie Detker Miss M Louise Myrick one son H Glenn Myrick a brother George Farnham and two grandsons Thomas Glenn Myrick and Latie Decker Jr The body oste to Bracken Keating funeral home for Monday services at 3 30 p m Interment Pine Grove cemetery
United Press reports new arrests in the Hamm kidnap case likely after the capture of Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell. DoJ tightening controls as Campbell endures a second sleepless night of questioning. Campbell not believed linked to Hamm, but investigators seek ransom disposal clues and Barker-Karpis gang assistance. Mrs Frances Blair recovering at her Barnes, Pennsylvania home after five sinus operations at Jamestown General Hospital by Dr. J. Hickman.
Reverend J Bass of Titusville Pa extols Thompson's Barasma Tablets noting kidney and bladder benefits as well as stomach and liver aid. He warns pains may signal kidney or intestinal trouble and urges use to cleanse kidneys and eliminate poisons, with Golden-Lax Tablets for liver and bowel regulation. Edgi-26.
Harrisburg report shows motor fatalities occur predominantly at night, with over half of auto deaths while headlights are in use. Only one car travels at night for every four in daylight, prompting warnings of defective or misaligned headlamps and glare from oncoming vehicles.
Philadelphia May 9 A plan to choose 100 American youths with scientific leanings for grooming 25 Edison scholars has been disclosed by Horace P Liv ersidge regional director of the Thomas A Edison Foundation Candidates will be selected from schools and industries each year with funds now being solicited through a special campaign annual examinations will be held for the Edison scholarships Girls also will be eligible for the grants.
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