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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1937
Page
3
Long list of civic items from a Northwestern Pennsylvania edition, noting a city council regular meeting, a proposed commission study of civil service, highway bills, and safety conferences. Other items include driver tests, marriage license applications, farm records talk, and oil production figures.
United Press reports in Pittsburgh that the jury for the Reilly case will be composed of at least six women. Six jurors have been accepted, with two women and one man initially joining, while others were rejected for opposing capital punishment. If the panel is completed today, the Commonwealth will outline its case as the trial proceeds. Jurors named include Mrs. Gertrude Sherman of Sharpsburg, Job Thomas of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Katherine A. Wegson of Sharpsburg.
Arthur Sweenny 47 was paroled for two years after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the December death of 11 year old William Hoydin. Judge Miley B. Kitts placed Sweenny on parole and warned he must refrain from firearm use. He said the youth did not know the gun was loaded when the shooting occurred.
Washington May 11 United Press reports that bills proposing a compromise on railway labor pension amendments were introduced by Senator Crosser and Senator Wagner. The measure would allow missing workers on sickness to become pension eligible, and seeks broad acceptance from railroads and unions despite gaps with current law. Final rites for John Applebee held in Willoughby noting his long police service and death from a heart attack.
J Eugen, a longtime Ridgway hardware merchant who ran stores in Ridgway and St Marys and served as former mayor, died in his sleep from heart disease. He had lived in the area 33 years. Funeral services will be held here Thursday morning.
A new Chrisscraft motorboat will operate from Roberts boat livery at Findley Lake this summer carrying passengers to nine points on the lake. The craft aims to serve the popular resort attracting hundreds from the Corry vicinity and will carry safety gear including preservers and extinguishers. Clayton Burmaster, a licensed pilot, will operate the boat.
The Board of Education announced the opening date for the 1937 38 term as Wednesday September 8 set on Supt Ralph S Dewey recommendation to avoid Labor Day. full calendar to be presented in fall with more details expected.
Advertisement claims intestinal poisons cause aging and swifter decline. Promotes Golden Lax Tablets as a quick gentle detox. Mentions druggists selling at 2c and 0c prices.
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