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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1938
Page
5
Miss Florence Moffvey and Miss Rose Labowsld were visitors yesterday. Mrs W B Miller and her son Frederick were visitors in Jamestown New York.
Personal notes list Mrs. Carlton Chaffee Jett traveling to Jersey Shore for a state band contest and Mrs. G B Bennett returning home after visiting Brad ford and Cole grove. Several residents plan weekend visits to Cleveland Hagerstown Gowanda Erie and Titusville, with various relatives.
Tony Jackson of 102 Basex Street in the Third Ward invites garden and flower enthusiasts to tour his greenhouse this spring. He promotes a large, well displayed stock with mower and plant offerings for Memorial Day season, aiming to boost public patronage and showcase his expanding business.
May 14 reports only part of the Reilsing Brothers circus arrived in Johnstown Pa. The remainder was delayed at Reiling Mine near Stoystown due to a railroad mishap.
Canary breeders announce 16 country birds to travel to Budapest for an international congress in spring. A rival competition will award prizes for singing and oral qualities of the canaries, with representatives chosen to compete.
County commissioners completed plans to guard the primary election next Tuesday against irregularities. Kennedy for governor backers may request G men at large voting centers including Erie. Watchers certificates issued, deputy constables authorized, and strict limits on assistance for illiterates. Commissioner Flatley vows a clean honest primary. A separate incident reports a gang broke into safes and attempted to batter a vault in the 14th and Chestnut area.
The Barre Jones Munily Logue Fitzgerald ticket won endorsement from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors at Harrisburg. Names listed include George B. Rowand as chairman H J Walch as vice chairman J A Hughes as secretary of the Brotherhood and William A. Major as chairman J O Cook as secretary‑treasurer of the Conductors.
Erie board members met in the school district offices to discuss the 1988-89 budget totaling 2,025,852.00 and planned to adopt it next Thursday with possible minor adjustments. Six of nine members attended the session which was called to balance the tax levy and postponed the final action to the following Thursday.
Picnic guidance outlines equipment, hot and cold dishes, and menus for varied gatherings. It details coffee pots, paper plates, waxed paper, and containers, plus suggested foods from chilled salads to campfire meals, with multiple sample menus and serving ideas for weekend picnics and family outings.
New York stock prices edged lower in light dealings while bonds dipped and grains and cotton held steady. The report cites expectations the president will resist changes to the surplus profits tax and hints the reorganization bill may be revived as essential legislation.
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