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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1935
Page
5
Fishing near Xenia reports a bass swallowing a nine inch water bass found inside a one inch bass. In Nevada an albino ground squirrel was captured by rancher Eline Barigar, described as rare with white body and pink eyes.
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Patrolman Edward McEvoy and Walter H. Scott were in Erie on business. Shawrence K. Desmond returned home from Oakville Can. Miss Emily Fahy and Mrs Fanny Ven Murten visited Erie for a day. Tony Joy came home from Pittsburgh. Mr and Mrs M S Curry of McKeesport are in the city staying with their son R B Curry at Hotel Curry. Lauren Taylor returned to Camp Meade Md after a ten day visit with his parents. Dr W W Graham attended the Western sectional Cancer Commission meeting in Meadville Pa. Dr George Pfahler of Philadelphia chaired the Cancer Commission appointments. Mrs Katherine Van Dressar, in the city with her brother Thomas Courteen, returned to Ottawa City. Edward Gretzler and son Norton arrived from New York City to visit Henry Gretzler on West Columbus Avenue. Mrs Lola Schramling, staying in Wayne township with Ralph Hill’s family, returned home on Franklin Street. Mrs Walter L Peake, in Bhai va N Y with her sister, returned home from illness. Miss Wilma Rich, Miss Thea Fitea, and Mrs Myra James depart for Philadelphia to attend the State Federation convention at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel. Miss Rich is Corry club president. Miss Fitch is state recording secretary. Convention runs Friday to Sunday. James Sullivan motored to Erie for a day’s business. Dr G William Schelninwein of Erie was enroute home from a business trip east.
Ul field May 15 Cecil Heather 39 father of five shot himself after fearing a mob would punish him for breaking a chain letter. He brooded days, wrote two notes, loaded a gun, and went to a field to kill himself rather than face imagined consequences.
Col. T. E. Lawrence remains unconscious at Wool Military Hospital after a fractured skull. Specialists fight to save the hero of the Arab revolt in the desert. Friends report a double skull fracture, broken leg, and other injuries.
Jamestown May 19 Wrenny Bruiser Anderson nicknamed the Bush Beak Buster gains local notoriety as a new aid to the boxing scene. He debuts Friday on a Washington Street Auditorium program opposing Wall MelSay of Rochester in a heavyweight bout. The card features Rochester and Buffalo fighters in a slate of main bouts and scraps designed to boost the section and Penn title prospects.
A large delegation is expected for the annual meeting of the Woman's Presbyterial Society for National and Foreign Missions of the Erie Presbytery at the Corry Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Edward B. Reed of Mercer presides. An executive session opens at 10:30 am with Thursday morning starting the two day event and a luncheon at 12:40 pm. The 2 pm afternoon session centers on Worship the Lord with speakers including foreign missionaries and local church members aiding programs.
Reports from New York on May 16 show sharp gains in railroad issues and American Telephone and Telegraph as dividend news boosted prices. Declines appear in gas and electric utilities while other industrials trade mixed. In Honolulu, a peacetime Navy maneuver opens with U S fleet and Army air forces probing Pacific defences near Oahu at dawn.
Fanchon Meredith flees Hawaii after her father’s death and falls for Tony, a racketeer linked to a recent murder. Surviving a crash, she adopts Evelyn Howard’s guise to escape, only to be drawn into a tangled web with Mrs. Carstairs and the mystery of Evelyn’s identity.
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