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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1932
Page
5
A Werrick, 45, an AT&T employee, was beaten and robbed of $82 Sunday night at 9:45 PM while placing his car in the garage at 925 Chase Street. He was struck with a heavy instrument, rendered unconscious, and woke to find his wallet and papers missing. Police are reviewing nearby strangers. a six-foot man in a cap and lumber jacket was seen nearby earlier.
A Corry group of M A men and Y M C A members conducted the Youngsville Methodist Episcopal Church service on Sunday May 17. Glenn Haller and Edna Henning gave talks as presidents of Hi Club and the girls group, while C M Hengst of the Corry Y M C A delivered the address with Alpha Phalanx members aiding the musical portion.
Personal mentions list residents and visitors in Corry and surrounding areas. Mrs. Ernest Cook of Cleveland arrives to summer with Mr. Cook, while families from Erie, Buffalo, Jamestown, Oil City, Centerville and Detroit are recorded with travel, visits, and attendance at funerals and events. Names include Davis, Wilsted, Blazels, Thurston, Virginia Clark, Daniel D Arcey, and Schwab among others.
An attractive banquet for Corry Business and Professional Women club members and their mothers and officers was held at the Presbyterian church. Covers for fifty. Inez Pitch welcomed guests, Mrs Helen M Schluraff of Erie spoke, and Mrs John Boland Jr. read a closing piece. Out of town attendees included Mrs A D Fitch, Miss Winifred Bradley, and Mrs Helen M Schlur aff.
New York May 17 Alfred E. Smith Democratic presidential candidate urges Congress to defeat soldier bonus legislation and back Hoover’s economy by consolidating government bureaus. He calls for a manufacturers tax wine and beer levies to fund unemployment relief and condemns blocs cabals and mugwump tactics that threaten credit and business at home and abroad.
United Press reports in Stomn City on May 1 that high school debating teams remain to compete in the third annual national speech tournament at Hast High School today.
New York May 17 Stocks moved irregularly with small turnover as two rally catalysts faded. Rumors of a bank merger and a ban on short selling were absent, causing a late-day decline after early gains. A steady grain market and firmer U S government loans helped resist losses briefly before selling wiped out most gains. Closing prices showed mixed results across the list led by American Can Co and others.
A dense OCR fragment lists major industrials and utilities including American Locomotive Anaconda Bethlehem Steel General Electric General Motors Standard Oil Atlantic Refining Canadian Pacific and Westinghouse Electric among others. It resembles a stock table snippet with varied company names and misread characters.
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