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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1930
Page
8
Great weather for farmers prevails as May brings heat and showers allowing quick planting of potatoes and corn. Plowing for buckwheat and millet starts next week with regular crops nearly in and seed potatoes around 1.50 per bushel. Rural residents express high optimism for bumper yields and an encourage fruit outlook.
In Spartansburg on May 22 two men were cut while cutting rotter plate glass at T B Wallace furniture. Paul Dooher and Mc Wallace were injured. Dooher received seven stitches for a leg wound, Wallace had an arm injury with severed artery requiring stitches. Also notices of local visits, a Grange meeting, a wedding, and Memorial Day church services are listed among community items.
A lengthy report from Clymer New York notes a Chautauqua county Christian Endeavor rally in Abbe Reformed church on May 1. The program includes singing, devotions, group conference, and a closing address by Millard Rice. Also covered are a 25th wedding anniversary surprise for the Croscutts, a school play, weddings, and community gatherings with multiple local residents attending events in Jamestown and surrounding towns.
The Workmen's Compensation Bureau urges all employers to carry compensation insurance to ensure employee benefits. The 1929 law sets penalties including fines up to 500 dollars or imprisonment for six months for noncompliance, with casual employment and certain domestic or agricultural roles exempt. Inspectors will prosecute violators. insurance is available from authorized stock or mutual insurers.
Spring Creek notes list visitors and local residents: Schfering returns to Philadelphia after Abbott Dairies visit. Mr and Mrs Charley Wagett and Marion of Warren host guests. Various locals travel to Corry Warren Buffalo and Warren visits.
Sunday radio lineups include WJZ NBC and WABC CBS networks at 7:15 and 8:00 p m Majestic air theatre and Atwater Kent hour. Also Coral Islanders and Twinplex twins appear on CBS and local social items note visits, bridge party awards, a fried chicken supper and several local residents visiting relatives.
A youth, O Connor, 17, suffered serious injuries Friday afternoon when his car, driven with Arthur Willett, swerved to avoid a cat and tipped onto its side near Mercyhurst Seminary. Mary Griffin, 16, a Mercyhurst student, and another girl were in the second car. Griffin and the other girl were taken to St Vincent hospital for examination. Local residents Mr and Mrs D J McKay and Leona McKay hosted visitors from Harrisburg, and Tona Tripp of Corry plans to spend the weekend with her parents.
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