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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1938
Page
7
Indians struggle as Tigers edge them in a tight opener. Louis fans observed strong plays, while key players from both teams showcased skill and determination in a rugged matchup.
Week of May 21 saw 3 224 new relief cases reported raising total street relief to 617 051 persons while total direct relief expenditures reached 441 080 dollars. Private employment losses driven most openings, with 4 648 cases opened for loss of work and 7 635 closed for new gains or transfers to federal works programs. Old wine takes studied in Columbia thesis on South Carolina colonial customs.
Chicago police arrest 18 year old Robert Nixon nicknamed Brick Killer for questioning in the Moron murder of Florene Johnson. Nixon allegedly confessed to killing eight women including Edna Worden and her daughter Marguerite in Los Angeles thirteen months earlier after fingerprint identification.
Emerson Hoffman 62, a Venango farmer living with his father Eling in Irivia township near Clintonville, hanged himself in the barn Sunday morning. Alfred Hoffman cut the rope after the death, and Dr J Inwin Zerbe Franklin county coroner was notified.
An old advertisement urges readers to cleanse kidneys with Barasma Tablets to relieve backache dizziness and pains. It touts improving elimination by kidneys bladder and liver and promotes Golden Lax Tablets as a laxative, pricing Barasma at 25 cents at AN Drug Stores with a July 3 note.
Luther McCray of Concord Township died Saturday night at 11 in his home southwest of Corry after a brief illness. Born October 21, 1848, he was a longtime resident active in town affairs, a member of Corry Grange and McCray Methodist Church. Survived by three sons, one daughter, 15 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. wife predeceased him. Funeral services held today at his home, with prayers at 1 34 p m and service at 2 30 p m at McCray church. burial in McCray Cemetery.
Mildred Comes, 32, of 254 West 16th Street, was found unconscious on the sidewalk at 21st and State in Erie after an apparent attempt to end her life. Police say she had taken three bithloride mercury tablets and was taken to Hamot Hospital for treatment.
A long retrospective from the Memorial Day holiday notes four deaths in district auto crashes. A motorcycle rider named Young suffered ten fractures and a broken arm, while Bowles and Penning were also mentioned in connection with the inquest. The piece places the fatalities within a nationwide 1937-era survey showing 280 violent deaths over the holiday period across 48 states and D C.
The largest Memorial Day parade in years formed at the VFW Home at 945 oclock. Captain W S Houghton led massed colors with veterans groups and scouts while Comrade Rodgers delivered the day address. Hundreds visited cemeteries as flags decorated graves and a civic program followed at City Park with prayers, music, and Taps.
A jumbled classified section lists an ad for Por. New Ostrex Tonic Tablets and various stimulant claims. It also shows multiple employment inquiries including general work, house chores, solicitors, canvassers, and a Watkins route offer. Additional lines mention auto parts, used engines, animal listings, farm goods, and sale notices with incomplete details.
Alec Graham a 36 year old playwright and Gina Warren a 31 year old painter face stalled love as ambition tests romance. Gina invites her cousin Caroline Hoyt who arrives from Maine and rekindles drama and desire in the apartment setting. Alec guides Caroline toward stage dreams while Gina weighs a future with him.
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