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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1937
Page
3
Local note: Hatch school holds re dedication exercises on Thursday evening. Community updates include dividend news from General Motors and International Nickel Company, a drive for clothing for needy children, and upcoming public and church activities in the area.
City Council revived discussion on a proposed agreement with the Erie Railroad over storm sewer right of way near the American Castings plant. Maps show the sewer intrudes 150 feet on railroad property, with 75 more feet entering the right of way to a concrete pipe. Officials weigh a potential 30 day notice requirement, with railroad consent verbal for water discharge. A subway under Maple Avenue to clear all grade crossings has been discussed for decades and may be reconsidered after a conference between railroad engineers and City Engineer Dickson.
State Superintendent Lester K Ade will address the rededication program at Hatch school with the High School and Junior High School orchestras performing. The event includes an invocation, presentations, and discussions on industrial arts in the curriculum. A public inspection of the new building will follow the exercises attracting parents and friends.
The Corry Junior Welfare League held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs Brice Misworth. Members discussed business, the hospital room project, and appointed a December committee. A rummage sale was announced for Saturday November 5 with collection details to follow.
Starbrick resident Norns cyna lon faces 3600 bail after a Sunday morning collision on Pennsylvayit Avenue. Wounded occupants including Thank Szarowies and others suffered nose, facial, and bodily injuries. Officer Ray Eckhardt arrested Boynton at the hospital after the crash.
Three hunters died in Pennsylvania as the small game season opened with accidental gun discharges. George Ardery, 42, a Wensville insurance salesman, died from a chest wound at Heartfield Memorial Hospital after his gun discharged. Towns near Ligonier reported another fatality when a man was shot in the chest by his own weapon. A fourth death involved Grove Beinty, a 40 year old union leader near Thukhanneck who killed himself while hunting weeks later.
Improvements will finish near completion at the lakefront ore dock in Erie Pennsylvania. Superintendent Renova division and Nounesd Wily oversee new cranes and machinery to speed unloading and dispatch of ore wagons to mills. Extensive work updated tracks electrical gear and power to enhance facility operations.
Two new machines with high capacity, similar to Case plants, will speed up cargo handling. Each crane operates through a belt system and can unload from ships at an average rate of several tons per hour, doubling the prior loading speed and reducing dock time by about 50 percent.
Cory Council No 425 Knights of Columbus mapped plans for a more active organization at Bartow hall rooms. Deputy Garvey of Vil City visited with delegations from neighborhood councils to discuss recruitment and new programs. A social session followed the meeting as members aimed to renew interest and activity.
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