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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1933
Page
7
Raymond van Dyke, 85, of 2708 Downing Ave, was badly burned when a steam line burst in the tub ing machine department at Continental Rubber works in Erie. He was rushed to Hamet hospital in fair condition. doctors said burns covered his back hips legs and arms while face escaped injury.
The November gathering of the United Brethren in Christ Church Woman's Missionary Association met at Mrs. Lyle Thomas's Grand Street home with Mrs. Mable Carroll assisting. Plans were made to pack Christmas boxes for returning missionaries Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leader and for Richard Caulker. The Leaders and Mr. Caulker spoke at the church. Ten new members joined recently, and the program led by Mrs. Joh Banks included poems readings and songs. Refreshments were served to twenty guests.
Authorities continued to connect a Midwest kidnap gang to multiple abductions. Among those held were Souder, Dean Swelley of Peoria, A Edward La Rue and Edward Wagner of Chicago, and Julian Jones of St. Charles. Victims included James Hackett Chicago gambler, James Ward Chicago alcohol distributor, John J. Lynch Chicago news bureau manager, and three others paying substantial ransoms. Total extorted exceeded six figures with additional abductions.
Nam ed sheriff Michael J. Boyle of Johnstown Cambria County appears set to win the sheriff post. Boyle is identified as a detective and brother of a Pittsburgh diocese cleric. He supported the Republican candidate Arthur Wawards after a late trailing start amid near complete returns.
United Press notes lively profiles of Frederick Bonfils and H.Tammen as Denver Post era power players, plus Gene Fowler and Stanley Walker critiques of their biographical works. Also covers Gilbert Gabriel Kay novel Great Fortune and Payson detective tales, Tarzan entry, and broader literary trends.
An advertisement urges women overwhelmed by family noise and daily burdens to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims the remedy provides relief and a new outlook, urging readers to obtain a bottle from a local druggist.
Thelma Irvine, ten, is in Hamot hospital with burns after her pajamas caught fire from an open grate at 201 West Street Erie. She stood before the living room grate before school, suffering burns to her hands and leg. Doctors expect a week of hospitalization.
United States Biological Survey workers report wild ducks in Helena consume mostly plant material. Animal matter is under ten percent of their diet, primarily mollusks insects and cystideans with little fish.
A neighbor gifts Allenin to a man plagued by rheumatic pain. Within 24 hours the agony lessens and mood brightens as uric acid begins to leave the body. The family reports rapid relief and endorses the remedy amid local sponsor claims of wide sales and money back guarantees.
Oil City voters approved Sunday baseball and football between 2 and 6 p m but most townships and boroughs across the county rejected the plan. District results showed mixed support with Franklin and Cornplanter in favor while Sugarcreek and several boroughs voted no. District tallies and additional results available elsewhere in the issue.
Mrs. Margaret Fenton of 12 East Main Street died last evening at Corry Hospital after six months of illness. She was 69, born in Brown Hill Pennsylvania, widow of William H. Fenton, and survived by five sons George James John William Aaron, plus a brother and sister. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:20 from the Baptist church with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery. body at Alexander and Company Funeral Parlors.
A novena to St Elizabeth opens Friday at 7:30 PM at St Elizabeths church with daily masses at 7:30 AM and evening prayers at 7:30 PM through Sunday November 19. Rev Vict Reiser leads the sessions and relic veneration follows each service inviting the public.
An extensive listing describes classified ad categories, rates, and rules for the Journal including announcements personal notices and service ads. It notes responsibility limits editorial rights advertising copy editing and one cent per word rates. The page also contains informal public notices of individuals Carl Henling and others thanking voters and a ceremonial dedication fragment.
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