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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1931
Page
7
A jumble of notes reports Governor Roosevelt speaking at WABC, store redecorations on North Center street, liquor permit changes for candy makers, novena devotions at St Elizabeth church, a Stearns Knight crash on North Center, railroad awards for Pennsylvanian Rail lines, and local sports results. The piece blends weather, politics, commerce and community events in Corry era prose.
District superintendent visits Beaverdam church as local residents and guests from Franklin Jamestown Erie Bradford Meadville and Warren attend services and events. The piece lists many visitors includes Rev F D Smock, Miss Alice Showers and families at church bazaars dinners and missionary program with revival call. A church bazaar cleared about sixty five dollars and multiple residents are noted as attending various social and religious gatherings.
Warren County officials announce an state appropriation to relieve unemployment through a road building program. The project selects a route from Route 6 at Starbrick school over Yankee Bush Hill to Dunham’s Gorhe rs, with a stone tow planned for Sherman. Local meetings and community notices follow, including school board changes, church events, and residents’ visits amid ongoing labor and planning for winter access.
Funeral services for Mrs Esther Hamlin aged resident of Cony who died at home on W Frederick Street were conducted Thursday afternoon at 1:30 by W A Johns. Services were held at Alexander & Company Funeral parlors with relatives neighbors and friends in attendance. Interment in Pine Grove Cemetery. Hearers were George Enochson Sam Scott Hatt Brown and H J Davis.
Erie announces that all large municipal improvements costing substantial city funds will be postponed for at least a year. Finance director Thomas Mehaffey says the December budget committee will not consider such projects. Costs of running city government rise and fewer blocks of improvements will be undertaken in 1932, though construction of part of the new wet side storm sewer system may proceed due to recent cellar flooding after rains.
Thamas B Burns of 2126 Victory Avenue Wesleyville is charged with involuntary manslaughter after his auto struck Anthony Ciostkowski on October 4 at 15th and Ach streets. Ciostkowski died from internal injuries. Burns pleaded not guilty and posted 2000 dollar bond, set for November 17.
Help wanted male and positions. Advertisement shows a used station platform sale for one ton Chevrolet truck. Contact Arthur Miller BR D 6, phone 281 R 13. Also notes permanent representative needed at Real Silk Hosiery in Corry.
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