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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1936
Page
3
Weather and road warnings dominate a busy local update as a regular City Council meeting is noted for this evening. Ice on highways, WPA project disruptions, and sidewalk program delays reflect a winter onset.
Erie officials say the 1937 county budget will total about 1 607 000 up from 1 557 000 this year largely due to a new tuberculosis hospital. Controller Harvey M Willis notes tax rates may stay at 7 1/2 mills, and proposes borrowing about 150 000 in January to bridge until May revenue arrives. He cites potential grant adjustments for hospital equipment and pending Public Works Administration aid.
In Erie on November 16, a suit was filed in county court by Mary Bauman as administratrix of Arthur J. Kershaw’s estate to collect $10,641 from Maurice Castle and the Builders and Manufacturers Mutual Casualty Co. of Chicago. Kershaw, a fancy skater, was killed in March 1934 near Jamestown, while returning to Erie after a New York State entertainment engagement. The judgment, obtained months ago, was secured against Castle, who had bonded with the casualty company for such payments.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration mailed 62 checks totaling 7788 to Pennsylvania farmers who joined the 1936 Soil Conservation Program. These are the first payments under the program funded by Congress with 470 million dollars. In Honolulu a graduate school of tropical agriculture underscores the U S effort in tropical farming.
Betty Dodd won the first prize a girl’s bicycle at the Rex theatre matinee Saturday. Patricia Slagle received second prize a three piece dresser set while Bobby Hall won a Magle Mystreet. Other names listed as prize recipients include Florence Lawson Phyllis McCoy Betty Lou Griffis Donnie Crawford Nuncy Hammond Amelia Jackson Zelde Taylor Richard Klinger Adrian Buell Lawrence Craker Harvey Sik Vis Tony Amorosso Elwood Davis Frank Craker Lawrence Brown
Kane November 16. Joe known as Texas Joe and in Ludlow as medicine man sold cure alls by going house to house in outlying districts. He moved to Bradford at 118 Main Street last year. He is jailed in MichKean County on charges of unlawful practice of medicine. Arrested by Constable B Williams of Bradford on information from Harry W Vorburg Harrisburg health department investigator who worked the case for two months.
WPA workers plus neighbors and friends aided the Chelton brothers near Corry, restoring harvest activities after their farm was halted. A 14 worker force dug 175 bushels of potatoes, threshing 1200 bushels of buckwheat and shipping 200 bushels of corn, with repairs to the Elle and other tasks. Perry Darrow supervised, and the work was finished before a Saturday storm to prevent greater losses.
The first week in November found Pennsylvania direct relief load reduced by 894 cases, 3,711 persons. The reduction was the net outcome of closing 5,037 cases and opening 4,148, attributable primarily to employment under the Federal Works Program. A total of 138,850 cases, representing 415,127 persons, remained on the relief roll November 7.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society held its November meeting at the church parlors with large attendance. Rev. G L Boyd and Ralph Ward led a musical program, Mrs. Leon Tiffany arranged it, and a duet by Rev Perry F Haines and Mrs Haines drew strong applause. Mrs Harry Smith announced December’s meeting on the first Friday, joining with the congregation for a social gathering and tureen dinner.
Albert R. Zautner, 72, a former Erie man, received a sentence of one to twenty years in the Ohio penitentiary from Judge Frank S. Day in Cleveland. He shot Lloyd Pease, superintendent of Litcon Storage Co., claiming fear of losing his job led to the act. Zautner had been acquitted earlier of murdering George A. Rutherford of the Lincoln Co. president.
One dose of Adlerika allegedly clears poisons from both upper and lower bowels, ending headaches and improving sleep and nerves. Ad appears in a Kelgter's Cut Rate Drug Store advertisement with promotional claims and limited details.
In Jamestown on Lakewood Road at Jackson Avenue two men helping push a disabled car were struck. Joseph Ross, 21, of 222 South Main Street, died instantly from skull fracture. Fussell Russo, 23, of 86 Huzzard Street, survived with a fractured skull and a broken left leg. The striking car was driven by Frank Morrison, 220 East Second Street, en route to his parents in Ashville.
Mr and Mrs D W Houser announce the marriage of their daughter Ruth M Houser to Peter Mul Sick of East street Corry. The ceremony took place at Ripley N Y on Saturday Nov 14 and was performed by Justice of the Peace Murray D Conrath. The couple were attended by Miss Mary Morrison and Leslie Messenger both of Corry. Mr and Mrs Lester Cole of Hila were guests of Mr and Mrs Andrew Paulson of Maple avenue Sunday.
Merlin Kygey Kelsey, about 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kelsey of 621 Hast Street, was treated at Warren General Hospital Saturday morning for shotgun wounds to the legs and body. Officials say the injury occurred while he was hunting with his father. the boy was later sent home in non serious condition. The father declined to release details or location of the incident.
In Dubois Pennsylvania on Friday the thirteenth three men were injured as a freight car derailment and a linked accident left Mike Armic an 87 year old local baseball player dead after his legs were severed while trying to jump onto a freight car. Andrew Durkin suffered a broken shin when the car fell 12 feet into a creel and Harry Weaver was shot in the knee by a hunter, with doctors fearing loss of use of his leg.
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