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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1937
Page
8
The former Mrs. Evelyn Bietzer Sullivan, aged 20, wed Jesse Livermore Jr in Bel Air Maryland. Livermore Jr is the son of the famed Wall Street operator who was once gravely wounded by his mother in an accidental shooting two years ago.
Examiners hear variations to the 1987 act limiting workweek to about five days. Hotels, restaurants and service industries seek exemptions while textiles and public utilities await hearings. Cement salesmen push for full exemption, arguing impracticable to monitor when on duty. Most industries seek 44 or 56 hour week exemptions for specific roles during peak periods.
Erie reports Petty Officer Frank D. Geiger Jr son of Mr and Mrs FD Geiger 923 West Third Street is among a Navy flying crew testing the Sikorsky Flying Dreadnaught at North Island Virginia. If successful a large fleet of bombers is planned for 1939 or 1989 notes unclear. Geiger recently joined this duty after training midshipmen and is a former Corry resident, grandson of Mr and Mrs Charles H Geiger of East Smith Street.
Police chase continues for three inmates from Onondaga County Penitentiary Jamesville New York. They allegedly kidnapped John J Connell Jr in Albany in 1933 and vowed to fight to the death rather than surrender. Henry King reported five men he believed to be Oley Geary and Crowley seized his car and forced him into the back seat before fleeing past state troopers.
Kane November 17 survey shows the first day of bear hunting the heaviest in a decade with many bears killed across Sugar Run, Sackett, Maton, DeYoung, Wilcox and Kane area camps. Several large bears taken near Russell City and by visiting hunters. full tally awaited as camping areas disperse.
Edith Louisa Cavell a British nurse famed for aiding soldiers in World War I was executed by firing squad on October 12 1915 in Belgium her death provoking international outrage and tribute.
A statewide inspection by Agriculture agents reports the 1937 potato crop as high quality with good uniform grade and packing. Growers in Pennsylvania adopt modern methods, improving grading and market appeal, while production west and north of the Alleghenies remains lighter but quality holds.
A fragment notes Mare Copper Base Sheffield plate items feature a silver casting on a copper base, contrasting with most other plated wares. The text suggests variations in base metals and decorative overlays, indicating a specific production detail in Sheffield plate articles.
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