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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1937
Page
3
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A garbled 1938 paragraph mix includes stock and tax chatter, unemployment figures, civil service deadlines, and local notices. It mentions a Rex Theatre event, Pennsylvania Grange election, unemployment applications, and public instruction appointments, all in a scattered Pittsburgh area context.
Harrisburg dispatch reports the state relief survey committee, appointed by Gov. Bright to probe Public Assistance, will examine four angles. First, closed hearings for volunteers seeking information. Second, questionnaires for all department employees on qualifications criticisms complaints irregularties and improvements. Third, examination of relief costs by accountants with cross state comparisons. Fourth, spot checking by trained investigators on department staff. Public Duty Commissioner Livingston chairs the committee as it begins by sending questionnaires today.
The Washington P A held its regular evening meeting in Room 4 with large attendance. Principal H. G. Wolfe spoke on training in the arts and how it affects the home, following a piano solo by Anna Mary Stepson. Rev. Prania Graves discussed the Red Cross and the roll call progress as the attendance banner went to Room 4.
Police Chief Flanigan, head of the Corry Lodge safety week effort, announced plans to sponsor a safety drive with the highway patrol and police department. He will deliver safety addresses at city schools under lodge auspices as details on memberships were discussed at the regular meeting.
Lita Price and Harriet Bonnet discuss how a new maid should understand wages and expected hours of work in the newly published book Maiderat. The guidance emphasizes clear agreements, fair pay, and defined duties for starting help.
Authorities continued their investigation into a string of peeping incidents around the Windows area. Two youths were seized near the residence of Felix Stuth in what witnesses described as a spree of prowling and exposure.
Williams faces four counts with a county court appearance planned this afternoon after his conviction and sentence. He was fined ten dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail for shooting. An appeal was filed on the last charge and bail set at three hundred ninety dollars.
United Press reports that bus truck and cab drivers may be fully exempted from the standard five day work week under pending federal and state rules. The plan, led by Labor and Industry officials, aims to ease enforcement and align with interstate transport regulations.
A report from a Fairview P.1.A meeting notes attendance, committee appointments, and a planned cafeteria. Music director Byatrive Shafter and Miss Helen Ordyce are named. Several committee members and attendees listed with dates and locations referenced.
President Thomas S. Gates announced in his annual trustees report that gifts to the University of Pennsylvania amounted to 954408 during the past fiscal year.
An exchange of vows was announced for Alberta Murray and Mayle Brame on a Friday in Clymer, with relatives from Columbus and Ely attending. The couple, both from nearby communities, planned a small ceremony and reception at a local venue, with many familiar faces listed among friends and family.
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