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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1937
Page
3
Fragmentary text references damage looting and a police investigation in Amboy with state police involvement. Names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR, but hints at a crime scene and local unrest affecting a street area.
Pennsylvania Railroad announced October net of 7 278 170 dollars a drop of 1 953 000 from 1936 October gross 3 102 089 down 2 660 658. Weather and holiday talk mix with local incidents and crime notes as readers glimpse community life and regional economics.
Amos A Williams of this city appeals his conviction before Alderman George H Gordon in Low County Court for shooting a hunting dog owned by Haymam Gilson and an alleged attack on Gilson and three companions on Williams property northwest of the city. He challenges the evidence and faulty informations and the court will hold a hearing on the appeal. Williams also faced three other counts of alleged threats and dog shooting in related proceedings.
Maxine Yarrington, a four year old in the St Vincent's hospital children's ward, has slept since September 1935. Her unresponsive state is diagnosed as sleeping sickness like coma with little hope of awakening. Her mother Mrs Lloyd Yarrington visits weekly from Fairview.
Langely attended funeral services for Forest Schell of Torpedo Pennsylvania with Rev R W Driscoll and Rev Ralph Richardson officiating. The Ware county Rural Letter Carriers Association and the Woatimen of the World symbolized the community presence. Interment followed in Gardland Presbyterian cemetery. Dozens of family friends and neighbors joined the rites including Schell family members from Pleasantville Akeley Oil City and Jamestown.
Warren businesses prepare festive displays with holiday decor starting this week. The effort includes storefronts in the business section, creating a cheerful downtown atmosphere for the season.
Two Erie county murderers will be released from the Western penitentiary shortly according to Assistant District Attorney Burton. Howard Sisson will be freed on December 7 after a February 1926 sentence of one to twenty years for murder. Sino Sanchis, jailed since February 24, 1930 and sentenced to eight to sixteen years, will be freed on January 1 for second degree murder.
Mayville reports state the local plant will reopen with reduced force on Monday after this week’s widespread shutdowns. Officials say the six plants will gradually resume operations, easing worker uncertainty and aiding local business activity.
A letter mailed to Judge J Orin White and five county officers threatened their lives. The missive signed with hyphenated initials F R S M was believed to be the work of a discontented political crank. Officials named Judge Waite Prothonotary Lawrence A Taylor Deputy Prothonotary Tred Lamberton Controller Harvey M Willis Sheriff Dell Darling remainedunruffled, noting such threats have recurred before. The handwriting was poor and warned the year ahead would be dangerous for the named officials. The letter will be turned over to Postal Inspector Eugene Gallagher for investigation.
Elmont Watson of DuBois pleaded guilty to passing bad checks at a special session. Judge D A Arird sentenced him to pay a $25 fine plus costs and serve one to three years in the Allegheny county workhouse.
Herbert Lalliwell of Clay Atréct killed an exceptionally large red fox near Gausman’s filling station just outside the eastern Kane borough limits on Wednesday morning.
Three people are killed and a fourth seriously hurt in two separate accidents near Ripley New York when cars skidded on icy highways and struck trees. Lanie R White 42 of Lima Ohio died instantly in one crash four miles east of Westfield. Miss Rose Lauer about 40 from Berea Ohio was critically injured in the second crash whose occupants were a Brook Park couple.
Thanksgiving Day was observed by Christian Science churches across the United States with a lesson sermon from the Boston headquarters. First Church of Christ, Scientist, held its service on Thursday including the president's Thanksgiving proclamation, hymns from the Christian Science hymnal, a solo “The Stranger of Galilee,” and the Golden Text from Psalms 28:7. Congregants expressed gratitude for healings through Christian Science as the service closed with a benediction from First Thessalonians.
Millions once dependent on cathartics find freedom through regular use of Kellogg's All Bran. The crunchy toasted cereal supplies dietary fiber and aids water absorption to soften stool, recommended with milk or fruit, and even muffins. Eat two tablespoons daily with plenty of water. Produced by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
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