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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1934
Page
6
Paragray notes four weeks to Christmas as schools plan a Thanksgiving recess and reopening. Reports from Erie Crawford meetings, Golden Rule Club sales, and local notices include a funeral for Lyle Post, garage construction progress, and stock market activity. Local officials discuss police, game wardens, and a paroled assault case.
Ralph 5. Dewey chairs the 1934 Erie County Christmas Seal drive with a $1,000 goal. Eve r M. Kepler leads the school sale and J. B. Dahlstrand oversees bond sales. The campaign will be mail based with end-sale efforts through stores and offices. Radio talks on Station WLIBW Erie promote the drive, which supports tuberculosis control and Healthy Childhood programs in city schools starting next week.
The city records the marriage of Frederick Allen son of Mr and Mrs E T Allen Wilmington Del and Miss Mary Oakes Luke Md conducted in July 1943. They reside in Wilmington. Mr Allen is a former Carty boy who left the area with his parents years ago.
Meadville Crawford county court sentences for drunken drivers include jail terms up to 30 days. Judge O Clare Kent notes previous 10 day minimum was raised with stern warning to would be offenders. Five defendants pled or were convicted and received ten days in jail, fines of 25 dollars, and costs with license surrender mandatory.
Judge Eugene Baird announced exoneration of Renovo Borough Council, school board, and Tax Collector Hazel H. McGuire after a four day grand jury inquiry into alleged irregularities in borough business and elections. The jury found the petition fraud on William Dwyer’s election but cleared Dwyer and other named officials of responsibility or knowledge of changes.
Carry lodge No 769 Elks will honor deceased members Rodney Goodwin Mark Pullom Joan Misley Floyd Hoy with a memorial service on Sunday at 2 pm at the lodge home North Center Street Erie county plans include address by W Pitt Gifford and a program featuring Corinne Dean Anthony J den Hartogh and Victor Dietzel orchestra. The event joins Elks worldwide memorial observances inviting public attendance.
A Clarion coroner's jury urged Chester L. Summerville, 38, to be held for grand jury action in connection with the death of 14 year old Esther Stahlman who was fatally struck along the highway near the Clarion borough line last Wednesday night. A broken door handle fragment was found at the scene and the driver did not stop. State Patrol officer William Thiel testified at the inquest.
The post office announces modified hours with all windows open 9 to 10 AM and evening per parcel post, stamp and general delivery windows 7 to 8 PM. Mail handling remains usual. city and rural routes will not operate that day. a small room hosts Judge Baird announcement.
Corry's 1984-35 Emergency Education program was organized at the local junior high last evening With a draft winter schedule and teachers named including Sarepta Albert Hagel Knowlton Margar et Wolford and Himer Gilbertson The program offers special instruction in mathematics home economics shorthand and salesmanship with one to three classes weekly and enrollment contact through the superintendent Ralph B DeWey
The Child's Conservation League met at Mrs. Patterson's North Center street home with fifteen members. Officers elected for the year include President Mrs. Stanley H. Nichols Vice President Mrs. Arthur Foster Secretary Mrs. Emory Drake Treasurer Mrs. Alton B. Klinger Program chairman Mrs. Vincent Anderson. Papers were read on Toy selection for children and Proper diet for children. Contests awarded to Mrs. Richard Rossbach er and Mrs. Emory Drake. Christmas party scheduled for December 12 at Mrs. Walter Hultberg's home. Funeral service for John Costello held at St Thomas Church with Rev. Francis Sra ves presiding. Interment in St. Thomas cemetery. Attendees from out of town included Thomas Costello Frances McClory Florence Costello and Rita Ressler. Lost dog Jack brown and white, small hound, phone 92-J.
RAND, Nov. 27 Instant death came to Charles J. Courteau wood cutter age 40 of Dawson street when his neck was broken as he fell from a truck to the pavement at the intersection of Kinzua avenue and Welsh street He was found five feet from the edge of the road Courteau a World War veteran served in France 11 months with the 89th Engineering Corps He enlisted at Ridgway and had his skull fractured and neck broken when he fell as he and three companions rode on the rear end of the truck A coroner's inquest was deemed unnecessary after W D Allen Bradford learned that Courteau with companions asked the driver Norman Urbanese 118 Bayard street for a ride to the camp on the North Kane road They were riding on the rear of the truck when he fell after losing balance or tripping on the vehicle
An odd collaboration begins when a cat is placed in the monkeys cage at Emporia Zoo. The monkeys and the cat appear content with the arrangement, inspiring local amusement over the unlikely pairing in Emporia Kansas.
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