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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1936
Page
3
The snippet notes a Christmas four weeks away with school resumes after Thanksgiving and highlights sports results from a prior weekend. It mentions Wilma Fdson winning a $120 award, hazardous driving due to deep snow, and the closing of the four day bear season. It also covers weather lore, motor vehicle license plate concerns, and various local notices including police and court items.
NYA plans a larger center in Corry after securing two rooms in the basement of the State Armory. NYA supervisor Francis and Mrs. Katherine Abbey oversee a broadened program with more youths aided. Pre school play rooms at Home Economics and Fairview School have opened, enrolling 12 and 15 children respectively, boosting winter activities districtwide.
Franklin, Nov 27 Carl Gyw 9 of Fifteen Street extension was struck and painfully injured by a car driven by J F Gayetty of Jooper Avenue Olf Guy near the Reld Gas engine Works. Owens, employed there, was treated by a local physician after Gayetty stopped and helped. The injuries are not believed serious. Gayetty reported the accident to the state highway patrol.
Lucinda resident and Lucinda mining operation superintendent Stephen J. Schmader, 59, was found dead yesterday morning from a gunshot wound to the chest in the basement of his Thicinda home. A rifle discharge was said to have occurred as deer season neared opening on December 1. The discovery was made by his wife after she returned from a neighbor’s visit.
A vintage advertisement touts San-Cura Ointment for piles and skin irritations. Testimonial from T. J. Williams of Detroit claims relief and urges others to mail order a large jar. Ban-Cura Ointment and Soap are offered by druggists with money back guarantee. Prices listed include 35¢ 60¢ for items.
A 6 year old Tay is held after an alleged confession that he stole 27 automobiles in three weeks. He reportedly said it was “just for the fun of taking a ride.” The pursuer, Thomas Carnes, was captured on Thanksgiving Day after a chase in which Joseph M. Kleeman, a pharmacist, fired one shot from a pistol. The car Darnes drove matched a vehicle reported stolen.
Appeal of William Sederburg, driver of the auto that struck Mrs Clair Jones at Main and East streets, will be argued before Judge Hirt in Erie county court today. Witnesses have been summoned as Sederburg contests a police court sentence of four dollars and costs for reckless driving. Jones was injured at the crossing and admitted to Corry hospital. Seven other defendants listed for hearing include John C. Shea, Mrs Grohowski, George Palmar, Steve Ruby Welch, Walter d, and Iyd Dealittle.
Word arrived of the death of Rev. Robert I. Miller former pastor of the Pentecostal church Here He died November 2 at a sanitarium Mt Morris New York He is survived by his wife and several children David Paul and a sister in Batavia New York and another in Philadelphia Burial was in Philadelphia He was active in the erection of the Present Bethel church and was well known in Meadville Friends regret his passing Miss Virginia Smith returned home for Thanksgiving and was called to Meadville by her aunt Mrs T E Fitzgibbons
Gusty winds and rain kept Corry residents indoors for Thanksgiving as the day felt more like a Christmas season. Religious services led by the Corry Ministerial Association drew small turnout, while the Stanford Lodge’s annual hat event and donations supported the lodge’s clubrooms. Travel was limited by stormy conditions, with many visitors delaying departures or staying put.
Erie to host new federal Social Security pension offices in coordination with offices at Beenton and Hayt’sburg. W L Dil of Philadelphia named director of Area 3 as the Erie site opens in Room 101 7 Time Trust Co. Building.
Sonniillsville Pa November 27 Mrs Bilen Grasty 97 and her daughter Ardelia 15 burned to death today when a fire from an unheated stove destroyed their third room cottage at Trotter near here. Philip Grasty 40 husband was overcome by smoke as he stumbled to the porch.
Pennsylvania's first Democratic legislature will convene in a special session Tuesday to enact an unemployment insurance law nearly identical to the rejected Republican Senate measure. The plan calls for benefits after January 1, 1933, with employer assessments of 1 percent rising to 3 percent over time, and uses a federal pool for refunds to the state. Gov. Earle urged the session to avoid jeopardizing federal funding while Attorney General Mangloutt warned the measure must align with state constitutions. The draft, Margrotti said, would apply to most employees except exempted groups under federal Social Security rules.
Erie county shut ins in homes and hospitals will be entertained weekly during winter by moving pictures provided by the Erie Team of the Motion Picture Operators Union. The union aims to raise 1000 dollars to buy equipment, with operators donating land and spare time for exhibitions. Operators say they have no axe to grind and will operate free of charge to bring joy to those with little.
Tiarrisburg, Nov. 27. The state game commission has prepared a report on game issued within state boundaries for 1934 and a preliminary 1935 bag report. Values listed include deer, rabbit, bear, hares, squirrels, raccoons, wild turkey, quail, woodcock, shorebirds, blackbirds and wild waterfowl with counts for each category.
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