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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1936
Page
3
Weather roundup and local notices fill this issue with reports on Prohibition committee chair G D Harger addressing four public meetings, Governor Earle planned stop in Meadville, and warnings about counterfeit ten dollar bills. Also noted are traffic concerns, charity drives, and upcoming Democratic rallies.
Governor George H. Earle will address Warren residents on Wednesday afternoon October 7 in Warren. If weather permits, he will speak around 2:20 PM on a small outdoor platform at the triangle point of the Warren Savings Bank building with amplification. If conditions fail, the talk moves to Democratic headquarters to accommodate hundreds.
Harrisburg reports fishing and hunting will be legalized at Pymatuning reservoir in Crawford County in 1987 but no ground-site leases will be offered along the shoreline for camps or cabins. The park plan includes a southwestern shore recreational area with docks bathhouse and a 3000 acre wildlife sanctuary housing thousands of ducks and 244 bird species, signaling a major recreation push.
The Bayeux tapestry is a long embroidered canvas depicting the Norman conquest of England. Tradition attributes the piece to Queen Matilda wife of William the Conqueror, and it is historically linked to Bayeux in Normandy and the Cathedral of Ravens.
Oil City, Oct. 1 Jerry Doran 40 an employee of the Pulling Boat Corp drowned Saturday afternoon when a motorboat he was operating overturned on Conneaut Lake Jack Gordon 23 of 114 Pierce avenue Oil City was in the boat and made a heroic attempt to save Doran but had to save himself after Doran could not swim
Carl Bishop twenty three of Union City was severely injured when a ladder from a truck struck him after another vehicle hit the ladder on Route 6 seven miles west of Union City. He is in serious condition at Union City hospital though officials say the prognosis is not as grave as first feared.
The Record reports Borah refuses to back Landon, criticizing the GOP nominee and praising Roosevelt. The Washington interview from Boise quotes the senator saying he would be hypocritical to support Landon against Roosevelt, signaling a split among liberal Republicans.
The phoebe, a familiar flycatcher also known as peewee, is about seven inches long and grayish olive brown above with a dark crown, wings, and tail, and white outer tail feathers.
Pennsylvania voters expect a state record enrollment with 900000 total by late registrations. Democrats gain in Allegheny as Republicans lead overall. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia show high city enrollments while last presidential year figures inform shifts. County results reveal Democratic gains of 14146 and Republican gains of 4130 across 21 rural counties, with multiple counties showing party shifts.
In St Louis a garden stake freed itself from a spider's web after a four hour struggle. Spectators frightened the spider and prevented it from spinning further strands around the victim.
William Duty, 13, oldest son of Harry and the late Marian Duty, died in San Diego after tetanus from a nail wound on his foot. He had been treated but contracted tetanus. funeral arrangements set for burial in San Diego. Family from Corry, Pennsylvania, had moved to California in July. father, three brothers Joseph Robert and John Francis, grandmother Mrs. Durry, and other relatives survive.
Arthur Spear, once of Corry Bay, died in a California city last week. Cremation was performed after funeral services Friday afternoon. Ashes are to be shipped to this city for burial in Pine Grove. His mother, Mrs. Minale Wales Spear, has lived in Chautauqua, New York, this past summer.
Warren County voters total 23,873 as of September 2 with 13,103 Republicans and 7,117 Democrats. Other enrollments include 250 Prohibitionists 50 Socialists 15 Independents and 6 Townsendites. No party preference 3,275. Warren borough totals 9,404 with 5,282 Republicans and 2,270 Democrats. Other enrollments include 68 Prohibitionists 4 Socialists 12 Independents and 1,718 with no party preference.
Col onel Frank B Ebbert counselor to the Methodist Board of Temperance spoke to a large crowd at the First Methodist church about the harms of alcohol. He argued the nation has more alcohol addicts per capita than other drugs and that youth drinking is rising, citing figures to contrast with the prohibition era. Rev Perry F Haines introduced the speaker.
Two El Paso girls learned how poison feels after each swallowed a tablet in a local test. They received emergency treatment and were listed in stable condition.
McKean County court opens in Smethport to test the recently adopted equal rights law of Pennsylvania. The Branford case involves a restaurant owner who refused service to two mixed-race individuals. A dozen drunken driving cases are set on the docket, with possible guilty pleas to ease sentences. One drunk driver, Harry M. Kincaid, was fined 200 dollars and jailed two months after pleading guilty. The docket also includes desertion and support cases, with emphasis on stricter penalties for motor violations.
Sterling silver trophies will replace the usual plated awards at the Erie Kennel Club dog show to be held October 17 and 18 at the State Armory. The club marks its 30th anniversary with the splurge and offers cash awards totaling $6,000 for the all breed show.
Old Adriatic City Murano, center of the Venetian glass trade for seven centuries, once nourished by schools that produced Bellini Tintorella Giorgione and Titian, now offers little beyond the Palazzo Communale glass collection and a decaying cathedral.
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