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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1940
Page
6
An unothien fall week paints The Woodlands with amber and gold tones as foliage shifts colors. Residents enjoy crisp air and scenic vistas as vistas drift past busy paths and quiet streets.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the Roosevelt Highway Association is set for Wellsboro on Wednesday at noon. President Gleeten invites all members to attend for officer elections, reports, and discussions on highway folders, signs, and plans for 1941 with invited guest T. Lamont Hughes. Active directors from Albion Edinboro Union City Cony Warren Kane Mt Jewett Smethport Port Allegany Coudersport Galeton Towanda Wellsboro Mansfield Troy Wyalusing Laceyville Meshoppen Tunkhannock Claris Summit Carbondale Scranton Honesdale Fay et nantora Edwin Borstoff of Cony and C F Brown of Corry named as past president.
A fragmented report lists a dog bite on a child, sixteen divorces granted in Erie, street altercations, police calls, and assorted civic notices. It mentions traffic fines, a drunkenness charge, fire prevention week events, Salvation Army meetings, a moonlight train detour, cemetery association directors, and library hours with community program notes.
The Erie Executives Club plans a Fall dinner on October 15 at the Hotel Lawrence with Raymond Clapper, acclaimed columnist and Washington observer, as guest speaker. Clapper, famed for his editorial page work and 1938 Headliners Medal, will address attendees gathered in Erie. Eddie Cantor headlines another reel in New York with his Time to Smile show entertaining the studio audience between routines.
Rosabelle Casler died suddenly at home in Corry at age 36 after a period of good health. She was born in Niobe New York on December Athy and moved to Corry early, married on October 8, 1827, living much of her life in Columbus, Ohio. She leaves her husband and two children Cynthia Marie and Neil Everett, plus three sisters and a brother. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2:20 PM after 1:30 PM prayers at the late home, burial in West Towacety Columbus family plot.
An aged advertisement describes Adlerika, a silver color bottle product with three laxative ingredients and five carminatives claimed to balance bowels ease gas and soothe upset stomach. Relief promised within three hours, available at drug stores.
Funeral services for Orvy Vanderhoof were held at the Sparta church after prayers at the home of Mrs. Clif ford Long in West Wayne Street. Rev. Gorrion Abrams and Rev. Arnold W. Lindberg officiated with Iris Fowler and Phyllis McCray singing. Burial followed in Rose Hill cemetery, Spar tansburg, with bearers named. Attendees included relatives from Jamestown, Franklin, Ashtabula, and Sparta. The piece ends noting the Statue of Liberty illumination cost.
Erie October 7 Adwin Bruce known as Baby's Face was jailed after police traced clues to his alleged role in a burglary tied to draft registration fears. Bruce warned he would face federal charges for failing to register by October 18, saying he would accept a prison term.
Requiem mass held at St Thomas church for Miss Mayme Crowley of West Frederick Street who died at Hamot hospital from injuries after a fall. Burial in St Thomas cemetery with bearers Raymond Crowley Robert Morton John Zucey Joseph Downs Charles Morton and Joh Foley. Relatives and friends from out of town included Mildred Crowley Elizabeth Sore son Neil Moynahan Ann Pickard Kathryn Ertinson Robert Morton and others from Titusville and Allison Park.
The District of Columbia selects the American Beauty rose as its official flower. The designation highlights a historic national symbol grown locally and celebrated in civic ceremonies.
Help Wanted men sought to supply line customers with car required. no investment. George Capela advertises potato pickers for men and women in HigingPa area. Livestock for sale includes Guern yearling bull and two-year-old, plus springers and pigs from Robert Scott Lottsville. Leghorn poultry and broilers offered by Neckers Co Clymer NY. various rural notices from Tottsville and NECKERS CO.
Thousands of motorists crowded the toll route as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority reported traffic on the 60 mile Pillsbury highway. Estimates noted at least seventeen thousand autos used the road in a nine hour period amid bargain weather and heavy travel.
Pittsburgh market notes show moderate activity in produce with apples, bananas, and other fruits trading unevenly. Potatoes remain steady at No 1 sack weights. butter and poultry prices unchanged. dairy products steady as government-graded white beans and standard items move softly amid a broad market roundup.
Disjointed notes recount a chaotic day in Cincinnati with mention of pitchers Rowe Newsom and Thompson, a rough contest in Detroit, and various players and teams including Kane Hig. The fragment hints at ongoing season drama, strong performances, and regional matchups across baseball and horse events, with scattered names like Buck, Kane, and Warren.
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