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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1947
Page
4
Read like a postal rate notice from Carry Pennsylvania. It lists second class mail matter, annual subscription rates seven dollars by mail and four dollars by advance, restricted territory, four cents per copy by carrier, twenty four cents per week, and advertising rates available on application.
The Corry Board of Education may be liable for 197.99 dollars to cover a 588 foot widening fronting Wright street. The city would pay 1,991.48 for intersections and a lot by the city warehouse, prompting a feud between taxing bodies. Also notes winter rubberized chains, sewer-storm hookups, Sadie Hawkins dance plans, parking meters earnings, and local civic notes including visits and sports.
Governor Dewey's farm policy calls for fair parity between farm and industrial prices, government crop loans at reasonable levels, direct soil conservation, broader farm cooperatives, expanded marketing agreements, and stronger research. He warns against overbearing national controls yet supports peacetime measures to assure farmer prosperity and a paying market, criticizing the New Deal while urging farmer-led action.
The Journal from Lady Lake Florida mentions Doc Regs and long-time reads, greeting Corry friends and George Kinley. Stamp news cites the first 3c green stamp since 1946 issued October 21 for Old Ironsides centennial appeal. Anniversary shout for Albert and Mrs. Anderson in Youngsville. Beatrice Haberstroh resigns Corry Hospital and moves to Harrisburg. Aiken's Motor Sales notes relief after a fire at Erie spared Corry. Berniece Huntley to New York Life meetings in Savannah then back next week. Updates from Ames indicate Richard McGee, injured enroute west, remains semi alert. he’s sent to Los Angeles for care. Whittleseys plan a Christmas trip to San Francisco. Slot operators discussed pooled charitable proceeds. Vennie Follett, Olin Simmons, and Tom Hickle left Lake Erie with blue gill.
A fragmented piece discusses dwarf types including General Tom Thumb and related medical causes such as pituitary and thyroid issues. It mentions County Boruwlaski and historical court entertainers, plus a brief note on a late night vandalism incident at Jamestown High School and a meatless menu switch prompted by President Truman.
A garbled news page recalls twenty years ago events in Corry, including a senior high auditorium debate, state scrutiny before opening, ballots seized in the Vare Wilson Senate race, and plans for Keystone basketball and a new independent football team under coach Elbert Hollowough. Also notes transportation deals, police crackdowns on speeders, and a set of trivia questions about politics, unions, and science.
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