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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1937
Page
3
Partial OCR text shows a garbled schedule fragment mentioning Round Top and times like 813.08 2 10h 3a 4. The readable bits imply a confined listings item with a place name and time codes, but most details are missing.
A fragmentary item notes Victor Griffin delivering a lecture on Australia at Senior High, plus various local notices. It mentions New York Central Railroad income for the first eight months of 18XT, a drama program by Walley Hampden at Edinburgh State Teachers College, and an October 20 appearance at the Holiborn Tolle. Other items include a chicken slipper service by Concord Community House, a traffic accident on Proctor Hill, and Buck Owens at Rex theatre as vaudeville.
Harrisburg reports that autumn foliage in Pennsylvania forests results from mineral substances in leaves undergoing chemical changes as trees prepare for winter. Frost influences color less than moisture. red hues arise from sugar deposits, while yellow comes from other pigments.
Harrisburg report says a bill to outlaw car pushing in soft coal mines will be studied by a legislative committee over 60 days. Sen John J Haluska of Patton, chair, notes seven assemblymen will review conditions in about 20 mines across Indiana, Payette, Allegheny and Washington counties before year end.
A graphic sketch shows the Crooked Creek dam near Ford City Pa to protect Pittsburgh. The dam will be about 1500 feet long and 150 feet high, forming a 2000 acre lake. The intake house, lake, spillway and channels are depicted with work started after approval by the state water resources board and a 1940 completion estimate.
Cranberry Township High School near Seneca returned to classes after a partial student walkout Monday afternoon over salary disputes. About half of 470 students participated, with extracurriculars paused until a conference with the school board resolved concerns. The district planned activities to resume, including basketball, plays, yearbook, and operetta, with teachers reportedly satisfied after the discussion.
County Auditor James M Meldon and three commissioners found no irregularities in Controller Willis's books. They noted $102,000 previously alleged unaccounted for was in the general fund due to legal requirements for interest, and Willis was vindicated after months of attacks. Teachers' salary increases were approved but some contracts required signing limits on extra-curricular activities.
Nara O Hara Bi, 67, of Ripley, mother of six, died after a car struck her near a gas station and fruit stand on U.S. East Lake Road. Daisy Holbrook, 305, Westfield, was driving west at the time. Coroner and police investigations followed. injuries included a punctured lung and a severely damaged leg.
State motor police combed the hills near Mount Grampian today seeking Thomas Quigley, 20, in connection with the shotgun shooting of Warl Shaffer, 47, proprietor. Shaffer was wounded in both legs and the right forearm. his condition was not serious.
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