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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1933
Page
6
Heavy showers drenched the night as residents report skunk removal requests and water main repairs on West Paris Place. Quarantined child at 1901 Second Avenue with scarlet fever prompts nearby concerns while Harbor Florida winter travel plans involve Lyle Showins and Rosler family. Corry High School band joins Edinboro celebration as Rex Theatre’s Blatt aids motion picture preparations.
A three way contest looms for school director seats and city council posts as voters prepare for the September primary. Incumbents Williams and Spiesman face Republican and Democratic rivals for two and a half year terms, while other races include mayoral and sheriff contests with party nominations shaping the field.
In Geneva Oct 17 Germany moves to exit the League of Nations and the disarmament conference a sharp shift that signals possible German retrenchment and new bargaining with Allies observers warn of revived tensions.
Corry employers receive questionnaires from President Roosevelts recovery program. The forms ask for the number of employees on June 17 and October 14 and total wages for the pay period nearest those dates. Data are confidential and publication of figures is not planned. Envelopes provided for reply.
Fragmented OCR reads of a 20th century newspaper note mix weather cycle theory from Antfolor John Ay Curley, a reference to cycles of about 80 years, with local mentions of a surgical patient Walter H. Meuriti moving home, Mr Merrick treated for car injuries, and Mrs Orly Wynn displaying a large sweet potato. The text includes unrelated names and garbled phrases about a wedding and local events.
War rs city Association hosts Thursday morning rally in Tidioute Pa with a morning program and a 1 80 o'clock band act. Evening session canceled due to potential fog light. foliage coloring viewing opportunity planned.
Fragments describe a local event in Warrick county with odd spellings and garbled names. Readable mentions include a pledge or promise ceremony and a public gathering at a village site. Strong entities are unclear due to OCR damage but indicate a community action in a named locale.
Councilman M. Leo Mulderick attended Monday Avenue's city council meeting for the first time in weeks. The city’s leaders held a regular session with all members present but little business, as repairs and plans were discussed for walls and public properties, and work continued during B. Porter’s absence.
A Monday evening meeting of a local group with about fifteen members discussed Chicago fair plans. Speakers included Myarin Davitt and Mrs. Blu Howard, highlighting program details, ministers, and the role of attendees in upcoming events at the fair.
Corry women gather for a County Federation of Pennsylvania Women meeting. Mrs W H Howard and Mrs F Austin are among hosts. Gouvernor Pinchot’s wife Mrs Girard Pinchot is expected to speak on public welfare. Luncheon to follow with afternoon addresses by federation leaders.
Kathyrn Kelly wife of George Kelly and her mother Mrs Rye Shannon traveled by Rock Island train from Oklahoma City to Cincinnati. Both are serving life terms for involvement in the Charles Fl Urechel kidnapping. Shannon will be moved to the Shelby County penal farm to begin her sentence. Their daughter Tracy remains with her husband and continued to Cincinnati to spend the rest of her life in prison.
Farmers in the Portiveommly area regulate prairie chicken hunting amid a local movement. The fee system and licensing aims to curb overhunting and protect the harvest for the season. Community officials and farmers discuss a proposed juror-style fee to fund enforcement.
Dauphin County jury awarded Abbott $6,205 for the loss of his windpipe after Elliott, an employee of the Hanover Telephone Company, contacted a 2200 volt line while repairing a shellville telephone line on April 2, 1982. Philadelphia surgeons performed multiple operations to reconstruct the windpipe. Elliott sued Metropolitan Edison Company for $35,000, alleging negligence in placing the power line near telephone wires.
The former Tort Lappin store opened in 1840 by Wille is still standing in Tanesville and now serves as a residence. Lappin reportedly cut trees and shaped the timbers for the structure himself.
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