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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1931
Page
6
A stray fragment of a late 19th or early 20th century Erie area bulletin reports a rainbow over northern skies before seven, injuries to Pred Baribough from a Market Street accident, and a denied rumor of Sunday train removals by the Buffalo Division. It notes political salary pledges, Theodore Roosevelt’s birth anniversary, and a search for Mary Lastoka, all amid snow warnings and local sports and job announcements.
At the 29th annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association in Pittsburgh speakers blamed overexpansion of nursing schools for widespread unemployment. Janet M. Geister urged fewer schools and shared costs, while Dr I Hope Alexander warned of physician oversupply. The meeting runs through Friday.
John R Mulkie aged 89 longtime Union City resident died at his home after a brief illness. He previously lived in Corry and was once Erie Railroad agent in Union City. Survived by son Roy and daughter Mrs Glenn Humphrey. Funeral at his Union City home Wednesday at 2 30 pm with burial in Evergreen cemetery.
An unidentified man about 85 was killed near 19th and Ash when he tried to board a Nickel Plate freight. Shabbily dressed with no money or ID, he was knocked under the moving train after a second attempt. Coroner could not determine nationality.
Los Angeles Oct. 27 Attorneys for Winnie Ruth Judd said she would fight extradition to Arizona where she is charged with murdering two friends Hedvig Samuelson and Agnes Lard. Defense cited an error in the extradition papers and planned to challenge the papers’ validity in a review.
Company A will sponsor a dancing party at the State Armory Friday evening starting at 9 o clock. Frank Donaldson and his Firestone orchestra will provide the music until 1 o'clock. Awards for costumes will be given as preparations for a successful event proceed.
Baltimore bank robbed of 6000 dollars by two men one armed with a sawed off shotgun. They attempted to coerce the manager and his female assistant into the vault and blocked the door with a heavy machine before fleeing in a stolen roadster. One suspect fell down stairs at Mt Jewett Odd Fellows building. Also notes stock prices and corporate announcements including American Austin car economy offer valid in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia plus state hospital board reappointments.
Governor Pinchot calls a November special session to address unemployment relief. Proposals include a $20,000,000 Prosperity Bond backed by a constitutional amendment, with disputes over timing and legality. Alternatives cited include a state cigarette tax and reallocating Delaware River toll bond proceeds. Republicans weigh tax implications while awaiting administration stance.
Former Corry resident Mrs Van Doorn died instantly last Friday after being thrown from a pony cart on the Van Doorn estate near Dover New Jersey. The pony bolted fracturing her skull. Funeral services were to be held at the Episcopal church with cremation to follow. Mrs Van Doorn had long ties to Warren and was active in the community.
Ellen Starr Brinton of Philadelphia will address Corry Woman's Club members and guests at the club home Wednesday at eight. Her talk on Mexican fife and handicrafts will include slides and Mexican curios. Admission is fifty cents and a large attendance is urged.
A fragment from a Jacksonville courthouse wedding reports the groom turning to the bride and saying a hopeful phrase as the ceremony proceeds, highlighting a moment of sentiment amid formal proceedings.
Federal Building Chicago Ost 27 Phil D Andrea received another postponement in his contempt of court case. He allegedly carried a revolver into the federal district courtroom amid the Al Capone income tax fraud trial. He admitted funding a bodyguard for Capone and hiring an attorney for Gus Winkier, linked to a $2,600,000 Lincoln bank robbery. A final hearing was scheduled for tomorrow.
Members of the Readers club met at Miss Emma Creole’s North Center street home for a regular weekly program directed by Mrs. C I Robbins. Readings highlighted Ohio Day with poems by Alice Cary Phoebe Cary and Paul Laurence Dunbar, and a paper by Mrs Robbins on A Pilgrimage Through Ohio. Light refreshments followed as a social hour. Next meeting to be hosted by Mrs C E Rosa Wayne street. HLL Agens left for Kane to spend the day with family.
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