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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
1
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A federal court rules open the way for union organizers to conduct activities. The decision orders Mayor Hague to allow speeches and Jersey City officials to permit related events and gatherings.
Federal Judge William Clark barred Jersey City officials from blocking entry of speakers and union organizers, banning deportations of those deemed undesirable, forbidding leafleting, placards, and speaking without permits. Roosevelt pledges to continue the large rearmament program while seeking peaceful hemispheric action.
Announcement by Lytle S Adams president of Tri State Aviation signals new passenger air service linking Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with daily round trips. Express service extends to Huntington and Charleston and a pickup and delivery network serves Corry and nearby cities. route includes West Chester Coatesville Lancaster York Gettysburg Chambersburg Mt Union and others.
Veterans and dependants may ask questions about claims in a free interview session with J N Hall field contact from Aspinwall VA facility tomorrow at the Veterans of Version Wars home 127 West Washington Street. Hall will be available 1 p m to 6 p m to help service officers and claimants clarify doubtful cases.
Corry teachers gathered last evening for a Halloween party originally planned at Hall Inn but moved to the Concord school due to weather. About forty teachers attended a decorated hall, with Miss Tielen Lodge and Miss Rebecca Boil organizing entertainment by Professor Quig and visiting fortune telling, followed by a brief business session and dinner.
Urge Polish American voters to attend an important meeting at the Polish Alliance Home West Wayne Street Sunday afternoon October 6 at 2 o'clock. The gathering will be addressed by local speakers and attended by community leaders.
John Strigler and the Phalanx Committee outlined plans for the annual Halloween parade Friday night. Hundreds of school children are expected, with more than fifteen floats entered by local business firms and organizations. Both major parties will have floats. music by the Corry band and the Junior VFW bugle and drum corps. Participants assemble at 7 18 in front of West Pleasant Street. The parade goes east on Pleasant to Center, north to the city park, around the park, then back to Center to South and to the Rex theatre for judging. Initial judging occurs in front of the post office.
Charleston report says 56 forest fires burned across West Virginia with high winds forecast, prompting State Forester Dan B Griffin to warn of the most hazardous fire condition in 2 1/2 years. In Washington, Senator Dyer D Pa and President Roosevelt discussed the looming Democratic victory in Pennsylvania with an expected margin near 200000 votes.
In Harrisburg Oct 27 the House Graft Investigating Committee faced partisan sparring over the Erie gravel scandal. Democrats pressed for a satisfactory explanation from Gov. George H. Earle and ex-secretary Arthur Colegrove, while the Republican minority urged testifying and possible impeachment action before the state’s November grand jury.
Thirty members of Court Conception No. 35 of the Catholic Daughters of America held a Hallowe'en party in K of C rooms with decorations. Anna Shields won the upward prize, Mrs James Sullivan took first prize for best costume, P G Wood won second, and Mrs Charles Kink received the door prize. Committee members served fancy sandwiches cakes and coffee. Others traveled to Warren to attend funeral services for George Reens at Warren General Hospital.
Waltey Flu, 53, a World War veteran, was found dead by his son Everett on a rear patch of their home in Girard, Pennsylvania. He had shot himself through the mouth with a pistol, the coroner reported, following recent hints of despair over part time employment.
The Court of Tax Appeals will convene Wednesday at the Municipal Building to review property assessments for 1939. The City Council sitting as Board of Tax Revision will accept complaints from four wards, with hours 9 to 12, 2 to 5, and 7 to 9. Amended visits and notices were sent by City Assessor Frank L. Heath after completing the 1938 revised assessment.
Harrisburg October 27 The elections bureau denies Republican state committee charges that Democratic State Chairman David L Lawrence drafted the November ballots to defeat voters. James Torrance says he does not recall the claim. The Byras agency under Commonwealth Secretary Lawrence says county officials must draft ballots per the 1927 elections code.
Allegheny County commissioners announced funding to build a new county workhouse in Pittsburgh. The board will provide up to 2 500 000 dollars for the project, after a conference with the workhouse board of managers, who reported plans to proceed with a 7 500 000 dollar workhouse.
Harold Rauscher elected president of the Corry Band at a reorganizational meeting. Frank A. Wilcox becomes vice president. York, Yersion and others named officers. The revival aims for regular winter rehearsals and greater community participation. The band will join the Hallowe'en parade Friday and plans more performances. Twenty-eight members attended last night’s meeting.
Twenty Mary and Martha members of the Presbyterian church, plus Mrs. A. W Phillips of Meadville, gathered at Mrs. Ross G. Fehiman's North Center street home for a Halloween party. A devotional hour led by Mrs. Harry Spicer and President Mrs. Marie Dickson preceded a brief business meeting. Names, contests, and awards highlighted the evening with Mrs. Arthur W. Cochran, Mrs. Phillips, and Mrs. Dickson among the winners. Refreshments in orange and black followed, prepared by Mrs. Fehrman, Miss Provente Williams, Miss Helen Fordyey, and Mrs. Ralph Vanderhoft.
Due to the illness of a witness and lead of the Sorrentine Light Opera Company the opening number for the Corry High School Lyceum Course is canceled this Friday evening. The Barber of Seville was scheduled as the three act comedy and will be replaced by another entertainment or the troupe will return later in the season, announced Stanley E. Anderson.
United Press dispatch reports a Pennsylvania political scene rallying in Hershey as James emphasizes relief detached from politics. Opponent Jones counters with labor and tariff concerns while Davis defends Republican momentum and labor leaders pledge support for the Earle Jones Munety Logue ticket.
Work starts on a $65,000 structure program to build an all weather highway across Pennsylvania from Shippenburg to Harrisburg. The project spans 198 miles through Cumberland and adjacent townships. M. Hutchinson Co. won a bid of $158,058 for a W mile stretch in Hopewell and nearby townships.
New York Oct 27 believed crucial evidence from the British secret service vanished last night. A photostatic book of eight letters and envelopes intercepted at the spy office related to Mrs. Jessie Jordan, jailed for espionage in England, had been sent here with a return promise. Also reported: a fatal crash in Johnstown Pennsylvania left three Black individuals dead and three injured while returning from a gay birthday party.
Rain slows work on the Concord township resurfacing from Darraw’s Corners to Stranehans Corners with top surface being laid and completion expected in days weather permitting. Stock has arrived for resurfacing from Casey’s Corners to Darrow’s Corners to connect with the new road, plus improvements on South Center street truck-tom from Grove street to the city line. Start prison work in Harrisburg as the 3,000,000 maximum security prison begins Lebanon County project, a major part of the state building program financed partially by fiduciary funds.
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