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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1939
Page
24
Weather bright for vacationers as the Wattsburg Fair ends tonight with the National Barn Dance troupe. Labor Day brings a publication suspension. local news covers police probes, school audits, road plans, and civic notes.
Erie, Sept. 2. Victor E. Moorhead, 61, Moorheadville prominent farmer, believed to suffer a stroke and dragged 18 tons of corn distance by a one horse cultivator before his death. Wife Anna Moorhead found him near 10 o clock. Dr E G Shelley pronounced death. Coroner W G Stroble opened formal investigation.
Rev Casimir Tomiak of St Matthias church French Creek N Y reports steady progress at summer school centers. Rev Walter Comiak oversees classes while Rev Tomiak prepares for ecclesiastical studies. About sixty students expected for confirmation and twenty for first communion on September 10 at St Matthias.
Five youths from New York state were riding in a Ford club coupe when it collided with the Leides-sea Highway junction area at 2 PM. Pauline Solomon of Freport Lee, 20, died shortly after arriving at Franklin hospital from severe head and spinal injuries. The injured include Anna Leidgnitch of Peekskill, Jeanette Bloomingfield of Brooklyn, William Mirergoff of New York City, and Leon Kent of New York City with varying injuries.
Harrisburg September 1 Secretary of Revenue William J. Hamilton Jr warns Pennsylvania business owners against hiring intermediaries to obtain refunds of chain store and theater taxes. He explains refunds require only a written petition to the Board of Finance and Revenue in Harrisburg and will be issued when the legislature provides funds.
J. N. Roeblick of Cleveland endorses San-Cura Ointment as a cure for piles. The antiseptic also helps minor burns cuts bruises and skin irritations. Available in 1c size and 60c at drug stores.
An inquest into the death of Bruno Nicklas 43 a Kane oil field worker was held after a fatal head injury at the Community hospital following a family fight at his home. Witnesses including Deputy Coroner George P Lull and District Attorney Claude B Shailick examined possible injury sources with testimony about the fight and prior head trauma.
The eight lanes of New York's Triborough Bridge can accommodate about 87,000 vehicles per day, reflecting high traffic capacity on the vital east river crossing.
An old advertisement promotes Thompson's Borsoma Tablets claiming quick relief from headaches dizziness and aches. It states the tablets aid kidneys in removing poisons and recommends Golden Lax Tablets for constipation. The copy targets general wellness and markets to health seeking readers.
Pennsylvania motorists are urged to save 26 lives and prevent 800 injuries over the Labor Day weekend by checking brakes, lights, and car safety. Secretary William J. Bamford Jr warns that careless driving endangers every life and that the driver bears the duty to ensure safe operation of the vehicle.
Graduate students and teachers within fifty miles of Erie can attend Saturday morning classes at the Erie Center University of Pittsburgh. The program will serve Erie and surrounding counties plus Warren Crawford Mercer Venango counties and parts of Ohio and New York. Courses include English composition literature elementary curriculum general biology economics education topics and modern physics among others.
Franklin September sentence reports Gertrude Seyler of Franklin convicted of larceny in Allegheny County Court. Judge Lee A. McCracken imposed a two year term in the county workhouse with a $100 fine plus costs. Seyler testified that she was the wife of Richard Jones and had stolen $90 from James Como on Mali Street last July 16. Jury deliberated about half an hour before verdict. Anthony Cuxola received a one year jail term for possessing liquor unlawfully, fined $60 and costs.
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