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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1937
Page
8
William J. Egan, 49, of Newark, New Jersey, assistant attorney general, named supreme dictator at the 49th international convention in Cleveland. The event marks a leadership move that has roots dating to 1910.
Clymer Central School prepares to start on September 7 1947 with three new departments agriculture and industrial arts for boys homemaking for girls and physical education for all grades. Principal D. M. Eduly announced high regents passage and a record score, while a long list of faculty members was named. The community marked local celebrations for a birthday and noted many families visiting, wedding notices, and social events surrounding the school opening.
A long list of social calls and gatherings is reported from Akron area households. Misses Milind Linders and Carol Pitt visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Russell Adams host a shower with many gifts. several families attend reunions and a trip to Yellowstone and other destinations. Regular snippets mention guests from Watertown, Erie, and New York, plus locals staying with relatives and attending church events.
Residents of Wattsburg Rainboro and Washington townships will vote on liquor sales in a local referendum. The article notes a repeated recusal by commissioners ahead of the primary election amid a contentious county debate.
The Spartansburg News Letter reports on visiting guests in town, including Miss Margaret Kinney and Miss Le0l ike Lines, and lists numerous family and school-related happenings. It notes teachers from nearby schools, a directors meeting, and attendance at Allegheny College events. Mentions recoveries, illnesses, and visitors from Greenville, Meadville, and Cincinnati, with multiple names and locations in a stream of social notes.
Erie dispatch reports County Commissioner Willis faced claims of a political motive behind a sinking fund audit. She and colleagues Blain Blair Ant Thomas W. SlaUey denied pressuring Willis, asserting the audit covers county sinking fund records, not Willis accounts. The group’s remarks followed questions ahead of the primary election. Local residents and attendees at the Indiana Pa fair were noted, along with several town visits and hospital news.
Public sale 6 miles east of Corry and miles west of Wrightsville on Roosevelt Highway route 6 Wednesday September 1937 starting 10 00 a m 4 percent interest head of livestock and assorted farm machinery household goods and farm implements to be sold cash terms lunch served by Columadus Community Aid at noon Auctioneers Hammond A Eby.
Fragmentary OCR text references individuals Henry Lak, LeRoy, and Zora, with mentions of parents and relatives. Unable to determine full names, dates, or locations. The snippet reads like a partial obituary or family notice from Ames or a similarly named area, but content is garbled and lacks clear events or outcomes.
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