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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1935
Page
7
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Harrisburg reports 162 borough owned bridges added to state highway responsibilities as of September 1 with 7500 more county and township bridges to transfer by year end. The list by county includes Adams five and Allegheny three with many others. some entries listed as in question.
Harrisburg reports the farm price index held steady from July 15 to August 15 with declines in most crops. Gains in meat animals, chickens, and eggs offset weather factors, and hog prices rose to the highest August level since 1920, the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service notes.
Two of three workers injured in a compressed air tank blast at the Brabdred Oil Corp plant near Oil City died in a local hospital within minutes. Ronald French 83 and Robert Waddell 62 died from head and body injuries while Olln Bain 32 was hospitalized with scalp lacerations and expected to recover. The blast tore the lease house side of the building, flinging debris about 150 feet.
A Ridgway jury awarded Edward J. Krauss of St Marys $184.74 in a suit against Hattie Westcott over an auto collision on the St Marys Emporium highway Sept 16, 1934. Krauss was represented by Driscoll Gregory and Coppola. Westcott by Thompson and Houston. The trial also heard Charles DeLulla vs Robert G. Thayer, a separate auto damage suit, with both sides represented by local attorneys.
Peter Jemme, accused of killing his wife Thi Jemme, was to testify in his own defense in Mercer Pennsylvania. Alvira Nicastro, 33, testified she heard Jemme say he killed his wife because he loved her while they were involved after Mrs Jemme's death.
Chicago dispatch reports The Christian Century views the pending union of the Methodist Episcopal Church North and South and the Methodist Protestant Church as fraught with old racial resentments. The plan would unite about 8 million members and place vast church property under a single administration, underscoring the fragile path to reconciliation.
Harrisburg plans to print a safety message on license mailers to remind drivers to slow down and follow caution signs near road work. Warren VanDyke leads the initiative with highway and revenue officials reviewing the proposal while promoting single file driving in work zones.
A crowded Townsend Club gathering at the Grand theatre drew over five hundred attendees. Samuel Carlson, former Jamestown mayor and now with the New York Townsend Club, spoke on the revolving pension plan and old age assistance, praising its workability. Corry’s Townsend Club added forty three new members, totaling 755.
The Presbyterian Beaver Gray Club elected officers for the coming year under Miss Lisa May Thomas. James Hengst was chosen president, Robert Spencer vice president, and Warren Spicer secretary-treasurer. They won the Corry Y. M. C. A. Church Sunday School contest and aim to strengthen church life among members.
In Cohasset Mass on Sept 11 the 10:28 New York New Haven Hartford train did not blow its whistle for the first time in 50 years. Catholic Players performing nearby were startled by the train’s horn before the crew agreed to pass silently after the second show.
Miss Kathryn McMahon of the Erie district offices has been mapping WPA office jobs in Corry and Union City. Projects include revamping 196 maps for City Engineer N R Dickson, codifying city ordinances for City Clerk Robert A Ott three to four months for two girls, indexing city deeds for City Solicitor Walter H Scott three months for one girl, revising records for Cory School District three months for two girls, and building a library records inventory three to four months for four women. Work is largely labor and low cost to subdivisions.
Harrisburg reports that Samuel Crane, once a major league player, remains jailed for second degree murder after the pardon board rejected clemency. Connie Mack, former Philadelphia Athletics manager, urged parole saying Crane showed good behavior and a future position awaits him, but the request was denied.
Mount Wainiesle on Kauai, Hawaii, is noted as the wettest location worldwide. The latest measurement reports a yearly rainfall of 495 inches, recorded over a span of one year and five days.
Warren on September 11 records Captain Jack MacDonald renowned soldier of fortune arriving last night to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jamieson at Cobham Park. He will travel via Buffalo on American Airlines and be met by Mr. Jamieson before motoring to Warren for several days of visit.
Expresses gratitude to neighbors relatives and friends for kindness sympathy and flowers during bereavement following the death of Harvay VerMilyen. Includes religious reflection and personal note from Mrs Allie Peterson, noting loss and appreciation.
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