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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1936
Page
3
A fragment filled page lists events from a Democratic Progressive Club rally in Waterford to theater notices at the Rex Theatre, plus a farm tractor handbook by the B F Goodrich Company. It also notes radio broadcasts, police and veterans meetings, a Pope Pius XI message, and local civic notices.
Highway department maintenance forces in the city have been busy repairing several nearly black-top roads. Patching of the Lindsey Hollow and Concord Ridge roads is near completion and these stretches are being placed in fine condition for fall and winter. WPA road crews are finishing from Kinney's to Five Corners and moving west of Beaverdam toward Lyons Corners.
Four Erie County W C P A officers were re elected for a second term at the 54th annual convention in Br ie on Sept 11. The gathering at Wayne Street M E church drew 40 delegates and over 8 000 visitors. Mrs Muriel J Ryan will again be president with Hi Lee Mudge Bainboro as vice president Mrs Carl Johnson as corresponding secretary and Mrs Parker Yaple as treasurer Mrs C W Wright became recording secretary Nomination and election followed with state president Mrs Bila Black presiding.
Goodh East grid team starts their season tomorrow afternoon at 3 36 against Academy Reserves at North East. Tentative North East lineup includes Croot San Fillipo Heiden C Marana Cook Schutz Furness Carnahan in line and Malta Bowen Greeman Reid Little in backfield. Line averages 155 and backfield 143.
Harrisburg reports a three week refresher course for 198 patrolmen from 575 seeks to raise efficiency and merit based promotions. Capt Charles H Quarles says the program stresses superior work and will help spread knowledge to other patrolmen. Training covered academics traffic laws and military close order drills at Valley Forge Academy. The program will reopen next week with 40 of the 100 men to begin further instruction.
HH Maton, chairman of the Erie County Agricultural Conservation Committee, tells farmers that the time will soon be ripe for filing the compliance work and urges those unsure of approved practices to contact the assisting person or visit the Agricultural Conservation Office at Room 42, Security Peoples Bank Building, Erie. Only officially approved practices can be used for soil building allowances.
On September 11 a strike by 1150 to 200 workers in Hookless Pastener Company's separation department prompted warnings of a plantwide action affecting about 1500 workers out of 3000. The day’s disruption ended temporarily as negotiators adjusted piece rate wagers to resume work.
Captain Quarles to pick 50 recruits Monday from a pool of nearly 30 000 applicants for a regular training course. About 25 of the 50 are expected to pass the videos and be enrolled in the patrol program.
Warmers ate busy with the use Any Of their corn a Tunge crop at which will be harvested in this locality. The drought stunted growth in many sections yet weather here was generally satisfactory and a good sized crop is being cut though acreage was reduced. Potatoes progressing promisingly with good size and quality noted. Damp weather in late August hampered threshing. Some oats benefited from early cutting and improved weather. Crops fared well after late summer. Ernest Brockman, recently discharged from Corry Hospital, returned home on West Main Street.
United Press reports snow fell in ports of South Africa for the first time in 90 years. Light blankets touched Springbok Mats and cities including Johannesburg, Reitz, Jani Fort, Newcastle, and Dundee. Nylestroom recorded 42 degrees as a contrast to yesterday’s normal heat.
In Mayville on Sept 14, voters will decide three key offices in a primary. Incumbents Wile Yates Miller for county clerk and Daniel A. Reed for Congress face challenges from A Laura Lindros and Clive Barnes respectively. A four man sheriff contest includes Roy Chadwick Walter Christopherson Ernest Danielson and Axel Levin. Gas used against rabbits in London to curb crop damage reported.
Judge Willum E Hire of Erie will personally view numerous properties this week as the first step in disposing of about 240 appeals from Wayne township property owners tied to the county 1st triennial assessment. The appeals, filed by township and school officials nearly two years ago, seek reducing the current valuation from 447 080 to 279 407. The hearing, joined by County Solicitor Iscob Held and attorney Harold Mook, could stretch over several days.
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