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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1936
Page
3
Agram of local events notes Joe Amorosso opening Rosy's Inn on Main Street with regular Monday Board of Medicine meetings and a 8 o'clock talk by Nom an Thomas on President Roosevelt’s Chautauqua. Also covered are Democratic activity, local fairs, and regional economic reports.
SERB medical relief, the largest current expense of state emergency aid, will end September 19. State Relief Director Karl De Schweinitz announced from Harrisburg that medical aid funding will discontinue statewide before the introduction of direct cash relief. Local agencies in Erie will be advised, with data on client status to be submitted to the state office by next Wednesday.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society held its first post vacation meeting Friday in the church parlors. Mrs. Harry B. Smith led devotions and a memorial service for the late Mrs. Clara Ranom. Members discussed fees and fundraising for the coming year, with a July-September birthday member selecting a hymn. A pleasant reunion program concluded with a tureen repast served by committee members.
Mrs Martha L Blakeslee wife of G L Blakeslee of 619 West Church Street died Friday evening September 11 after a long illness. Survived by husband, one daughter Mrs Siby Sheldon a daughter in law Mrs Cecil Slagle and three grandchildren Patricia Ann Michael and Edward Slagle of Corry plus many friends. Funeral services will be held at the late home Monday afternoon at 1:00 then at McCray Church at 2:30 with interment in McCray Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Viola Stearns of Jamestown formerly of Spring Creek township were held Friday at 2:80 PM at Bracken-Keating funeral home. Rev James H Jones officiated. Interment in Pine Grove cemetery. Bearers listed. Attendees included relatives from Jamestown Waterford and nearby areas.
Superintendent Ralph S. Dewey told the Board of Education enrollment is rising with juniors and seniors contributing to totals. Junior High counts reach 346 while Senior High nears 400, with registrations expected to rise before November 1. New teachers at Concord will ease congestion, shop classes await remodeling, and space for a drawing room is planned. Property committees will discuss expanded building use with Mr. Bala to address needs.
The 1935-86 Pennsylvania Manual is issued in Harrisburg. It details the state’s constitution, officials, judiciary, historical facts, and industrial surveys. The 1193 page volume, 82nd in series, costs one dollar and is available from the Bureau of Publications under Arthur B. Colegrove.
United Press reports at the Illuminating Engineering Society convention in Buffalo J W Chubb Westinghouse describes a glare reducing windshield glass that screens out headlight glare without hindering vision This development aims to cut automobile accident risks by improving nighttime driving safety.
At a club meeting officials of the Antler Bowling League discussed extending Elk’s Club alleys to regulation length this season. The league will operate again, but no firm agreement was reached on an extensive improvement program.
The New York Herald Tribune’s Sixth Annual Forum on Current Problems opens Sept. 22 in New York with about 3,000 delegates from 1,800 organizations to discuss relief agriculture labor currency security and the Supreme Court. Presidential nominees from minor parties including Norman Thomas and Earl Browder will attend. major party leaders John D. M. Hamilton and James A. Farley will speak later.
Weather disrupts plans as Amy Richman and Dick Merrill cancel the dawn takeoff from Liverpool to New York. The return flight is postponed to Sunday after unfavorable conditions hinder the trans Atlantic attempt. In Richmond Virginia a youth shot by police leaves August Mecklenburg Jr. in serious condition. authorities say he escaped from a reform school in Morgantown, Pennsylvania.
Owl City dispatch reports the Venango direct relief office closed and work moved to Franklin county headquarters. The reduction stems from WPA relief cuts and private industry employment. Relief caseload dropped from 3,808 in Feb 1935 to 526 by Aug 28, 1986, with about 1,976 people in 1986 cases.
Washington reports the Republican National Committee accuses the Roosevelt administration of widespread nepotism. The statement claims New Deal officials filled federal payrolls with relatives and satellites, noting lavish appointments by cabinet officers and others, with some relatives never reporting for duty or working remotely from Washington.
In Northern Ontario railway records are being shattered by a US influx this summer. A single company reported handling 45 camping parties with over 1 000 members in one weekend.
Warrin, Sept 12 Floya Perry 55 of Rew City was killed instantly in a lease accident in Triumph township Warren county. Coroner E C Lowrey said Perry was pulling tubing from a well with a tractor when a pine pole broke striking him on the head. The coroner ruled accidental death.
Ort Sept 12. Parker 19, victim of a brutal Aug 8 assault near Chelsea avenue, travels to Buffalo seeking to name Nestor Perry ex-Erie convict as her attacker. Perry, already jailed in Erie county prison on a separate matter, faces possible additional charges if Parker identifies him. Local authorities have long suspected Perry as the assailant.
An Erie coroner s jury finds May Whiteside and Wilson J Geuyer negligent in the September accident that killed four year old Blaine Nicfile and seriously injured Michael Winhos. Whiteside testified she drove the car after a man stepped onto the curb. the auto swerved and struck the children as they fled toward Lithwil Parade.
Governor Earle's ten year old son Rabsh Earle is recovering in Harrisburg Hospital after an appendicitis operation. His condition was reported satisfactory by doctors. A postal request notes a Harisburg hospital report and condition update.
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