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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1939
Page
3
On primary election day the Corry Hospital Association board meets in the Library basement at 8 pm as evening sessions resume. August Studebaker sales hit a high since 1928 totaling 8648 with 4717 in 1998 and 7915 in July.
Spartansburg unveils its nineteenth annual Community Fair and Ox Roast to run Thursday through Saturday September 21 to 23 on the high school grounds. Buildings open daily. livestock trucking Thursday afternoon. ox roast, parades, band concerts, and athletic contests listed with precise times. New lighting to allow day and night operation.
ERD sept 42 State-license drinking places cannot open until one hour after polls close at 8 p m Tuesday, Ralph Kneeland district supervisor of the State Liquor Control Board announced today. He said many Belriets believe licensed places may stay open tomorrow and stressed they must stay closed and cannot reopen until 9 a m under election laws. Fort Worth Tex W H Massey vice president of the Fort Worth National Bank dodges the postman as he fears a forged check for two season tickets in Texas Christian University games. The check, printed on whole calfskin, was written by Justin Leather Goods Co a bank depositor.
Kellogg's All-Bran offers a preemptive solution to constipation by supplying dietary bulk. The ad promotes regular use with milk or cream, baked into muffins, plus ample water, and notes production by Kellogg's in Battle Creek with wide sale via grocers.
School enrollment is down 24 from October 1938, per figures shown to the Board of Education by Superintendent Ralph S. Dewey. The Senior High School reports 414 students, up from 390 the previous year, the only increase noted.
Two men were rescued from a whipped crib 1,000 feet off shore north of West Springfield at 4 a m Monday after 16 hours of Coast Guard effort from Erie and Ashtabula stations. H B Reynolds 30 Millvale Pa and Charles Logan 28 Valencia Pa, exhausted and shocked, refused ambulance and returned to their cottage with their wives after the near drowning incident during a Sunday fishing trip.
Funeral services for Edward L. Haight were held at 2 oclock from his late home 328 Marion Street with Rev H Ray Harris of the United Brethren in Christchurch officiating assisted by Rev Allen Bowe nephew of the deceased. Bearers were Cleo Haight Kenneth Laight Rev Bowe Randolph Bowe Robert Price and Russell Beckwith. Interment was in the Pine Grove cemetery family lot. Relatives and friends from Canton Ohio Dun cannon Ohio Akron Ohio Meadville Oil City and other areas attended the services.
Funeral services were held from Bracken-Keating chapel Monday afternoon at 2 o clock in memory of Lee Ray Dimick who died after a long illness Rev Gilbert L Boyd pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiated Interment was in Pine Grove cemetery. Two brothers Nelson and Ernest Dimick and two nephews Allan and Carl Dimick attended Among relatives was Mrs Edward Dimick of Erie
A falsetto voice is described as head voice distinct from chest voice. It is produced by tightening the laryngeal muscles to extend pitch and timbre beyond normal speaking range, creating a higher register.
Parents urged bus transportation for younger pupils on East Columbus Avenue during a Board of Education meeting. The 1929 40 budget has no appropriation for buses, and officials indicated no provision had been made in recent years. The group, led by Edward Armitage, sought reconsideration but the board expressed doubt about funding all needed routes.
Yakima Washington youngster Richard Stohr has amassed over 2000 unique matchbook packets in four years. His varied trove includes samples from nearly all U S states, Canada, England, Alaska, and ten from Hawaii, reflecting broad geographic reach and dedication.
Chairman Cleve R Morton reports progress on summer improvement projects at Washington and Junior High buildings. Fences around the Junior High speedway have been added to protect children. A delay is approved for cleaning the slave curtain due to finances. Payment approved for lawn and shrubbery at Harding school. Purchase options discussed for a Washington school lock and a secondhand lathe for Hatch Vocational school.
A chorus of Al-Hyn Senos will rehearse at Cory High School auditorium in October before performing for the Northwest District PSEA in Erie on October 19 and 20. The Corry Board granted use of the central school hall for a pre-Erie meeting, with a Saturday or Sunday slot likely. Ajax Tron Works for 106 dollars was referred to a committee chaired by the president with power to act. The board authorized replacing the mimeograph at the Junior High, not to exceed 100 dollars. Miss Margarida Reno was named to replace Mrs Gladys Howe during her absence with a salary of 1300 dollars for the year. Mrs Howe previously earned 1600 dollars.
In Ridgway on Sunday morning a CCC Camp truck carrying 28 members overturned after turning a corner on Main Street. Guy Setulls, 22, of Vandergrift, died en route to Ridgway General Hospital from chest injuries. four others were injured. Louis Romeck of Erie faces charges of reckless driving and involuntary manslaughter. the driver was not found at fault by the coroner’s jury, which blamed the load for the swaying.
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