Fragments Indicate Minor Fire at Local Facility
A damaged OCR line hints at a minor fire incident with lights on and no injuries reported. Readable text mentions an event at a local facility and mentions emergency response.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1936
Page
7
A damaged OCR line hints at a minor fire incident with lights on and no injuries reported. Readable text mentions an event at a local facility and mentions emergency response.
Washington columnist Jay Franklin argues Roosevelt should push for a world peace conference despite critics. He notes the need for U.S. independent stance, cites Monroe Doctrine lessons, and warns against foreign manipulation by bankers and diplomats. He recalls Algeciras and 1933 currency talks as precedent.
A federal geological survey reports gypsum to supply the United States for about 1,000 years lies in deposits bordering the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, plus 5,200 000 tons inside the monument area.
The State Emergency Relief Board announces uniform maximum weekly grants for food and clothing, fuel and shelter across counties, with specific caps by household size. Policies emphasize matching allowances to verified needs, deducting for income, and considering rural resources while avoiding overall expenditure increases.
The Erie social and fraternal clubs voted to end beer and liquor sales at 2 a.m. Sundays and at 1 a.m. weekdays. The measure, announced by Joseph G. Schilling, aims to curb past evils and curb complaints with city and county officials.
Mr and Mrs Sean Spencer announce the marriage of their daughter Virginia Frances to Stewart McCullough son of Ross and Dora McCullough Wattsburg Pa. The ceremony was held Saturday in Richburg N Y with Rev R He Mason affiliating. The couple will reside in Union City. McCullough is a Corry High School class of 1936 graduate. McCullough is Waitsburg High School class of 1934. The article also notes a separate relief system discussion about tax and charge relief.
A student from a Lake City high school unveiled a snore meter designed to gauge nostubal crooners volume, claiming the device measures snoring intensity. The odd invention drew curious onlookers and local media attention.
Harrisburg Sept 14 United Press plans to cut traffic hazards on Pennsylvania highways by targeting careless and inept drivers. Revenue Secretary John B Kelly discussed stringent new license rules and predicted a sharp rise in suspensions under a rule making three motor code violations grounds for withdrawal of driving privileges. He said bold action on violations and suspensions would continue.
The jury acquitted Loyd L. Layton of assault and battery by automobile but ordered payment of costs. The Bradford defendant faced a two day trial amid local court proceedings, linked to a 1885 incident involving a car driven by a Bradford man and a game warden. Bert Stockton and A. A. Williams departed for a western business trip after the trial.
The notice announces a public hearing on approval of a Greyhound Lines route expansion to carry passengers between Corry and Meadville and other points, with hearings in Harrisburg and a court session in Brietown on October 1, 1938. It lists certificates and route details, and invites interested parties to attend or file protests by the indicated deadlines.
OCR fragmentary lines reference California and Wilson era themes but lack clear events or persons. The readable items mention terms like government, trees, services, and endowment, yet no coherent incident, date, or named organizations emerge for a concrete summary.
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