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Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1936

Page

2

Jamestown raid nets twelve arrests for alleged gambling

Twelve persons were arrested in a raid at an alleged gambling house in Jamestown last night. Walter Muth faced charges of keeping and operating a gambling house in his pool room. Oil City’s American Legion band qualified for national honors after surviving preliminaries in Cleveland. Titusville resident Thomas J. Reynolds, 96, collapsed at his blacksmith shop from natural causes. Deputy Coroner M. Sonne confirmed. Paul Heath of Meadville escaped unharmed when his auto hit two cars near Camtridg e Springs. Corry Dairymen’s League to meet at Sciota church Saturday, bring cake. Nichol Bjorngen, formerly of Jamestown, killed in Los Angeles truck crash. Meadville Y M C A speakers urged public sacrifice to build a new Meadville building. Last evening B Y M Club dinner at Concord street home featured Mrs. Harold Brown honored with cards and flowers.

Jamestown Walter Muth Oil City American Legion Cleveland Thomas J. Reynolds Titusville M. Sonne Paul Heath Meadville Camtridge Springs Nichol Bjorngen Los Angeles Cal Heth Donald Stewart Concord Street B. Y. M. Club Harold Brown Gti Degree of Honor Protective Association Mae Camrike West Smith Street Dorothy B. Gauffreau Florence Howles Hubert Blanchard Howard Blanchard Columbus Moody Bible Institute Chicago First Baptist Church of Leo Roman Dunkirk Julius Jones Knoyston Floyd Martin Corry Hospital Rex Fuller Union City William Pleming Corry C. P. Henry Wuesthof Warren County Pennsylvania Springfield Mass Warren Price Lottaville West Springfed Brown ‘Memorial Hospital Conneaut Erie Route M. ©. Church Vellejus Bakery Clarence Dow Hydetown Lige Thinor Brukes Centerville Dow Don Eugene O'Shea Ridgway Solice Merick Shoe Repair W. Mainie A. Mountain Neil Blackman Anna Patterson J. WR. Dearing Mabel Briggs M. B. Church Knowlton’s Amici Sewing Percy Akam West Washington Street E. V. Micclintock Register Crawford County Ray F. Smock Kiwanis Club Bilis Milford Auto Mediciine Kant G. Brown Mclean County Miford

Multiple Drownings Reported After Car Falls Into Narrow Canal

City and Vicinity items describe a light sedan plunging into a barge canal at Pickard's Bridge ten miles southwest of Lockport, with one of five youths aboard drowned. Other notes include an Ol City driver charged with manslaughter in a separate August 2 crash, local hospital updates, church and club notices, and town injuries and events across Warren County and surrounding towns.

Warren Leon Highhouse Cleveland Place Lockport Pickard's Bridge Niagara-Trie County Sne B. W. Highouse Howard Gardon Ol City Clifford Kahle Oil City Frederick Biseman Ocky Grove Mercer Kahle Reardon Bleing Mercer Cottage Hospital Gus Castrantas Center Street

Former Corry Resident Bertha Garrell Merpaw Dies

Bertha Garrell Merpaw, a former Corry resident, died at Hamot Hospital in Erie on Monday September 21 after a brief illness from pneumonia. The body will return to Corry Friday for funeral services at St. Thomas Church at 9 30 AM. Interment follows at St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Survived by her husband four sons four daughters one grandson her mother Mrs. A. H. Beebe of Corry four sisters in Erie and three brothers in Corry.

Bertha Garrell Merpaw Hamat Hospital Erie Corry St. Thomas, Hurch St. Elizabeth’s A. H. Beebe

Delegates to Albany to Report Saturday Hectbers Of Dasirymen’s League

Delegates from the milk board hearing in Albany, North Carolina, will report at a Corry Local meeting of the Dasirymen's League held in the Sciota church. Saturday evening Director Bentley of Jamestown is scheduled to speak, with the season expected to attract several members of the organization.

Albany N. C Corry Dasirymen's League Sciota Bentley Jamestown

Woman Dies From Skull Fracture in Jamestown Home Accident

Jamestown, Sept. 24. Mrs Anna Mathilds Lake, 66, wife of Carl J Lake of 121 Hall Avenue, an Bethel Lutheran Church member, died last night from a base skull fracture after falling from rear steps onto a cement driveway near her home. Coroner David Lincoln said she apparently fell while descending five steps and died instantly.

Jamestown Anna Mathilds Lake Carl J. Lake Hall Avenue Bethel Lutheran Church David Lincoln Coroney Linco

Settlement Reached In New Kensington High School Strike

Grant students in New Kensington reach a temporary settlement after school officials promise a hearing before Friday night. Attikers receive promised hearing. issue stems from student strike at New Ken High School.

Painful Piles Drug Ad Promises Quick Relief

An old advertisement touts Dr J S Leonhardt internal medicine Hemu rodd tablets for relieving itching bleeding and protruding piles. It claims fast action on internal causes, notes salves and cutting failing, and offers money back if no relief.

J. S. Leonhardt

Big Presbytery Meet Draws 100 Delegates to Oil City

More than 100 delegates attended the fall meeting of the Presbytery of Erie at Oil City First Presbyterian. Rev Douda of Stoneboro announced retirement plans. The Cornplanter church, first Indian church admitted to the state synod, sent representatives from the Cornplanter reservation. Whittlesey led the united promotion committee and urged loyalty day October 4 and World Communion Day November 1, along with adopting church membership certificates.

le Boyd F. &. Whittlesey Presbytery Erie Oil City Douda Stoneboro Whittlesey Committee On United Promotion

Strikebreaker Details Brutal Strikebreaking Tactics

United Press reports McDade a self described veteran strikebreaker testified before the Senate Civil Liberties committee about live steam and high tension electricity used on strikers. He described working for Railway Audit & Inspection Co and Pearl Bergoff, showing injuries from the work while detailing brutal nationwide practices.

United Press Washington McDade Senate Civil Liberties Committee Railway Audit & Inspection Co Pearl Bergoff

Coughlin Seeks Medical Care Amid Threats in Cincinnati

Rev Charles E Coughlin the Detroit priest arrived with special police guard to seek medical treatment for a cold and stomach ailment said by National Union for Social Justice leaders to have threats against his life. He planned to stay at hospital until his Nashville? no, Cincinnati NUSS meeting. Two husky guards pledged to protect him during the visit amid threats described in recent letters.

Anneo Press Cenginnatt Charles E. Coughlin Detroit National Union For Social Justice NUST St. Louis Bt.Peter's Father Coughlin NUSS Husky Cincinnati

Campaign Against Speeders In Here Arrests Made

Highway Patrols report a vigorous enforcement drive against fast drivers in the area. Several motorists were arrested for speeding and must appear before the nearest justice of the peace. Fines and costs typically total one dollar or more. The campaign will continue indefinitely per local patrol officials.

Evens BO Niles Justice of the Peace

F W Post 264 to Nominate Officers Thursday Meeting

Lieut Archie W Thompson Post No 264 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at the post home on West Washington Street Thursday at eight. Officers for the ensuing year will be nominated. The meeting was moved from Friday to avoid conflicting with North East junior bugle and drum corps participation in Veterans Night. A large turnout is urged.

Archie W. ‘Thompson Post West Washingon Street North East

Brook's Rocks Well Reaches 4720 Feet In Oil Region

Interest grows around the Potter Development test well on the D Spetz farm near Brook's Rocks as drilling reaches 4720 feet. If productive, it could extend the western limit of the gas field beyond the nearby H C Drilling Company well in Kingman Township Warren County.

Potter Development Company D. Spetz Brook's Rocks Pass H.C. Drilling Company Kingun J Township Warren County Oriskany

Is Epilepsy Inherited Can It Be Cured News Item

A fragmented notice discusses whether epilepsy is inherited and if it can be cured. The text mentions Furaits foeters and a Biucasional Division, with an address on Fish Avenue, New York, and a date in 1989.

Biucasional Fish Avenue New York

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