Corry News Roundup of Local Events and Developments
Sunday to Monday notes include Rotary Club fetes, Governor Pinchot visiting Chicago for Pennsylvania Day, daylight saving time ending, new Erie and Pennsylvania Rail schedules, a boy’s arm injury, Allegheny College enrollment, a tire slogan on a Cleveland car, job moves at Montgomery Ward, and local tax and court news. Industrial activity increases fatalities, stock market edges down, toadstool illness recoveries, court dealings, and a World’s Fair Marconi Day teaser with local school notes and road work updates.
Waclark plant sale brings planing mill to town
Randolph New York businessmen A C and James Bissell buy the Waclark plant north of Corry. They plan a first class planing mill and saw mill with timber and building supplies, retail and wholesale. Operations expected around November 1 with relocation of families to the city. The idle property has stood since the Waclark Titanite Company suspended operations about twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cymers
Bissells
I G
Ohio
Randolph
Messrs. Bissell
Waclark
Randolphimen
Worth Hammond
Wallace Hammond
W. P. Lombard
Found Dorothy Carson Safe After Despondent Runaway
Dorothy Carson a Batavia high school student was found doing chores at a neighbor’s home after being reported kidnapped. She said she left home due to despondency and wanted to go to work, and authorities confirmed she is safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Carson
Batavia
Fire destroys Strand Theatre in Berwick causing $140,000 loss
Fire swept the Strand Theatre in Berwick early today, damaging about $140,000. Fire brigades from Berwick, Bloomsburg, Danville and Nescopeck battled flames after it started beneath the stage from an unexplained cause. The owner carried $40,000 insurance. nearby buildings including the Palace Theatre and Berwick Enterprise were damaged by water and smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Berwick
Strand
Bloomsburg
Danville
Nescopeck
P.O. S
Tie Palbce Theatre, & Business
Tie Berwick Enterprise
Sally Eilers Weds Screen Director in Yuma Surprise Romance
Hollywood reports a second secret romance as Sally Eilers wed director and producer Harry Joe Brown in Yuma Arizona. The couple, accompanied by Ben Lyon Bebe Daniels Lew Cody and the Rogells, sought secrecy until applying for a marriage license. Justice Freeman delayed the ceremony due to travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fress
Hollywood
Calif
Sally Eilers
Harry Joe Brown
Jean Harlow
Harold G. Rossen
Miss Wilers
Brown
Yuma
Ariz
Ben Lyon
Bebe Daniels
Lew Cody
al ‘Rogell
Greg Rogell
Justice of the Peace
B. A. Freeman
Justice
Production appeal for city residents funds benefit
Support of all residents of the city is solicited by the Erolp staging the production The N R A Gypsy Serenaders at the High School auditorium tonight and Tuesday evening for the Red Grass Shoe Fund. The program features gypsy songs dances and instrumental numbers with a large cast including Ruth Sheen Charles Auer Percy Glark Mary Frances Brooks and James Sullivan among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erolp
Red Grass Shoe Fund
Pogram
Ruth Sheen
Charles Auer
Percy Glark
Amedia Tryon
Jerome Haight
Mary Frances Brooks
Frank Perry
Dominick Falcone
Bess Kinley
James Sullivan
the Nile
Mre
Mary Roberts
Percy Clark
Legion Grape Carnival in North East Reveals Ford Y-8 Giveaway
North East Pennsylvania hosts a multi day Legion Grape Carnival on Friday and Saturday September 29 and 30 featuring a Ford Y-8 giveaway Saturday evening. The event lineup lists many local merchants and sponsors across varied services from shoes to hardware, real estate to groceries, inviting community participation during carnival week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E
G. A. Watt—Real Estate
L. Ognibene & Sone
Barbera Perry Restaurant
Eate Harotd
Hultman—Shoe Rebuiler
Close Escape In Auto Crash At North Corry
A car left the highway at the North Center street and Columbus avenue intersection and crashed into the porch fronting Currie and Gizzie monuments and memorials. Three occupants, including Leonsri Stockton and Mr and Mrs T Burlingame, escaped with minor injuries. The porch and storefront suffered heavy damage. police investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Corry
Currie and
Gizzie
Dealtrs
North Center Street
Columbus Avenue
Leonsri Stockton
T. Burlingame
Columbus
U Serving
Stockton
Cdmner
Oil City NRA parade to light up northwestern PA
Oil City hosts a gigantic NRA celebration on September 28 uniting industrial and mercantile firms. A five mile long parade with 20 to 15 bands is planned and thousands from nearby towns are expected. Prizes lure crowds and locals Rita Ressler Gertrude Reed Helen Rathburn and Jean Taber join the program with Blue Eagle Mary Frances Brooks closing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Brynolfson
Rita Ressler
Gertrude Reed
Helen Rathburn
Mary Roberts
Charles Stewart
Bess Kinley
Sybil Rhodes
Percy Clark
Stella Barry
Charles “Auer
Merrill
Lillie
Gertrude Read
Dominick Falcone
Joseph Hickey
Amelia ‘Tryon
Jean ‘Taber
Charles Auer
Percy Glark
Charles Hoffmaster
Roscos Dearing
Merrill Lillie
Fingle
Mary Frances ‘Brooks
Pennsylvania
Oil City
Jean Taber
Blue Eagle
Mary Frances Brooks
Urge Public to Attend Meeting on Relief Fund
The Corry Relief Fund reorganizes for the coming year at a municipal building meeting on Wednesday evening. The Helle Fund closes its year October 1 and a new administration takes over. Reports will cover past activities and 1982 pledges must be settled. Officers to be elected for 1933 84 term with plans for an early fundraising campaign. State and county relief funds will again be sought to share the burden. Mr and Mrs M R Olds depart for a Canada trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipa
Corry Relief Fund
Helle
Wednessey
Installment Tax Payments Extended By City Collector
Taxpayers can still avoid penalties on 1935 school taxes with quarterly payments by October 2. G H Gordon reports higher collections this year and notes many have already paid their 1933 assessments. The Board of Education again allows installment payments with penalties at risk for late or missed installments. Margaret Kinney returns to Buffalo after a city visit with her mother Lilah Kinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Gordon
Gordon
Board of Education
Margaret Kinney
City
Lilah Kinney
Buffalo
New story mail fest exclaims planned invasions and fortifications
Fragmented OCR text references an ante planned event and possible invasions. Mentions Mr. Be forts to 1 lass and concerns about military or security measures. Specific names, places, dates are illegible, leaving a brief, uncertain item about a fest and defense plans.
Continent of the Year Mystery Transcribed
A fragmentary OCR reading presents a garbled line about "the bile mi" and a stray date hinting at a yearly conte oven or hyn note. The readable portion offers no clear event, person, or place to anchor a full newspaper card.
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R. A. Gypsy
Rotary Club
Hotel
Corry
Pinchot
Chicago
Century of Progress
Erie
James Kolstee
W. F. Kolstee
R. D
Juarn
Hiie
A. G Davis
Allegheny College
Miller
Ray Miller
Cleveland
al Plack
Agnes Blaha
H. M. Reich Company
Montgomery Ward & Company
Armour ‘D. Hillstrom
David A. Hillstrom
Congress Street
Meadville
Corry High School
Grand and Traverse
Dity
Horace Bell
Frank Hart
William H. Porter
North East
Internal Revenue
Porter
Pittsburgh
Internal Revenue Collector
Iss
Department of Labor and Industry
New York
Erlewets
Warent
Anthony Bilamin
Reymond
Lynford Bennett
Ben Sis-ley
Lawrence Woodard
Gary
Erie County
Mortimer B. Graham
Ouglielma Marconi
Senow
Hi Times
Lhe Journal
Et of
Totity
ANW
Lemnery
Shiwirfaringe Sf Ee Waatern
Die En Niet
Relief ‘Fund
Ssee G &H
Law and Planing
Sefota Road
A. C
James Bissell
Randolph, N. Y
Powell Motor
Red Cross Shoe
Girard County
Mer Legion
A. J
Ross Hollister—Grocerie
A. S. Knepp—Drugs B
sh—Plumbing Manne Garsne
Daf Billman
Tallor Burrowa Howe Co
D. Li
Markay—Garay
J. R. Bull
Peneizoil
W- E- Bick
Kendall
Max H
Coston & Cakins—Automobiler
Law Bros—Custom Pressing
W. D. Grimes
T- MacDonald—Insurance Home of Sweets—Candies
Vineyard
W. F
the Edwards Co—Purniture
Bemis & Stetson—General Store
Hoog & Sehmitt
Monte Dos
Otto—Flour and Faee
G. A. Hampson Agy
S Insurance
W_ E. Hutchingon—Electric Store
G. J. Anereon
Simclair Greenman
Kendall Service Statiary Welnon Ica O
Phana2s
Soctx Grill AF
Slth
Ford Garage
OIL
M. R. Olds
Canada
BUICK
Pontiac
United States
F. Q. Murphy
Buick-Olds-Pontiac Sales CO
New St
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Troy
Lis
Rae of
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