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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1937
Page
8
Tyone Castle McLaughlin former dancing star sues Major Frederick McLaughlin for divorce on cruelty grounds. Mrs McLaughlin, famed as wife of Capt Vernon Castle, left the stage for a kinder life with animals. Capt Castle died in 1922 and Mrs Castle wed McLaughlin in 124.
Hig hoped for a thrill as a Loyalist in Spain ayer. Buber Breaily, now a Methodist minister in Bumbridge Ohio, will return to accounting. Mercer, son of a Philadelphia millionaire, 29, who fought in Spain with the George Washington battalion of volunteers from 52 nations, was unharmed in combat. The state supreme court refused to intervene as Mercer faces death on the gallows for the 1820 shooting of Robert Sproat during a Davenport holdup.
Sept. 23 reports several injuries from incidents in Clymer as residents recover at home. The Abbe Reformed church hosted a teachers and officers meeting with talks on cooperation and missions. Local social news includes visits, travels, medical updates, and a postponed school program due to a missionary conference.
A state survey shows Pennsylvania has lost vast timber since the 19th century. Current state forests cover 1,650,515 acres, far less than historic levels, with only about one acre of original timber per five hundred inhabitants remaining. The report highlights heavy deforestation and ongoing reforestation efforts.
Harrisburg report quotes Supt. and University of Hillsburgh figure noting many schools still open. Officials argue tenure law forces teachers to weigh marriage and family against teaching, with some resignations after few years. The Pitt Appointment Bureau formed to meet instructor demands as districts faced openings and existing staff reassessed by law.
Freehold community notes from Bear Lake detail a busy weekend with visitors from Columbus and Jamestown. The Freehold Fair attracted many locals including Gordon, Deane, Wheeler families, and others visiting relatives, attending the Panama Mish school event, and enjoying the annual festival.
Public sale Tuesday September 28 at 4 30 p m at the E B Gray farm two miles west of Spartansburg on Ne Souptansburg Riceville pavement. Furniture and household items including kitchen cabinets buffet tables chairs roseware dressers beds dishes and more to be sold. Terms cash. Auctioneers Spare Fansburg.
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