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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1924
Page
3
Advertising rates are set by application. The notice lists mailing terms including mail year price, carrier copy price, and parcel weekly charge. No explicit names or events are given. it serves as a general publisher rate notice for Corry, indicating mail matter status and cost structure.
An aged editorial laments Sunday blue laws and enforcement in Hudson County New Jersey. It argues authorities should arrest patrons and managers alike for Sunday amusements and questions the reach of 1798 morality in modern times while noting bizarre prohibitions such as shoe shining and listening to radios.
Twenty years ago The Journal Files recounts Corry as police force resplendent in new uniforms marching down the depot platform. It notes residents and workers moving about, a royal ice railway era, and local shifts, including workers and families leaving for Morrisburg and Corry, church rectory fire, and changes in local positions and residences.
An enterprising Berlin citizen deploys a portable radio on a pushcart to broadcast to watchers and attract coins and gifts. The scene suggests street entertainment shifting from barrel organs to modern radio devices, with local shops like Condra’s drug store noted for film services and Mrs Nichols nearby.
A bomb attempt damaged near East Stethport farm home of A Sucklet failed when fuse extinguished on impact. Footprints near a rear shed indicate a thrower action during a heavy rain Saturday evening. The family was alerted Sunday morning as the device lay about twenty feet from the house.
United Press report from Tess Den ND states George Henry Richardson Jr. 25, U S vice consul at Auckland New Zealand, was strapped to a hospital cot after two suicide attempts aboard a train. He was being given constant watch while en route to Washington to take a civil service exam. papers indicate he is the son of George Henry Richardson Sr. of San Francisco.
Sealed proposals will be received by Corry City until 8 a.m. April 7 1924 for cement sidewalks excavation and backfill directed by the City Engineer within the city. Bids must include a 1000 guarantee and be addressed to the Clerk marked BID TOR CEMENT SIDE WALKS with bidder name and address. Proposals available from the City Engineer. The city reserves right to reject any bids.
Police search for Lena Arms, 80, and her son Donald after reports of a weathered note of self harm. Witnesses saw them near Freneh creek at 12th street and 2 to 4 am. authorities fear the woman planned to end her life and may have taken the child with her as family troubles mount.
Columbus April 4 reports Sunday services at the Community Church with Rev. Lt. Bighmey and choir rehearsal. Plans include a Sunday School board meeting led by Rev J. J. Bightney and attendance at a regional conference. A proposal to install electric lighting drew favorable reception. Harold Bates won a prize in a county house contest. Guests Clara Kellogg and Bruce Graham visit local hosts E. W. Taker.
A social gathering hosted by Community Aid is planned at the church on Friday evening, April 1. Residents are invited to join for fellowship and refreshments as part of the month’s activity.
London reports Major Stuart Maclaren says the big amphibian plane will be ready to fly within hours after repairs. He aims to take off for Athens either today or tomorrow, signaling renewed British air operations in the region.
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