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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1929
Page
3
A fragmentary newspaper item shows a puzzle page with misread English phrases and questions about pronunciation spelling and word origins. It mentions Landlord Frank Laufle, the European Hotel, and a list of synonyms and missing letters. The garbled text hints at answers and a Busy Home Week celebration advertising committee.
A play titled Two Days 6 Marry will be performed at Harding School next Tuesday evening. Tickets are on sale to benefit the Column Inn church fund and Harding Home and School Association. The production has been well received elsewhere and is expected to draw a capacity crowd.
Corry Evening Journal discusses President Hoover and Governor Roosevelt clashing over reforms to the U S judicial system. Critics say lawyers tainted by big private fees hinder progress while calls for mixed commissions of experts and laymen gain support. Industry and labor themes follow.
Answer the questions: In what country were postage stamps first used, which President was elected unanimously, which flower is seen most in Germany, who was the first child of Adam and Eve, what is the longest ship canes in the world, and the list includes Palestine near the Dean Sea with Major-General Anthony Wayne, War of 1812, The Pyrenees, Stephen Foster.
Westchester County New York considers landscaping its highways to mirror its fine public park system. The plan would place trees and shrubs along key routes, remove objectionable features, and cost about 2 500 dollars per mile totaling near 1 000 000 dollars. The measure aims to beautify the county to resemble English rural areas, reflecting wealth taste and a rising love of country life.
A steamer covers one nautical mile in 356 minutes. Convert to miles per hour in status miles by aligning nautical to statute measures. The approach uses unit conversions and algebra to express speed in statute miles per hour.
At a Thursday night committee meeting the school board discussed daylight savings time. John McDonald and R W Griswold voted yes while Baker Hitchcock Reichard and Speer voted no. The plan, linking with local chambers and manufacturers, proposed April 28 to September 26 as the daylight period.
At Watertown on April 18 a youth, Roger C Hobson 18 of Winakena, was killed when a 26 caliber revolver owned by Jorge Ray of Jamestown discharged as he tried to place it in a safe. The shot likely occurred when the trigger snagged on a thread on a table covering. The victim died en route to hospital after an ambulance ride. Two friends present included Hert Dobson, a guide, and the elder Dobson explained the gun went off as the boy attempted to put it away. Later, John Gidders in Franklin Pa was charged with murder in connection with Sergeant William Powell’s death last June while serving a sentence. a hearing is scheduled within two weeks.
The body of the late James B. Darling, who died at his home in Kansas City Missouri, arrived in the city this morning at 8 o clock and was taken to Vine Grove cemetery where funeral services were held at 9 o'clock. Rev Roger P Cressey, pastor of the Presbyterian church conducted the prayer services. Mr. and Mrs N Dell Darling and W G Darling of Erie, and Hunter Darling of Buffalo, were in the city to attend the services.
Mr and Mrs W PR Olds observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary quietly at their West Irving Street home in Spartansburg. They have lived in Corry most of their married life and were widely known in the city and vicinity. Mr Olds is 74. Mrs Olds will be 70 on July 27.
Howard Jolingon Norman Weldart and Harry Studer, described as focal youths, are held for hearings next Thursday at 2 PM before Justice Pesce Glark E. Nelson on charges of burglary and larceny tied to a robbery at Wie Papper confectionary in the Carver House Building. A fourth suspect is sought. several others questioned since the two week old incident. Five children born to the couple survive with three girls and two sons. Grandchildren and a real granddaughter also noted.
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