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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1934
Page
3
A fragment lists publishing and advertising details for the Corry Evening Journal including address lines for West South Street Corry Pa and national advertising reps. It notes pricing for mail subscriptions and carrier delivery along with a Post Office entry and business offices in New York Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia.
A business writer notes Lincoln Steffens and The Shame of the Cities revival as cities face mounting debt and graft. He argues municipal finances reflect private wealth and public bonds alike, with debt rising yet wealth balance improving marginally amid evolving government forms.
A Hollywood April 13 piece likens cinema to a rigid caste hierarchy. It notes top producers and ace directors form the nobility while stars, feature players, and crew hold varying ranks. Demands public decorum, while seasoned workers fear stars and directors. friendly names like Joel McCrea and Ginger Rogers are used casually among colleagues.
Twenty years ago on April 13, 1914 a fire consumed the Dempsey barn on Hatch Street. Firemen could not reach the blaze and a bucket brigade formed to fight the flames but the structure was leveled. Mrs Spear, president of the Cory Woman's Civic League, launched a clean up drive.
Secretary Wallace favors cooperative production and enlarged markets over rigid federal control. He notes farmers could self regulate via cooperatives and guilds, aiming for a largely self governing agriculture and industry, though this departs from traditional American individualism.
Announcement reports Clifford Hammond, Wells Fargo agent at Grove City, and Georgia Aiken of Grove City, married in Detroit on April 8. Also notes Wilson reception at the White House and local updates on City League Park bleacher construction and the death of James L. Alverson, 77, at Lovell's Station.
Devotion to public service marks Florence Mien’s appointment to a higher federal court, the first for a woman. Her credo emphasizes justice and specialization guided by talent, devotion, and public service as the nation seeks capable leaders for progress.
A shuffled Washington snapshot reveals Roosevelt’s neutral stance on a family dispute while a Mother's Day stamp design faces color debates. Senate clips show leaders in light banter and a pastor uses stereoptican slides to boost hymn singing in El Paso.
Paris fashion notes show gold jewelry returning to prominence in spring looks. Necklaces with scarlet cords and gold beads, gold cups on hemp chains, and heavy Cartier Mauboussin bracelets dominate, worn on gloves and limbs for a bold, traditional yet modern statement.
City officials await spring winds to decide if car unloads will shift from Erie Street foot to the river dock this April and May. If winds ease from Buffalo and New York Harbor stays clear of ice, the T. J. McCarthy steamers may resume unloading on the lake. Solicitor Edward Murphy reported that ice has been cleared from Buffalo harbor, allowing ships to advance upstream for now.
The Woouwicks a famed square dance band from Foungsville opens White Swan hall at Wrightsville this evening with round and square dancing planned. Special awards boost the event and guests from Corry and nearby towns are expected.
Trustees named Pred W Sapper John J Schleffele and Dr TW Switzer move to open the Bank of Wesleyville by June with assets turned to trustees and a potential Reconstruction Finance Corp loan. State secretary William J Gordon notes completion expected in May, subject to charter and funding approvals.
At Skand Pennsylvania 19 miles south of here frost cracked the General Kane highway creating a temporary blockade. A heavy oil track and a similar trailer sank through the damaged surface as 20 highway workers cleared the scene. Light traffic maneuvered around the bogged vehicles while heavy equipment was diverted. State College announces Farmers Day scheduled for June 14 with a 14 member committee led by T. T. Mairs.
Will Briggs reports on an unusually large winter perch season on Erie Bay. The ice cover lasted 58 days with 1 to 500 fishermen daily, and some anglers caught 20 to 40 pounds in a day. A Bay fisherman reportedly took two tons through the ice this winter. Minnows were the universal bait.
The Girls Student Council of Corry High School plans a charity card party at the Women’s Club on Mott Street Wednesday evening April 2. The event features contract bridge and five hundred tables, with awards and a supper. Reservations go through Miss Waite. tickets cost twenty five cents.
Corry residents take center stage in a film themed program at the Rex Theatre on Weet South Street. The lineup features Beatrice Hilings, Sarah Jane Reed, Marjorie McElroy, Jane Maxwell, and a parade of screen impersonations including Dorothy Haskins as Kay Finnely and Phyllis Rotherford as Clara Bow. A special Marx Brothers segment and a packed variety of celebrity sketches accompany the regular film showing She Made Her Bed.
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