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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1933
Page
3
City surveys daylight saving feasibility with Mayor Frank T. England reporting growing support among residents and manufacturers. The Corry Credit Exchange backs weekly summer band concerts in City Park to aid the High School band while providing wholesome entertainment and ongoing development.
The newly formed New York milk central board imposes a mandatory minimum price of ten cents for bottled milk in New York City and across the state. The action, backed by legislative authority, marks a revolutionary step toward a price guarantee amid a growing milk crisis.
Washington April 15 United Press reports the Congressional Record grows thinner as lawmakers limit speeches and presses for action. Critics say reduced hours, tightened control of the program, and the desire to avoid reelection speak more than talks. The note cites long speeches printed previously, now rare, with examples of lawmakers dozing and the session’s appetite for verbose debate waning.
A historical report claims the power of the average automobile engine doubled with only a 6 percent increase in displacement and a 25 percent rise in speed due to design and construction changes.
The martyred Mayor Cermak of Chicago becomes a motion picture subject signaling a new trend toward long single character life stories. Other recent films echo this approach with notable titles from Fox Paramount and Cecil DeMille, while George Arliss completes Voltaire as a lavish production.
A garbled OCR passage lists several names and places linked to Corry events. It mentions Look Davis Leach as sash makers at the corner of Washington and W Wayne streets, G Auer as a tanner on BE Wayne street and later W Columbus avenue, Clarence Smith as a valued employee of the National Guns, and S 5 Brooks as a lawyer and justice of the peace with ties to MacKenaié sore on West Main Street.
Fires damaged Michael Farrells home on West Pleasant street and laborers from the Erie Railroad at Concord brought a patient to Le Garry hospital. Milon Brown heads to State College after government forest service work. High school baseball prep for Warren trip. Historical notes include a Federal building plan in Gerry and a fishing day at Spring Creek.
Federal state and county officers arrest Alfred Sloppy 25 Haney Dippa 41 Ernest Bills 52 all of Hazelhurst after a counterfeiting ring operation. They are held on 1000 bail each pending federal court action in Pittsburgh. A mould for coins and 1929 dated fakes were found. suspects to be tried at next federal term.
A Waco plane piloted by Milton Carlson of Jamestown New York with passenger M Damon also of Jamestown crashed two miles from Ridgway on a farm field after attempting to land at 2:30 Friday afternoon. The aircraft was badly damaged but both occupants escaped unharmed. The pair had business in Ridgway and were seeking a landing spot when the soft ground caused the mishap.
At 2 30 Friday morning fire severely damaged the home of Mr and Mrs Browen in Ashville Ind The couple escaped unharmed after being alerted by a barking dog The blaze was brought under control by the Ashville fire department and insurers cover the loss In a separate incident in Indianapolis artificial flames set off a fire alarm at a downtown furniture store prompting a full fire department response
A book review column discusses Webster Smith The Kingfish about Huey P Long calling it readable yet ragged with pulled quotes from newspapers. It also covers Merle Colby The Road and Edward Shanks Queue Street praising vivid characters and postwar Britain plus Argentine traveler Tschiffely’s Ride highlighting endurance of horses Mancha and Gato and the author’s praise.
The Northwestern Pennsylvania County Council of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet April 20 in Gil City. Delegates assemble at 12 30 for luncheon and 2 30 business session with officers to be elected. Guests include state president Florene Anderson from Philadelphia and past state president May Stanford Pittsburgh. The council includes Warres Corry Kane Bradford Erie Titusville St Marys Meadville Franklin and Oil City.
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