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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1934
Page
3
A fragmented note mentions a person named Ibakim or Ibakis possibly tied to a sports or local event. Details are unreadable but imply a score or outcome with unclear context and names. Further readable elements are insufficient to determine event, date, or organization.
In a candid view from Hollywood, Barbara Stanwyck explains she now evades rivalries and gossip rather than battling them. She accepts the press prints her name and age, but keeps private life separate, saying denials seldom matter and the town’s chatter cannot alter her career.
The New York Times notes Republican leaders feared not a revolution but the idea that Roosevelt advisers threatened Communism. Senator Robinson’s Senate speech exposed GOP alarm over Wirt’s warnings, while Wirt’s testimony damaged his own case and left Republicans with a muted alarm on Communist fears.
Secretary of Labor Perkins spoke in public about 100000 Americans who used their enforced leisure in March to write to the government with ideas for recovery. Most letters urged shorter work hours and wages above subsistence to boost mass purchasing power. She said NRA is not a new pattern but grows from American experience and will be adapted to meet needs as they arise. The act will be modified and likely endure amid ongoing calls for reform.
American observer Karl Von Wiegand reports Roosevelt enjoys official work while Hitler deteriorates under pressure. He notes Roosevelt’s resilience, says Hitler is increasingly irritable as his policies fail. The dispatch hints Hitler could crack under mounting criticism and resistance. Public hysteria underpins unstable government.
The text argues for closer U.S. and Britain cooperation on arms and Pacific policy. It notes mutual understanding and warns against overcommitment, stating navies can control seas and that joint but limited action helps avert conflicts in Europe and with Japan.
Heywood of the Conshohockers Recorder was elected president at a meeting in Harrisburg. The newly organized Pennsylvania Graphic Arts Association will serve as the code authority for Pennsylvania's printing arts code, with Heywood heading the group.
Paris styles celebrate the annual charity ball, with Worth gowns in white satin and midnight blue crepe. Dazzling outfits feature gold trimming, decolletage motifs, and a gold metal headband with green pendant earrings. Gold and silver accents dominate evening wear as fashion notes.
The column notes morning focus on serious problems and routine interventions while cautioning about throat colds. It mentions real estate matters and a deceitful afternoon for social events. It also hints at contract signings in the early evening and suggests a May garden for Aries and Scorpio. It lists birthdays and hints at curiosity leading to invention with Saturn’s influence. A financial adjustment is forecast between September 17 and October.
United Press reports on General Hugh Johnson during a Roosevelt fishing party trip. A cigar presented aboard the Atlantic Coast Line special was mishandled by Johnson, who failed to clip the end and struggled to light it. Miss Frances Robinson reportedly shouted a quip as photographers prepared to snap.
A parade of local life opens with Corry Hospital Training School nurses six graduates named Waive Belle McCray etc. The city repairs sidewalks in the business district. Norton and Stennett families return from winter travels. Mrs. Stennett injured but not broken. Chicago visitors J Wilder and son visit Howard January. Music lovers travel to Erie for Paderowski recital. Roosevelt fishing trip notes amuse reporters. Trout season opens with Corry sportsmen on the streams. Nourmahal party jokes about health. quiet chaos on yacht. Navy beans preferred. Kansas City Legion post to hold 18th annual meeting with about 6000 visitors expected.
W G Smith who has been with the Livermore atové for months has gone east to take another position. James S Masson after eight years with A M Fuller Dry Goods Co of Meadville has been engaged. Wade and Webb McCray returned to State College after vacation in the city. Mr and Mrs James Harden went to Waterford this afternoon to conduct their dancing classes.
Hygrade Sylvania Corporation plant at Emporium reports eighteen months with only five accidents, keeping workers loss time low. B G Erskine, president, states the record earns one of the nation’s lowest workers compensation rates for the industry.
Sugar social hosted by the Brethren Ladies Aid Society at Mrs. J. C. Manwaring’s home drew a large crowd of young attendees. Quilting, dinner, and fellowship were featured as townsfolk and visitors from McKeesport and Columbus joined Rev. Black and others for a community event.
Franklin April 16 A grand jury is expected to indict Russell A Graham 47 for the murder of his father Alonzo A Graham 64 in February The elder Graham was killed after a quarrel over the radio in the East Bissell home The son said he was overcome by emotion and cannot remember what happened He struck his father with a hammer and stabbed him multiple times His sister in law Mrs Stanley Graham 21 was attacked with the same hammer after entering the room Former District Attorney Dan B Goodwin of Oil City has been named by the court as Graham's counsel
Police report burglaries at Sharon Senior and Junior High and Patrell High School. One site in Farrell cited $8 taken. Wetherstein office safe door broken but $100 safe. doors damaged totaling several hundred dollars. No safes opened or items stolen at Sharon sites. Authorities link to gang targeting schools, with similar incidents in nearby cities.
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