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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1937
Page
4
The column argues Corry has unsanitary, crowded houses and calls for better living conditions and housing solutions. It notes debates on demolishing substandard homes, stricter public policy, and civic reform, stressing cooperation between property owners and authorities to improve neighborhoods.
Col Leananl Py Ayres, a Cleveland economist, argues no clear boom but 15 percent above normal in business. He says general production remains depressed about 45 percent below normal, while population growth and per capita output shift the landscape. Ford comments on labor policy and Wall Street influence, warning of broader economic controls amid rising labor power and public oversight.
The article details a death anniversary seance attempt by Claude J Noble seeking Thurston’s spirit through a wand gesture in Columbus Ohio. Noble hoped for a sign but reported no result, noting both men doubted spiritualism yet pursued the question of life after death. It also notes Van Sweringen railroad stock given for charitable purposes and then reports Prof Jay B Nash warning of destructive leisure in America.
A meeting in George Mitchell Hall near Mill Village Thyresay will feature lectures by Burke, plant pathologist at Pennsylvania State College, with moving pictures on wartibage diseases and control. Attendance urged by cabbage growers despite yearly insect and disease troubles.
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart reports a polarized reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on the Wagner labor relations law. Analysts warn the decision will sharpen labor demand and employer resistance, with Justice Roberts seen as pivotal as the court debates liberality versus conservatism amid a wary political backdrop.
Last night the city commission joined a national campaign to promote Loud writers production by leasing vacant lots to first applicants under commission control. The Corry Board of Commerce culture committee named volunteers to canvass wards for available civil ligation sites and identify vacant lots.
A fragmented note from the Pennsylvania Scenic and Historic Commission recounts the Springs Post Office in Somerset County. It details a large spring influencing the village name changes from Tut MGM to Tub, then Chestnut, with Springs becoming the major office in 1904. The text is garbled and contains many errors but preserves the gist of the name evolution and local landmark.
Washington April 11 the writer plans an informal voyage into the South to observe life and issues firsthand. He will travel the route of his ancestors, meet locals, and report without government support, aiming to learn realities beyond northern dominance and scholasticism. Copyright 1987, Register and Tribune Syndicate. Musician is Incorporated and Old Cache of Pennies Found are brief notices nearby.
In Hollywood California April 17 a pipe enthusiast, Aymiund Kaltz, displays a world spanning collection of pipes from sandalwood to meerschaum. He smokes five pipes daily, rotates them every three months, and values cleanliness and a crafted label indicating usage.
The Philadelphie Symphony carried instruments worth over a quarter of a million dollars on its 1936 U.S. tour. Fragments mention rhythmic vibrations and crossing bridges during wartime, with scattered data about snails in Lent and a curious note on elephants trunks and muscles. The text blends various topics with misspellings and garbled phrases.
The piece lists questions about the U S Senate Foreign Relations chair and shipping iron ore port, plus hints on etiquette and a few maxims. It provides sample answers naming Senator Key Pillman of Nevada and the Duluth Superior and Canberra as ports.
The report details Asinelbella and other French nobility ordering spring outfits from Schigparelli. It notes gowns for Countess Rene de Charibelin and Baroness von Trieger plus Lady Keith Travor, highlighting crepe gowns, decollate backs, and prints. A fashion tip on grosgrain is included alongside a note on a large 1605 diamond found in Transydal mines.
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