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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1939
Page
4
City Council tentatively approves a summer trial of parallel parking on Center Street to replace the present diagonal setup. Members cite space issues from longer cars and trucks, weighing an experiment against potential objections from motorists and the goal of smoother traffic flow.
NBC airwaves feature Bill Terry, John Ringling North, Trene Bordont, and George Jessel with Red Network at 8:30. Music by Glen Miller and Gene Krupa on Blue and Red networks. Talks include Wagner Act debate with Senators Jatt and Smith. Various roadhows cover dance bands, dramatic lessons, and literary reviews across multiple networks.
The report notes rising construction in Sweden Japan and Holland while Germany Italy Denmark and Great Britain focus on foreign accounts. Eight ships of 20000 gross tonnage or more are under construction, one in the United States France Germany Holland and Italy and three in Great Britain. Mont Apterans anticipate a thriving merchant marine, hoping world trade prosperity and peace accompany the new fleet.
In Washington April 18 Bruce Catton reports the hunger march of southeastern Missouri sharecroppers reveals deep ongoing hardship. FSA data detail families hurled to church lots and camps, with tents as shelter, while relief and low wages sustain a fragile existence and spark debate over farm labor subsidies and relief costs.
Hollywood star Joe Hickey rose from a national male beauty contest winner to a versatile performer in film. He recounts boxing past titles in the Pacific Fleet era and later dancing with stars like Ginger Rogers, Jon Crawford, and Jeanette MacDonald while describing his stage and screen career amid shifting roles between dance and boxing scenes.
April 18, 1919 item notes a battlefield trophies train open to all residents tomorrow. A large evening program at First Methodist Church features a Sacred Music concert by the Oral Union Church Chorus. Obituaries mention Ray H. McCray’s death at 44 in Concord Township. Other notes include Army personnel from the 21st Division and local Easter travel plans by Leviathan and Miss Marion Young.
From the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, this column outlines rheumatism as a leading chronic disease with six and a half million Americans affected. It defines rheumatism, lists related conditions such as arthritis gout neuralgia neuritis and lumbago, and notes high disability among those under sixty. Early treatment and education are urged.
The High M. B. Church alters Sunday times under Rev. J. J. Knupp due to the Worth League all-district rally at Wattsburg at 7 30 p m. Communions are to be administered in the Sunday afternoon service. Cats leave the church at 7 o'clock. Garpian of Rideway convicted of stealing a camera faces 18 months to three years in the Allen Henry county workhouse.
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