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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1931
Page
8
A ragged paragraph of local items notes one per cent tax discount until May 1, railroad tie tamping at the center street crossing, and a radio report from Amos (at Andy) en route to Hollywood. It records Be Kind to Animals Week, church theft warnings, Miss Marjorie Heustis’s pipe organ broadcast, and a mayoral gloss on community entertainment funds.
Mrs Alma Delavern aged 38, a former Corty resident, is among three killed in a Saturday Erie crossing crash at Tenth street and the PRR tracks. Her body will be brought to Corry for burial at Pine Grove cemetery. Funeral details for others indicate a sequence of services Tuesday and Wednesday at various homes and cemeteries, as investigators plan an inquest into the deaths.
A collection of did you know questions asks if shots can be fired from a marine gun on an airplane and explains wartime synchronization with propeller gears. It reports immigration quotas for Semiinavie nations and grants admitted in 1980 and notes Norway’s quota adjustments through July 4. It ends with Hoover birthplace trivia pointing to West Branch, Iowa.
John Peterson returns home after Pine Valley visit. Local notes mention numerous residents visiting relatives in Corry Jamestown Panama Warren Warren etc. Arthur Connell injured in railroad work with head bruised. Community updates include church groups, school board, and social visits across Bear Lake and nearby towns.
The advertisement touts MELLO-GLO face powder as drying proof and smoothly blending with any complexion. It claims government approval, fresh youthful appearance, and lasting color, urging readers to buy at Kelster's Drug Store.
At the Benwond plant of the Wheeling Steel Corporation five hundred more workers were employed today. W. W. Holliway, president of the company, announced that increased orders required the expansion.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an engine issue and a car running condition. No clear people, places, dates, or organizations are readable. Summary preserves only the uncertain event: an automobile engine problem affecting performance.
Nine people were injured in automobile accidents Saturday night in the city. Aikin Johnson a police officer's daughter died at St Vincent's Hospital. Others listed include Carl Lock 17 at Hamel Hospital with a skull fracture, Roberta Chestnut 17, Belly Brown 17, Pauline Richer 15, Arietta Purlong 16 with various injuries, Thomas Dougherty 44 with three cracked ribs, Mrs Margaret Joint 23 with head lacerations, and Lawrence Nichols returning from Spartansburg. The day also notes legislative action by the General Assembly on highway bills introduced by Representative Wheel ar Forest for a complete state highway program.
A brief, reflective note questions if real happiness exists and suggests happiness comes from small, steady steps along the right route, referencing Tapper’s view about the simple road to contentment.
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