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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1930
Page
3
The Department of Commerce reports nearly 2 billion in retail credit shows only 1.2 percent bad debts in instalment buying during unemployment. Open credit losses are about six tenths of 1 percent. The data suggest people are more honest and thrifty, keeping payments even when out of work.
Attorney General Mitchell warns that boosting prosecutions could strain crowded federal and state prisons. He suggests options like building more prisons, legislative crime-reduction, or pausing criminal activity, but notes the nation faces a paradox in pursuing or easing enforcement.
An advertisement lauds Amos and Andy as "Twin meteors of the air" and "grandest phenomenon" promising a motion picture. It proclaims their radio success as a superb, amusing manifestation of this roaring century and compares their impact to Barnum. The piece playfully questions if the hype lives up to the claims.
A concise English word study introduces Subsequent meaning following in time or order. The lesson notes common usage errors and illustrates how the term denotes the succeeding effect anticipated, with emphasis on vocabulary growth.
A short quotation about a traveler who faces fair and foul weather with optimism. It stresses moving forward with sunshine and resolve as the journey progresses. The source tone is proverbial and reflective.
The item notes the Buffalo Banca Wild West show starting a road tour from Corry after an initial press, a hotel night clerk being robbed of about 25 dollars, police reporting sixteen arrests in a suburban den raid, and local figures in scholastic events, housing repairs, and cross country reporting. Elbert Hubbard lecture announced.
Lord Beaverbrook rose from poverty in Canada to wealth in public utilities then entered English politics. He became Sir William Maxwell Allison at 31 and six years later earned his peerage as Lord Beaverbrook. He wields influence over the Conservative party and edits papers in an American style, while championing self made success and religious works.
Residents report a suspicious caller posing as a census group asking household details. The regular census enumerator condemned the ploy and promised to report the matter to his superiors. Local households warned against sharing personal information.
A dealer offers typewriters at 60 dollars list with cash discounts of 20 10 and 5 percent or applies the standard discount then adds 12 percent for time payments If 10 percent of time sales are lost determine which method yields higher net income and by how much per unit The problem includes a confusing elapsed time calculation and an answer dated yesterday 84 minutes with a note about days from noon Monday to Wednesday and Saturday.
The item lists five trivia questions with provided answers: coke manufacture start date, Dr. Watson appearances, definition of a planetoid, U S territory known for salmon canneries, and number of rooms in the Vatican. It also includes numbered answers: James Madison, 167, 8, borrowed from Ecclesiastes 10:20, about 108.9 billion, and South Carolina.
City Council to open bids for East Columbus avenue improvement and a new Hare Creek bridge around May 16 with District Engineer Thomas C. Mrame present. Ordinance 566 advances paving and bridge project, ads to bid by May, aiming completion by midsummer. State allocation noted.
The city has formal requisitioned additional aid from the state, stating $95.87 will be used for maintenance work.
Nephew of Corry photographer Chester Healy died suddenly Saturday afternoon in Bradford after heart and throat complications. He had aided in opening a new studio on North Center Street and planned to marry that evening. Survived by parents, one brother, and two sisters. Fred Healy departed for Bradford for funeral services.
Kathryn Hand daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Hand West Church Street became the bride of Maynard Kramer son of Mr and Mrs Harry Kramer of Jounatown Pa Rev Francis Graves officiated nuptial mass The bride wore brown with yellow rose corsage and lavender gown attendant wore lavender and carried sweet peas Best man was Kenneth McCray The couple planned a wedding breakfast and a wedding trip after the ceremony
Fragmentary line hints at changing views on “Is” and suspicious characters before 1918. Andrew Holmes referenced as a noted name, with phrases suggesting social or political tensions and shifting perceptions.
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