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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1928
Page
3
Public listing shows rates and distribution terms for Corry Pennsylvania edition. Prices per year by mail and carrier cited, with national advertising representation details and postal matter classifications.
Cleveland voters defeated the third attack on the proportional representation city manager charter sponsored by former Mayor and Governor Harry L. Davin. The amendment failed by about 43,798 to 41,035 votes, preserving a 1921 charter that uses a 25-member council elected from four districts with proportional representation and a city manager who runs the administration. Appreciation is given to the League of Women Voters and other civic groups for defending the charter amid sustained political opposition.
Social Choir of Emmanuel church hosted its inaugural reception at the Pariah House. Miss Truesdell from New York City will perform a butterfly dance at the queen's court during May party. A Henry Rhodes team runaway on North Center Street injured him slightly. hospital checked but no serious harm. Cambridge Springs prepares for the Fourth of July celebration. Wakefield and Bowie open a new gentlemen’s furnishing store in Grandin Hotel block. An ornamental ticket office near Col Edwards’ jet site sold to Clarendon parties. J R Childs of Centerville survived a near-fatal freight rain at Center Street crossing but one hand may require amputation. Ida M Tarbell, noted reader, visited the city for a brief stay.
A reader quiz from a 1930s page lists five prompts on English usage and pronunciation. It includes questions about the phrase Did you ever see IL and the pronunciation of burlesque plus misspelled words like cavalcade cayalel caul flower and a fill in the missing letters exercise for instructive. The page then provides a set of answers for Saturday’s exercises including pronunciation of go and various word forms and a final entry on Exorbitat.
In a Washington dispatch Senator Brookhart of Iowa and General Dawes clash over the Republican presidential nomination. The talk centers on Brookhart’s critical stance and Dawes’s potential run, with observers noting the sharp rhetoric and political maneuvering shaping early party prospects.
Quiz style prompt asks about citizenship for Indians, abolitionist hanged in 1859 at Harpers Ferry, Methuselah lifespan, range of the largest U S gun, and two Dylan Cities. Includes scattered clues like Bite Tower Paris Sheepskin Machiavelli and twist the cup and the tip.
Two workers together complete a task in 18 days. If one man alone works S days less than the other, and the job is valued at 126 dollars, determine each man's share by comparing individual work times. The article shows a garbled arithmetic example about totals and percentages but implies proportional division by time contributed.
Fragmentary notes trace Glasgow’s early origins from Kentigern’s wooden church by Mulendivar to the 12th century when David I reorganized the see of Glasgow and rebuilt the church. The text mentions 600 years of limited knowledge about the town and references Parker’s grocery and rooms for rent.
Report covers California primary with Smith Reed Milnouri and Walsh among entrants as supporters claim pivotal role for NYC governor. Weather and stock market notes join broader statewide and national items including snow disruption, Wall Street dividend signals, and Curtis Leather Co. six day plant schedule resuming after a four day run.
Michael R Richter and David H Jackson clash over removal as chairman of the commerce commission. They say Governor Len Small sought their ouster after threats to block a 10 cent fare on Chicago Insull elevated lines. Jackson had replaced Frank J Smith, whose nomination was denied by the U S Senate.
Representative Victor Berger of Wisconsin introduced a plan for a nationwide public power system to serve all citizens at cost. He argued the proposal could counteract corruption and theft by power interests.
A jumble of archaic scenes and dialogue recounts Peters and family antics with Aunt Busy Body amid a long, rambling narrative. It weaves in local public notices about safety slogans in Detroit and a radio message about the Bremen landing, ending with a quip about a woman spreading news. The piece blends fiction with scattered local items and quotations.
A garbled note lists various bird species and observations about their behavior and preferences. It mentions Downy woodpecker Mrs Western omundpecker and other elusive names, with scattered references to shells, leaves, and gatherings. The fragmentary text hints at reactions from birds and some human observers, but specifics are unclear.
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