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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1949
Page
4
Local notices list advertising rates with mail and carrier options. The entry outlines publisher and advertising representatives, postal terms, and deadline timing for display ads. It notes AP exclusive rights to local news and dispatches and provides contact details for rate inquiries.
The Senate confirms Tom Clark for the Supreme Court leaving the court without a Catholic member for over five decades. The piece notes historic Catholic representation, mentions past Catholic justices like White and Butler, and highlights the appointment as the first from Texas.
Washington discussions on a 2 percent sales tax to close the District of Columbia deficit. The tax, set to take effect August 1, year, aims to boost revenues amid federal property limits and existing tax structures. District officials and Congress clash over federal contributions and local tax reliance. The piece notes the District’s revenue mix and a line about willow species in North America.
An old advertisement touts Thompson's Borsoma Tablets for relief from kidney fatigue and backache. It claims kidneys overwork, fail to eliminate poisons, and offers quick relief marketed to druggists.
Twenty years ago report details the death of Miss Margaret Drobnenk of Corbus from injuries after a fall at a plane outing in Detroit. She had recently graduated from Providence Hospital and was among nurses at the outing. only meager details reached Corry. Also noted: W. Duffy, Corry merchant and first Chamber of Commerce president, died at his home. Thomas Motor Co. moved to West Main street. Elizabeth Rogers returns home from Girard College for a visit with her parents.
The readers are invited to score a 19 question test with rankings from Genius to Poor and to turn to the Classified Page for the answers. It asks about crop yield meaning, a Paris meeting quote, Canadian capital, a carder hybrid, poem authorship, edible rattlesnake meat, a red haired football star, Cleveland’s lake, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Eagle Scout requirements, Boy Scout merit badges, and Nevada’s state area versus population.
Delbert Dalrymple announced he is in the race to stay after a week of talks with Governor James H. Duff about a withdrawal to preserve local party harmony. His entry blocks Sam Roberts and SOP leaders from a slate in the primary, pitting Clairence Pulling against Dalrymple and Harry E. Mueller for the Republican nomination in Erie County.
Chicago Illinois ad proclaims a new Bellone Phantomeld device that delivers clear hearing without an in ear receiver button. The ad touts freedom from visible deafness, personal privacy at home tests, and offers a free brochure from Beltone Dept 40 1450 W. 19th St. Chicago II.
ERIE Aug 1 Mid warden Ed ward Lee continued his war against Canadian poachers by removing nets. Lee said the cane caused large ash nets to sink. He spotted the Dover Clipper nearby but could not reach her in heavy seas. He promised an intensive drive this week as waters salmon. The Dover Clipper was seen 15 1/2 miles northeast of the city within the order. The first locomotive push in America for actual common carrier service was The Best Friend of Charleston, which made its first trip in 1631. On the first run the engine fell into a ditch but held the tails on later attempts.
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