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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
3
A listing for an advertising representative at WRED Chicago and associated offices in Pittsburgh and Corry. Includes mailing addresses, box and building names, and annual and per-copy rates for newspaper mail and carriage. Rates described as five dollars per year and three cents per copy with weekly rates.
The piece argues that voter apathy will dampen turnout in November, noting 1896 80 percent turnout while 1920 and 1924 fell to 49.1 and 51.2 percent. It laments declining interest between presidential years and urges civic groups to mobilize voters to safeguard the system.
General Motors to insure over 200 000 employees with a $2 000 life policy after three months service plus sick and accidental benefits for a small monthly payment. The plan spreads paternal protection through private initiative, expanding coverage beyond government programs and reducing insurance prejudice among workers.
A fragment listing questions and answers from a language quiz by W L Gordon. It includes queries on acoustics spelling pronunciation and word choices with scattered garbled text. The piece presents yesterday’s exercises and answers in a terse, instructional style.
A tangle area is asked for with sides 15 20 and 25 feet. The solution hints compute via Heron type steps. The note then shifts to wheels per minute and tire circumference calculations with imperial units and RPM figures for a vehicle system.
The Retail Merchants' Association of Pennsylvania holds its 82nd annual convention at the new K G Home in Oil City on August 6. About 10 000 members will be represented by hundreds of delegates with visiting merchants from many towns. The program includes constructive sessions and speeches designed to advance commerce.
United Press reports Charles Cleaver was convicted on multiple counts in the February Evergreen Park mail robbery case, and Charles Wharton, former assistant state attorney, was found guilty of conspiracy. Cleaver faces up to 15 years and a $10,000 fine. Wharton could receive up to 10 years and a $10,000 fine.
Answers to yesterday's questions list four presidential dates and trivia items. The provided answers name Edward (Wadward) as a miswritten figure, Pollus, Gounod, the Philadelphia Athletics, and Bb Pours as responses to the clues.
An ad praises Youth Hand Lotion claiming it softens dry hands and leaves a silky feel. It advertises a bottle for 50 cents at any drugstore counter and urges daily use after washing hands to maintain smoothness and moisture.
Sheriff Tom Sterrett leads two hundred orphan boys from St Josephs Home Elmwood Home Erie Royalit Abe Jewish Orphanage and others on an August 4 to 18 pilgrimage visiting West Point Philadelphia Valley Forge Mount Vernon Washington Gettysburg Harrisburg and other U S sites. Local leaders include Dr Norbert Gannon and John J Meid Sr with Erie Times pamphlets detailing the route. The trip funds come from public spirited citizens and a band from St Josephs Home will greet the group on return.
Mrs W EB Webster went to her home after a visit in the city. Lee Owens remained confined to his home on Euclid street suffering from a severe attack of poisoning possibly a reaction to a chemical.
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