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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
3
A discussion on foreign representatives expenses notes that diplomats face low state department budgets compared with other government areas. It argues pay and allowances influence who serves and that officials must rely on private funds, inviting criticism of wealthier appointees as snobs.
A candidate advocates legalizing horse race betting to curb illegality and generate state revenue of about 1,000,000 annually. He argues gambling is ingrained in human nature and notes varied attitudes across societies while predicting possible future shifts in policy.
The title of favored citizen will be given to Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow at Cuernavaca near the national capital. He receives a gold medal and praise for aiding the city, funding castle reconstruction, repairing Cortes Palace, and hiring a native painter for murals at the governor’s residence.
A reading note on often misused words and mispronunciations. It covers words like realize and finish with guidance on correct spelling and pronunciation. The piece urges daily vocabulary growth by mastering one word and using it three times.
Answers reveal August named for Emperor Augustus. The commanding officer of the U S Army is not specified. The average depth of the Paulie Ocean is unclear. The oldest Greek-letter college fraternity is not identified. The lowest earth point is not given.
A reader presents a math riddle where adding eight to a base, multiplying by a factor, subtracting a portion, and dividing by a range yields a final $100. The solution notes yesterday's answer as 490.875 with an odd calculation involving squaring 25 and multiplying by pi, then dividing by 4.
A Concord township farmer found a stake with a wire leading to a box containing 50 pints of whiskey in a stream near the site where prohibition agents gathered for raids. The report, tied to a past raid at Corry, Pa, was dismissed as unfounded by local residents.
The passage praises efforts that improve relations between Mexico and the United States. It asserts that aiding in solving major problems and restoring mutual friendliness benefits both nations, including Mr. Morrow’s contribution to closer ties.
Tony Yeleich an Austrian woodcutter of Costello Pennsylvania was stabbed eight times by an unnamed assailant. He reports the attack occurred Tuesday night near Wayne and North First streets and police in New York and Pennsylvania pursue the suspect while Yeleich remains in critical but stable condition.
Twenty four Fresh Air children who enjoyed a two week vacation in Clymer left the town this morning en route home to New York City. They were chaperoned by Mige O Shala of New York, arriving to accompany the group home. The trips are sponsored by the New York Tribune Fresh Air Fund and Mrs James Croscutt of Clymer, chairman of local arrangements.
Fragmentary text mentions Great Britain Hymeury Sweden and the Trish Free Stars with unclear directives about keeping to the right or left. No coherent event or outcome is discernible.
Cape Cod forest fires controlled after volunteers and firefighters fought a 40 hour battle. Communities including Unstown and Witli were damaged with losses estimated around $600,000. Fires burned on both sides of the Cape Cod Canal as crews faced a fresh outbreak, destroying twenty five or more summer cottages and blackening about 24000 acres. Firefighters and residents barely escaped with their lives.
In Clairton Pennsylvania August police and detectives probe motive after Brick Ernest janitor fatally shoots William May, superintendent of the Marine Ways plant at Carnegie Steel, then kills himself. Authorities seek secret enmity or a personal grievance as possible cause while co workers recall an unhappy state.
Aug 7 report from L L Bishop and R R Brupt says fire situation in the region greatly improved with crews patrolling to prevent a recurrence. About two to sixty men remain on Le Gul ton Run patrol as several forest areas are brought under control. Motorcycle patrolman killed in Pittsburgh accident. two state wardens injured. Sylvester Bujesk among the dead in Natrona area.
Martin Sullivan asks the Journey to publish a denial of rumors that he acted as an informer against those involved in illegal liquor sales in the vicinity. He denies any such role and vows to pursue redress against those circulating the reports.
In England preferred stock known as reference Aberos 13 is used as the equivalent of American preferred. They rank ahead of ordinary shares and are often entitled to a cumulative dividend.
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