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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1930
Page
3
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A county auditor plans a reform platform for re election outlining proposals to exempt all household property from taxation and exempt autos from personal property tax while taxing industry on a competitive basis. He also suggests taxing money and credits under an income tax, halting unnecessary bonds and tax rate hikes, and taxing large interests equally with greater publicity and uniform assessments.
August reports of forest fires near Olean and Salamanca. A blaze on Noni Mountain near Murray Avenue burned three to four acres before firefighters and 25 to 30 Boy Scouts controlled it, causing warnings against fires in City Park. Two grass fires followed on Went Boulevard and near Sullivan Street. In clean Homer Hill, a separate fire moved toward Five Mile Valley but was checked by a “rat” fight. rangers say no major blaze expected and small valley fires were quickly extinguished.
Henry Finkelstein, a Chicago North Side gangster linked to the Moran rackets, is named as a suspect in the Zuta murder case. The report notes two women witnesses seeing him identified by police after Zuta was killed while depositing a coin in a mechanical box at a Wisconsin resort.
Marion Indiana faces tense calm after a mob seized two Black men from the Grant County jail and hanged them amid warnings of racial violence. About 100 soldiers from Camp Knox were deployed at the request of local officials to prevent further outbreaks as recollections of the Shipp Smith case linger.
Lord Eustace Percy urges the Institute of Politics at Williamstown Mass that war stems from policies of holy selfishness and not from crime alone. Dean Copbett of McGill warns about unilateral Arctic claims as potential international routes for future air traffic, arguing stations should be Canadian while questioning why routes cannot be internationalized.
The page lists historical trivia answers such as Valley Forge winter, the Bering Strait, molecular components as atoms, and the meaning of planet. It also mentions that Alaska holds the greatest railway mileage and includes a brief note on the term keeper of the king's conscience in medieval England.
Panama man Van Eden aged 44 died during the storm at Corry Hospital where he had been a medical patient since July 29. He is survived by his wife and sister. a brother Hoitink of Panama came for the body and took it to the late home.
The first day of races at the Corry track saw Reed Wilkes win the 2 28 pace in straight heats and Lou Del win the 2 20 trot as eight entries started the 2 12 pace. A drowning of Red Sheehan near a houseboat and the death of Michael Brandshodt near a stream are reported, with Brandshodt believed dead days. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Byers celebrate a golden wedding. Telegraph reports reach about Mayor Gaynor’s shooting in New York. Corry Metal Furniture Company leases the mattress factory site and prepares for a new building. J J Neylon departs for a business trip aboard the Mauretania.
Daily notes by W L Gordon highlight common usage errors and pronunciation tips. Today's focus word chivalric defined as relating to chivalry and courteous spirit with examples, alongside a misused phrase and a mention of an International friendship tree planted in Coral Gables Wisconsin drawing from all 48 states.
The body of a 48 year old man identified as William Steel was found near East Sandy on the Pennsylvania railroad. Coroner Lake D Steffe investigated at Timlenton and Emington. The victim, believed struck by a freight train in the early hours, had $30 in his pockets and a watch. He lived with the Richard Rengle family near Kennerdell.
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The text traces Moors as a mixture of Mauri Numidians Phoenicians Romans and Arabs, outlining a diverse ancient lineage and cultural influences shaping the group.
Brig, Aug 9 An Erie boy four died in a house fire when left alone. He reportedly played with matches and set the room ablaze. His mother and older brother, both burned and cut, rushed to save him. a firefighter suffered cuts from flying glass.
Walter Merrick Jereams of Cleveland travels to secure three of the new Buick models. He expects to return this evening with the cars, the first of the 1921 Bucks to be shown locally. The vehicles will be displayed at his West South street sales room for Buick owners and the public to inspect.
Eugene Groel of Dick Street was arrested after a Baldwin Street extension crash. He allegedly drifted left across traffic, hitting a northbound sedan driven by Bread Peelman of Meadville Route 9. Groel faces driving while intoxicated charges after patrols detained him at the Meadville highway patrol barracks.
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