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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1934
Page
3
The article warns that drought and crop failure threaten a national disaster with grain production plunging from historic highs to levels far below per capita needs. It notes burned out cropland and wind erosion, massive hardship for livestock and people, and a heavier burden on government and relief efforts nationwide.
European birth rates are falling in most countries, per the Journal of the American Medical Association. Romania records 42,000 fewer births in the first half of 1983 than 1932, with Poland, Czechoslovakia, and others down 7.6 to 12.4 percent. France slips slightly. Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Italy hold steadier levels.
General Motors Corporation will pay an extra dividend of 32 625,000 on September 12. The news brings a cheerful tone to financial markets as GM reported 62 cents per share on its common stock in the first quarter.
Items from the Corry News record a spate of burglaries in the Third Ward during recent nights and report on a community mausoleum project at Fine Grove cemetery. Also noted are G H Bagley becoming a Federal Reserve director, Marion Pisce visiting the city, a birth in West Wayne street, sugar price uptick, travels to New York and East Liverpool, a death on Brook street, Ian Austin's return from Minnesota, and injuries to R F D carrier William Gordon after his horse bolted.
Hollywood Calif Aug 11 A Hollywood Elm Shop report covers film production routines. Directors and technicians contend with location shoots as stars Joan Crawford and Clark Gable draw crowds and stunts disrupt scenes. Grasshoppers, animals, and aircraft interrupt filming while expectations of profits rise with dividends.
In Julian California J D McCain, a rancher, fired at a creature he mistook for a raccoon while it was disturbing his cattle. Dawn revealed a six foot mountain animal moving through branches as the possible culprit.
Washington reports on potential first under 30 senator since Henry Clay with Holt discussion, Kennedy’s lavish housing and SEC chair duties, Moffett’s yacht dispute over a district pier, and Morgenthau handing 12 silver certificates to reporters with speculation about a broader order. The items reflect postwar politics and era affairs.
Mary Knight reports Paris fashion insiders reveal shorter skirts, eyes-obscuring hoods, richer fabrics, twin faced textiles, tighter shoulders, and more versatile accessories as fall collections near. Manufacturers invite previews to gauge press and patron reactions before showings.
A week’s book reviews highlight Damon Runyon’s Blue Plate Special as an essential second read with his quirky Broadway vignettes and beloved characters. Also featured are Somerset Maugham’s East and West and Ian McLaird or Hampston’s Brothers and Lovers, plus Abdulllah’s Never Without You and a cookbook The Vicomte in the Kitchen.
Erie Aug 11 Additional charges will be filed against Dr G T Wilson sixty five of West Fourth street in connection with moving following the death of a West Brady girl and an Erie man Assistant District Attorney Burton R Laub said the investigation progresses and other charges are pending further conferences with his former patients It is unlikely he will be charged with manslaughter The two known deaths followed his administrations including Dorothy McClinsey and John J Pitegerald Jr Wilson used leeches on many patients and the McClinsey girl died after daily leeching and a postmortem was not pursued
Today shows no influence until this afternoon when a slightly beneficial inspirational force emerges. Think about desired items and the force will aid. This evening more pointed, enthusiastic and energetic. Birthdate cautions about money from late December to early 1935. Avoid accidents near late September. Favorable for social affairs and seeking help. Writing and literary work encouraged on August 18. Aviation and meteorology hold great interest and talent.
Rev. Edward P. Short, 50, pastor of Holy Redeemer Church in Warren Pa., has remained unconscious since a cerebral hemorrhage May 10 near Boston. Doctors say he sleeps regularly with pupils dilating on wake, but recovery is uncertain. His case perplexes specialists.
Warren Aug 11 The Warren County Motor Club board voted to seek elimination of two dangerous traffic hazards the Lily Pond crossing at Starbrick and the bridge over Kingua Creek in Kinzua village. Officials plan talks with highway authorities as club representatives push safety improvements after nine accidents this year at Lily Pond left one dead and four injured with $1275 in property damage.
Mrs. W. P. Box owns a 12 year old bantam hen that stopped laying eggs two years ago. The bird now crows at dawn like a rooster and spends the day keeping a nest warm, surprising the household with its unusual behavior.
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