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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1935
Page
4
Mayor Glen Miller unveils a cooperative traffic system. Offenders receive a notice by mail after violations, avoiding arrests or prosecutions initially. Duplicates are kept to monitor future infractions and ensure motorists heed regulations.
The piece contrasts Herbert Hoover with Franklin Roosevelt, likening Hoover to a sleeping Rip Van Winkle who left the nation in economic despair. It notes Roosevelt faces pressure to define constitutional revision and recovery steps, while Hoover offered few concrete efforts during his tenure.
A human icicle is among 180 volunteers for a risky medical experiment by Dr Ralph Willard. The test, a freezing treatment on monkeys to treat tuberculosis, could revive the subject after zero temperature. Public opinion is divided on risking life for science while some researchers have pursued dangerous cures in the past.
A Generst Motor Corporation plan launches a 50,000,000 program of expansion. The initiative includes building projects and related investment to grow operations and capacity, signaling a significant boost for business activity and employment in the region.
In Washington on August 16 the post office department ordered postmasters to remove all NBA related material from bulletin boards and forward it to NRA directors in each state. It also noted widespread misaddressed mail to Pocono locations, urging vigilance to avoid returns and disappointment. A New York writer, Senan F Quintivan, sent a poem titled The Fate of Joe Doe a Congressman Deserter, expressing bitter view of a congressman.
August 19 forecast highlights April May birthdays and favorable periods for business love and travel. The piece blends sunlit guidance for photographers and dates risky for January and January 6–11. It also cites General Motors stock comments, noting a production-linked employment boost and overall improved business trend.
A Hollywood lecture features historian Bing Vidor answering queries on film history. Questions cover motion picture origins, early studios like Paramount, Theda Bara as first villain, and the soul kiss scene. Answers trace 17th century magic lanterns to 20th century studio leadership of Zukor and DeMille.
Paris fashion notes describe Lady Cavendish as a petite style icon who avoids overdressing. She favors simple daytime outfits, high necklines, and caps or turbans over large hats, with understated evening gowns and minimal ornament. She advises short women to skip elaborate details and low necklines for a longer line.
Harrisburg reports unusually hot weather drives snakes into loglands and shore areas raising bite risk. State Health Department urges campers to watch for snakes and explains first aid including tourniquet use only if trained, and seek immediate medical service.
A telegram from Clintontown says Walter Bentley drowned yesterday while bathing and relatives plan to ship the body east today. An eleven year old, Elliot Koestner, narrowly escaped a fall from a freight train into a stream below, sustaining minor injuries. A man jailed for attempted shooting awaits grand jury action. Mrs Sumner Bentley and daughter Leona, along with Mrs Dan Alexander, recently returned from a week at Shermans Bay.
The Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture reports rising counts of farms with modern amenities as of January 1. Automobiles reach 154,340. motor trucks 49,582. tractors 39,950. gas engines 63,660. telephones 57,410. radios 8,650. heating systems 40,850. running water 87,740. electricity 56,920. Silo counts reach 40,100, the highest on record, with small declines in telephone ownership and stable tractor and gas engine numbers.
Funeral services for Mrs Alice Newell Campbell died at her son Vinson Campbell’s home in Ft. Pierce, Ia, will be held from Bracken eating Funeral Parlors Sunday. The body is expected to arrive in the city Sunday.
A critic decries Willa Cather Lucy Gayheart as below her standard while praising John Buchan The House of Four Winds for its brisk momentum. Notes Anita Stewart shift to authorship with The Devil's Toy and mentions Mabel Tyrell's Monkey's Money as a notable character work.
A study of Robert Marie Darby and a romantic love story unfold with a South American backdrop in The House of Dawn. Red McDougal seeks Inca gold in a modern Peruvian treasure hunt, while Wilson Collison’s The Second Mrs Lynton traces a woman’s ascent to high society. Master Hobbyist catalogues wide hobby range.
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