Behind News Behind News About Town
Town notes from Corry feature Willard Brociamann’s world cruise tales and local curiosities. Reports cover Wednesday closing agitation, WPA indexing plans, arrestees over beer outs and Sunday picnic shifts, torn speed signs, and a motor tour by Mrs. Finson.
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Willard Brociamann
Peiping
Okie
Jaya
Clapionigkers
New York Place Groves
C. A. Duke
Frank Finson
Harriet Akelsay
Corry High School
Hoover
Harrisburg
Frank Babbitt
Corry High
Charles Amidon
Miller
Gorty Furniture Manufacturing Company
Gorty Chair Company
WPA projects to aid unemployed in Hatch school remodel
WPA expansion will repair sidewalks and convert Hatch school into four vocational buildings within days. Fifty six workers will be hired for both projects, including carpenters plumbers and electricians, with work in Third and Fourth Wards. The aim is to finish before frost and ease relief roles while boosting local industry and providing a lasting vocational facility.
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Hatch School
WPA
Hart
Holidays Across the Atlantic A British Summer Vacation Pattern
The London Observer notes 12,000,000 Britons, over a quarter of the population, are on holiday this summer. Many vacation within England by bike or on foot, with seaside draws and trips to Belgium, Switzerland, and even Germany and Italy as cheaper outsiders. England’s revived prosperity drives the rush amid differing American pace.
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England
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Eagland
Lemke Third Party Seen Closer to Reform in NUSJ View
A Plain Dealer editorial notes at the National Union of Social Justice convention in Cleveland that while some booed the president and Kansas governor, delegates cheered denunciations of the president. They believe Lemke’s platform is nearer to their liberal goals than Landon’s, and warn that voting Lemke would help Landon. The piece argues Republicans, cautious at Cleveland, would implement the New Deal more efficiently.
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National Union of Social Justice
Cleveland
The
Plain Dealer
Kansas
NUSJ
Fe Hus Nf
Ted
Gov. Landon
Lemke
Landon
Platfon
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files 1916
Notes dated August 19 1916 report Camp Stewart guards to return home mid October. death of Dr G A Allston a Corry physician. Fred Bek dies at Spring Creek. Mrs Will Bradt and daughters at Chautauqua. births and local accidents noted. Mrs Alice Jane Parker dies at Beechwood. residents including Wych Bentley of Columbus visiting. The item preserves a slice of Corry daily life with multiple names and events.
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Bigwin Ton
Jack Paulson
al Miller
Paul Spiesman
Thousand Islands
Bank of
Bradford
Grand Jury
District Court
Erie
Pittsburgh
Mercury
Lionel Williams
Springfield
Ohio
Corry
WOA
Pitt
Butt
Mlanigan
Alice Jane Parker
Beechwood
Zodiac Influences for Octavine Readers Today
The column notes readers born Sept 2 to Oct 21 face today’s influences with morning alertness and afternoon sociability. It warns against contracts and rash speech, urges avoiding travel and risky pleasures, and highlights November 1936 danger periods Sept 18 to 25. A favorable note mentions a woman's influence from Nov 12 to 15.
Hollywood child star Jane Withers praised as example for youth
Hollywood praises Jane Withers as a model young actress and urges laws to require theatrical experience for all children. The piece lauds her politeness, generosity, and natural charm while noting she steps off set and stops acting after filming. It also recounts encounters with Will Rogers and other anecdotes about her character and work ethic.
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Hollywood
Dvin
Gobh
Jane Withers
Acto
Cobb Vlares
Will Rogers
Jane
Sheshild
Hopewell Iron Village Restored in French Creek Project
The Historic Commission notes Hopewell, once an iron machine village, as part of the French Creek Project in Chester and Bucks counties. The oil furnace, iron works, and several buildings remain, with organized actions planned for public access along Route 25 from Birdboro to Hollis.
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Hopewell
Crick
Chester
Bork
Birdahoro
Hollis
One Minute Test Answers and Etiquette Hints
A fragmented trivia item asks about Wil and Aish Howe, asks who controlled Michigan’s capital, hints etiquette for funerals, and includes a Cicero quote on happiness. The One Minute Test answers list Hardening of the arteries, a U S senator from West Virginia, and Lansing, with a horoscope noting impulsive, intuitive personalities.
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Wil
Nluylo
Aish Bi
Howe
Michi- Ran
U. S
West Virginia
Lansing
Lashex bathing suits spark practical summer styles in Paris
Paris reports new woolen Lashex bathing suits claiming comfort and fit with narrow sheath designs. The line features white and red striped shoulder straps, anchors on fronts, multiple strap styles, color options from black to ivory, and a rubber bathing cap for splash protection. The piece also notes provocative comments about young models and fashion norms of the era.
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Paris
Past administrations failed to solve farm relief problem
Washington Aug 1 The long postwar farm crisis persists after 15 years of expert advice and congressional efforts. Despite rising staple prices from droughts the debt burden remains heavy and farm income lags urban wages. McNary Haugen proposals and relief measures faced vetoes and slow action as farmers waited for true equalization and market stabilization amid political shifts.
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Joseph Hi Baird
United Press
Washington
Haring Wald
Congress
Gree
George N. Peck
Hugh Johnson
Fhe
Arn Belt
Coolidge
Exminacg Hoove
Trenaury Mellon
Wig Business Group
She
McNary-Haugen
Fragmentary Immigrant Policy Quotation Reported
A garbled excerpt from the Richmond Times-Dispatch notes a quotation attributed to Governor Landon about an immigration issue. The readable fragments reference intimidation and hostility in Amiviles with unclear context and attribution remains uncertain.
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Gov Landon
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