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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1938
Page
4
Attorney General Bard ruled a legislative committee cannot block civil service appointments in Pennsylvania’s relief administration. Examinations for relief positions drew criticism for relying on broad, theoretical questions, favoring practical experience over book knowledge.
Secretary Hall emphasizes seven fundamentals for peace in a global citizenry. A nation should act like a good citizen in its community by honoring promises, keeping a tidy home, trading honestly, respecting privacy, and promoting neighborhood prosperity, while avoiding bluster and dangerous collective doctrines. He argues individuals and groups share the same eternal principles.
The Wall Street Journal notes that thirteen railroads’ first half 1988 results are mixed with twelve posting losses while Reading shows profit. Major lines like Pennsylvania and Southern Pacific struggle. industry seeks relief from Interstate Commerce Commission trucking rate caps.
A brief notice summarizing the year’s local gathering titled Tops and Ruwalans. It notes attendees, key speakers, and the event’s social impact. The report emphasizes community engagement and mentions venues and dates, with names of participating groups and organizers.
Jay Franklin surveys global tensions from the Spanish Civil War to European fronts. He compares headlines and editors notes with shifting loyalties, noting Loyalists gains in Spain, looming battles in the Far East, and the uncertain fate of cities like Helsinki and Madrid as readers confront a widening map of conflict.
The Public Works Administration approved two grants totaling 45,800 for rural school construction. A 522,000 addition to a jointly used Girard Township and Chardliers school is planned with a PWA share of 49,000. A separate project funds a 70,000 junior and senior high in Springfield Township with about 92,800 from the agency.
The Natural Science Museum presents a display of six Brachiosaurus skeletons, each about 30 feet long and nearly 40 feet high, drawing public interest to this prehistoric giant.
Paris reports a fashion surge as black wire braids redefine evening gowns. Gabrielle Chacel features a multiwidth black wire braid neckline and ruffled trims on a black net dress, with slim silk braiding along sleeves and sunray braid patterns from waist to hem on a black tulle gown.
Twenty years ago this column recalls a memorial service for Private Leo Allen, the first Corry boy killed in France, plus notes on wounded and safe arrivals from the 168th Infantry and Corry’s Signal Corps group. It also reports on local incidents including a fire damaged building, a broken leg from a horse incident, and fashion notes from Vera Boreas.
Hollywood star Allen Jenkins explains his creative process. He studies real people and certain behaviors to shape on screen personas, from flagpole climbers to detectives. He shares unusual methods like smoking nickel cigars and learning saxophone to capture mood and uses crossword puzzles to conjure a dazed look.
A cosmetics expert unveils a black lipstick causing reactions during use while business leaders question its impact on bookkeeping. The piece recalls earlier blackout memories of risqué revues and critiques Nazi propaganda figure Julius Streicher, reflecting scattered archival notes and a classified ad urge to clear attic space.
A key Industrial Organization committee plans its first rational convention in October and may rename. It expanded from 260 members to pre-war levels, as business conditions improve, with leadership from John L. Lewis. The group faces debates over communism and constitutional rules and weighs a possible Congress of Industrial Organizations.
In 1814 Andrew Jackson commanded at Mobile and after a failed request for orders he attacked Fort Bowyer with 3000 troops. He then defended New Orleans, arriving December 1, and won a major U S victory in January 1815 two weeks after the Ghent peace treaty was signed. This image shows him on a U S stamp.
In Maquoketa Bobby Powers, 30-year-old son of Willis Powers, a local numismatist, took a 100-year-old half dime from his father’s collection and spent it by mistake, harming reputations and prompting discussion.
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