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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1937
Page
4
Local Corry Pa age 98 Civil War veteran Jason Smith dies leaving a memorial in Pine Grove cemetery. His passing marks the loss of another longtime comrade from the era and a quiet tribute to fallen soldiers in a period of shifting public memory.
The report notes a long stretch of improving farm conditions with hay crops reaching record if modest yields. Potatoes show potential despite overall cautious gains as farmers anticipate better returns this season.
A discussion questions whether lenient HOLC policies suit homeowners facing mortgage strain. Readers urge restraint in foreclosures and criticize misused loans while warning against government takeover of properties. A separate note reports a U.S. warship incident near Shanghai with casualties, amid Sino American tensions.
The August 21 1917 item notes a large hay barn fire at the W Dawson and Son farm in Columbus caused by a mysterious origin after 3 pm. It also mentions Corry and other Western Pennsylvania men drafted for the National Army and training at Camp Lee Petersburg VA. Raymond Manufacturing announces a per department wage rise of ten percent or more. A farmers meeting draws about 300 seed producers as candidates for city offices are named and filings listed for city commissioner and city controller posts. Finally the N Y bound visit of Mr and Mrs Tos Renfest to Salamanca is noted.
A fragmented one-minute test asks for the most populous Chinese city, the capital of Japan, and the first capital of the United States. The card includes etiquette notes and a quote about freedom, with a Sunday horoscope fragment noting birthdays and a political stance on international policing in the Far East.
Washington lawmakers long for adjournment to avoid votes on New Deal policies as President Roosevelt weighs “going to the country.” Many fear loss of renomination next year if they anger the administration. In Congress, two camps form around voting or delaying, with some hoping to sidestep decisions until after nomination deadlines. One-Minute Test Answers follow with Shanghai 3.5 million, Tokyo, New York.
Paris fashion notes from August reveal Erik's autumn and winter hats drawing on Eskimo and Greenland peasant influences. The two line hats feature velvet fur and felt with a back-tilting cap and a forward perched over-hat. The versatile designs suit day or evening wear and mix cap and hat for contrast.
Jay Franklin profiles Hugo Lafayette Bleck of Birmingham Alabama, a leading Southern liberal within the Democratic Party. The piece covers his legal career from Ashland to Birmingham, his rise as a reforming prosecutor, his early Klan-backed Senate bid, his tenure in Washington, and Roosevelt's Supreme Court nomination offer amid party strife.
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Mary Fultasn of Wrightsville and James Merle Pinti an of this city. Ceremony conducted in Ripley New York by Rev. George Conrath on August 14. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Rea Eggleston. Couple to reside on East Smith Street.
A short notice lists names and entities including W. 4. Wilcox C. F. Curtis and various local businesses such as Jeneweler Wing Willi No 3 and No 1 Nasts Corry Auto Supply Bernstein Brothers Christensen Motors Chapin and Sons All Way Electric JE Collins in a promotional or raffle context.
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