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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
5
Seasoning wood for pianos takes two to four months in manufacturing beyond seasoning time. An old Yorkshire superstition claims cutting a child's nails in the first year will cause the child to grow up a thief.
Local residents and visitors traveled and called on friends across Kane and nearby cities. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. William Lacey of Hammond Indiana leaving after a city stay with Miss Margaret Lacey, Miss Eva Mariam Beulah and Miss Marguerite Strong guests for a wedding in West Spring Creek, and multiple visits to Erie Buffalo and Cleveland with family and social engagements.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Carroll hosted a rehearsal dinner at 220 East South Street for the upcoming marriage of Miss Effa May Thomas to Rev Arthur Dahlstrand. Guests included Rev and Mrs H Ray Harris, Rev and Mrs Perry E Haines and family, and friends from the local community.
Ornithologists refute the idea that certain ducks stand guard while the flock sleeps. They suggest some ducks are simply lighter sleepers who wake early at danger to alarm heavier sleepers, leading to the sentinel belief.
Frances Rowland of Lunder Pennsylvania and Russell Haag of Troutville were married Tuesday at the Epworth Methodist church parsonage in Warren. The couple, attended by Maurice Rowland and wife, will honeymoon in Pennsylvania and New York. The bride, a Corry Senior High faculty member and graduate of Lander, Taylor University, and the University of Michigan, taught at Corry High for years. Haag, a Pennsylvania State College attendee, now works with his father near Troutville.
Harrisburg aug 46 secretary James F Bogardus of the state department of forests and waters announced a program to study white pine blister rust improved cutting methods seed testing yield surveys of forest resources and wood cutting industries. He said the vast pennsylvania forests produce less than one tenth of their potential and much of the wood is inferior in quality and value. The research aims to put forests in order and maximize service to the people.
The battle of Lake Erie concluded with British officers offering swords to Commodore Oliver H. Perry, who declined. He stated they should keep their swords, worn bravely in service. The piece mentions the First Yacht in England and the Dutch gift yacht Mary, noting yacht terminology's late emergence in English usage.
Market notes from Pittsburgh show mixed activity across commodities and stocks. Farm items like apples lettuce and peaches moved steady to slightly firmer, while hogs cattle calves and sheep at Pittsburgh fairs saw uneven demand and higher prices on some weights. In New York railroad shares led a rally with mixed gains across major blue chips and utilities amid broader market fluctuations.
Blind 15 year old Martha Jane Stainton wins the Illinois elementary school essay contest amid thousands of sighted competitors. She wrote The Constitution in Braille and transcribed it to typewriter using a Braille device, highlighting her achievement and determination.
In Pennsylvania a proposal to require marking the grade and other details on closed apple packages will be introduced in the 1934 Legislature. The move follows potato growers securing protection in 1937 and a 1929 precedent set by peach growers, with growers and distributors agreeing that clear labeling would discourage sale of low grade fruit and promote Keystone State apples.
Uncle Eben proclaims the Good Book offers guidance that may seem hard to grasp but promises help if one keeps trying. The tale emphasizes perseverance and faith in the text’s strength to aid readers.
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