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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
3
A string of community celebrations unfolds across Punxsytawney and nearby towns with Grange meetings endorsing political stances, statewide relief funds arriving, and large crowds anticipated for Farm Day and Wattaburg Fair. Officials plan county primaries and tax collection consolidation.
Exminia Barbosa of Harwich Massachusetts celebrated her 105th birthday and said she is slowing down as she grows older. She recalled times when she worked with the family wash and noted she is now easing up.
The report details troop movements from Fittoon to Corry and Pennsylvania guardsmen under General Frederick Corr. It mentions Civil War era gunprise style demonstrations, air flare signals, and artillery actions by the 29th Maryland division against invaders near the Susquehanna river as air armistice signals are said to be signed.
Reverend Gilbert L. Boyd officiated at the funeral on Wednesday afternoon for Robert Wallace of 820 West Pleasant Street. Interment followed at Pie Foye cemetery. Local attendees included W. C. Cox and Charles Aluberts with out of town guests from Fredonia, Meret, and Cleveland.
State police continue investigation into vandalism at a Jewish cemetery where seven tombstones were damaged. Authorities say a group of unknown youths is responsible. a $100 reward is offered for information leading to arrests and conviction.
Members of the Cream Puff Vent share camp gossip from Abbey to Harrisburg with notes on weather, missing roll calls, and the war’s end. Soupy arrives late to stay a week. Annabelle Autate and Dorothy Whiteley visit Erie.
A New Orleans reader shares a voluntary letter praising All-Bran for easing constipation after years of struggle. The note cites vitamin B and iron, recommends two tablespoons daily, and notes the product resists digestion—advocating Kellogg’s cereal as a better alternative to medicines.
Queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in a crash. The 29 year old princess, daughter of Prince Karl of Sweden, married to Leopold III, left three children: Josephine Charlotte, Baudouin, and Albert. The royal family mourns as preparations and public notices follow the tragedy.
The passages note a royal couple rising to the throne after King Albert's death, with their coronation on February 4, 1934. They had a quiet married life on a modest income and were widely popular, with cheering crowds along the procession route despite mixed emotions surrounding the event.
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