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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
4
Fashion ad from the Gorry Evening Journal promotes a wool frock pattern with straight skirt and Mat ieehline shapes. It touts sizes for girls ages 6 to 14, urging readers to buy Fall and Winter magazines and pattern cost details from the Fashion Bureau.
A mix of local notices and social items from Warren and nearby Jamestown covers grocery prices and deliveries, summer visitors from Rosario Argentina, club meetings, stray dog rabies stats, Chautauqua attendance, property sales, and a string of municipal and election notices with several local candidates and incidents across Crawford and Venango counties.
A Labor Department bulletin released by state director Legis G Hines notes improvements in several Philadelphia district industries including textiles. The Carry Country club reports a band's party at their club house with a season’s series and a surplus noted despite broader gains. The Irish rally entertained while Rigk's orchestra provided a pleasing program.
In DuBois Pennsylvania two men are dead and a third in serious condition after self inflicted acts. Victims include John Narvy 51 who hanged himself and Anthony Boyle 70 who slashed himself with a razor. Joseph Toledjeski is hospitalized after taking a powerful drug. Police blame joblessness for Narvy and Toledjeski while Boyle had been in jitters for game time.
In Colorado near a town edge a plane piloted by Phil Reid failed from a spin killing Reid and Max Barl while injuring others as bystanders pulled Reid from the wreck. In Hammond Indiana a second crash killed Clarence Hanson and injured James Hanson as the craft went into a tailspin.
Mrs Dew Hickerson mother of Roy Rickerson of this city died yesterday afternoon at home in Fentonville at 8:30. Survived by husband two sons Roy of Corry Ralph Rickerson and a daughter Mrs Wilkes Barre Pa. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Robert White Shickshinny and Augal Scott Price Frewsburg.
Prank X Shields and Slaney B Wood Jr of New York defeat George Latt Jr of Philadelphia and Join Doeg of Newark 14 16 6 2 6 4 7 5 to advance to the semi finals at Longwood Cricket Club Chestnut Hill Massachusetts on August 31 Lott and Doeg had held the title the past two years and were top seeds among American entrants.
Beverly Farms Mass August 81 Oliver Wendell Holmes 90 year old associate justice of the U S Supreme Court recovering from a cold at his summer home shows continued improvement in his condition and probably will be able to go outdoors this week.
Lehigh Navigation Coal Company says five of seven major mines will operate full time in September. Rahn and Nesyehoning collieries close for the month. Other operations close tonight and resume Wednesday or Thursday. Mrs Margaret Rounds returns home from Spring Creek after a week with relatives.
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