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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1930
Page
3
A discussion on equal suffrage reveals mixed beliefs about women in politics. Residents in a city express views that women voting or working at polls is inappropriate, with complaints about impertinent questions and tea parties on election day. The piece notes such opinions reflect broader biases and emotions shaping political views.
A federal survey of the Columbia River, due next summer, estimates the river could deliver up to 11 million horsepower with its tributaries and produce as much as 6.5 billion dollars in annual value. Dams could irrigate vast lands, make 750 miles navigable, and create a major industrial empire in the Northwest. The report contrasts the river’s future with Bryant poetry and older scenes of Oregon.
Prof C Merriam of the University of Chicago warns that by the next quarter century two thirds of Americans will live in cities and urban leaders will determine U S policy. He foresees cities shedding boss rule and graft, gaining power like states within the nation, and cautions against crime undermining democracy.
Answers to yesterday's questions include The Bible as the writing attributed, Canaries Islands ownership by Spain, bijactors as silent stage assistants, King Arthur's sword Excalibur time not specified, Pair banka city unclear, and a list noting distances and places McKinley Diamond Mississippi and Tennessee.
Freight train 309 northbound on the Chautauqua division of the P R R wrecked at Brocton N Y when the engine struck a broken rail. Eleven cars left the track. Emory A Walling to speak at Corry lodge memorial services next Sunday. Samuel Steadman dies at West Frederick street home aged 87. Born December 2 to Theodore and spouse. Fred Schaub seriously ill with scarlet fever at a Buffalo hospital. Ray Powers family depart for Gerry Warren relatives. Ina Mae Wilcox visits Union City to perform at Cooper Opera House.
Daily English lesson notes by W L Gordon focus on word usage missteps and pronunciation. It includes examples of misused phrases and mispronounced forms, guidance on proper spelling such as Phlox, and a daily vocabulary goal using one word three times to build mastery.
A schoolmaster has apples to share among groups of eight nine ten and twelve. In each case he has six apples left. Find the total apples. Also note yesterday's answer 29 with a hops to top-ton reference.
Mayville December 2 The board of supervisors adjourned and appropriated 425000 for a new agricultural building at the Chautauqua county fair replacing the storm destroyed structure. The decision followed a special committee report led by Supervisor Rowe Dunirk with countywide representation. The panel on county health units found no city desire to join and the state health department won t approve a unit outside cities. The board plans daily meetings through the week focusing on routine matters.
A study analyzing stomach contents from 167 alligators along the Gulf coast vindicates the reptiles, showing they are not seriously destructive to useful wildlife.
President Hoover urged Congress to approve a $10 to $15 million appropriation to expand public works and accelerate employment over the next six months, with authority for temporary advances of federal aid to states. He cited bankers and employers agreeing to maintain wage standards and argued the plan could channel over $65 million into new construction within a year.
Depositors of the Title and Trust Company of western Pennsylvania at Connellsville may obtain a 20 percent total return on investments. The first dividend is expected within 80 days or longer, as announced from Connellsville on December 2.
The Bureau of Biological Survey notes racing pigeons are bred only from birds with known records. No breed other than the homing pigeon is used for racing pigeon breeding today. Pigeons in fast flight move their wings about 150 to 200 times per minute.
A Connecticut hunting party of sixteen faced tragedy when a fire swept a summer camp at Larkin Pond Otis Massachusetts early today killing four and injuring six others. The dead were Otto Ritner Joseph Gennie Thomas Hill and Daniel Riley all from Shelton New Britain and New England origin. Several injured suffered burns but none were in critical condition. The fire’s origin is unknown and ammunition in rifles heated by the blaze reportedly discharged, complicating rescue efforts as equipment and a vehicle were destroyed.
The Readers Club met Monday afternoon at the home of Mr A Hila King in South Center for a weekly social and religious program. Mrs O A Sandburg chaired, with a lesson on Down The Agey Christ mas Lines presented by Mrs P B Whittlesey. An upcoming gift exchange and social are planned for next week, and executives discussed pending antitrust legislation and veterans relief questions, ending with praise for international peace and recent South American revolutions.
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