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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
3
Children receive many gifts at Christmas and may become overwhelmed by clutter. Experts advise mothers to store some toys out of sight, creating a reserve for indoor days and special occasions. Limiting options helps focus play and matches age appropriateness.
The seeds of swamp tree family euphorbiacenus hosts a life cycle where a moth lays eggs in the maturing beans. Larvae bore in, move by coiling and extending, then cut a circular door to exit as a pupa. The adult moth emerges, completing the cycle.
Mrs. Combs, mother of Arthur Combs Jr., requests to adopt Burford Loney, the ward of the court who accidentally shot Arthur while hunting with him. She aims for him to “take Arthur’s place in our home” rather than feel bitterness toward the youth.
A list of 19th century beliefs links Christmas weather to future crops and seasons. Sun through the apple tree predicts a good year, while a warm Christmas forebodes a cold Easter. Snow on Christmas night signals a strong hop crop next year. Thunder or wind around Christmas and wet conditions forecast varied winter outcomes.
Holiday hints advise two week ripening for honeyed cookies kept in covered jars, plus apples stuffed with mincemeat baked as a winter dessert with lemon sauce. It also suggests hot greased pans for popovers, noting they should fizz when touched with cold water. A live classified market is advertised with Dial 38-034.
GOP Erie County Chairman Samuel J. Roberts receives a testimonial dinner in Erie at the Masonic Temple on December 10. More than 600 guests expected. program includes speaking, music, and entertainment with Elmer Evans as master of ceremonies. Harrisburg GOP leaders and Judge William E. Hirte attend. note of party victories in county and city races.
Chicago on Michigan Avenue glows as a towering Christmas tree formed by office lights. The Palmolive Building serves as the base, crowned by a Lindbergh badge atop the skyscraper.
The dog warden Hiley Mack says relief efforts misused milk for eight children, feeding four rural relief dogs. Maok took the dogs. Classified Want Ads in the Carry Evening Journal promise real values.
Nairobi-like regime bans toy weapons amid rising youth violence in South Africa. Legislature prohibits toy pistols revolvers and water pistols with broad wording banning any toy resembling a weapon.
Classified want ads highlight brisk bar gains with investors chasing new openings and bar-relate opportunities. Listings show growing demand for licenses, staffing, and equipment as small operators seek cost effective setups and boosted revenue in a competitive market.
Harrisburg reports the national grape crop including Pennsylvania at 23,200 tons, about four percent higher than last year. Pennsylvania's harvest is roughly 7,000 barrels above 1923 figures, boosted by weaker California wine raisin and table grape prospects.
J Edgar Hoover warned that in America today there are about three times as many criminals as students in colleges and universities, and that for every school teacher there are nearly one million criminals. The remarks emphasized perceived crime trends nationwide.
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