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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1932
Page
5
The article reports James Watt’s patent, Scott argues modern industry must increase efficiency to profit. He contends debt grows faster than production, urging a new energy based standard for measuring wealth and social reform to curb unemployment amid rapid production and bond-funded rail expansion.
Mrs Vita Spencer widow of W H Spencer and Corry patrolman died at her sister Miss Elwyn Mourton’s home 933 Burton avenue after long illness. Survived by sisters Mrs Mourton Mrs Love Chaffee and Mrs Elizabeth Burg of Girard Pa two brothers J Cummings Mill Village and J G Cummings Erie and a granddaughter Mrs Dorothy Ahern Cleveland. Funeral at Alexander and Company Parlor with body moved and interment Pine Grove Cemetery.
Mrs Clebert Gurtis and family of Geneva Ohio visited relatives in Corry over the weekend. Erie visitors Burch Gurdon and daughters Gloria and Jean returned home after a weekend in the city. Many locals hosted or visited kin from Warren Jamestown Port Washington and other nearby towns. A number of clergy and students were noted leaving for posts or returning from studies as holiday time spurred travel and calls on families.
Ethel Barrymore, one of America's leading actresses, lay gravely ill in New York on December 19 after a pneumonia diagnosis. Her uncle Samuel Colt reported she had passed one crisis and hoped for recovery as her Broadway opening for Encore was canceled.
Chicago dispatch reports a clandestine affair between 85 year old Franke Amato and 20 year old Irene Parrell ending in their deaths after an automobile incident. The two were reportedly married and were parents of four children. Authorities described the event as a death by own action.
Stock markets gained with buying power across sectors on December 19 as prices rose modestly and held most gains into midafternoon. Notable movers included Auburn Auto up near 9 points while other names such as American Can and Bethlehem Steel showed gains. several listings and a sale ad for canvases and dress goods also appeared in the page.
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