Twenty Years Ago Taken From the Journal Files
A December 21 1914 recap notes busy Corry Grange session with G H Belknap re elected worthy master. Corry basketball 28 27 over Polish National College at Cambridge Springs. Camp Harry T Ransom 69 reorganized, Capt John Z Austin elected commander. Locals home from college for holidays include Lee Wood Katherine Histon James Bracken. Fred Schaub narrowly escaped death after being struck by a crate. Mr Mrs H M Norton head to Daytona for winter. Hazel Knowlton returns from Rochester Institute of Technology for holidays. Superintendent and Mrs C L Wilson travel to Parkersburg W Va for holidays. Frank E Crosby elected commander of K OTMy Tent 207 Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Knowlton
Mechanics Institute
Rochester
C. L. ‘Wilson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Shirley Temple Real Child Not Screen Hero
Guilt and Dec 21 Hollywood profile questions what kind of person Shirley Temple really is. The piece notes she differs from film’s heart winning sprite, underlines parental contract controls, and reveals Temples’ careful demeanor, love of dolls, and respect for mother, as she avoids precocious impulses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Guilt
Shirley ‘Temple
Hexgens
George
Temple
Mrs. Temple
Shirley
Santa Claus
Mummy
Jimmy Dunn
Christmas Towns and Names Across the Nation
A humorous look at holiday place names and common town names across the United States. The piece notes towns named Christmas in Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida, and Maine, plus lists of Franklin, Clinton, Washington and others, with counts by state. It mentions Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston and Cleveland in scattered totals. It also touches on unnamed government chatter about Bankhead-era cotton plans and exemptions for small producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Ind
Argona
Kentucky
Florida
Christmas Cove
Franklin
Clinton
Washington
Chester
Marion
Troy
Salem
Madison
Clayton
Erie Robberies Prompt Police Sweep and Related Theft
Two suspects questioned after a series of store robberies in Erie earlier in the week as police pursue further leads. Police report $1999 jewel thefts linked to Spartan Jewelers official. stolen items recovered at a filling station after being exchanged for gasoline. Suspects deny involvement but faced an intensive interrogation by Chief Christoph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRI
West 9Th
Isbrnet
Spartan Jewelers, Inc
Christoph
Brick Hardware Co
State Street
Relief Is Largest of Recovery Problems
United Press reports that New Deal unemployment relief cost over 1.2 billion dollars in 1924’s first year. Since May 23, 1993, relief administrator Hopkins has spent over 1.56 billion to aid the destitute. Roosevelt and Congress face decision this winter on relief policy amid rising unemployment projections and pressure from banks, business, and states to favor work relief over a dole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Congress
Donald R. Richberg
Hoover
Big Business
Banka
Mrr
Hopkins
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Richberg
Reality of Crime and Public Response in the United States
The piece argues crime is a real, costly social problem, not just fiction or drama. Citing 2.3 million major crimes and 15 million minor offenses annually, it notes human and financial tolls, urges recognizing crime as a national budget issue, and praises federal action and the Washington conference as steps toward tougher control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorsten Sellen
University of Pennsylvania
Mater-Criminela
Washington
Reasonable profits and war profiteering debated
A Washington insider notes the aim to curb war profits while allowing reasonable gains. The War Policies Commission proposed taxing 95 percent of wartime income above a three year average, with capital expenditure adjustments, to preserve normal profits yet curb excess profits seen in past wars. The plan would still allow munition makers to earn about 12 percent during war, but loopholes exist in the capital expenditure allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Policies Commission
Hoover
Cound
The Calm Observer and the Hard Road to Neutrality
A reflective piece on public perception of balanced observers in economics and politics. It notes that moderates face backlash from both sides, with extremists dismissing calm reason as weakness. The text argues that steady, reasoned analysis eventually helps stabilize discourse after louder factions clash.
Paris Hats Redefine Fashion Rules In Daily News
Paris fashion notes describe a hat craze with no fixed rules. Designers Rose Valois Martha and Marie Alphonsine create varied headpieces for high profile clients, from brown velvet with a velvet bow to a black wat frissonne toque trimmed with quills. A fashion tip crowns the day: hats are the most variable quantity in fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rose Valois
Bettina Casabona
New York
Martha
Madame Campagne
Doeskin
Marie-Alphonsine
Renee Saint-Cyr & Toque
Frissonne
Star Signals Horoscope Fragments From 1930s Dates
Horoscope notes suggest stay home today for cooking and liquids, with morning considered best. It cites birthdate periods from Feb 7 to 24, 1985 and gains unexpectedly from Nov 5 to 14, 1935, while warning danger Oct 27 to 30, 1935 and social favor July 7 to 9, 1935. also advises clerical work on December 25 and 26, 1934.
British Penny Found Near Mexico Field
W A Hallum unearthed a British penny minted in 1865 while plowing a field near Mexico Missouri. The coin, badly worn, measures about the size of a half dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
W. A
Packing houses raise pay in St Louis
Major parking houses granted salary increases for 1935. The hikes total about $80,000 and affect roughly 1,200 workers in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Journal
Corry Grange
Grange ‘Hall
G. H. Belknap
Worthy Mater
Corryigh
Cambridge Springs
Harry T. Ransom
United Spanish War Veterans
John Z. Austin
Lee Wood
Katherine Histon
James Bracken
Fred Schaub
Adams Express
H. M. Norton
Daytona
Fla
Frank E. Crosby
K. Otmy
Columbus
Norman
Deuel
Dec
AMA
Hester
Avis
Wallace
Davis
RIAA
Detroit
New Deal
Donald R. Rickberg
Erie
Uent
White House
Ion
Mary Knight
United Press Staff
van S- Sai
Root
South Center Street
Corry, Penna
Hamburg
Chapin
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
St North Center Street
Corry, Penn‘a
Member
Federal Reserve System
C Model Dairy CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!