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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
5
Corry High School defeated Polish National College 28 to 27 at Cambelage Springs on Saturday night. The game featured a close finish as the home team edged out its opponent in a tense basketball clash.
A Hollywood feature profiles Shirley Temple, describing her as an intelligent, healthy child with a playful sly side. It notes her close supervision by George and Mrs Temple, a few spankings that reinforced home values, and her affection for dolls, neighbors, a day at the shore, and Santa Claus.
Washington reports reveal Ches ter C. Davis and Henry A. Wallace cautious about Bankhead plan. Roosevelt’s recent exemption for small producers softens stance as debate continues. The piece also notes the spread of place names named Christmas across states and cities with various popular names.
Two suspects arrested Tuesday for a series of robberies in Erie were in county prison for 40 days pending further police investigations. A separate $91 jewel theft near Holiday Night saw two rings and a pin recovered from a filling station after being exchanged for four gallons of gasoline. One suspect sustained a wrist cut, claiming it occurred during a fight. The men, grilled by Chief George Christoph, denied involvement with the Erie Hardware Co. break‑in a short time earlier.
Washington dispatch details the rapid growth of unemployment relief costs in 1934 with figures reaching over 1.5 billion spent by May 23 1983 and projections of a February relief load up to 23 million. The piece notes a shift from Hoover era resistance to federal aid toward broader work relief programs advocated by Roosevelt and New Dealers. It outlines political pressures from banks big business and statesmen on relief policy and debates between dole and work relief. The article cites Hopkins Ickes Richberg and other New Dealers backing work relief and discusses funding forms and potential transfer of excess unemployed to states as federal to state relief shares rise from 60 to 75 percent. It also lists proposed federally funded projects under work relief.
A discussion contrasts crime as mass media with harsh reality seen in prisons and impoverished homes. It cites 1,800,000 major crimes and 15,000,000 minor offenses annually, notes human and economic toll, and quotes Prof. Thorsten Seljen on ruined lives and misdirected energy. The federal push against major criminals and a Washington crime conference are presented as steps to confront the menace.
A Washington insider states wartime excess profits should be curbed while normal profits rise. The War Policies Commission once proposed taxing 95 percent of war-time income above a three-year average, with capital expenditure adjustments. The plan would keep normal profits, with 7 percent cited as fair, but war profits could rise to 12 percent, exposing loopholes and contrasting past profits up to 800 percent in World War I. The piece argues for distinguishing profits across industries and dislikes excessive profits, urging broader reform.
An essay on the moral weight of detached analysis amid left and right extremism. The observer near the political center faces sustained attack from both sides, while bystanders are deemed casualties. Quiet, rational thinkers eventually piece together stability after tumult.
Paris fashion notes describe bold hats with no rules and vast material variety. Rose Valois, Martha, and Marie-Alphonsine create distinct designs for New York clients and Mme Campagne, Saint-Cyr, and Mme Rehee Saint-Cyr showcase varied textures, veils, and trims.
The piece offers daily guidance noting that today favors cooking and handling food, with the morning as the best time. It lists constrictive periods from Feb 7 to 24, 1985, unexpected gains Nov 5 to 14, 1935, danger Oct 27 to 30, 1935, social luck July 7 to 9, 1935, and letters or clerical work on Dec 25–26, 1934.
W A Hall unearthed a British penny minted in 1865 while plowing his field near Mexico Missouri. The worn coin is as large as a half dollar and represents a rare historic find from the mid nineteenth century.
Major packing houses granted salary increases boosting wages by about $80,000 for the year 1985. The raises affect roughly 1,200 workers across the facilities in St Louis.
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