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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1931
Page
6
Corry Evening Journal reports the new city council will convene Monday morning for initial organization. The item appears amid a page of questions and trivia, including a note on Texas joining the Union in 1815 and miscellaneous science queries.
A jumble of social and civic notices from the era includes a St. John’s banquet, a Muaonle social function, and a Rex theatre offering “Over the Hills.” Card games and contract bridge are noted with players Jiroby, Lenz, and Cul bertsons. city council meetings closed with ordinances final readings. Police and civic items cover habeas corpus cases, highway safety warnings, and a new electric skate sharpening machine. Also mentioned are a New Year’s Day rural carrier meeting, a noted actor guest appearance, and a Firestone earnings report amid general local chatter.
Basil Frazier 22 of Marienville confessed after a seven hour grilling that he drove the car that struck and killed Mack Dodge 58 near Marienville on Christmas Eve. Frazier faces a hearing for man slaughter intoxicated driving and failure to stop. Others in the death car are being held as witnesses. State police and county officials reported Dodge died when struck along route 68. The Plymouth involved was a new car, with clues including a radiator cap headlight rim and crushed flashlight found near the body.
Philadelphia mayor J Hampton Moore appoints Kern Dodge a wealthy engineer as the new director of public safety. Dodge, a Republican not tied to the city's party organization, succeeds Lemuel B Scheffeld whose tenure saw strict enforcement of prohibition laws in exclusive districts.
A Ridgway man Thomas Butterfuss was seriously injured when his Chrysler roadster left a sharp curve on the Ridgway St Marys highway near the Marshall swimming pool early Monday. He was found unconscious at Ridgway hospital, later revived. Other injuries in Elk County crashes include Angello Vivello Jr and his grandmother in Kane, and Joe Vicello Angelito Vicello Macy Costazo in Kane and Johnsonburg treated by Dr. S McCabe.
United Press reports from Pittsburgh that a suit seeks about 92,444.47 dollars in asserted unpaid wartime taxes from former officers and stockholders of the Latter Trade Coal Mining Company of Windber Pennsylvania. The company ceased operations 17 years ago and the action covers taxes for 1918 1919 and 1920 under the war time excess profits levy.
A blast and fire destroyed the Wilmerding house and two neighboring structures in Pittsburgh area. Two families were left homeless in the incident, which followed a prior Bridgeville blast that morning smashing three houses and endangering others. Police identified the properties and owners involved.
After a 20 minute session the 1992 tax levy and appropriation ordinances were adopted on final readings. City Council adjourned at 8 20 last evening. Mayor-elect Ben F Starr will organize the new administration next Monday at 10 o'clock as he takes office. Mayor Frank T England presided at his last meeting. The council adopted bills 570 671 and 572 for the levy and funds transfer. The incidental fund closes the year with 189.92. The new council will organize Monday morning with Starr sworn in. England plans to return as a city council member. Stanley H Nichols is expected to be assigned the safety portfolio. The meeting will feature annual reports and the Mayor's message outlining Starrs program.
A World War I physical examination reveals about eighty percent of men were rejected due to defective feet. The issue highlighted concerns the widespread nature of foot problems among new recruits and the impact on enlistment.
A father will administer the oath of office to his son James P. Rossiter as Erie mayor next Monday at City Hall. L. T. Rossiter, real estate broker, will officiate with a brief inauguration plan, as four new officials assume office. Funding and seating arrangements are noted, with W. D. Kinney, parks director, retiring and named chair of the inauguration committee. The ceremony is expected to be concise, following a 9:30 a.m. council meeting for unfinished business.
Jamestown observes the death by own action of Scott Homer Penfield a prominent local businessman. Coroner’s verdict cites poor health and financial reverses as motive. The report also notes a 1839 New York survey bill tied to canal route studies amid broader discussion of Allegheny river improvement.
Harold Cooper was arrested at Bear Lake and brought before Justice Hawkins on cruelty to animals charges. A starving horse found in the Cooper barn had to be killed. He was fined $1 and $4 in costs.
Terre Hane Teihnne presents a fragmented line asking what is loved yet despised by cowards among those who love it. The OCR yields garbled phrasing making precise meaning elusive while preserving the core illogical inquiry.
Mothers adopt Vicks Colds Control Plan with VapoRule and Nose and Throat Drops. The plan aims to lessen the number and severity of colds and reduce costs in money time and health. The products are presented as a companion system to VapoRub, the external cold remedy.
The promotional piece advises using Vicks Drops at first nose irritation to prevent colds and applying VapoRub at night on the chest and throat with a warm covering. It recommends continuing drops during the day for comfort and claims this method avoids the risks of internal dosing, especially for children.
Local druggists advertise a Vicks plan to use Vicks VapoRule and Nose Drops together for better control of colds. The ad promises reduced cold severity and number with directed use, and warns a refund is available if customers are not delighted with results.
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