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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1933
Page
3
The mayor elect asked for the resignations of all city officials and employees including police officers, signaling a bold push for independent control of city affairs. He aims to reassign salaries and reorganize quickly, seeking loyal allies to support his program and demonstrate decisive leadership.
United Press dispatch from Washington cites varied items as Congress nears session. Mentions Farley lobby activity, Ickes Italian works program, Podesta in Bologna awarding public works funds to bachelors and parents, and Morris Sheppard signing Roosevelt re employment pledge. Notes U S treasurer’s record checks, payrolls for 4 million workers, and a Pennsylvania teaching license milestone honoring Enoch Flower in Philadelphia.
United Press book editor H Allen Smith surveys recent releases. Lealaire Jones by Hillel Beimstein draws mixed notices amid praise for Travels of Maren Palo. The review notes strong art and translation work while questioning literary merit and tone.
The new uniform banking code to be announced by Corry banks will standardize operations across the country. It aims to reduce bank expenses and curb wasteful practices, redefining free services as fees for certain accounts while ensuring smaller institutions are not unfairly treated. The code allows local adjustments and sets charges when customer balances do not justify past free services.
Paris fashion scene buzzes as Augusti Bernard showcases sharp outfits that define the city’s social calendar. Edicts from her studio outline fresh looks for the upcoming year, signaling a bold sartorial influence and influential clientele.
The piece notes a 1913 December scene with Pennsylvania Railroad carpenters building a shelter for Nurses and transfer wagons near the project house west of First Ave. Mayor J B Patterson and commissioners visit Erie to inspect a potential fire apparatus horse team. It then shifts to a fashion tip about Princess line gowns, tunics, and long trains with shell-like drapings and fur accents.
A century ago bounties totaling one hundred dollars were paid to trappers in Columbus for weasels. The report notes local residents celebrate a new church in Cutting on Findley Lake road and mentions Major Clyde D. Wilcox to conduct jobs for officers on January 7. Detroit visitor Harry Woolfring comes to see his parents in town. H C Heinlein opens a cigar shop on North Center Street to manufacture Corry’s newest cigar. N I T annual party planned at Phal Lis. Thomas Courveet visits relatives in Old City.
Snippet references Charley Keating with Municipal Club five and Coiny Old Home Week, mentions Cash Hammond at Wrights jewelry, and Mrs C Loveland teaching Piluview school. Also discusses bank service charges and costs per transaction, with general statements about practice among banks.
In Hebron township a gas meter exploded sending a man 35 feet into the air. Dev. Glancy escaped injury after landing on the ground unharmed as the meter blew up a shed at the Nu gent farm. Gas workers blamed a sudden pressure rise for the blast. McGill University reports record 1982 83 full time registrations nearing three thousand students.
Charlestown First Parish Congregational Church, a mother church of the country, is described as having been razed. The fragment notes the historic site once housed the renowned institution, with the fate of the building and its legacy unclear in the excerpt.
In Hollywood the liquor ban remains a quiet influence on filming as studios like RKO enforce sobriety on set. Despite legal booze in 28 states, studios worry about audience sensibilities and ethics codes. Actors such as Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Cullen Moore, and Frank Morgan will appear without alcohol in the film Success Story.
City residents increasingly request the correct time from the telephone company, with 442,716 asks logged. Peak demand appears between 7 and 8 am and after 5 pm, based on company records and more than 112 Bostonians asked last month.
Raymon Laughner, thirteen, son of Mr. and Mrs Isward Laughner, was brought to Mecina Mercy Hospital after colliding with a cat. he suffered shock and bruises to head and shoulders with undetermined full extent. X rays to be taken later. not believed seriously hurt. The accident occurred on Silver Creek road while coasting near a hill. he was removed from Johnsonburg for treatment.
The fragmented OCR text mentions the phrase the mother of Presidents applied to Mita and lists names such as Grant and Taft along with mentions of Virginia, Ohio, and Washington. It appears as a garbled note connecting presidents, birthplaces, and titles without coherent narrative or dates.
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