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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1932
Page
6
Fragmented notes report dog licensing enforcement and county penalties, plus weather and road crews. Nearby items cover promotions in the National Guard, Meadvill e storm drain funding, stock exchange activity, and local social news including a marriage and a music meeting.
Three members of a Second Ward family are ill with pneumonia, with Health Officer John Ruppersberger enforcing quarantine. Mrs Nellie Kennedy, her son Henry Kennedy, and a grandchild are confined at their East Trying Street home. The child is recovering while Mrs Kennedy and her son remain serious. scarlet fever case in convalescence under quarantine.
The premier asserts Japanese forces acted to defend Shanghai amid Chinese assaults on the 30,000 residents of the international settlement. He denies bombs on Shanghai, stresses defense measures and calls for restraint. He blames Chinese militarism and seeks understanding from American and European publics.
A fragment notes President Roosevelt's photographic memory often described as a gift. It recalls his ability to absorb an entire page of a book in a glance, highlighting the legendary mental acuity attributed to him.
United Press reports Otis Skinner claiming teachers blame for sloppy speech. Pittsburgh educators defend staff, noting Skinner’s London slang critique is unfounded. Superintendents say poor English on streets, not in classrooms, shapes habits. Carnegie Tech official cites English dialects.
Two banks in Pitcairn and one in Trafford failed to open as of today. The First National Bank of Trafford and the First National and The Peoples Bank of Pitcairn held about 1.6 million dollars in deposits. Negotiations were started for the First National Bank of Wilmerding to assume part of the assets to provide first payment to depositors.
Construction of a modern bridge over the Broken Straw at Spring Creek is set to begin next week, with state highway officials and Warren County authorities coordinating plans. The project aims to replace the current structure and speed completion, while work on the Spring Creek to West Spring Creek stretch is expected to resume soon and finish early next spring.
William Redding died this morning at 6 70, at his home after an extended illness. He was a former Corry man who moved to French Creek two years ago. He survived by his widow. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm from his late home and burial will be in Gutting cemetery. Card of thanks expresses gratitude to relatives, neighbors, and friends for floral tributes, car use, and sympathy after the bereavement of Grace Mudge Morton and family.
Ice coated walks triggered a string of city accidents in the past day. A Fourth Ward resident suffered a badly fractured ankle, and Mrs Walter Degean broke a left leg at Center Street crossing. Center Street crossing remains slippery, with steps planned to improve pedestrian safety. Other falls occurred with no serious injuries, while sidewalks and streets stayed ice covered in many areas.
Members of the Historical Circle answered roll call yesterday afternoon by giving Wise sayings of Wise Men. Mrs Burlingame led a critics’ report while Mrs Mount, Dora Kincaid and Clara Osborne read articles on the lives and careers of nominees for president. Mrs Albert McElray, Mrs W B Wilson and Mrs S R Lewis delivered fine papers at the Arms Parley.
United Press reports John D. Rockefeller, aged 92, has a cold but the illness is not serious. Nestor W. Davis, secretary, says Rockefeller is improving and had stayed indoors for a week, missing golf and church for the first time in two years.
Jamestown February 5 Burns received Monday afternoon when her clothing caught fire from an open gas stove in her home proved fatal to Mrs Amnie Coffin 72 years old 11 East Sixth Street and she died at 950 oclock yesterday in the W C A hospital No hope for her recovery had been held out from the time of the accident Mrs Everett N Gould daughter of Mrs Coffin who was badly burned when she tried to put out the fire in her mothers clothing was reported today resting more comfortably She has suffered intense pain but will recover
Tony Stipinski, 22, of Arnold, Pa., was wounded in Citizens General Hospital after an alleged knife attack during a theft claim. He and his brother confronted a man wearing a coat believed stolen yesterday. the attacker stabbed Stipinski in the neck and leg before being arrested.
Corry residents join a national poll on prohibition run by the Literary Digest. Twenty million voters nationwide are surveyed. Corry’s ballots will be distributed by the Post Office. The poll asks two questions about continuing and amending the Eighteenth Amendment.
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