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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1935
Page
3
The report outlines a narrow 29 to 28 game result in a local league round. Guards played a pivotal role with key scoring by a leading captain. Beaners are mentioned as competing with a 20 to breath figure, while Lon and Bas provide defense and assists.
A Corry Evening Journal reprints Lincoln quotes and excerpts from the Gettysburg Address and second inaugural address. The passage reflects civil war era themes of union, freedom, and national healing as it quotes or paraphrases Lincoln’s admonitions and resolves.
An editorial argues wage parity between public relief jobs and private sector pay would hinder recovery. It says idle millions must shift from public to private work, and high relief wages would draw workers away from private enterprise, delaying private hiring and overall economic recovery. The piece notes business resistance to government wage competition and questions the sustained impact on wages as recovery progresses.
The government recognizes an error in wage policy and weighs adjusting pay to attract relief workers to private enterprise. Lawmakers and labor leaders still unclear, fearing a drift toward socialism unless private capitalism is revived through favorable wage differentials.
A discussion favors expanding the nation’s military with two strong air bases in Hawaii. The plan contemplates spending about 90 million dollars for 800 armored airplanes plus crews and infrastructure. Critics note the Philippines loss alters strategic options, stressing Hawaii as a continental Pacific line of defense.
A long running trial in Memington New Jersey draws criticism over rising expenses to the state New York and federal systems. Critics urge reform to preserve justice while trimming time and unnecessary testimony.
Twenty years ago on February 12 1915 Dr C B Kibler chaired a directors committee raising 1500 to equip an operating room. A war rant for an alleged attack on Mrs Frank Watson near the city home was not located by township officers. A Second Ward couple faced Alderman Porter with bail set at 300 on a statutory charge. Village petitioned the Public Service Commission for better train service and fare cuts. D B McKinney of East Pleasant Street fractured his right arm in a morning ice fall.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, age 77, clashes in Senate battles over quorums and relief legislation. He opposes several propositions and resists being labeled the Virginian veteran, while Congress debates work relief funding and federal reserve measures amid tense partisan battles. Local notices report a death and social events in Corry and surrounding areas.
In a candid reminiscence Myrna Loy recounts her rugged youth in Helena Montana where she rode horses climbed hills and fed a lively ranch life before entering Hollywood The article traces Loy’s early training in self reliance and a bold mindset that shaped her screen persona and endurance on the Wings in the Dark production site She describes her shift from ranch life to studio routines and her perseverance through demanding aerial filming conditions with the Wings in Dark crew and her partner Suny Great je v Wingss ty die Dark
Highly popular at St Moritz in the Palace Hotel, summer and evening wear feature yards of tweed and lame. Gold lame dominates with pastel tones, and muted stripes appear. Two main silhouettes emerge a high waistline with a close fit and a bias skirt, or a bouffant shoulder line with a straight or flared skirt. Bouffant dolman sleeves and square necklines are highlighted by faux fur and bouffant draperies. The Paris resort influence centers on redressing coats with dramatic trims and venetian effects for winter attire.
A mixed February star note warns of a tendency to cautious behavior and urges careful writing discipline. Detroit night schools report a gain with nearly 2,000 more students this term and total enrollment 14,323, up from 12,017 last year. Oregon’s liquor stores in their first year grossed 8,579,447 dollars, with central commission noting about 1,000,000 dollars redirected to employment relief.
New York reports Cornelius Vanderbilt in a sharp satirical book titled Farewell to Fifth Avenue. He portrays 1980-81 high society as obsessed with appearances, frugality, and social power, depicting a looming revolution and the era’s hollow elite. The society line is mocked through interviews and anecdotes.
In Meadville on February 12, 65 year old railroad mechanic Thomas Belfiore awaits sentencing after a conviction of manslaughter in the slaying of Joseph Cardinale on a Meadville street. Belfiore claimed self defense with provocation and faces another sentencing this month. Also noted is the destruction of the Robert A. Johnston residence in Milwaukee, valued at $80,000, once a premier showplace.
President Roosevelt approves a calendar featuring his likeness and a poem by Milo Emmerson. Walter Bolsa of Washington conceived the project and dedicated it to the Warm Springs Foundation. Bolsa, a victim of infantile paralysis, secured the President’s permission to use the photo. copies were sent to the President, Mrs. Roosevelt, cabinet members, and department heads.
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