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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1934
Page
3
The week’s steel production rise confirms January predictions and shows demand expanding into non automotive sectors. Structural steel for construction picks up with orders for Spring delivery, while auto steel remains the leader and price increases for some grades are planned next quarter.
A reader notes advocates of reciprocal trade agreements aim to empower the Administration to negotiate tariff treaties without harming domestic industry. The Tariff Commission has compiled data on import volumes and industry protection to support a non political approach and persuade Congress for broad treaty reforms.
Weather in Chicago was clear as Army pilots continued loading mail bags overnight. Lieut Wackwire departed Cleveland for Newark with expected stopovers due to conditions while others flew routes to Boston Chicago and Las Vegas. Canceled schedules disrupted east coast and west coast mail runs amid unsettled forecast.
United Press reports odd cultural and political vignettes from Washington including Robert A Martino of the NRA advisory board receiving a granite tombstone and remarks on the civil war reparations debate led by former Senator Heflin. Also described are Henry Wallace’s jogging routine and a tear gas mishap during Walter Breck’s poultry speech in Bridgewater Massachusetts.
Paris fashion readers are shown how sleeves and necklines dominate early spring coats and dresses with bold cuffs and elbow emphasis. In Alberta, a new worry arises as many horses die after eating hay contaminated with sand from recent storms.
Francis McDonald known as Hollywood's toughest villain has punched many stars from Gary Cooper to John Gilbert and William Powell. He has fought in some 609 scenes since 1912 and earned a reputation for realism and hefty payments, with notable tall battles on screen and a long list of leading men and silent-era stars.
An old drug ad touts Thompson's Earasma Tablets to stimulate the system and aid kidneys and bladder. It also sells Barosma Tablets and Golden-Lax Tablets claimed to ease aches and pains and support digestion, urging purchase at drug stores.
Twenty years ago this feature recalls the Golden Jubilee of the Kof celebrated by Corry Lodge and Pythian Sisters with about two hundred friends. Fire at the Family Theatre was spotted by Charles Keleher preventing a major blaze. The Keystone Glee Club performed at the High School auditorium with local musicians. City Baseball League plans to form a team in Union City. Riots and rail operations details appear in brief.
Franklin Pa February 20 Major Lynn A Adams superintendent of Pennsylvania State Police urges consolidating all state police forces under a single director. He proposes a nine member commission to name the director and a personnel plan to keep officers in their posts. He cites an Fayette county experiment cutting crime by half in three months.
Harrisburg Pa February 20 28 appointments to state posts were announced by the governor. Names include Margaret B Redd Greenville as clerk $1140 Evelyn J Stepp Freeport clerk $900 Dorothy M Groit Freeport clerk $900 and others across clerical examiner and inspector roles with varied salaries. Twenty seven additional resignations and dismissals were listed including James H Young Jr Pittsburgh comptroller $4080 Albert W Munde Dormont examiner $9000 Harold F Bucher Lebanon supervisor $3000 and more.
Police search for a gunman who robbed two women near Cherry Street New York Central subway in Erie. Mrs Stella Van nuelo reports being seized and forced to surrender by a nickle plated revolver while Miss Marion Heberle was hurled to the ground at about the same spot Friday night. The assailant fled south toward 5th and Cherry streets.
A purse was snatched and later found without money by a woman between Cherry and Walnut streets. The robber walked along the sidewalk opposite the Griffin Manufacturing plant south of the subway and accosted two women. Descriptions: Mrs Yannitelo says the man is about 25, five feet four, 150 pounds, wearing a brown polo coat and brown hat. Miss Heberle gave a similar description.
Up to thirty two Hi Girls from this city plan to attend the Tri Hit conference at North East on Saturday morning February 24. Miss Lillian B Firestone Girls Work secretary of Wilmerding Pa will address the girls of the western area. Andrew C Jones, formerly a surgical patient at Corry Hospital, has been moved home to 46 East Soult Street today.
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