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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1935
Page
3
A fragmented 35 to 25 scoreline is reported with garbled names and stray phrases. The readable bits mention a quintet and a decisive performance, but most specifics including teams players and location are unreadable.
Corry Evening Journal discusses a commission study on why capable individuals avoid public service. Luther Gullek argues for a career basis to lure young people by emphasizing opportunity, advancement, and respect, noting educators must integrate history economics sociology and political science for practical use.
The American Foundation for the Blind reports about 1000 talking books sold at cost have reached blind readers and seeks funds to supply machines to more users. Congress funded Library of Congress sessions to create talking book records borrowable via libraries, similar to Braille. With 120,000 blind nationwide and half newly blind after middle age, listening to record texts offers a major reading advance.
The American Automobile Association reports that traffic death rates in 86 principal cities last year were about one third the national rate. Many cities saw decreases while rural areas rose, due to stricter controls in cities and laxer self‑discipline in open country.
The 1934 Newton Massachusetts board of assessors report shows near two cars per home with 22,669 automobiles for 13,751 homes. This gap highlights rapid vehicle ownership growth in the city during the period.
Police in Rockland Massachusetts detained a wandering goat found roaming a street. Police Chief George Popp secured the animal until its owner could claim it.
Twenty years ago the Corry Journal notes opposition from the mayor and commissioners to extensive paving plans as a print parade shows the city’s push for street upgrades. Restoration of a five percent government pay cut sparks rent and price worries among clerks and deputies in Washington.
Sulphur Springs Texas enforces a nightly curfew with a bell toll at midnight. Anyone found on the streets after the hour is sent home or jailed.
Paris fashion notes reveal two main silhouettes for 1935. Straight and narrow lines with natural curves or angles anchor daywear and sports pieces, while evening gowns emphasize tailored lines and even hems. Designers Henry Creed and Marcel Roch push contrasting looks from conservative backgrounds to vivid foregrounds.
Hollywood scene notes Dixie Lee Crosby discusses balancing motherhood with acting. She praises family devotion while pursuing a film role in Love Bloom starring opposite Joe Morrison. She explains she avoids long contracts to stay near her children and mentions Bing Crosby’s availability and her authority on set.
Generous and thoughtful but impractical today with a forward view needed. Plans may falter but can likely materialize with effort. Health and mood require care from Feb 23 to March 12. avoid low mood as challenges may seem worse than they are. Favorable changes could arrive April 16 to May 23 with vivid color themes noted.
United Press reports the House considering the largest peacetime war department appropriation, signaling a broad defense buildup. The bill totals about 542 million under budget estimates with major allocations for the army and air corps, and outlines training, ships, radio, and fortification plans while noting debate over CCC as reserve nucleus.
Post office will observe Washington's birthday Friday February 22 with all windows open for transactions in the morning from 9 to 12. General delivery, stamp, and parcel post windows reopen in the afternoon until 8. Delivery by city or rival carriers will be suspended on this day.
In a dramatic act of devotion, Alice Drew turned on the kitchen stove jets to kill herself and save her ailing husband Leslie Drew. He had long refused costly care, urging she enjoy comforts, while she penned a note urging others to beware fire and promising sacrifice.
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