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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1925
Page
3
Corry Pa newspaper lists publishing details with Arthur Colegrove as publisher. Rates shown include by mail five dollars per year by carrier three cents per copy and fifteen cents per week. Advertising rates available on application.
A federal employment bulletin outlines Pennsylvania’s upbeat 1925 outlook across industries. Construction will drive new factory buildings bridges and highways while steel and allied sectors show demand growth. Unskilled labor should find fulltime work after April 1 1924 and large public works projects in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are planned.
Snowfall of five inches covered tracts and routes overnight with plows first attacking state and Clarion roads. By morning Titusville and highway offices reported open roads and no impassable drifts. A warm spell reduced melt and packing, keeping corridors passable. Corry and Waterford noted continuous sleighing since December 1.
Patrolman G Schwarz, on the Dunkirk police force for eight years, was suspended at midnight Thursday by Police Chief John J Warren. The suspension follows alleged improper conduct. The board will likely investigate at its meeting next Monday night. Schwarz reportedly told Warren he would resign, though no resignation had been received.
A scrambled 1905 recap notes social pages with names like Kenneth Wijiame and George Wy Wager, recalling New Year parties, the K of P Band, and local sports events. It mentions Melville basketball, retirements at the university, and various entertainers and attendees from Waynesburg and surrounding areas. The text preserves era tone with many garbled spellings and names.
An old advertisement touts San Gnra antiseptic ointment and Sangura Soap, claiming relief for sores cuts burns and skin ailments. It lists retailers Amos & Co Thomas Doynsy Condra Drug Store and R G Lindsley Son and mentions a money back plan.
The American Automobile Association warns against fake auto service groups preying on the public. It cites imitation literature and AAA emblems used to mislead customers at service stations hotels and garages. The warning targets Virginia northern Tennessee West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania southern Indiana and southern Illinois as areas of intensified activity.
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Mildred Hansen and Mr Alonzo Me Throwh. The ceremony was conducted by Rev William Hall at St Pauls Lutheran parsonage New Year's morning at 1130. Attendants were Miss Mario Hansen and Mr Allen Freeman. The couple will reside with James Howny after a wedding trip.
The 39th quarterly Erie Railroad Agent Association meeting will be held in Jamestown January 2 and 10 at the Hotel Jamestown convention hall. About 126 freight and passenger agents from New York to Chicago and company officials will attend to discuss service improvements. Leaders include Vice President R. Parsons of Youngstown Ohio general passenger agent A E Rufier of New York and G Manning general freight agent of the Ohio region.
Edgar W Moore of Spring Creek announced his candidacy for prothonotary and clerk of the courts in Warren County. A Republican and longtime Spring Creek resident, Moore has served as justice of the peace and held roles on the Good Roads Association and school board, with past service as mercantile appraiser and supervisor.
A noted skin specialist claims pimples on face neck arms or body clear fastest with Mentho Sulphur. The inexpensive, harmless remedy is applied like cold cream and sold by druggists in small jars. Rowles Mentho-Sulphur is touted as irreplaceable for acne treatment.
Detectives joined by state officers staged five raids on alleged bootleg operations around Warren County during the New Year season. Home raids seized a still and mash while a 92 year old resident reportedly had whiskey on display. Farms near Tre Cities and other locations yielded additional quantities of wine and moonshine. Suspects were arrested as authorities described a wide network in the rural area.
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