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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1935
Page
3
Cities cooperate as the Institute of Municipal Law Officers forms a library of municipal laws. Any city may access ordinances from others to learn successes and mistakes, promoting uniformity, timely aid, and efficiency for cities with 0.000 or more population.
Twenty years ago events from journal files cover trouble at a new Federal building Philadelphia contractor McCarthy arrives and pays back workers. An Inca painters union meeting is called. City Commission set to meet with Mayor Patterson expected to speak on past work. Officer William Rust suffers head injuries from rural youths. Frank Gillette aids and the youths are arrested. Primary held tomorrow for city commissioner candidates to replace C S Alexander. Philatheas meet at Mrs Clyde Seeley’s home. Finanon Club meets at Miss Mary Mulderick’s. Schools reopen after holidays as Lee Wood heads to Amherst. Assemblyman C L Alexander leaves for Harrisburg.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt altered the vice president’s dinner plan to avoid conflicting with Frances Nash Watson’s solo appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra on January 10. The military aide’s attendance would have prevented her concert debut, so the dinner was moved to the following Tuesday. Scientists criticize balloon and tin can methods to curb starling pests, noting a Canadian city trap effort failed with 200000 dead birds and no net reduction. They suggest natural enemies as the only hope to limit spread, while finding starlings somewhat more beneficial to farmers than other songbirds.
Winter visitors flood Florida with plans to spend about 850 million before March end. Miami and surrounding areas expect 4 million winter guests, 100000 seasonal visitors already present, with exclusive hotels opening early. Mayor Snediger notes a 60 percent increase in winter arrivals at Miami Beach versus last year.
In a January 4 report from Ashtabula, Ohio gains a 4800 acre public park on the Pyamtuning reservoir banks. The land, transferred by Pyamtuning Land Company at no cost, will be developed by the state and incorporated into a regional park system. The tract lies mainly in Williamsfield, Richmond, and Andover townships in Ashtabula County.
Columbus Grange No 873 will hold a regular meeting on January pth with installation of officers by Spelus Creek Grange. An oyster supper will follow and attendance is expected. Also notes on Bridge Club Christmas party at Mrs Franke Crosby's home and residents' holiday travels. Cemetery Association annual meeting set for January 16 with five directors to be elected.
The article notes Paul Chase, partner of Baby Wace Nelson, was arrested in northern California following a Bar rington confrontation where Samuel Cowley and Herman Hollis were killed. Nelson died in that battle. It suggests Chase faces execution this week and praises DOJ strikes on gangsters while urging due process when possible.
A Chicago gathering of social scientists concludes civilization shifted after 1929 and will not revert. They see government intervention growing, a merger of state and industry, and a move away from old capitalism. They urge a ten to twenty year plan largely free from party politics.
A committee of the American Bar Association opposes federal child labor amendment ratification arguing it deters state action. The piece notes state sentiment shifting toward endorsement, with many legislatures meeting in 1985 likely to favor the amendment. It criticizes the Bar Association for a purely legalistic view and cites social and economic concerns urging family rights and more education for children.
Hollywood columnist Guy Kibbee recounts Rudy Veljeeada defending beauty as weighty, listing star names like Joan Crawford Marion Davies Marlene Dietrich Dolores Del Rio Ann Dvorak Alice Faye Greta Garbo Carole Lombard Ginger Rogers Ann Sothern Barbara Stanwyck Fay Wray. He argues beauty equals substantial size, citing classical painters and mythic figures to prove the point.
In the January 4 1935 Star Signals the sun eclipse after midnight is noted as potentially revealing secrets rather than bringing misfortune. The column highlights personal timing for years 1935 including travel and philosophy boosts through April and July to September, plus social gains mid year. Also featured is a home made telescope built by Armos Pentula in Painesville Ohio and a note on Cleveland march veteran William J Arndt planning a long retirement walk at age seventy.
Paris reports on opulent fur fashion with dog and horse hairs, monkey disguises, and silver foxlets. Heim showcases coats, capes, toques, and muffs in daring colors like prune, detailing elaborate styling and striking silhouettes for high society.
Loman H. Hartley of Wheeling West Virginia was named president of the Kiwanis Club here. He also serves as telephone manager at Bridgeport Ohio, and the group notes belief in geographic variations.
A fragmented fashion note describes a line of foxes hung along the back of a garment, with tails and noses visible. It praises their dramatic mid-thigh drop and the effect of minty gleam, noting the wearer appears affluent.
A broad slate for Erie county and city offices is forming ahead of the November elections. Constables and election board officials will be chosen, with a large field expected for county positions including judge, commissioners, treasurer, prothonotary, clerk of courts, recorder, wills registrar, district attorney, coroner, and surveyor. Tip Rossiter’s term ends this year and he may not run again, sparking a crowded field for the vacancy. All three county commissioners plan to seek reelection, while other names surface, suggesting the largest candidate pool in Erie county history. In the city, Erie voters will decide on a mayor, three councilmen, and a controller among others during the municipal election. Primary is September 17 with three registration dates before the ballots, and the general election is Tuesday, November 5.
In Littsburgh a Carrick high school football player James P. McClellan, 18, killed himself after being rejected by Edna Burnstall who had a date with another youth. He phoned her for over an hour seeking a steady relationship, then retrieved his father's pistol and ended his life announcing his love before firing.
Aft and Mrs Henry G Miller of 29 Raymond Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Miriam Gertrude to Alvin M Smith son of Mrs Marjorie Smith of Erie Ph Mr Smith employed at the Indicot Johnson Shoe Store in the city Miss Miller graduated with Corry High School 1983 class The wedding is planned for the coming summer.
An heir presumptive is defined as the person who would succeed if the current holder dies before a potential birth changes the succession. The text notes that the line can be interrupted by the birth of a rightful heir, altering the order of succession.
Mrs Mabel Larson, after visiting Cleveland with friends over the New Year holiday, returned home on Thursday.
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