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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
3
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Rodney Butcher discusses U S Mexican relations, noting a shift from hostility to cautious cooperation. He credits Ambassador Morrow and President Coolidge for easing tensions, while highlighting oil interests and business concerns shaping Mexico policy. The piece contrasts past threats with a calmer, more open diplomatic posture and mutual goodwill.
Warren Times reports the Warren County Board appoints A J Burlen to Seater of Weights and Measures at 1000 dollars a year plus 400 for expenses. The post, created after the death of Moore, drew about 50 applications. supporters say Burlen was favored, while critics claim secrecy and politics influenced the choice.
A large funeral procession followed Col D. Wheelock, Warren’s Veterans of Foreign Wars commander, from the First Methodist Church to the Soldiers’ Home Cemetery. Honorary bearers from the Elks and others attended as squads guarded the route. The VFW band played dirges, buglers sounded taps, and flags flew at half mast as the service ended at the cemetery.
A woman faced with a harsh home budget receives a dry foods bill and luxury fabric samples from Blanke Bros for chauffeur and butler uniforms. Her husband jokes about new suits, they weigh costs, find a small plaster bill payment, and end with relief. The piece extols advertising’s ability to promise a richer life for modest means.
Two men, Raymond Winter of Allegheny County and William Meyers of Philadelphia, are set to die in the Rock View penitentiary electric chair Monday after Gov. John M. Fisher refused to grant or issue respites. Authorities had considered clemency requests, but the governor and pardon board did not grant reprieve. Winter was convicted of murdering two children, Meyers shot a policeman during an attempted arrest for driving a car without lights.
Erie January meeting of the Anti Tuberculosis Society re elected officers for 1928. New slate includes President A Heed and Vice Presidents George C Gushimed FP Klund and Mrs Arbuckle with George K Frank treasurer and J I Winter as executive secretary. Board members include W F Andrews Norman Couse Rabbi M C Carvick Prof G Morgan Davis Dr H S Falk and many others.
A fragmentary reflection argues that praising crime through sympathy and gifts is harmful. It critiques lawyers chasing loopholes, the sentimentalization of tragedy, and the social optics around crime. The note mentions Mussolini as a fraud and notes unexpected snow in Rome and Naples.
Answers to yesterday's questions include The Mayflower Compact by the Pilgrims, Alexander Dumas, 90 degrees, the mixture of air with gasoline to form an explosive gas burned in cylinders, and the Australian states Western Australia South Australia New South Wales Queensland Victoria Tasmania and Tasmania.
A historical puzzle asks plastering cost for a room 18 by 12 by 10 feet at 25 per square yard. The solution converts feet to miles and yards, multiplies by 19, then by 4, and divides by 27 to yield cubic yard coverage and cost.
Fragmented ad copy touts Creomulsion as a cure for persistent coughs colds and throat ailments. Claims blanket healing, rapid relief, and medical endorsement while warning against refusing treatment and urging readers to ask druggists for the product.
Eldred Pa January 5 fire destroyed the Gibson and Eldred Water Co office the Exmest jewelry store and a frame building on Main street. The blaze started about 4 am injuring one firefighter and causing an estimated loss of 10000 with partial insurance. Oil pumper Vere Loop saw smoke from Shen building awoke alarm.
Mrs M C Shoemular of Lansdale Pa recounts in her local paper Lansdale Review her relief from stubborn goitre symptoms after using Sorbol Quadruple liniment. She reports fewer choking spells and clearer voice, praising the product as pleasant to use though costly and urging others to write in with experiences.
J Z Ridgley longtime Pennsylvania Railroad supervisor formerly at Oil City from 1919 to 1926 has been named engineer maintenance of way for the Long Island Railroad with HQ in New York City. He rose to division engineer at Richmond after distinguished work during the ice gorge period.
Fourteen people were arrested by the highway patrol in Flo county over the weekend for driving cars bearing 1827 license plates. Each paid a $10 fine and costs. The patrol emphasizes that registration and drivers licenses must be signed in ink, headlights must be adjusted, and a certificate must be carried.
United Press reports a garb of a missing 18 month old boy Vernon Bitner found near a culvert between Newville and Newburg, renewing a search since his disappearance December 8. Eyewitnesses at the auto court fled when questioned about the clothing, suggesting possible foul play.
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