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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1927
Page
3
The notice lists publication as daily except Sunday for Corry Pennsylvania with postal status at the Corry Post Office. It shows mail rates of five dollars per year by mail and three cents per copy or fifteen cents per week by carrier, though text is partially garbled.
An early column advocates changing intersection rules to reduce deaths, suggesting eliminating left and straight crossings for pedestrians and replacing with rights only at corners. It argues pedestrians would have safer crossings if motorists turn right and traffic signals coordinate, while noting a driver role in right turn crashes. Mrs Charles Ober returns home from a trip in Hattaly.
Travel posters and folders urge tourism to Virgin Islands, a U S possession bought from Denmark nearly a decade ago. The climate appeals in late fall to spring while sanitation improves under U S government efforts. Death rate has fallen from 5A to 19.2 per 1000 in 1925, and medical and dental services expand for visitors and residents alike.
Theaters producers met Mayor Walker at a conference and agreed to pursue moral guidance for protecting the theater and the city’s good name. They pledged cooperation, hoping sincere efforts will yield better artistic and moral standards, while avoiding sensationalism that harms the stage.
New York and London will begin trans Atlantic wireless telephone service this Friday with a rate of 75 dollars for the first three minutes and 25 dollars for each additional minute. The service will operate daily from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM New York time. Initial tests were nearly successful and calls will be limited to 1 1/2 minutes. The first call links Walter S. Gifford of AT&T with Sir G Evelyn Murray of the British General Post Office.
Boston January 6. In a historic first for the state three men were executed by electric chair within 26 minutes for the murder of James Futneay, a Wal tham, Mass watchman, during a holdup. Edward J. Heinlein John Deveraux and John J. McLaughlin died after the Rev Father Wm T Murphy administered the rites. The robbers had gained less than $1400 in nickels and dimes. The trio were dubbed earbarn bandits and the execution followed swift proceedings in 1907 a triple Chinese execution for Tong war killings.
At a prison, lat residents were rushed to execution shortly after midnight as hundreds gathered outside. Newspaper photographers flashed lights capturing the crowd and the echoed shrieks of the curious throng filled the prison area.
Alderman Mo meyer of the Fourth ward plans to resign soon and will submit his resignation to Governor Fisher after the new governor is inaugurated. John Butch Heimberger and Edward Shugart are alleged candidates to succeed him, with both already active in Fourth ward politics.
City officials condemn county measures to test legality of feeding city prisoners without compensation. Mayor Williams denounces county commissioners for shifting costs onto city taxpayers and cites unfair gains from auto mobile tax and gasoline tax. Erie County prison board may bar city prisoners without payment. legality to be decided at a conference between city and county solicitors, date pending.
The Oil City Trust Co reports a strong growth statement in response to the banking department. Surplus rises by 200000, combined commercial and trust resources up 2480000 since September. Capital and surplus now 2700000. Total resources reach 22884763 with overdrafts at 3253.
The report ranks cities by percentage gains with Atlanta leading at 2070 percent, Dayton second at 1840, followed by Port Worth Worcester New Haven Brooklyn New York Los Angeles Akron Pittsburgh and St. Louis with various increases. Nichols returned home this afternoon from a business visit on Clymer.
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