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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1931
Page
3
A bank ad refines the idea that prosperity comes not by chance but through faith in oneself, hard work, and saving. It argues the era of easy gains ended, noting prosperity requires planting and nurturing effort each year, with daily bread earned by steady labor and patience.
The article describes Ambler's city sponsored recreation program featuring vast amateur baseball play across many public parks and diamonds. It notes thousands of spectators, numerous makeshift games, and a culture where baseball remains the great American sport amid widespread community activities and other popular sports.
The writer pleads for action to relieve hungry families in Arkansas under Farm Board controls. He questions why the government or private citizens cannot cut red tape to feed the lean amid famine, referencing nations fed by aid and urging mercy and justice without dangerous precedent. He mixes rhetorical appeals to government action and private relief.
The report notes U S marines remain in Nicaragua for inertia and precedent. It mentions Corry High School defeating Youngsville High 59 to 14, and discusses a proposed sea-to-sea canal site. It also covers Sandino rebels and a threat to disarm if the state department withdraws marines.
Guy Darling suffered severe injuries but escaped instant death when caught in an automatic moulding machine at the U S Brakeshoe plant Friday afternoon. Later, a sleigh load of Corry residents visited Mark Stultz's home in Concord township for a surprise party honoring Mrs Stultz's birthday. Cass McCray reportedly caused a great deal of amusement during the gathering.
Joseph Careline 21 and William Parker 28 are in custody as suspects in the Day 19 hold up of Erie Produce manager Prinie Herman at 1828 Peach Street. Herman identified Luciano and Parker in lineups. Parker was later arrested. a woman, Ilo Steele 41, was also taken into custody. Parker faces assault and battery charges in a related warrant.
A short excerpt from a periodical by W. L. Gordon emphasizes correct usage and pronunciation. It critiques common errors like miswriting ages and terms, lists synonyms, and highlights a vocabulary-building practice. The piece centers on the word graminivorous meaning feeding on grass and similar foods.
A critical letter critiques Akron police raids on liquor law violators, alleging sledgehammer and tear gas tactics target homes and businesses on anonymous tips. It argues such searches violate the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures and warns that authorities set a bad example by bypassing lawful procedures.
The quiz answers list ukulele and Samuel Pepys. Mentions Brazil and God Save the King as a snippet. Claude Rhodes receives a elevation to Erie office chief clerk, P. R. R. notes include Hasbrouck and Ralph Heath starting a concrete block plant north of Worth Street. John and Alexander Speel travel back to Washington after the death of their master Mrs. C. P. Rogers Sr.
ERIF Jan 21 Two youths held in the Columbia theatre robbery confessed their roles. John Bonamino 17 of 605 West Eighteenth street said he acted as lookout. Joseph Daddario 17 of Wine Gardens admitted assisting James Denna 22 of Chicago in stealing the strong box. Denna declined comment.
J M Tillman of the Ford Hotel was held up at gunpoint by two men he befriended near eighteenth and Raspberry streets. They robbed him of $61 and his car. Thomas Straus and Albertine Calabrese were arrested and identified by Tillman and Genesse Byers. O A Johnson left for Warren on business.
Economist Roger W. Babson predicts 1931 will be a strong farm year across the United States, noting the farm sector recovers first from downturns. He stresses the need to include non grain farmers, cites spinach and lettuce growth in Pennsylvania and a Western railroad hauling more lettuce than wheat, and points to lower farm purchasing power benefiting farmers through cheaper goods and reduced costs.
Erie notes the Zem Zem Hospital for Crippled Children holds its annual meeting in the Shrine club. Officers were re-elected led by Walter L. Blossom as president and James Russell as vice president. Committees on admissions and finance named. Shriners plan a benefit football game next November to aid the hospital. John Stanton is in New York on business.
A physician's Thoxine cough remedy promises quick relief for night coughs and sore throats. The product, claimed to target the internal cause, is sold in 45c, 60c, and $1.00 bottles by Keister's Drug Store and retailers.
The problem asks the capacity of a jug twice as large in all dimensions as a 3 gallon jug. The supplied text includes monetary figures and an unclear explanation, but the central question concerns scaling volume by a factor of eight.
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