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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1930
Page
3
Twenty years ago notes on the London Conference show nations now favor armament limits through international agreement. Walter Lippmann argues this shift from sovereign control to multilateral planning may reduce suspicions and pave the way to less war. The column also discusses local notes on parking, fashion imports, and weathering storms in Sheffield and nearby towns.
George B. McDowell of Pittsburgh, grand master of Pennsylvania IOOF, to attend a special limited session at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Odd Fellows temple at Peach and Whitney streets. Accompanying McDowell are staff members William Heiston, Harvey Reiley, Usher A. Hall, and J. Ames R. Davis who cannot attend as planned. Davis will likely address a future Odd Fellows gathering. L. C. Schauble chairs the arrangements committee with L. Agene secretary. The meeting is expected to draw Odd Fellows from across the county.
Sparta and Vicinity notes a real winter spell with temperatures plunging to 27 below in places and reports of 14 below upon morning rise. Community events include a Tuesday Evening Club gathering at Mrs C L Messenger's and visits by residents to farm shows, with prize mentions for maple sugar products and a safety essay contest. Card of thanks closes the item.
The text introduces common word usage hints by W L Gordon, highlighting misused phrases such as we have got to see him at once and mispronunciations like relict. It defines aptitude as natural or acquired capacity for a purpose, noting its presence in work and the tendency of American women to create a hundred-dome effect for ten dollars.
A grower with 12 barrels of apples ponders the value per barrel after a sequence of sales and losses. The problem states the apples might sell for 832 per barrel and a gain of 6 dollars, but he later claims a loss of 6 dollars. Determine the actual earnings per barrel from the described scenario.
The note lists five Q A pairs. Greatest export of Trinidad is not stated. Fish fin delicacy hinted as part of Chinese cuisine. Roman god of war is Mars. Jane Shore was a historic figure, a mistress of King Edward IV. Twin cities are Minneapolis and St Paul.
Henry Strani aged 68 years post master at Petroleum Center died on the Pennsylvania Railroad train between Petroleum Center and Oil City shortly after noon Thursday. Death attributed to heart trouble. He was traveling with his brother Peter Strahl of Erie to Pittsburgh for Brctt oy Hospital treatment. News of the death shocked Petroleum Center residents who had halted the train to let him board, the stop not a station event.
Erie January 24 David N Grey of Erie had his request for a pardon rehearing refused by the State Pardon Board. He was convicted of second degree murder over the death of Charles Jones alias Bill Brock and sentenced November 16 1917 by Judge A P Rossiter to 12 to 18 years in the Western Penitentiary.
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