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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1939
Page
9
Ralph C Benedict announces Erie county officials primary and general election dates. June 14 begins nomination petition circulation with filings due by July. Interest rises over city and county offices to be filled.
A Cleveland note recounts Jacob Nabel at ten once refusing to watch a film unless paid but later admitting the technicolor feature was good enough to warrant another viewing. The piece also notes upcoming local and county races this fall with elections set for September 12 and November 7, and mentions hopeful candidates for school director council and other offices.
Golden Rule Club will name officers at its January dinner meeting to be held at Hall with St Baward's Pot. A. Wilcox chairs the nominating committee and Frank Garvey leads the dinner service. Edward C. Reneau, newly named ML. C. A. secretary, will address the group Monday.
Estimates from the U S Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce show December 1938 sales by 1 764 independent Pennsylvania retailers totaling 38 086 million. Motor vehicle dealers and furniture stores rose while department stores fell. Uniontown led gains over December 1937 by about 17 percent.
Treasury experts cannot accurately estimate what portion of small coins disappear from circulation. A minor coin may be short or long lived. Wear and tear can return a coin to the mint for recoinage in months, but if it escapes mutilation it may continue circulating indefinitely.
Harrisburg January 24 Pennsylvania reports total annual milk output at 119 002 000 dollars the largest farm product. Chester County leads with 103 836 600 quarts valued at 8 801 260 Lancaster second with 117 297 020 quarts valued at 9 617 280 Bradford third with 108 197 000 quarts valued at 5 086 530 State cash income from milk far exceeds cattle hog and egg sales highlighting dairy as the state’s top cash crop and a major national contributor.
Libby prison, once a ship chandler’s warehouse, was secured by the Confederate government for use as a military prison during the Civil War. Located in Richmond Virginia it stood three stories in front four behind and contained six rooms measuring about 100 by 10 feet. As many as 1200 Federal soldiers were confined there at once for months.
Unemployment compensation checks totaling 2997 were issued through the Corry office of the State Employment Service for the week ending January 6, boosting the territory’s total benefits to about 80,019.40. Executive director Ernest Kelly announced the week’s value and check count, noting a double rise from the prior period and a 92 percent increase in checks issued versus the week ending December 30.
United Press reports three journalism scholarships at Pennsylvania State College. Two statewide awards and a Mercer county prize by Sharon Herald offer 1500 annually for the academic year. Applicants are judged on newspaper work, community benefit, and recommendations, with a three-judge panel selecting on news evaluation clarity and coverage.
A rural fire prevention campaign runs in Lycoming and northern Northumberland counties with 11 fire companies. The West Branch Volunteer Firemen's Association plans surveys and farm inspections to identify hazards and reduce rural fire losses through farmer cooperation and building checks.
In Hellsboro Alabama a seven year old boy named Jimmie Peebles reads upside down, yet tests show normal vision. Doctors note he reads better inverted and his teacher discovered his condition when he held a reader upside down, prompting an eye specialist visit in Decatur.
The Black Forest shifts with the seasons from arctic white in winter to scarlet cranberries and arnica yellow in June. Autumn brings russet tones while mists turn it blue gray, revealing a landscape rich in color and texture.
Collier's Weekly argues that owners of insured ships gain legal rights to wrecks and their contents when the insurance is paid. The piece challenges the common belief that no property right exists in ocean wrecks and treasure.
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