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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1930
Page
3
The Corry Evening Journal lists its address on West South Street Corry Pa and credits A Colegrove and Arthur Colegrove with post office and mailing details. It notes rates by mail five dollars per year and three cents per copy with standard carrier delivery and publication details for the era.
The auto industry surges toward eight cylinders with 147 of 268 models eight-cylindered at the New York show. Growth from four to six cylinders is surpassed by the jump to eights, spurring power and luxury though reducing fuel economy. Sales rise 62 percent for eight-cylinder cars under $1,000. prices above that drop 18 percent. The trend hints at broader prosperity driven by greater ease and luxury in driving.
A Montreal report lauds radio as key to Canada’s westward colonization. It cites 260 488 colonization licenses issued in seven months, up nearly a fourth year over year, credited to extended broadcasting. Radio brings news, markets, entertainment, and education to isolated districts, uniting settlers with metropolitan vitality.
Clarence H. Young, assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics, cites 1928 midyear data showing over-confidence and zeal in pilots caused most crashes. He notes flying is safer now, with one fatal accident per 22,420 miles in early 1929, and predicts steady safety gains despite rising private aviation.
Corry appoints M. Leo Mulderick to head Parks and Public Property in city administration. Mulderick, a native Corrian, has long served in local roles and briefly worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Oil City before returning home. He is a young member of the city administration and a product of Corry Public Schools.
Notes from twenty years ago recall Ed Metz opening a neatron sorial parlor near the Phoenix Hotel. D S Rowe, longtime railroad ticket agent, is home ill. Machinery for Medal Furniture arrives for immediate installation. M B church Ladies Aid plans an Easter bazaar and food sale March 26. H H Rounds back from nineteen months with Warren Axe and Tool Co. F C Lopus of Nike visits his nephew Wilbur H Wilson. Lopus at 96 remains active and recalls riding through early Corry. Capt Black of Philadelphia visits Capt Smith in Corry, once officers together at New Kensington.
Pennsylvania motor vehicle officials announce a new license plate numbering system to ease enforcement. Commissioner Benjamin G. Eynon says the change makes it easier to identify tags, replacing older numbers with memorable letter and number combinations like TH345 or 90798, noting officers can more readily recall plates during law enforcement.
A historical puzzle is discussed noting a 20 percent advance sale, a hypothetical $1400 cost increase that would yield a 60 percent gain, and asks for the total cost. The piece then critiques old car tags and argues the new tag system allows police to narrow suspects quickly by using letters and limited digits, reducing search from thousands to tens of cars.
A Corry high school graduate and former Pennsylvania Railroad yardmaster, George Mulderick, now with Peak Products, has won a council seat. Son of the late George Mulderick, he is married with two children and active in Knights of Columbus. election signals a shift into municipal service and expected strong support for Mayor Alexander’s administration.
The originator of the Boy Scout movement, the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments, the meaning of pumpernickel, the author of The Canterbury Tales, and the peninsula containing Spain and Portugal are in today’s Q and A. Also included are quick answers about pitch for asphalt, the shark, Mars, a witty and beautiful woman who was a London goldsmith’s wife and Edward’s mistress, and St Paul and Minneapolis.
Data on honors earned by T. D. Burroughs and his son of Corry at the State Farm Products show is available from Paul Crossman, county farm agent. Awards listed include second place in a one gallon tin maple syrup event, third in a gallon glass maple syrup, second in a one quart glass, first in maple fudge candy, and second in maple cream candy.
Twenty years ago a brutal winter struck this section. Trolley blocked and trains stalled as drifts piled high on Center Street and along Columbus Street. Eyewitness reports describe eight inches of precipitation turning to a blizzard, with engines stalled at crossings and freight trains abandoned. The Erie and Pennsy lines faced paralyzing delays while residents dug out and endured.
Wards often misused say it purposed that the offer be accept ed Say I proposed Often mispronounced Medium Pronounce mé di um as in it Often misspelled Taxidermist two vs Synonyms Vertical perpendicular plumb upright Word study Use a word three times and it is Yours Contemplate to consider with continued attention meditate on I am glad to hear that you contemplate going with me
Ida Tarbell noted writer will lecture at Academy High School Erie February 6 on Lincoln. Lecture is under Allegheny College Alumni Association auspices attracting Corry interest and likely attendees.
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