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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
3
The Corry Evening Journal summarizes New York district attorney views on perjury reform, arguing mild penalties may yield higher conviction rates. It contrasts juror competence with witness honesty and notes a post slump return to traditional values and hard work.
The text cites Andrew W. Mellon noting that war costs the nation over 37 billion dollars and that roughly two thirds of current government spending goes to defense, war relief, and debt service. It argues that peace proposals, while idealistic, also make business sense since lasting prosperity hinges on peace rather than continued conflict.
A summary of events dated January 34 1910 notes the Loyal Temperance Legion hosting a social for 74 children at the W C P A reading and rest room under Mrs I E Linscott. The Corry Mutual Fire Insurance Company held its annual meeting electing directors William W Blair G D Heath G M Ream B W Stennett C H Geiger C H Bracken B M Jourdel A D Colegrove L P Nowlton. Erie Railroad engineers surveyed the Bemustown dam near Meadville for restoration and power use. News from Meredith NH says W Bar on is preparing for the February New England indoor meet. Young Barlow, Exeter senior, appears. An express car of camels from Cole Bros show shipped to Geneva OH. Viola Stirk, former Cole Bros rider, signs with Hagenbeck Wallace shows. Kenneth Gregory 19 drew a concise plan for a local condensed milk factory. The Charles Drake vs Erie Railroad case settled for 2250. Andrew Paulson moves from West Pleasant street to the town’s eastern part.
Daily Lessons in English presents guidance on word usage and pronunciation. It highlights common errors such as mathematics, sect pronunciation, and misspellings while encouraging vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily like Diversion meaning diversion or pastime with examples.
Excerpts list five trivia items with answers: 1 ex President Coolidge graduate is a college. 2 most musical melancholic bird is a Martinet? 3 France present government form length seven years. 4 principal character in Dickens Tale of Two Cities is Sydney Carton. 5 cities Melbourne and Sydney located in Australia.
Charles Margiotti 38 of Punxsutawney has been named deputy attorney general to direct the prosecution of Mrs Trene Schroeder and Glenn Dagus for murder in the death of State highway patrol Corporal Brady Paul. Appointed by Attorney General Woods, Margiotti will work with District Attorney Powers and travel to New Castle for a preliminary hearing. A Penn graduate, he has appeared in 104 murder cases across 26 counties, mostly for the defense, and has never had a client convicted of first degree murder.
A reader details an agent who sold 20 books at 5 dollars each. His pay includes 25 percent of sales, a dollar per book, and a salary of 154 dollars. The task asks for the resulting percentage of sales. The note also mentions yesterday’s problem answer and other unrelated lines about people in Titusville.
Plans are underway by the Moyonic fraternity for a Saint Valentine dance at the Wola ul hall on Priddy avenue Friday evening February 14. The Canaries provide the music for the party with a device being shot by the fraternity to winter months. The ill-fated Harris borg banning boys under 16 years of age will cost many Corry bays their jobs this coming summer. Employment of boys under 14 years old has been ruled a violation of state child labor laws and will be unlawful during school vacation period. The new stock of the Transcontinental Oil Company common stock has been admitted to unlisted trading on the New York curb market. Snow flurries end the cold spell today and another large merchandising establishment has been looking over a North Gunter property with plans to open a store here. Ramos Mexican orchestra scheduled at High auditorium this evening.
James MacInnes of the Star cer age distributor for Oakland and Pontiac Cars shows a new 1930 Oakland roadster in his showroom drawing attention from local motorists. Oakland highlights improvements for the year and MacInnes invites inspection of the eight cylinder V type motor powered model with refined design and finish.
A Salvation Army advisory meeting last evening welcomed new officers Captain Mrs. F Appleby to Atiselty. The board praised their support and pledged cooperation to build a strong Corry corps for spiritual and material services. Two new members, Fred H Beatty and Janu Lt Belly, were officially welcomed to the Advisory Board. Present were Clyde F Brown and others.
George E Thirkall, whose wife Martha Thirkall died in the Mumhill post office explosion on December 5, sues two groups for damages totaling 600000. One suit targets Equitable Gas Company Arthur Braim and the Colonial Trust Company representing property owners. the other targets the estate of John Thirkhall. The couple occupied the second floor of the post office building.
A fragmented OCR piece questions author Peter B Kyne known as a popular writer. It notes he prefers novels to clerical work, served briefly in the Infantry during the Spanish American War, and later reported in San Diego while resting. The text also recalls his early life as a store clerk and college detours.
Monte Blue gives a fine performance as a gangster jailed by his wife in the Rex Theatre talking picture Skin Deep. He endures injuries during a prison escape and, after facial plastic surgery, returns as his former self to confront his wife who sent him away. The manager Hiattt hails the film as a strong piece of dramatic cinema with vivid scenes and compelling portrayal.
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