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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1931
Page
3
A fragmentary note speaks of a top six ranking and an aquatic game. Names and clear details are missing, leaving only hints of teams and places. The text hints at water-based play and standings without concrete dates or participants.
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The fragmentary OCR item mentions an event or object labeled as ed mush ed for and includes garbled terms tied to a table by the sea. Readers see a stammering phrase strand with unclear names or dates. The readable portion hints at a local item or notice, but specifics remain unreadable.
Sparse readable text notes a late day incident in Nalice with references to a hit and run, police involvement, and surrounding area details. No clear suspects or outcomes are stated in the remnants.
A middle western businessman reports New England shows recovery progress with busy factories and optimism. Economists note economic movements tend to travel west to east, while the East felt the depression sooner. The Midwest South and Far West were slower to feel the downturn, with improvement expected to reach them next.
The Roosevelt medal honors Hamlin Garland for distinguished service as a social historian and recorder of vanished American life. The piece urges readers, especially the rising generation, to study Garland’s powerful clear English and to read him despite literary slovenliness elsewhere.
The article extols Post and Gatty for circling the globe in record time, noting the feat as a near human limit with current planes and technology. It forecasts future advances may shorten the journey to a week or even a day, while praising slow, mindful travel over speed.
A puzzle describes Jack and Jim weighing a deer by balancing a pole, with Jack 180 pounds and Jim 219 pounds on opposite ends. After swapping positions the balance still holds, deducing the deers weight. Substitute figures yields the deer’s weight, followed by an unrelated odd thermodynamic note about degrees and temperatures.
A fragment cites Al Ho of Chinatown quoting a Waulington Star line about laughter revealing intimate wedknoas the mental process by which we are omissed. The quirky excerpt gifts a glimpse into comic insight from a local figure.
Readable items recount injuries from a street accident near Columbus avenue and a windstorm in Union City during the Robinson Brothers circus. Other notes cover burglaries, a hayloader accident, a small freight wreck near Mayville, a bank robbery case, hospital commencement at Corry, and a nurse reception.
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon outlines common usage mistakes and correct expressions. It emphasizes building vocabulary with one new word daily, illustrating Momentous as a synonym for very important and weighing significance.
The eighth Chautauqua Assembly opened on Thursday July 2 at 2 30 pm with Dr Arthur E Best delivering the inaugural remarks at the amphitheatre followed by a talk by Mrs Grace Poole vice president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs on Unity of the World She predicted a German Polish settlement but offered no solution for the Polish corridor Also on Friday Mrs Poole to speak on The Tinder Box of Europe Princess Chrivquilla presented dramatic sketches of the American Indian The shore lights along the lake were lit and an Independence Day address by Dr J Ernest James of London England is planned with a patriotic concert by the Jamestown High School band Sunday sermon by Dr James and devotional services led by him through the week Monday features an address by Oscar W Knott on Yesterday Today and Human Welfare a 1 30 session on current events by David Adie and 2 20 Selling Ideas by Prof Davis Ed
Decomposed body of an unidentified negro found at noon Sunday in undergrowth 250 feet north of the Chautauqua street bridge on Lake Road extension. Hair clinging to scalp helped identify none. clothing absent. Discovery by Edward Erwin, 18, Barcelona, while minnow hunting. Police note possible link to a nearby graveling crew camped near the bridge a year ago.
Pennsylvania spent 1 965 689 during 1930 for public recreation at 1 053 playgrounds and centers, ranking second to New York in playgrounds and seventh in national recreation spending. The state employed 266 full time recreation leaders and funded 10 golf courses, 366 tennis courts, and 116 centers. Philadelphia led with 820 967 for recreation.
Mrs Elizabeth Edmonds of Liberty Street reports the death of her uncle Irvin Baker at his Sherman New York home Sunday morning He was survived by his wife two children and a sister Mrs Mary Baker Pier of Minnesota Baker was well known in Corry and a former Spring Creek resident Pumeral services set for Tuesday at 12 30 PM at the home
Answers show a quiz format with misprints. Printing is cited as the aut preservative of all arts, ligaments bind bones, a military pace is 272 feet, German is the most spoken after English, and Cincinnati is described as a large northern southern city in the United States.
A United Press critique lauds Portheim and England The Unknown Tale as concise yet richly informative on Britain including climate, geography, society, and literature. It notes chapters on the press and Britain’s relation to Europe, recommending strong sales and highlighting other contemporary titles and catalog previews.
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