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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1925
Page
1
Dayton July 8 constitutional amendment banishing the evolutionary theory from all American schools was urged by Bryan and supporters of the Scopes prosecution. The push aims to nullify court decisions and empower the American people to shape the nation's educational canon.
Playgrounds opened yesterday drawing about fifty children per ground under general supervisor Carroll. Miss Dahlstrand, Miss Doolittle, Ming Bying, Miss Alverson, and Miss Prana oversee activities at Harding, Concord, Fairview, Washington, and Junior High. Open days expand next week with weekly Friday gatherings and a planned summer operation. more funds sought to sustain expansion.
Chinese writer Feng YubSiang argues that lasting peace and progress hinge on abolishing the unequal treaties that federalize foreign power in China. He insists sovereignty must be restored as concessions enable smuggling and opium trade, with foreign governance undermining law and order.
New York July Prohibition officials say clogged courts hinder vigorous enforcement as Amory Buehner US Attorney notes thousands of cases delaying action. Philadelphia US Attorney George W Coles says court work continues with efforts to prosecute liquor cases, claiming fewer pending calendars than years ago while arrests remain high.
Baroness Helen Zur Muehlen formerly Helen Cubruthers of San Antonio Texas fell from a seventh story window at the Adel Carlton Hotel in New York, instantly killed. She had entertained guests at dinner before two former suitors and a companion stayed in her apartment. A moment later a crash was heard as her body struck the garden roof, following heat complaints.
George Rusfalo of Columbus remains in critical condition at Cory Hospital after a runaway accident Saturday. Attendants report a rapid deterioration in the past twelve hours, with fears that his life may be in immediate danger.
President Coolidge stresses two key ideas to win support for his income tax program. He argues tax relief reaches all income levels and that improving general business conditions best aids the small earner, with relief tied to securing higher incomes and stronger economic prospects.
Stockholders of the Corry Milling and Supply Company meet Saturday at the Municipal building to consider a sale proposal valued over $20,000 for West Washington street property. Assets to be divided pro rata among stockholders. Directors plan sale of North Second avenue property currently occupied by Union Pro slice company. proceeds to be distributed to stockholders.
Hospital today reports remaining victims of Sunday morning crash at Beaverdam road and State highway will be discharged this afternoon. Mrs R L Mudge and three Erie children, and Mrs Harry Hasting of Cleveland to be moved to homes. All injured. Mrs Hawking suffered head lashes. James Stewart, father of Alexander Stewart of Wrosman who died, left the institution to attend his son's funeral. He, 73, was overwhelmed by the loss after long companionship since his wife’s death.
At Ruschaw near the Franciscan monastery in Czecho Slovakia peasants guarding the site clashed with gendarmes. Several killed and about twenty wounded as police reinforcements fired warning shots and then charged the stone and pitchfork wielding crowd amid charges a priest denounced President Masaryk of Czacho Slovakia as a heretic.
A Chicago newsboy who built a path from street corners to national business leadership oversees a major corporate consolidation. John Herty, pioneer and president of the Yellow Vuh system, becomes chairman of the board of directors for the newly consolidated Yellow Coach and General Motors Company, capitalized at 28 million dollars. The deal was announced last night.
News wires report a major tremor affecting Wester Japan with Nagoya and the Hida Mountains area, forcing residents to sleep outdoors and noting fissures. In Italy, two quakes hit the Catania district with strong shaking in the city, panic in Via Grande and Zafferana, and seismographs recording distant tremors as experts assess seismic activity.
Leon Whipple of 1523 Buffalo Road surprised five youths rifling his garage. He fired buckshot toward the fleet, scattering them. Four fled south, one sat in a waiting car. Two youths were hit in the chase. Investigators arrested Melvin Holland and Lloyd Wyckoff, with others admitting ties to the raid.
Horton J. Davis arrived home this afternoon after a business trip to Pittsburgh.
City engineering failures on West Congress Street force relaying of about one hundred feet of curbs on each side. residents claimed the new grade would damage homes during heavy rain, prompting threatened action. The cost is shouldered by taxpayers, highlighting alleged inefficiency in the engineering department.
Weather bulletin notes thundershowers offered brief relief in Corry and Vicinity, but the heat wave remains intense with no lull in sight. Forecasters expect even warmer temperatures on Thursday as conditions dominate the eastern United States, with widespread heat gripping the area despite scattered showers.
Reports from the Commerce Department warn of a looming universal fuel crisis as labor disputes halt coal production in the United States Britain and Canada. Britain faces an August deadline for wage talks while Canadian and U S mines consider strikes and wage changes risking prolonged outages across major coal regions.
Ernest Yaeger of Gould Street was involved in a serious automobile accident on the Findley Lake road near Wheelock last night. Witnesses say he dozed while driving, the car smashing into a sailboat near the Harvey farm. He was bruised and cut but escaped serious injuries.
A fragment list of radio broadcasts across multiple stations. Reads like a schedule with times and programs including an orchestra concert, first annual event, auditorium organ recital, studio programs, and a Navy band performance, spanning New York Cleveland Denver Washington Philadelphia and Providence.
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