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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1935
Page
4
A non expert reflects on taxation arguing citizens should pay for government and its services, questions why wealthy individuals with no income evade taxes, and wonders why teachers and local workers face different tax rules. She contemplates tax exempt bonds and broader fairness in the system.
The Golden Rule Club urges continued pressure on the State Highway Department to complete the Beaverdam Wattsburg and Spring Creek Garland road links. Completion will ease congestion, provide direct routes to Corry and Warren, and offer a paved outlet west for Garland. Supporters stress years of effort and the need for year round traffic access.
Washington July 13. Air cooling stories dominate as workers in cooled ICC and post office buildings fare better than neighbors when the new systems falter. Water intake from the Potomac river caused sand clogging. ICC site shut down while others run smoothly. The Virgin Islands quarrel adds a light note as Senator Tydings plans to join President Roosevelt’s Chesapeake Bay trip.
The Soil Conservation Service reports over 900000 acres in New Jersey damaged by erosion, about one fifth of rural land, with 25 to 76 percent of topsoil lost. Additional Maine and other states show extensive soil wastage. Authorities urge immediate conservation plowing and planting to prevent further loss.
A Rutgers University farming study explores turning hay into silage by mixing grass with 40 pounds of molasses and 60 pounds of water per ton, letting it ferment. Alfalfa timothy and other grasses may be included, producing good feeding without curing, supposedly weather independent.
The text compares Abyssinian customs with American practices, noting Abyssinians are seemingly engaged in litigation like Americans. It claims Abyssinians differ mainly in frankness and mentions their fondness for settling petty cases, implying various legal parallels and differences in colonial context.
The article notes a surge of espionage in Vienna and surrounding capitals as dictatorships employ legation spies and freelance reporters turn to espionage for private employers. It warns of widespread distrust, government surveillance, and restrictions on press freedom fueling covert activity worldwide.
Rapid City dispatch reports the final determination of the cause of an 8,700,000 cubic foot stratosphere balloon rupture will be made at the Akron factory where the bag was made. Capt Albert Stevens and Capt Orville A Anderson will conduct a private inquiry to determine the failure’s cause as the balloon burst an hour before a planned altitude-record flight.
Hollywood ILM Shop reports Florence Turner stands out among aging stars hoping for a film comeback. Once the Vitagraph Girl, Turner recalls past stardom with peers, says she will persist to seize any opportunity, and notes her recent work alongside George Raft in a hit production.
Vera Borea expands her wardrobe with slim linen and pique outfits, backless blouses and jackets, and sleeveless beach dresses that convert to street wear. Highlights include white pique shorts with a printed blouse, a linen square-neck dress, diagonal gold and silver button accents, and an evening natural linen gown with a square back neckline and full skirt.
The column predicts favorable days and possible careers for those born Jan 1 to Feb 10, notes an eclipsed moon warns about water and stomach health, and cites May through August 1936 as a travel or study period with October 1935 as a productive time for new plans. It warns of travel changes and stomach issues, and mentions cradle harvesting methods in Cassville Missouri. It also reports truck driver Joe Reichert’s retirement after 264,181 miles of parcel delivery, about ten and a half world circumnavigations.
Twenty years ago notes from the Journal Fitex date July 13 1915 recount a Cony Fair and Driving Park director meeting deciding to schedule late month races. It notes no chuck flick privileges. Archie Akan loses a valuable cow to a mysterious illness. several prized cattle die similarly. Ernest Mount Moore injures a foot stepping on a rusty nail. Misa Thurza Ely returns from Lan caster visits with grandparents. Bruce Featner travels to Warren for a short visit. Karl Brown visits Jamestown on business. Mrs Kit Sheldon and Nias May Mackiey visit friends in the city. Adell B. Foster leaves for Spartansburg to act as attorney in assault and battery cake case.
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