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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1930
Page
3
Herbert A. Nelson of the National Association of Real Estate Boards notes nearly 1 billion dollars currently available for housing construction. The report sparks optimism that banks and building associations will ease loan terms, stimulating construction and related industries across the country.
United Press reports Courtenay Terrett’s Only Saps Work! for Vanguard debunks racketeering, arguing crime profits mislead consumers and may become industry itself. The piece surveys Terrett’s view of gunmen, taxes on crime, and a pessimistic end note, with literary notes on Parachute and other works.
Parla dressmakers condemn tong skirts on women calling them bad taste and extravagant. They urge conservatism as the trend shifts between short and long styles. The piece notes urban fashion logic tied to muddy tracks and advocates practical, swept floors for daily wear with calf length remaining the rule.
A 1970 note recalls Sir Thomas Lipton at 80 and the America’s Cup challenge. It reflects on sportsmanship, merit, and fair competition as London and American fans expect Lipton to contend seriously, with a sense that American contenders would celebrate a fair victory.
Henry Keppel and family sail for Europe tonight from New York for an extended tour. W. T. Beers of Oi City visited, returning from Freeport races. Corry Brickena Tile Co spends thirty thousand dollars on plant upgrades including five kilns and an office. Josep Atkinson, former Corry veterinarian, killed by lightning at Goodwill Hill near Titusville. Methodists enjoy picnic at Lake Columbus despite rain. nearly 300 attend. Nurses prepare for their second annual carnival this evening. Crescents of Corry host Red Stars of Union City in a fairgrounds game. A party of Chautauqua exclusionists, including Mesdames Hasbrouck, Perkins, Olmstead, Manley, Bingham and Bates, observed today.
The reader provides a list of trivia queries with given answers. The four supplied answers are 1 oldest U.S. newspaper unspecified, 2 Herbert Hoover trained as an engineer at Stanford, 3 weight of all unspecified, 4 summer months in the Southern Hemisphere are December to February, 5 largest city park is in Rochester, with corresponding answers noted.
Two stores each 46 feet long and 30 feet high stand opposite on an alley. The maximum straight line between them is 6 feet, so the alley width is sought. The accompanying answer to Saturday's problem is 2250 with an explanation involving conversion factors and area units.
A French process creates Mello-Glo Pace Powder noted for smooth texture and extended wear. The powder claims to be pure and non irritant, resisting pasty or flaky appearances and keeping a youthful look without clogging pores.
A column on word use misuses pronunciation and spelling with focus on daily vocabulary growth. It introduces silhouettes as a word study example and explains how to form an outline profile of an object filled in, illustrated by the horseman silhouette against the sunset.
Miss Bowell of Altoona, 25, was taken home after treatment at the hospital for head injuries from a Sunday morning auto crash near Sheeld while riding with a touring party. Henry Reese, 64, of Lanning Hill near Sugar Grove, was treated for injuries after a collision with a car driven by Mrs. Quay McGune of Clarendon. Reese slept in Chandlers Valley on business and was en route home. initial reports said injuries not serious. Also an apartment rental notice requests a sleeping room at 828 S. Center Street. caller notes Pittsburgh visitor staying with friends in the city.
Erie police seek two hit and run drivers after a day of injuries on a busy weekend. A notice warns merchants and the public to inspect ten dollar bills for crude face engraving and blurred seascapes, as counterfeit bills from the Federal Bank of New York circulate locally. Hamot Hospital treated a trolley crash victim in critical condition, while a four year old and a 13 year old were injured in separate hit and run incidents near East Ninth Street and East Avenue.
State highway patrolmen call for stronger penalties including permanent license revocation to curb drunken driving. City improvements rise with remodeling and repaints as a Spartansburg road project nears completion. Officials press for a traffic light at Smith and Center streets, urging state inspection to avoid delays.
By United Press Columbus July 44 r H Wean a 0 year old novice pilot died last night from a fractured skull and broken neck suffered years earlier when his home made plane stalled and crashed near Port Columbus. He had less than five hours solo flight credit and had just taken the craft up for a second time when the motor stalled and the plane plunged from 700 feet.
Three alleged Communists were to be arraigned in the North Side police court today on charges of passing incendiary literature. Police arrested two of the trio Sunday near the Russian Orthodox Church, with details naming Don Kowalski David Bankofle A. W. Sabatini and Springfield Pa among the group.
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