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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
3
In Corry editorial text the piece discusses barter as a revival method from primitive times. It cites a city woman operating a bureau exchanging services and goods, listing participants from dentists to tailors and hotels, illustrating broad practical scope of barter exchanges.
The States treasury notes over three months are subscribed almost three to one at a discount rate under one half of one percent annual interest. The message stresses strong collective U S government credit and widespread investor confidence amid ample liquidity for investment.
A set of trivia prompts asks who first represented Jo Tate in Erie County who is Vermont uniquely known as the Green Mountain State and where the first presidential election occurred. It also asks who invented rayon and which family of a noted author page resided here and who wrote There are no twin sails in Gods universe.
Joseph J. Thomas of the U S Department of Agriculture placed about 200 Japanese beetle traps in Oil City and 200 in Franklin to study beetle invasion. He set up headquarters in Franklin Post Office and plans five weeks of checks starting next Tuesday.
Twenty years ago Corry headlines recall a downpour ending a drought and a fiery storm that damaged the Corry Columbus street car line. Erie aviator Hart Sandt was seriously injured in a Conneaut Lake park crash. Military camp returns and a multi‑family motor trip to New York and New England are recorded along with local incidents and travels.
Bradford, July 15 Roy Wheeler a 47 year old Black man drowned in a local swimming hole despite attempts by Calvin Bridge and John Batissi to rescue him. He was the first drowning victim in the city this year and reportedly suffered cramps before his body was recovered from 12 feet of water.
Maud Bow man heads Warner Brothers First National research, supplying precise Colorado and Denver mining era details for Edward G. Robinson's Silver Dollar. She consulted about thirty books, sourced old photos, and reconstructed Denver’s eighties growth while ensuring accurate period props such as Windsor Hotel interiors and Windsor bar depictions.
Union City July 16 news notes a 50th anniversary plan for Colemans Band Hose Company and related groups. A mid August reunion at Camp Meuresin Canadohta Lake will include a concert, games, and a day table picnic with invitations sent to past and present members.
Erie July 15 Mayor James P. Rossiter refuted reports that Chief William F Detzer Traffic Captain Gale Ross Assistant Wire Chief J P Scully and Health Director Dp James R Smith would be removed in a city hall housecleaning He called the rumor a tissue of falsehood and said all named officials would remain in their posts amid speculation of a wider shakeup including possible demotion for Captain Ross and actions against two detectives.
Atlanta dispatch reports that a murder charge may be filed against Fred Pearce after he shot and killed Densmore, a dry agent, while riding in a car near Ray Burt's home. Parks, a witness, and federal agents gave conflicting accounts, claiming different circumstances surrounding the shooting.
A Sciota church social featured recitation by Doris Kolstee, a wedding by Mrs. Ruth Hamilton, songs by F Q Harvey and others, piano by Ruth Hamilton and Thelma Hurlbut, and a play How the Story Grew. Refreshments by Gertrude Craycott’s committee raised funds for the church roof, with thanks to all who contributed.
A 18 foot python was killed by its 20 foot mate in a fight over a 25 pound pig at the Philadelphia Zoo. The keeper found the victor curled in a corner with a bulge in its body, testimony to the pig’s disposal.
Sue Tonkins cautions that a bright future hinges on hard work and steady effort. The remark, relayed from Washington Ste., urges youth to cultivate discipline and persistence to achieve lasting success.
The Roosevelt party including Governor Roosevelt and his three sons Franklin Jr John Ames Branklin along with George Briggs of Boston sail a small vessel from Port Jefferson. They maintain tidiness aboard with meals prepared and beds kept in order as they tour the New England coast.
Jamestown daily report notes Thomas Shares O’Brien, 23, with a criminal record, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to transporting a stolen automobile from Bowling Green Kentucky to Hornell New York. He received five years in the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta Georgia. he was a fugitive when arrested last month. Karl Lewis, 17, Akron Ohio, also pleaded guilty to the same charge and drew two and a half years in the Federal Reformatory at Chillicothe. He stole a car in Avon owned by a physician on June Tilt and drove toward Warsaw New York where a crash occurred. Indictments were returned by the grand jury in a partial report. The two other indictments charged Mitchell Vilmave of Bolivar with possession and transportation of liquor and Giovanni Imperie of Buffalo with false swearing in naturalization papers. Grand jury sessions adjourned to Tuesday. Harold Barnes of Wite visited with friends. he formerly worked for J. L. Newhouse Showhouse. A governor remark about steering a yawl and the Roosevelt couple ends with the Skipper easing into bed after a night.
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