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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1929
Page
3
Corry Journal notes Canada’s wheat belt growth aiding the new federal farm board but warns the wild Chicago market spurred by higher prices is not real farm relief. It argues a permanent, businesslike solution is needed to price farming fairly and provide farmers equal opportunities to prosper.
A Los Angeles case centers on a nine year old boy kept home by his mother claiming to teach him via a secret method. The judge orders school attendance, noting the findings while pondering the balance between extraordinary learning and a strong super ego. The piece contrasts the idea of nurturing genius with compulsory schooling.
A recently enacted Ohio bill set July 21 as effective date with three rules. In congested municipal districts the speed limit becomes 20 mph, up from 15 mph. In other municipal areas 35 mph becomes 40 mph. On open rural highway stretches the limit is 45 mph. Authorities expect clearer interpretation soon as enforcement increases and concerns over unsafe driving persist.
Air news grows in city papers with reports on aviation schools lines and regulations. It notes endurance flights transatlantic hops and commercial air lines while warning that accidents still startle readers but form part of this expanding transport era.
Alexander Legge of the Federal Farm Board leads a group of agriculture experts in Washington to map wheat market policy amid speculation on surpluses and farm prices. The controversial head, described as a nonfarmer, attracts attention for his leadership style and staffing choices as discussions touch on how to manage grain stocks and market balance.
Twenty years ago a dog leaped at Councilman Sheeley, ripping his clothes as he stepped off his bicycle in front of his store. The rest of the notes mention a Center street residence by Dan Alexander, a minor theft report at the fairground, a 32 pound muskellunge caught at Findlay Lake, and travel plans of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baeder to Toronto and beyond.
Answers to yesterday’s questions include Baron Von Steuben and Charles Reade. Other items mention a continent between South America and Africa and notes about travel, shipboard life, and visitors in the city.
A fragmented study page presents questions from a spelling and pronunciation lesson. It asks what is wrong with a sentence, the pronunciation of a word, and fills missing letters for synonyms and mis-spellings.
A memoir by Simary A. Walling on prominent Erie County lawyers and judges, listing notable figures with biographical sketches. It covers Corry notables such as Charles Moran, Gil Knew, Cassius Baker, Manly Grosby, William Brown, Isaac Brownell Brown, Samuel Brooks, and Chauncey Rogers, highlighting careers, reputations, and community impact in court and public life.
The prompt presents a puzzle about the total surface area of four tight triangular prisms with base sides 0, 90, and 00 and an altitude of 90. It includes an arithmetic sequence for yesterday’s answer and a list of scattered definitions and clues, including sugar and mature iron, and a phonetic hint for the fourth syllable, ending with words like conservans stern and legend.
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