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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1931
Page
3
The piece lists publication details for Corry Pennsylvania including chief publisher and advertising representative, and notes postal handling as a second class matter. It provides subscription and single-copy prices of five dollars per year, three cents per copy, and fifteen cents per week, with advertising rates available upon request.
A 1930s style editorial argues oil refiners joined to cap crude prices at 10 to 22 cents a barrel, forcing wells idle across states including Kansas with tens of thousands unemployed. It blames producers, refiners, and investors, calls for voluntary organization and possible Congress enablement to curb reckless expansion and stabilize the market.
The Kansas City Times questions the Farm Board plan to stabilize spring wheat prices as farmers face low bids and large harvests. It notes U.S. and Kansas production estimates, debates whether more government aid raises or lowers prices, and argues farmers lack organized influence to steer their own industry.
The excerpt recalls events from 1911: Ae taken from the Journal files notes plans for a new three story apartment at Copydess and Center, a Corry youth Charles Higgins injured by a fire switch engine and improving, a medal at the Droughts home with twenty young people, Clifford Hammon d to New York Saturday, Capt Webb returning from Pittsburgh preparing to join Company A for Stars camp, Rochester resident Gani Sitior visiting Columbus and Corry, Amus Union to show a 500 mile automobile race in Thdjand polls with Ray Huon as victor, Mrs G i B Kincaid hosting Katherine Barnes of Syracuse at cards, Olin Bracken high score at five hundred, Will Oliver arriving and improving health, B N Whitmore catching bass at Findley Lake, Nell Waters going to Erie for races, Mr and Mrs Moffat and daughter on an excursion to the lake.
An industrial wage action in DuBois saw plumbers approve a 16 percent pay reduction against a 20 cent per hour cut, to take effect on July 20. The move shifts labor costs toward consumers as part of a broader cost-saving drive.
A man starts with an unknown amount. He loses 40 percent, then earns 60 dollars and spends two thirds of what he has left. His father adds 40 dollars, then he invests 25 percent of that amount and the remainder equals one fourth of the original sum. Solve for the initial amount. The page shows arithmetic steps confusingly labeled.
Lieut. Robert L. Granger, son-in-law of Major General Wa. G. Price, was injured when an automobile overturned near Mt. Gretna. He suffered a fractured spine and head injuries and is hospitalized. Granger’s companion Hugh Murphy was also injured. General Price and regional VP Gratgery Talter were notified and went to his bedside.
Dunkirk July 20 A jury in Municipal Court found Fire Chief Daniel M Mosher guilty of conspiracy in the slot machine scandal after two rounds of deliberation. The panel stood five to one for guilty before verdict became unanimous with a recommendation of consideration of his role. The judge scheduled sentencing for Monday at 9 o clock. The jury included Mounce Jankowski Pansack and Kreger. Gretna by automobile will escort of state highway patrolmen.
Pennsylvania Railroad launches a widespread freight container service effective today expanding beyond station to station routes. Containers, 12,000 pound capacity steel units, will streamline shipping from New York to Indianapolis with new tariff rates based on net weight.
A readers’ notice lauds Alvin F. Harlow’s Bowery tome as a vivid chronicle of New York’s Bowery from Indian path to skid row. The review compares it with Asbury’s Gangs of New York, praising thorough research, authentic detail, and a dramatic, informative narrative. It notes the Limited Editions Club’s third series and lists notable illustrated works and editions. Elizabeth Sheeley’s weekend visit is also mentioned.
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