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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1934
Page
3
A Boston study compares mortality in the 1830s and 1930s, finding life expectancy rose by about 17 years and death rates for ages 2 to 50 fell, while infant deaths lagged. Accidents deaths remained similar, suggesting modern health gains come from better diet, exercise, and safety practices.
An opinion piece defends official response to the general strike while criticizing vigilante actions. It warns that private citizens enforcing laws risk creating social enemies and echoing Germany’s descent into lawlessness when unrestrained groups act as enforcers. It notes broad American sentiment against Reds but doubts usefulness of extra legal actions.
Guatemala prepares to welcome several thousand German Jewish refugees. The Hickem group in New York representing HIAS and the Jewish Colonization Association handles the movement. Full citizenship will be given to all entrants and the government will provide land or cheap land for farmers and assist those pursuing industry.
Sweltering Paris city dwellers flee to Deauville Trieville Biarritz and Brittany for relief from the heat while summer styles shift to breezy cool beachwear. Designers Worth and Molyneux unveil light weight halting suits and shorts with witty phrases and minimal coverage as authorities warn about beach blisters and cops.
Twenty years ago dated notes discuss immigration to Guatemala inviting Germans driven out by the Nazi regime. The piece notes 5000 acres of free land for first arrivals and calls for teachers artisans and doctors to boost Central America's prosperity while Germany risks war-related losses.
A Hollywood report traces major studios scrambling after Warner Brothers sparked talkies in 1929. Producers sought rights and royalties, with Harold Bell Wright novels at stake as a Los Angeles court weighs dramatic versus moving picture rights. The piece notes a gold mine of Wright novels for talkie potential amid ongoing legal questions.
Washington July 26 The White House receives its annual paint as scaffolding hides the structure. The long standing white color, linked to history and the War of 1812, is noted with painter James Holm chosen to restore its pristine coat amid cornerstones and archival questions.
United Press Book Editor Ho Allen Smith reviews The Man With the Wax Face by Richard Wormser as a strong NYC set thriller featuring Joe Dickson of the homicide squad. Channing Pollock’s Synthetic Gentleman entertains though some scenes feel unreal, while A. H. Chapman and others offer a brief list of ten newly promoted mystery titles. A long appraisal of The Ready Blade and related titles concludes with praise for Armstrong’s Prope B tyes Wins and Mussolini pieces.
PORT ANGELES Wash July 20 Two men drowned when a U S ship rammed another vessel near the Neah Bay coast in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The two victims, unnamed in surviving reports, were among crew members of the struck ship. Naval and local authorities initiated rescue and inquiry into the collision.
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