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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1926
Page
3
A fragmentary notice from Corry Pa mentions postal registration and mailing rates. It lists a yearly subscription price of 95 dollars, a three cent per copy rate, and fifteen cents per week. Arthur Colegrow is indicated in the notice as the publisher or related contact.
The article notes prospects for American farming during the deflation period since 1920, citing a big winter wheat crop and ample exportable surplus despite drought, with tobacco and poultry as strong components. It observes improved purchasing power and suggests rural industry can face challenges with confidence, reflecting regional farm conditions and futures.
A reader critiques the idea that modern church choirs weaken sacred space. The piece contrasts traditional volunteer church singers with paid choirs, arguing that religious feeling can coexist with contemporary performance. The writer questions the director's nostalgia for old church music and laments gossip and rivalry in previous choirs.
Notes from the Journal files describe officers Wilson and J G Slattering inspecting monuments along the Mason and Dixon line between Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia. The Cory Uphiolening Company on Maple Avenue near PR tracks reports a thriving business. Jackson Raymond and Timer Mr Love traveled to Kinley on business. GN Roberts and George McElroy camp near Spring Creek to entertain the Guny tribe. A pony crate from Trent, NJ to Meadville frightened workers at the depot as the crate’s contents rattled. Col JW Sproul of Bridy and J P Barker with G Olmstead of Corry camp near Lake LeBoeuf outlet yesterday.
London July 27 United press reports that the joint subcommittee on ways and means has approved its report. The committees discussed Anglo American cooperation against smuggling and related maneuvers, with the plan reportedly endorsed today.
United Press reports Missouri politics as a bitter fight shapes the upcoming primary next Tuesday in August. Candidates for U.S. Senate are chosen amid disputes over prohibition, farm relief, and county races. key figures include Senator Charles Uris, Harry Hawes, Priest, and Proctor with Williams undecided, contrasting Republican and Democratic contenders.
Fragmentary notes indicate a church at Alamo built around 1722 later used as a fort after 1708. The site included an enclosed yard about 100 feet square, a main building with a covered entrance, and a surrounding wall eight feet high and eighty eight inches thick, with a protective stone slab.
Harrisburg July 27 and Warren County officials report the State Highway Department withdrew bids and revised plans for the Warren bridge over the Allegheny at Irvineton. The department now proposes a concrete span after surveys suggested feasibility, replacing earlier steel span plans and several unrelated road projects in Clearfield and Westmoreland counties.
Gan ton Ohio mayor suspends Chief of Police Lengel for 80 days amid charges of inefficiency and too familiar dealings with underworld figures. Action tied to investigation into the murder of Don R. Meltell, publisher of the Santon Daily News.
Ohio July 27 authorities say Andrew Krankde Ki Kin Kise organizer who vanished since October 1854 was murdered by opponents of the Klan. His body lay in an abandoned coal shaft as three bodies were recovered during explorations by Steathers and Campbell.
The Treasury Department said it would take 16 action now against Colonel Ned Green, San Francisco dry administrator, who is under indictment for alleged liquor seizure appropriation. Groth is suspended with pay, and the department will await the trial outcome before further action.
A rumored merger between South Penn Oil and Pennzoil could reshape Pennsylvania's oil industry. Reports say talks are unofficial but ongoing, with potential to create a dominant Pennsylvanian crude and refined products powerhouse.
United Press reports a debt of 3.7 million dollars to face the sesquicentennial exposition. The Sepsition Association board heard the financial report from Director General Austin and adopted a resolution to empower officers to finance existing obligations. Mayor Kendrick notes that 4.7 million dollars need not seem serious, given common large sums in daily business.
A philosophical fragment argues happiness arises from work and contrasts two who avoid labor. The piece contends true contentment comes from effort, while idleness leads to discontent, presenting a paradox about fulfillment and toil.
Firefighters rescued four young children from a burning home in Arkwright Dunkirk on Monday as flames spread to a nearby building. The parents, George and Mrs Marine, heard cries and pulled the children from the blaze. The youngsters, Allen five, Ellsworth three, Evelyn two and one who slept in an iron cot, were revived by a doctor. The blaze, thought caused by a defective chimney, damaged both houses.
Monterey reports center of investigation into the disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. Dennis Collins, garage attendant, says he saw Kenneth Ormiston with a woman resembling Mrs McPherson ten days after the vanishing. Ormiston allegedly stayed ten days renting a collage under the alias Georg Melntyre.
Morgantown West Virginia state supreme court in Charleston issues a writ of mandamus ordering the release on bond of Sanford Snyder Ish Barnes and three minor union officers jailed in Monongalia County for contempt of court by Judge J Grant Lazzelle. The release pending the supreme court case follows the writ.
Police probe double death after two men trapped in a Nickle Plate pit at Conneaut Ohio. One body identified as M W Miller a Cleveland railroad switchman. the second man unnamed, recovered from the ash cleaning bucket. Coroner reports accidental death though questions remain about drowning or foul play. Local residents Thad Alsbey Warren and Orson Abbey Youngstown visited Mrs Dutton and Mrs Hirlbat yesterday.
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