Private bequests and gifts shrink among major elites
A Corry Evening Journal summary notes a study showing private bequests and philanthropic gifts fell by about 10 percent in the first six months of the year across New York, Washington, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. It discusses rising needs in foreign relief and education funding, and questions the timing of a proposed huge loan to Germany tied to disarmament, contrasting appeasement concerns with potential disarmament benefits.
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Corry Evening Journal
South Street
Corry
Colegrove
William P. Domberd
National Advertising
Fred Kimball, Inc
W. 44Th St
New York
Bartlett
Milwaukee
Michigan Square
Chicago
Stormiella-Lovely
Detroit
Chamber of Comn
Pittsburgh
Real Estate Trust
Philadelphia
Fost
Washington
Boston
Baltimore
United States
America
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hitler Cold Nottye
Arma Mehl
Steel Walls for England and the Wanderwall
Britain accelerates shipbuilding with three new naval cruisers launched within four hours. Shipyards push prelude to war, with hulls slid down the ways as policy accelerates layovers of new warships. The Wanderwall and the threat of continental aggression drive Britain to fortify its empire with floating steel and rapid construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Great Britain
Munich
Europe
Paradise of Gaylon Faces Poverty and Racial Tensions
William F McDermot reports from the Orient on Gaylon a remote beautiful paradise suffering poverty debt and rising racial intolerance with a push for Ceylonese self rule while Indians and other foreigners risk expulsion and repatriation amid questions about British owned communities and long settled residents.
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William F McDermot
Ateshan
Trevelin
Orient
Gaylon
Ceylon
India
Motor Activity Increases In First Half Of Year
Motor activity shows passenger automobiles and pickups totaling 165 193 for the first six months, up 42 percent from the prior year. June sales rise 58 percent from June 1938, signaling strong market momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mevill
Tolsi
Radio Concert Profiles Soprano Manners and Baritone Graham
Lucille Manners and Ross Graham are highlighted on NBC Red tonight at 7 in a Cities Service radio concert with Barbiars works and Berlin songs. The program features selections by Debussy Massenet Rossini Spotnansky and jazz pieces by Ellington and Gould. Additional NBC offerings include Daring Sisters Plantation party and a broad slate of music programs and sports broadcasts across CBS NBC and Blue networks.
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Lucille Manners
Ross Grahaim
Barnby
Cities Service
Nbc-Red
Manners
Eyentide
Contes
Rossini
Spotnansky
Graham
Berlin
Debussy
Massenet
Gould
NBC
Daring Sisters
George Sebastian
Hollywood
Pame
Gag Lombardo
Jy Savitt
Charlie Barnett
Glenn Miller
Emery Deutsch
Tommy Dorses
Bunny Bersigari
Ela Pitzgerald
Charlie Agnew
Tawrence Welk
Lance Music
Hob Ripley
NEC
1Columbia
Gershwic
Faymund Paige
CBS
Anu Johny Mack Brown
Texas Rangers
Leta Gayle
Columbia
Johinny Green
Geni
Piand
Ray Bloch
Arlington Park
Chicago
Clem McCarthy
NBC Sports
Nbc-Blue
Cleveland
Ohio
Howe Howe
Gach
Handel
Beethoven Sind Grieg
Chaptauga Symphony Orchestra
Albert Stoessel
NBG Red
Robert Weede
Deems ‘Taylor
Lucxece
Dorian Sting
CHS
Magdueritte Harmon Bro
Stephen Chadwick
The
American Legion
Berta
Petey Amb
Eirldonist
Lyon
Bebe Daniels
Hi Some
George Jessel
Ham Pishes
Tommy Darsey
Frank Notrisa
Time Magazine
Graham Molfames
Clocks and Calendars Haunt Hollywood Film Set
A Hollywood shop essay explains prop men guard timing in films. It notes audiences chase trivia errors in clocks and calendars and stories how scenes shot weeks apart create date mismatches. Prop masters maintain time charts to avoid letters of criticism from bosses and public watchers.
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Hollywood
Pat O'Brem
Sing Sing
John Garfield
O'Breln
Garfield
Daily Quiz: Answers to a Set of Puzzling Questions
The reader faces a daily trivia quiz with odd prompts. Questions cover a broad range from geography and history to biology and symbolism, including a Great Pope reference, a nine sided polygon, Moses and his horn, Pennsylvania abbreviation, and the sacred mountain of Japan.
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Moses
Pennsylvania
Mnilany
Beatrices Barrett
Japan
Bruce Catton in Washington on Bridges and pickets
In Washington July 23 observers focus on Hairy Bridges and a Los Angeles harbor picket incident. Arbitrator Irwin Stalmaster ruled the Mei Mara stoppage legal and suspended six longshoremen, sparking claims of bias as Bridges’ radical leadership faces new consequences under the naval labor contract.
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Washington
Hairy Bridges
West
Fox
Los Angeles
Bridges
Communist Party
Mei Mart
San Pedro
Waterfront Employers’ Association
Lunton
Secretary of Labor
Los Angeles-San Diego
Irwin Stalmaster
Mela Mara
Stalmaster
Starmaster Gold
Longshoremen’s Union
Perkins
Labor Department
Harry Lundberg
Stanford University
Iris Union
Japan
Hines Ara
Twenty Years Ago Token from the Journal Files
The Stanford Hose company protested city Council actions on advancing funds for a Municipal building instead of a new Fire station. Sale of building lots at Dartmont near Sixth Fifth East Summer and Church streets proceeds with two lots left. Ninety three sales occurred in yesterday's auction. Yocett Young and Louis McCarthy arrived from Camp Dix after honorable discharge. Gérald McKinney of Youngsville served in France with a local unit and is the first to take advantage of government’s vacation training for wounded soldiers. Ay Powell plans to leave for Seattle this fall and will relocate there.
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Stanford Hose Company
Themen
Dartmont
East Summer
Church Streets
Yesterays
Yocett Young
Louis McCarthy
Camp Dix
Gérald McKinney
Youngsville
France
Jessie Simpson Marries After Prosthetic Triumph
Jessie Simpson, once a famous model who lost both legs, says she is getting married. The article notes she walked into a nightclub and shared the news, praising surgical skill, prosthetics, and courage that saved tissue and bone. Her recovery enabled mobility and a hopeful future.
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Jessie Simpson
Jessie
Never Lonely Bachelor Keeps Company With 11 Cats
Me John Leonard, last survivor of nine children and never married, says he is not lonely as his 11 cats act as grandchildren. He notes the cats provide companionship and comfort in his long life in a small community.
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Brooks
John Leonard
Newlyweds 14 and 70 in Greeleyville South Carolina
Cupid thrives in a small South Carolina town as the latest newlyweds are listed. The couple includes Robert Hawkins, 10, and Fannie Burns, 74, reflecting a local, age-spanning trend in marriages.
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Greeleyville
Dan Cupid
South Carolina
Robert Hawkins
Fannie Burns
New Remedy Promises Relief For Asthma Or Wayfever
A new claimed remedy named Breatheanr promises relief from asthma and hayfever. The ad asserts satisfactory results with a money back guarantee and offers a free trial by writing E, English, Rouseville, Pa. or calling 2565 J in Oil City.
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Rouseville
Koch Valient Foe of White Plague Stamp Portrait
The article honors Robert Koch, the Prussian bacteriologist who isolated the tuberculosis germ and led early anti tuberculosis research. It notes his 1882 discovery, the international response, and his later work on cholera, typhoid, diphtheria, and plague. Koch died in 1916 at 87. his portrait appears on a commemorative stamp with the inscription Air and Sunshine for Tuberculosis.
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Koch
Robert Koch
America
Europe
Nepoas
First radio mast dismantled in Chelmsford history
The 187 foot steel radio mast at Marconi's first experimental station in Chelmsford, Essex, is being dismantled marking a historic end to the site. The mast stood as the pioneer structure in early radio experimentation and served Marconi's experimental station.
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Chelmsford
Essex
Marconi
Baldwin Still Owes Back Taxes in Erie Council Session
Erie builder George D. Baldwin faced contempt threats from City Solicitor Edward Murphy as he offered another payment proposal to settle a quarter of a million dollars in back taxes. The heated council meeting, lasting about an hour, aimed to recoup funds owed since 1923.
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Erle
George D. Baldwin
Erie
Prayer Services for Infant Child Rounds Dies at Home
Infant Lawrence Dallas Rounds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Rounds, died suddenly after being in good health since July 21 at Corry hospital. Coroner Ed Lowrey ruled death from natural causes. Survivors include grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Rounds, great grandmother Mrs. Margret Rounds, two uncles and an aunt. Services held at East Branch cemetery conducted by Rev. William H. Garnett.
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William H. Garnett
East Branch Cemetery
Lawrence Dallas Rounds
Clifford Rounds
Corry Hospital
Cobb's Corners
Ed Lowrey
Warren
Corry Evening Journal Highlights Advertising Language Note
In heavy print emphasis the Corry Evening Journal cautions against using backward phrasing and awkward ad copy in TonAY's common error discussion. The piece stresses avoiding missteps in advertising language and promotes clearer messaging.
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REO
NSS Philanthory
Hollywood Film Shop
Bruce Catton
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Powell
Este
Seattle
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Mal
Sunnyfield Bacon
Sultana
Baldwin
Tonay
TOBAY
Bossy
Model Dairy Co
West Smith Street
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