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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
3
Answers list various trivia: 1 George Washington refused salary. 2 The hornet or insect claim. 3 The United States claims vast mineral lands. 4 Isaiah as the Hebrew prophet. 5 Austin as a country name? The snippet shows a jumble of questions and inferred answers.
Kane Police hold a gang of four youths linked to a wave of petty robberies. Thirteen teens were released on $800 bail. the ring leader, named in court, was committed to county jail. Items stolen from Kane Drug Co and Swanson Wholesale were recovered, mostly non edible goods. The group formed across all areas of the Lawn.
Titusville follows the plan of Hugh Herndon Jr and Clyde Pangborn as they pursue a world circumnavigation flight. Local uncle Carter notes their prior flying tests and weather delays, and reveals Herndon’s family ties to Titusville along with Pangborn’s recent aviation training in France. Carter confirms weather forecasts and an international pilot license obtained by Herndon.
Four unmarked graves mark a desert tragedy near Nogales Sonora as seven travelers, including a 1 year old and a 45 day old baby, endure a break down 250 miles from town. After days of thirst and hunger the group splits, three survive in a hospital, two die en route, others buried in the sand as Augustin Pinto finds the wreck and flags the truth of Edison’s desert test.
A man was found dead in a park bench siting position near Point Gratiot by Deputy Knolman. The body appeared to be about 70 and may have died of heart disease. Papers identified the deceased as Edward Mosher, possibly from Williamsport or Austin. Coroner George Blood to attend the Western New York Volunteer Firemen’s Association convention as two men were to pick up the body for a ride and left him there Tuesday night.
An enterprising man sold a bogus diabetes cure at $2.50 a bottle, claiming “Nature's Own Remedy” from ground marsh mallow beans and scouring rush stems, warned by government experts as dangerous. The article warns against advertised cures for diabetes and cancer, stressing doctors’ precise dosages and individualized treatment. It also notes Germany seeking a foreign loan and establishing the Acceptance and Guarantee Bank to stabilize its banking system, with deposits protected.
A math problem from a 20th century page asks how many gallons cover two coats over a 25 by 60 foot area averaging 21 feet high. It notes one gallon covers 250 square feet per two coats and provides an Answer to Yesterday with flawed arithmetic steps.
Word study from Daily Lessons in English by W L Cordon focuses on proper usage and pronunciation. It emphasizes mastering one word daily and features a sample word Relevant with its contextual meaning and guidance on avoiding misuses.
An advertisement claims a man who weighed 190 pounds a year ago now weighs 126 after taking Kruschen. It asserts rapid fat reduction with a half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast and promises a 25 cent bottle lasts four weeks with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after the first bottle.
Marco Demofonti, 36, a Leesburg miner, was pronounced insane by a sanity commission after killing five people and wounding three last week. He will be taken to Fairview Hospital for the Criminal Insane once he recovers from a hip wound, per an order issued by Mercer County Judge D. A. McLaughry.
Demofonti, wounded and disarmed after he shot and stabbed eight people in Mine No 2 near Leesburg on July 23, remains confined in the jail.
Bellefonte Pa July 30 Vincent Velock 26 of Blair County remains uncaptured after escaping from Hookview Penitentiary Tuesday. Officials say guards and police continue to search the mountains near the prison and plant as the fugitive eludes capture.
Mrs. aki Stipe, 87, of Youngsville, Pa., suffered injuries when the car she rode in as a passenger was struck by another vehicle at 11th and Sessutras streets. The other driver was Mar Jorle Y. Willett of Detroit. The impact occurred as the proceeding vehicle, driven west on 11th, entered the Sassalzas intersection.
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