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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1929
Page
3
A Corry Pa newspaper piece discusses the farmer’s hard labor from plowing to harvest and stresses that city workers who take brief, predictable vacations may overlook rural toil. It ties in advertising notes and local publication details.
Two items note rapid expansion in aviation. A new large scale plant adopts straight line production aiming output of ten aircraft daily with orders totaling about ten million dollars. William Stout forecasts 100000 privately owned planes in twenty years and urges expert airport planning to avoid costly missteps.
The Pennsylvania senator urges the Senate to weigh a bill for conscripting capital as well as men in the next war, arguing for thinking and funding peace over perpetual prep for conflict and questioning the inevitability of a future war.
Answers show a mixed set of trivia: Aaron Burr, the mosquito female only, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Brazil, Bt George, and a note about oath of office and burning bush.
A grand concert by the Ks of Py Band at the Armory drew praise as the finest musical program of the season. The J W ann A J Hoyard Company tannery burned but was controlled by workers and a fire wagon. Memorial Day exercises included an eloquent address by Rev H Woven. A Pennsylvanian railroad official group arrived by special train. A Findley Lake house party hosted by King entertained by Mrs F S Austin. J G Wilson visited from Brooklyn to see daughters. Thomas J Skidmore of New York City visited his sisters over Memorial Day. Mrs Arthur L Foster returned from Gettysburg after attending the soldiers' monument dedication.
Exercises challenge spelling pronunciation and usage. Readers fill in missing letters choose proper forms and practice daily conversation phrases to improve correctness in English.
A fragmented math puzzle describes soldiers in rank and file with 42 in rank and 24 in file. It hints at rearrangements to 36 to 1 rank and asks for a solution. The answer refers to yesterday and uses arithmetic steps to reach a result.
Lawrence Cobler, 19, of Franklin, injured when an Essex coupe driven by Laird Best of Knox veered off the Lukas to Sea highway near Glenmoy and overturned. Cobler sustained back injuries. a Knox resident riding with him was thrown clear with only minor cuts and bruises.
Corry Council Knights of Columbus hosts a large class receiving the second degree with a smoker. A 75 candidate group will proceed to the major degree Sunday at 180 p.m. in Erie. Banquet at 8:30 p.m. at Josephinum with speakers including Lawrene Dana and James Finherty. More than 300 reservations already received.
Raymona Henderson, 19, of 118 West 14th Street, is in Hamot hospital with two bullet wounds after a fight over a 40 cent bet at the Twenty Century pool room at 1219 Peach Street. Clifford Noell, 28, a pool hall employee, is in custody after returning with a .38 caliber revolver and firing five shots at Henderson. Noell allegedly feared an attack with a pool cue.
A brief royal bulletin from Windsor Castle reports King George rests well after a chest abscess develops normally. Doctors advise postponing the Thanksgiving services set for June 16.
Prof Allen C Conger explains how the May beetle or June bug emerges after a three year underground larval stage. He compares this periodical cycle to the 1919 Cicada brood Glondas, noting metamorphosis from grub to winged beetle and the long underground life before sun exposure and flight.
The schedule lists performances by The Continentals on WEAT and NBC at 7 EDT, Capitol Phearke and Wiz on NEG at 9:90 EDT, Roxy Symphony on WABC CBS at 10:20 EDT, Pryor's Band at 7 on WEAW NBC at 9, and a quartet featuring an International Singer on WEAW NBC at 9.
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