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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1939
Page
4
Commentary argues that broad community effort can spark economic revival across states and regions. It cites optimistic results from coordinated local actions improving conditions and democracy while urging faith in collective problem solving.
A cautious note on Palestine shifts as Britain may curb Zionist backing. The article cites White Paper concerns about Arab fears and calls for a future joint rule where Arabs and Jews share governance, while warning that propaganda and escalating actions could trigger counter measures.
A Berlin dispatch notes severe food scarcities in Germany as rationing tightens. Households queue for meat and eggs, coffee is scarce, apples and cranberries are rare, while the government withholds cash for imports, relying on barter. War needs divert food to arms and military use, delaying normal production and distribution.
NBC presents a slate of graduation era addresses and musical interludes from Hendryx College Conway Lincoln Memorial University and Duke University with speakers including Postmaster General Farley former President Hoover and Dr James Rowland Angel. Lucille Manners and Ross Graham perform with audience memory tests and musical numbers. other programs feature Vittoria Regina and Carlsbad Caverns reportage plus 4‑H camp discussions and an Adventurers club initiation.
In Hohannesburg South Africa a new device called Aeasis is used to ripen fruit. Peaches oranges and other fruit ripen rapidly and tomatoes mature earlier than expected.
In Washington C B Ruehsam of the Interior Department maintains the official United States map by hand on copper plates. He updates changes in town names rivers boundaries and park and forest areas as they come in, a decades long task requiring precise lettering and backward engraving for each biennial edition.
From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania daily note large cities record pneumonia cases concentrated in crowded districts. Health officials favor vaccination in dense areas. experiments show protection may cut deaths though cause of higher city rates remains unclear.
Hollywood veteran Irene Rich recalls early film sets at Warner Bros in 1918 and the evolution to modern productions in 1940s. She praises improved dressing rooms makeup staff and on location comforts while noting changes in heat winds and backstage routines. The interview touches on her 1920s leading roles and later radio stardom after Will Rogers' death.
A reader asks to answer seven Daily 9 How Many Can quiz questions from the classied page. Questions cover Death Valley state, softest word, Sam Snead sport, homicide pronunciation, voting age, U S ambassador to Spain, Cairo country capital, aliens and U S citizenship, a hockey like horse bate game, and Roman god of dreams.
Corky upheld her record in the Salvation Army Home Service fund drive with the $2 000 quota met and a margin to spare Dennis McInerney of the second division field artillery has been honorably discharged after overseas service City Park fountain is operating and fish will be added soon R R Rogers buys the Bliss lot plans to build a 20 suite apartment Mrs Charlotte Underwood dies at 356 Second avenue Gary Taylor reports a 22 inch trout caught near Brokenstraw at Spring Creek junction
Belated note on Lewis W Crain of Carterville who died at 85. He was a police magistrate and road commissioner who built the coffin he used for burial about 25 years ago.
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