Observations and Reflections on Local Events
Corry residents praised Miss Elizabeth B. Ranney at a Junior High reception honoring the veteran educator. The Brokenstraw Airport project grows with local interest as details unfold amid community debate. Court probes into a high profile slaying reveal confessed pleas and looming potential death sentences for multiple defendants. State legislative gridlock in Harrisburg delays progress on key issues while railroad rate changes stir public concern.
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Corry
Elizabeth EB. Ranney
Brokenstraw
Vielro
Axel
Warren County Court
English Tax Woes and a Codifying Bill
A British committee of lawyers and accountants spent over eight years crafting an income tax reform. They produced a codifying bill with eight schedules 417 provisions and 350 pages of explanations. The piece argues for clarity in Washington and notes the slow progress may yield a bloated result.
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Great Britain
Mubbe
Washington
Production gains and timid recovery in manufacturing
The National Conference Board reported manufacturing output per capita at 28 percent below 1929 levels. Of 19 industries studied, only footwear and glass showed above the previous benchmark, while motor vehicles lag entirely. Overall, production remains far below prewar figures despite some marginal gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conference Board
Im. Poutant
Prohibition forecast returns within decade, no party plank
Washington dispatch reports pro and anti liquor groups see prohibition reestablished within ten years though major parties will not include an anti liquor plank this year. Leaders foresee state and local sentiment driving action with federal enforcement debated while railroads utilities and investors press for favorable positions at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idry
Hillier Kreighbaum
United Press
Washington
F. Scott McBride
Yystere
McBride
League 1
Clarence Thie Wilson
Unclear economic reflections on living standards and production
The fragment discusses a dire year with millions of American families living at a modest level, urging there be no fear of long-term decline. It imagines a future where people could obtain more goods without readjustment and questions how to reduce production costs to improve distribution, hinting at potential recovery through policy or innovation.
One-Minute Test and Etiquette Hints Archive
Graded fragment covers a mix of topics. It hints at a perti ment question about architecture and location of the Red or White Sea. It contrasts astron omer and astrologer and offers hotel registering etiquette. It ends with a Cicero quote and a horoscope note about literary ability and causticity.
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Red
White Sea
Educational Quiz Answers on Architecture and Astronomy
The text defines a triangular crowning ornament on Grecian facades and notes the Red Sea's location between Arabia and Africa while the White Sea lies near Arctic European Russia. It also contrasts astronomer and astrologer, detailing their study of celestial bodies versus planetary influences on fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sea
Arabia
Africa
White Sea
European
Russia
Arctic Circle
Horoscope Notes for June and September 1936
A fragmented horoscope sketch covers birthdate guidance for June and September 1936. It warns of possible home or rental changes, advises avoiding extravagance, and suggests listening to party advice during September. It mentions periods around January 20 and late 1936 with vague forecasts and notes on personal peace and good work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratossigsy
Feoavin Los
Five Star love advice from 1930s Hollywood film shop
In Hollywood on June 5 Mae admits she never married as a reporter asks for love advice. The piece mocks take on romance with a satirical guide for women and men, listing playful edicts about flirtation, money, attention, honesty, and restraint amid a breezy, period voice.
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Hollywood
West
Mae
Saab
Twenty Years Ago Journal Excerpts June 5 1916
Rev W C Brainard delivered the baccalaureate to the 1820 graduates at the Senior High school auditorium. City quarantine from March 27 may end July. Corry Tent of Macabees to discuss building a lodge home. J H Clough to take over Guignon stove project and manage Economy stoves expansion. Born June ath to Mr and Mrs Walter Merrick a son Charles Shaw visiting from Syracuse University. Mrs Thomas Ragan returns from Bellville Canada after her brother's death. Frank Lockwood departs for Erie to join American Brakeshop Company.
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J. H. Clough
Lis Torning
Walter Merrick
Fell Tavern and Hell Tavern History At Northampton
A historical note recalls Fell Tavern in mont and Hell Tavern near Northampton, once a stagecoach era home. It mentions Visocatent at Northampton, an 1787 erection, and Judge Fell’s original open grate for anthracite coal now at the historical society rooms on 89 South Bralktin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FELL
Hell Tavern
Mont
Wilkee
Barro
Northampton
Hera Turige
Jesse Pell
Judge Fell
Historical Society Rooms
South Bralktin Street
Pow Wows Grow More Popular in Fort and Hall Areas
Community leaders report increasing interest in organizing their own tribal powwows. Officials note a shift from external control to more local management, reflecting rising cultural engagement and autonomy among residents.
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Hall
Tdit
Hall Reservation
Grace Moore buys new wardrobe in Cannes stop
Grace Moore the American film and opera star has been shopping at Molyneux in Cannes. She and her husband extended a long vacation after a studio misunderstanding in California. She selected two tailored evening suits with fitted jackets and puffed sleeves, plus several gowns in crepe and chiffon, and ordered a Nile green tea gown.
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Pairis
Grace Moore
Molyneux
Cannes
California
Miss Moore
Scapegoat Tale From A Distant Village Fable
A fragmented verse like parable depicts a scapegoat banished from a village. The chosen man leaves his home for an exiled life in a wilderness setting, while the surrounding community watches his fate and future.
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