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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1925
Page
1
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Reports say a joint Amundsen and MacMillan polar expedition set to depart Boston aboard Bowdoin and Penory awaiting dismantling and reattachment to ships for the voyage toward the Arctic. Commanders Byrd and Myron oversee amphibious craft and air crews preparing for the long trek to Krab. The parties aim to reach the Pole region as ships depart late June or August, with scouts seen near Oslo offering updates on progress.
Miss Vera Brooks will represent the Cory chapter of the Order of Eastern Star at the first annual Grand Chapter session in Conneaut Lake. She departs Thursday morning to attend the convention joined by Miss Beulah Brooke and Miss Helen Johnson of the Joes Chapter. Mrs Grace By Barthold, past grand matron, presides as delegates from across the state attend. AE Griswold visiting in eigenen briefly.
A fragmentary listing shows radio features with station initials WEAP WOO WSAT KOA and times in standard daylight and mountain time. Mentions include New York Philadelphia Providence and Washington with references to orchestras the Navy band and an organ at a Washington auditorium.
A thriving local businessman, Olin Bracken, declares his run for mayor amid broad community support. The announcement highlights his success, trust, and the universal demand for leadership from him.
Corry reports two citizens enter the mayoral race with strong local backing. Frank M. Loveland announced as candidate for City Commissioner following delay. F. J. Weaver, veteran city official, to run as part of the commission ticket. Bracken had earlier yielded after persistent urging to run for mayor.
Commencement exercises for the Core y Hospital School of Susex will be held next Wednesday evening at Beolock Junior High. The graduating class of 1922 35 includes Neyton Mt Schrece engest Frances Hover Wilminia FE Caudle Efia L MacMackin Florence E Patterson Olive B House Grace Putnam Edythe A Miller Lula A Macalister. Program features March Gongwero Harmony selections Rex J A Martin award diplomas pins and Hippocratic Oath. A reception by graduates follows.
United Press reports the Maybach engines of the Los Angeles dirigible may be rebuilt to allow practical flight. Despite engine breakdown on the Minnesota leg and abandonment near Heveland, the air leviathan will still serve the North and Midwest. Helium gas from the Los Angeles is being transferred to the Shenandoah and prepared for relocation to Minneapolis and St Paul by July, likely via St Joseph, Kansas City, and St Louis.
Berlin angrily denies reports that he was granted a papal dispensation to marry Emin Mackay daughter of Clarence H Mackay. He tells United Press the tale is groundless and circulated for weeks by someone with a vivid imagination.
The article notes that Mc Weaver, known for independence from colleagues who favored a go along approach, appears assured of reelection this fall. He Hix previously drew steady support, and no new candidates had officially announced by afternoon, leaving the contest uncertain.
Fifty six graduates, the largest class yet, received diplomas at Corry High School last evening. Superintendent Hemstret presided as Rev W E Hartlett delivered the invocation. Irene Ketnen gave the salutatory and Alice Messenger performed Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 12 with encore. Dr William Earl Davis of Cambridge Springs spoke on the Diamond Trail, using a legend to stress polish and crown of success for the graduates. The exercise drew large attendance of families and friends.
Premier Painleve announced in Paris his plan to fly to Morocco to observe the Rifian conflict and outline France's policy. He insisted peace is possible only if Abd al-Krim renounces plans to mobilize Muslims against France and embraces economic and political cooperation. Painleve warned the war would continue until Rifian aims shift toward peace and collaboration.
Stockholders of Cory Hospital will hold their annual meeting this evening in the Municipal building at an unspecified daylight time. Officers urge that as many stockholders as possible attend to consider directors and other matters that may come before the session.
Tennessee country teacher John Thomas Scopes plans to leave for Dayton, Tennessee, after five busy days in New York. He has met with Malone and Bainbridge Colby and other top legal minds, assembling a robust defense for what has become a nationwide evolution controversy.
Baton Rouge authorities expect an arrest in the axe murder of Prof Oscar B. Turner of Louisiana State University within four hours. Police chief King Strenzba said a waitress at the university restaurant reported seeing the professor in a car with three men the day before the crime, triggering a widening mystery.
Readable fragments indicate widespread student demonstrations in many cities including Hong Kong as Chinese troops confront the scene near a Canton college. The Cromptons and Mrs Montgomery Osten of Christ in College were wounded after being fired on by troops while attempting to cross the area. Details remain unclear but reports place the incident in New York and Canton with American residents involved.
After a week of scorching heat, relief arrived as thermometers near forty degrees cooler. Cloudy and cool conditions persisted with a chance of showers, readings between 28 and 60 degrees in the afternoon. Cooler weather was reported across the country and western Pennsylvania looked for continued relief. Showers were reported across the Atlantic states in the last twenty four hours.
John Scopes, Dayton high school teacher, was offered two film roles as the high profile case to teach evolution in Tennessee schools heads to trial next month. Offers reportedly totaled about 350,000 each, which he declined.
Reports from Peking and Shanghai describe demonstrators at the Forbidden City and around foreign concessions as Cantonese and Yangtze forces clash for control. Foreign consuls urged caution as casualties mount and Americans in Canton and Shanghai face shelling and evacuation orders amid ongoing hostilities and anti foreign sentiment.
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