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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1930
Page
3
Passengers on the Graf Zeppelin Pan American tour felt the voyage failed to satisfy expectations. They blamed weather, steering, and missed Havana, paying a high price for a restricted experience. The crew faced mutiny rumors as navagation priorities clashed with passenger comfort.
The piece likens Mussolini and a French statesman to mischievous schoolboys, each side hurling threats and insults. It urges both nations to curb speech, avoid provocative mudslinging, and hold a small peace conference to abandon conflict and restore global stability.
A Kansas editor ponders the fate of a girl described as “ugly as a mud fence” in a line tied to a New York story. The piece notes that it is not the ugly girls who disappear, yet hints at a puzzling case or metaphorical mystery without clear details.
Twenty years back in Corry the high school announced a 24 member graduating class for the current year listing Ruth Auer Florence Alexander Olin Bracken Gertrude Brown Florence Barry Robert Desmond Marguerite Davidson Elizabeth Goring Walter Gretaler Kenneth Gould Forrest Geiger Clyde Heath Lena Jensen Dor Johnson Belle Keim Wilbur Lambing Sara McCray Wade McCray Vella Morgan Florence Pond Archie Postlethwait Anna Perkins Olive Wellman Harold Winger Also notes a party for Miss Anna Cohen and civic activities including pavement work on Maple avenue and gatherings hosted by local residents.
A farmer chooses between two marked routes to market. Route A goes 18 miles south then 24 miles west. speed is 32 mph. Route B goes southwest in a straight line. speed is 20 mph. Determine which route is fastest and the travel time.
A dated note on common word usage and pronunciation. It cites examples like apt versus likely, pronouncing Helena, and common misspellings. The piece urges vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily, highlighting fatigue as the day’s term with a brief usage line about lines of fatigue under his eyes.
Answers to yesterday questions include the fastest firing gun none stated, the Mohammedan Bible is the Koran, buffalo nickels first issued in 1913, a common carrier is a transportation service, Dresden is famous for its art and porcelain.
Fire at 2 30 Sunday morning destroyed Henry Bliss's garage and his Ford car on Mill Street. Sheffield fire department saved the residence as flames spread from the rear of the building and gasoline in the car tank fed the blaze. Bliss had just parked the car in the garage about forty five minutes before discovery, origin of the fire unclear though an auto short circuit is considered a possibility.
William Domino, a World War veteran, vanished after a farewell letter to Mel Louden claiming sole ownership of his $1,280 government insurance policy. Police investigate movements and possible self harm, with Mrs. Louden noting Domino was seen Sunday afternoon on State Street. The case centers on the mystery of his disappearance and potential suicide.
Warren, June 10. Negotiations closed to transfer control of the Columbia Amuse company theatres in Erie area to Warner Brothers. Included are the Columbia Theatre in Erie, Penn Theatre in Wesleyville, the MColumbia at Shiron, and two 1004 playhouses. Warner Brothers expands to 33 eastern and midwestern houses. police chief notes the sale as a major point, while investigators question a supposed farewell note from Domino.
State College Pa June 1 Pennsylvania winners of the annual essay contest for high school pupils conducted by the American Chemical Society were announced today Those from the state who are in line for grand prizes four year scholarships at leading colleges or universities include Rosemary Dunn Seton Hill Academy Greensburg Pa for The Relation of Chemistry to the Enactment of Life and Margaret Thomas New Castro for The Relation of Chemistry to Agriculture or Forestry Cleon F Prowell Harrisburg Pa Harris High School Harrisburg Pa earned honorable mention
The regular meeting of the Lies clyde Th Wilcox Auxiliary in West Virginia was held at the VFW home with plans for new members. Mrs May Parker reported on the Northwestern Council Auxiliary meeting in Sharon on June 8. Mrs Nelson Dimmit was named delegate to the State convention in Reading Pa on June 28. After business, refreshments of salad, saltines, cake and coffee were served. Albert Anderson named delegate to the State convention from Camp Senior High School. Horsetuple men Hon Elwood Hammaker and Dans Dayne High School istry to the Development of Industry. John T Ryan Jr Holy Rosary High School Pittsburgh. Honorable mention Margaret R O’Meara Seton Hill Academy Greensburg.
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