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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1932
Page
3
The Cory Evening Journal contrasts past and present Republican conventions, citing tribune commentary from 1928 and 1932. It highlights the shift from booming prosperity and expansive federal projects to fears of heavy government growth, federal prohibition politics, and railroad regulation risks. The piece frames a warning about centralization and taxation amid economic stress and regulatory burdens.
The period for motor vehicle inspections opens July 1 and ends September 30. The Department of Revenue issued a poster for display at all inspection stations to prevent disputes between car owners and station proprietors. The poster details required inspection areas and how stations must conduct them, aiding owner verification and proving compliance. It notes that inspections occur within the July to September window and urges owners to maintain vehicle safety factors per the Vehicle Code, ensuring site conditions and reducing accidents.
The text notes that tax expenditures rose from 8.8 percent of national income in 1913 to 15.3 percent by 1929. It warns that in a year when national income drops about 40 percent from 1928, government spending will absorb no less than 30 percent of income. It urges immediate aggressive public demand for economy to avoid a bleak future.
Twenty years ago notes report Berliners moving from a residence on South street to clear the lot for a government building. The Pennsylvania Railroad begins relaying brick platform at Union station, and Corry residents discuss the new improvements versus a hoped for station. A marriage license is issued to John Witzpatrick and Katherine Rourke, Miss Julia Cassidy and John Masterson wed at St Thomas church, and local residents take a pleasure trip to Warren Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake as Swarthmore student Alex Rogers returns home.
Hollywood writer Alanson W Edwards reports David Selznick of RKO urges aspirants to read front pages daily. He says newspapers train writers by showing real life from Broadway to Main Street, emphasizing action as the key to attracting interest. He notes celebrities and their nicknames in a light entertainment vignette.
A reader questions set asks when Erie county was first established, the highest point in Wayne township, and when the United States severed relations with Germany. It also queries the inventor of the incandescent lamp, the current State Secretary of Labor and Industry, and a literary line about jokers and laughter.
Erie records a renewal of lake activity as Nicholson Universal Steamship Co of Detroit declares a lake package service with a regular stop in Erie aboard the 41 foot steamer Penobscot. The vessel docked at Erie harbor at 4 am and left at 9:10 am with 35 drums including consignments from Oil City to Detroit. James K. Shields of the Erie Chamber of Commerce says schedules are provisional. one boat each way may dock daily for freight. T. J. McCarthy serves as treasurer and GM of Nicholson. the owner previously operated Nicholson ferry lines.
A garbled clipping recounts a tale of Sir Arthur Sullivan touring America and John L. Sullivan, noting townspeople doubting Sullivan’s fame and a tense moment with a mayor. The fragmentary text mixes names, places, and disbelief in a confused exchange.
From Brazil Europe Australia Honolulu and America about 6500 Rotarians will gather in Seattle for the Rotary International convention opening June 20. Delegates from seven nations and every U S state will hear leaders like Canon William Thompson Billiott and Mrs James W Davidson. Highlights include the president's ball June 22 civic auditorium, British Temple dinner and Latin American dinners with tours of the city and lakes.
Police in Brib June raided a second floor gambling house at 719 State Street in Erie and arrested proprietor Henry Didgee, 26. Eleven visitors were detained at the police station Friday afternoon awaiting bail as the fourth raid in a week, conducted by four officers led by Sergeant Oscar Robb.
Radio listings for Sunday show a symphonic hour on WABC CBS 2:00 P.M. and various programs on WABC WEAF and WIZ NBC networks. Seidel or Teoseha Seidel appears, with an album of familiar music on WEAF and an old singing master on WIZ, detailing 9:15 and 9:20 P.M. slots.
Erie will host the 39th annual convention of the Pennsylvania grand lodge of the Eastern Star during the second week of June 1933. Gridley Chapter, O. E. S. of Erie, won approval to hold next year’s meeting there after this year’s session at Conneaut Lake Park. Several hundred delegates are expected. officers were elected and installed, led by Louise Lindeman of Pittsburgh as worthy grand matron and A. George Banks of Philadelphia as worthy grand patron.
Erie County officials say $90,000 will exhaust relief funds by Sept 1 with $170,000 still due from the county and $140,000 from state allocation under the Talbot act. Almost $165,000 must be paid on debts. remainder to relief work. Controller Harvey M Willis notes no state aid yet and urges a special legislative session as counties await help. Several Erie women to be named to appellate offices once new officers are seated.
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