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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1934
Page
3
City enforces four liens on auto owners. Fire destroys J F Kamerer Lumber plant at South Street and Fourth Avenue, Union City, caused $15 000 loss. Socials and recitals spark local activity as publishers celebrate new paper home and staff bid farewell to colleagues.
Harrisburg announces a new compulsory motor vehicle inspection campaign beginning July 1. During July August and September, older orange inspection stickers will be replaced by red and blue symbols to show sound condition. Officials urge early re inspection to reduce accidents linked to defective vehicles.
The St Louis Public Library reports 40 000 fewer books lent in May than in 1985 while some readers return. Despite the dip, librarians say reading remains strong and small cities like Corry gain new users as people explore library options during the low mood period.
A broad protest movement against smut in films gains strength as church groups and a broad public segment mobilize. Critics urge a balanced approach to preserve creative power while curbing indecency, arguing censorship harms freedom yet extremism harms taste.
County authorities urged to increase discretion in issuing licenses to curb illegal practices and traffic. The piece predicts new state measures, local option revival, and stronger enforcement as municipalities push to address disorderly licensing and minors’ access.
Hollywood report notes Mady Christians, Austrian star, takes the role once aimed at Helen Hayes in The Wicked Woman. The piece details her career from Vienna to Broadway and Hollywood, quota delays in Mexicali, and a Columbia scouting trek for The Gis Friends with a humorous peek at dance testing and cow milking.
City council discussion hints at rapid license cancellations and heavy police-fined penalties if reforms fail. It calls for stricter control over lounges and acknowledges the old Brooke license system was more lenient than current conditions.
United Press reports on a fatigued House War Department investigation committee in Washington led by William Nathaniel Rogers. Members, including Rep. Frank James, Rep. Paul Kvale and Jesse Jones, endure long sessions, nap interruptions, and pressure as they question officials amid a tense probe.
Paris fashion notes suggest summer outfits built around navy wool dresses and red and white checked taffeta trims. Accessories include hats purses and sandals in matching fibers with bright buckles and shell shaped trinkets, emphasizing cool wool textures over linen for heat.
The column cautions a productive morning for planning and a measured afternoon. It notes a forthcoming two week period of significance around a July birthday and a monetary assistance window from October 29 to November 7 through entertainment and enterprise sectors. It mentions salesmen selling buttons badges and banners bearing Roosevelt's image and a local political figure, Rep Martin L. Sweeney, ready for distribution.
Erie police were badly hurt in a Jersey fire raid at the Portmann summer home in Manasquan New Jersey. Mrs Bosham was severely burned and two maids jumped from the third story with injuries including a broken back and a broken ankle. Three sons also leaped to safety with minor injuries.
City police led by Sergeant Oscar Robb arrested four men on charges of selling beer and liquor for on premises consumption at Native Sons of Pennsylvania clubs. Proprieties Walter Murphy 169 East 2nd Street and Walter Liljerberg 227 East 2nd Street, plus bartenders George Lehmultipier 214 East 5th Street and William Lehmann 329 East 211th Street faced $500 bail for hearings Friday.
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben pondering opportunity with phrases about turning rag items into success. The lines suggest a rural vernacular about effort and practical work as a path to achievement. The source reads as a speech or dialect piece focusing on self-help through simple, tangible actions.
Long delays persist as motorists in cities nationwide spend from 27 to 80 years waiting for the right to turn. This unusual note highlights widespread pedestrian and traffic friction affecting urban mobility.
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