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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1930
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal reprints national issues from June 30 1930. It discusses the President Senate power struggle over treaties and reservations, and analyzes a congressional bill to halve immigration quotas. The column notes unemployment fears and warns against closing national doors, urging cautious balance of labor needs and new arrivals.
A county paper condemns widespread celebration as civilization spreads while four villages keep children exposed to dangerous rites. It criticizes firecrackers and toy pistols for causing lockjaw, burns, and injuries. The piece urges safer, calmer observance with no need for a militarized, explosive display.
The questions ask for the figure on City Hall, the average age of a tree, the meaning of de facto government, the five Great Lakes, and an estimate of world coal supply duration with provided answers: 1 Cargon 2 Edith Cave 8 Planissimo soft choice soft alleged 4 Eight 5 Wisconsin New York.
June 30 1910 last night a Pennsylvania freight train 87 derailed two cars after a brake beam hung on a frog near town. John Lambing longtime resident died at 2 30 PM. his wife and son Wilbur were with him. The lawn social by St Thomas church ladies was a success. E M Love and Son advance curb paving on Maple Avenue. B H Palmer showed a huge eight by nine inch egg from a Black Mindrva hen. Col H N Ransom improves his north park premises. W Ward Powell in Pittsburgh taking Carnegie Tech exams. Climax Mfg Co adds a new story to their office for more space. Mesdames Carroll Thomas George Conner Janes Craydal Beavis Mount and Pope visited Centerville to guests of Mrs Haskell.
Instructional page features Gordon English lessons with misused words pronunciation and spelling guidance. Includes a daily word, a math word problem about revolutions, a Cowper quote on feats, and a calculation example with a monetary answer. Mentions William D. Heffernan visiting Dunkeix with family.
A derailment near the Tenth Ward involved three cars carrying a large steel girder for the PR.R. bridge. Men on the cars jumped to safety as a cable break sent the cars down a decline, damaging the crosspiece and derailing the front car. No injuries were reported as workers promptly repaired the beam and removed the damaged section.
Rev George B Morgan pastor of the Christian Missionary and Allianz Church officiated at the funeral for Mrs Minnie Bemis wife of Charles Bemis. Services were at Alexander and Company's parlors Saturday at 2 o'clock with many relatives and friends attending. Interment followed at Pine Grove cemetery with relatives assisting as bearers.
Elijah M. Miller a Beaverdam resident born in 1845 died at his sister Flora Folletts home in Wayne township. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm from the late home with Rev. George B. Morgan officiating and Corry lodge of Bills to conduct committal at Beaverdam cemetery.
State delays in granting permission for a Graffin light at the Smith and Center streets intersection are urged. A survey shows over seven thousand vehicles pass the junction in twelve hours, and safety concerns include church proximity, heavy Center Street traffic, and the need for clear direction signs. The piece notes a city fireworks ban as a safety measure and proposes converting a ground plot at East Frederick and Center for a children’s amusement area, suggesting more recreation centers to keep youths off the streets.
United Press reviews by Paul W White discuss George Viereck's Spreading Germs of Hate and the prevalence of war books. Viereck cautions on propaganda while noting fakes and myths that shaped neutrality. Also praised are Her Privates We and Generals Die in Bed, and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.'s René followed by Park Avenue as a promising novelist.
A mixed list of fiction titles and authors appears, highlighting best sellers such as The Selbys The Door and The Adams Family. The piece references publishers Little Brown Dutton Farrar Rhinehart and Simon & Schuster, plus notes on themes and reader letters about Pamela Wynne and “Wives” continuing on page W.
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