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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1939
Page
4
A damaged OCR piece previews National Safety Council guidance to prevent holiday fatalities with six cautions. Avoid fireworks and speeding, plan travel, don’t drive after drinking, avoid risky stunts, pace exercise, and wait after eating before swimming. It notes a lack of capitalism alongside safety concerns.
Voters of Pennsylvania urged Governor James to cut state costs for the coming Biennium. The drive targets reduced hospital appropriations and other expenditures as part of a broader pruning effort. Taxpayers demand meaningful savings while state institutions shoulder part of the burden.
A wartime commentary notes Americans in China have some protections but lack full rights under Japanese authorities. It warns against foreign Axis influence in the region and emphasizes cooperation with democracies to preserve the Pacific balance and ensure long term American interests.
Bruce Catton discusses U S silver holdings and the inflationary powers of the government. He explains legal prices, potential revaluation to 16 to 1, and how vast silver and gold reserves could flood currency. The piece notes the Senate, House, and Morgenthau as possible actors in such changes.
Potions in the city will cluster at 10 tonight as prohibition tales spread. Liquor shops replenish for final rush. thousands of gallons to be sold in the valley tonight. Preparations are under way for Dempsey Willard match in Toledo on July 4. Bruce Thomas returns from Camp Mills after one month in the Mechancs regiment air service. Home Protection day held at the Hurd residence on Grand Street. Mrs Bowens of Columbus severely burned lifting hot water at home on Spring Fresh Road. Fire in window showcase near Renet Shoe Shine Parlors ignites Fourth of July celebration early. William E. Bioss returns from overseas service with the A F arrived home this morning.
This item flags a recurring mistake in reporting where readers encounter a phrase like continual line across a road and similar misuses. It discusses clarity and correct wording without graphic detail.
Bruce Catton profiles James A Farley as a seasoned political operator. He notes Farley’s loyalty, organizational power, memory for names and dates, and fast mailroom management. At 51, father of three, he blends charm with ambition yet faces doubts from New Deal supporters about his principles and chances in 1980.
Hollywood June 30 Virginia Grey after 15 years in film, sought Beery for her first screen test to prove herself. Beery agreed to appear with her and helped test, leading to Grey winning the role as his daughter in Thunder Afloat. Grey reflects on long Hollywood upbringing, family ties, and the need to earn success on her own merits.
From the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, the column lists many literary figures who suffered from tuberculosis. It notes Edgar Allan Poe Artemus Ward Stephen King and others had mild forms, while Goethe Heine and Schiller also dealt with the disease. The piece laments the many notable losses and credits declines in deaths to reduced tuberculosis mortality.
A reader is directed to the Classified page for answers to a seven question quiz. Questions touch state nicknames, nautical gear, and a presidential nomination, but the text is garbled and includes several typos. The intended items reference Gem State as Idaho, a boat tackle, and a ministerial nomination to Uruguay in Roosevelt’s era.
The text presents a garbled quiz style list asking about Japanese myth and collection of mythology, the capital of the Dominion for New Zealand, Fulton’s Clermont river trial site, pronunciation of mystery, a rakited major general in the U.S. Army before House committees on American activities, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, and the governor’s term in New York State. It reads as a fragmented examination prompt with multiple historical topics.
A diverse NBC CBS and NBC Blue lineup features a Fourth of July salute with patriotic music over NBC Red tonight at seven, including Battle Hymn and Yankee Doodle, plus NBC Red concert programs with Lucie Mante and Frank Munn. Other network listings note shows by Mary Martin, Herbert Hoover address, Jim Ameche, Gale Page, Red Skelton, Ted Malone readings, and Death Valley Days with Indian roles.
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