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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1929
Page
3
The Corry Evening Journal print line lists the publication as a daily except Sundays with addresses for advertising representatives in New York Chicago and Pittsburgh. It notes advertising rates are available upon application and references the press and postal handling details of the era.
An AL authority notes Americans reduced total food intake by about 45 percent over ten years while salt and other items shift. Ice cream and milk rise, pastries decline, and refrigeration expansion aids fresh fruits. Alcohol deaths rose fortyfold since federal prohibition began, proving even pure alcohol can be deadly in excess.
Montane Digges wheat grower Thomas D Campbell reports Russia adopting industrial farming methods. He says Russia plans to spend about 400 million dollars on U.S. farm and road machinery in the next five years, signaling strong cross border agricultural trade and influence.
Eamon De Valera, famed Irish leader, released from Belfast prison today after serving time on a contempt injunction. He immediately returns to Dublin.
A collection of short notices recalls events of 1904 including civic meetings, a murder verdict, football and basketball results, local real estate moves, a Home Week planning session, a council report, and civic personalities. Notable mentions include Mrs Dan Alexander and Mrs N. Ransom hosting a Ladies Aid Society event, a jury returning a first degree verdict in Meadytite, and Captain Lyle VanVieck taking a western rep role with Denver-based firms.
A brief puzzle style note asks to convert earnings from 9 days of 10 hours to 20 days of 12 hours. It includes a garbled calculation set and an answer hint from yesterday, mentioning multiplications and a subtraction of 216 from 864.
A compact page shows exercises and wording errors from a language column by W. L. Gordon. It lists mispronunciations, missing letters, and synonyms for suddenly. It includes yesterday’s answers with multiple choice items and imperfect typographic fragments.
A list of five trivia prompts and five questions covering topics from geography to literature. Includes inquiries about continents, plants, and identifying notable facts, with an example set featuring Shakespeare, sugar crops, the Virgin Islands purchase, Italian phrases, and Moscow.
Rie, Mar. 6 ten more motorists were arrested Tuesday for driving with 1928 licenses expired March 28, bringing total arrests to 80 since March 1. Violators face $10 fines and costs with hearings before Justice Morrison. Patrol says many have failed to obtain current licenses and will continue the crackdown. some will be arraigned before an alderman. Some violators claim applications were filed but not yet received from Harrisburg.
The Mentor Club met last evening at Mrs. Franke C Howard's home on North Center Street. Members discussed heir looms oil glass old china and old furniture with reports by Mrs. Wilcos Rolve and others, followed by tea and adjournment.
Former governor Artinit Bi Hyde of Miss Gurl took the oath today and became Secretary of Agriculture in the Hoover cabinet, pledging to carry out the Hoover farm policy.
Harold Johnson, bread truck driver from Warren, suffered four stitches to his left forearm after a crash one mile west of Roystone on Monday. The rear wheel left the road in a slick section, the truck overturned and damaged the front. Johnson received treatment from Dr J G Stilley and continued deliveries with a bandaged arm after his employers sent another driver.
Mrs J H Wright hosted the Quaero Club on West Sun Street for a Tuesday afternoon meeting. Members presented papers including Under the Sidewalks of New York and A Hospital in the Souls. Officers elected: President Louise Ellsworth, Vice President Sarah Powell, Secretary C P Eaton, Assistant Secretary C H Ketner, Treasurer J H Wright. Next meeting to be hosted by Mrs Frank Babbitt on West Park Place.
Public hearing announced on the anthracite tonnage tax repeal. Governor Fisher notes discussions with Rep. Stadenmeter and Schuylkills leader, following favorable committee report last day.
Mar 6. An administration bill to curb the powers of cast and iron policemen is being prepared under Gov. John Fisher. The governor said the measure would limit guards to two premises and restrict their authority. The announcement signals a tightening of oversight over mine security forces.
United Press reports George R. H. Taylor once of Wheeling Virginia killed Miss Stella Pumi kdla of Lawrence Massachusetts. He walked to the execution chamber, declined to eat, and died calmly as state authorities supervised the proceedings.
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