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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1939
Page
4
Complicated census design discussions highlight the 1910 census as crucial for representation and broader data. Officials seek occupation, unemployment, agriculture, industry, and migration figures, aiming to reveal true unemployment and shift of population from cities to the country.
Travel observers say nine million American families, about four persons per family, plan wide movement in summer year. Many will travel to national parks, seashores, mountain regions and river valleys, boosting car sales, lodging, food, drinks and recreation spending amid a broad travel boom.
The Supreme Court sits divided 5 to 3 with a vacancy, delivering 1 to 2 or 1 to 4 rulings on National Labor Relations Board cases. Critics warn the decisions threaten workers’ rights, enable blacklisting, and shift corporate power, risking economic distress for union organizers and their families.
The article argues parents should let children pursue natural reading tastes with light guidance, avoiding adult emotions like envy fear and remorse. It emphasizes presenting material children can understand, using early hero tales such as David and Goliath and Odysseus to build taste, then expanding as they grow. It compares children’s literature to suitable food, urging selection of digestible works and avoiding complex themes.
In Washington on March 8 a plan by Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold proposes a broad new framework for handling the relationship between business and government under antitrust laws. He favors a federal commission to advise and shape business methods within the law, replacing sole prosecutions with expert negotiation and guidance, followed by possible legislative action if needed. The aim is to restore competition in a modern economy while limiting price fixing and restraints on trade.
The Medical Society of Pennsylvania outlines how paralysis arises from disruptions in brain nerve cells, spinal cord pathways, or peripheral nerves. It notes varied paralysis forms from flaccid to spastic, caused by different injury points, and mentions some conditions improving with treatment.
Former Corry residents now in Los Angeles enjoyed a pleasant reunion there recently. Names include Mrs Bessie Ruth Dean Mrs Bertha Dean Hopper Mr and Mrs H Bagley and others. A hospital fundraising drive will be led by Cornelius Loder. Also news of Miles Shoup arriving from overseas and serving at Camp Merritte and Roy Gareltonwit returning from France. The two year old child of Mr and Mrs Charles Hoffman died yesterday. Mr and Mrs Dodd and daughters arrived in Corry from Boulder Colorado.
Hollywood March 8 The late Aistes Rosemary Priscilla and Lola roving as a trio agree to rotate camera positions and lighting in each scene of American Family to favor blue shades. Priscilla favors light blue Rosemary navy Lola electric blue, with equal screen time and color balance across scenes.
Harrisburg March 8 689 of 1267 Pennsylvania high schools enrolled fewer than 200 pupils last year Dr Lester Ade superintendent of public Instruction reports. Data show 112 schools under 50 students 304 under 100 and 486 under 160 as of the previous year.
Mar 8 the state legislature was asked to appropriate 2 000 000 for a new building program at the Soldiers and Sailors Home. State Senator Samuel Gilson introduced the measure in the senate. Board members said the money would partly fund an elaborate plan to replace aging buildings. The project had earlier attracted a PWA request but stalled in Washington.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm from the Bencken-Keating chapel for Delbert W. Henry who died Saturday evening at home after an extended illness. Rev. Perry T. Maines of the Methodist church officiated. Interment was in Pine Grove cemetery. Pallbearers were Juan Sigamons, Henast Cox, Henrys Hollis, and Willie Burnett. Out of town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Henry and family of Spring Creek, with many relatives and neighbors from Wayne township and nearby areas.
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