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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1929
Page
3
Observers note that the federal, state, and local justice machinery from investigations to prison management is failing. The piece argues for a layman with engineering training to direct the reform, supported by expert lawyers to assist.
Twenty years ago the Oil Home Week committee organized with Fur 1y Moreland named general chairman. The big celebration planned for July 4 and expected to run five days, as noted in a journal entry from March 12, 1909.
Evangelist Wyre directs ongoing evangelistic meetings at Alliance Church. He warned that sin causes mankind's troubles and that only Christ provides relief. He planned to speak on "What its Sin ?" the next night, with a men’s meeting scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock titled "A Bad Haircut in the Devil's Barber-shop."
Senator Miles B. Kitts and Erie delegation pressed Harrisburg officials for a 230000 appropriation to protect the otter bench fund dredging mosquito ponds and to finance a two mile connector between woods under construction and an administration building. They met with Robert Townsend, state budget secretary, to discuss the Hib project and park improvements.
A discussion notes that labor saving machinery and science boost production across goods reducing per unit labor. It questions fears of science while highlighting leisure and wealth gains. Hoover calls for reorganizing federal justice, simplifying procedures, adding special courts, Jury reform, and stronger enforcement of prohibition narcotics immigration and anti-trust laws.
Newspaper scan presents a quiz titled Game of Correct English by W L Gordon. It lists questions and answers about grammar usage pronunciation spelling and vocabulary with examples such as correcting phrases and choosing proper words. It includes items like mispelled words and synonyms and ends with a brief answer set for yesterday’s exercises.
The item lists trivia prompts and answers touching quotes authors and factual details. It mentions God on artillery, a state, measurement conversions, biblical names, Columbus landfall, and names Tyler Fillmore Johnson Arthur Roosevelt Coolidge alongside notes about the letter E and the Congressional Medal of Honor with miscellaneous clues.
A disjointed puzzle and local notes appear: a rabbit dog and fog rod problem with unclear phrasing. D H Alden of Ald House St Elgin treated for serious injuries from a fall by two young colts. papers report anticipated liquor license decisions and court investigations into revisions bonds and related documents.
Elaborate plans are underway for the Easter Monday Ball of the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Society to be held at the state armory on the evening of April 1. The event will feature a concert preceding the ball with Johnny Martin's Orchestra of Erie providing the dance music. Several committees are assigned to manage arrangements aiming to make the annual event brilliant and enjoyable.
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