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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1926
Page
3
Arthur Colegrove is listed as entering the Corry Pennsylvania post office for second class mail matter at a rate of 600 dollars per year. It notes three cuts per copy per week and indicates further details are available on application.
Warren March 14 amid the new building boom the Warren office of the Pennsylvania Gas Company will move temporarily to the Seahield mansion on Liberty Street while razing and rebuilding proceeds. A steel concrete brick two story structure with a 50 by 80 front will rise on Seavl Avenue near the Strand Theatre, near a new gymnasium and auditorium for the Warren Young Women’s Christian Association.
Circus traveler Frank Buck reports on rising numbers of American men and youths roaming Asia and the Far East, begging for funds and straining local sympathy. He notes college students working their way around the world, many destitute, and urges youths to stay home or finish education before attempting global travel. The Singapore America Association contemplates halting aid to these wanderers.
The Neat department notes a drop to about 20 births per 1,000 population from 24 last year. Workers blame birth control propaganda, while the health commissioner says economic and social factors keep marriages late. Fewer babies but improved survival and education for the remaining children.
A Billings Montana tale reports a jail prisoner suddenly going insane during a City Hall band rehearsal. The story notes a prisoner who had just been arrested singing How Dry I Am and behaving violently before being placed in a padded cell.
The Rev. M. O. Edison, pastor of Beacon Hill Baptist church, faces possible jail if he preaches Sunday night with a quart of whiskey. Edison planned to wave the bottle to argue against boys and booze. He said he has reserved a place in jail when told he could be arrested for possessing liquor.
ERI March 1 report notes strong opposition to a proposed centralized tax collection plan. Details claim the measure would raise costs, shift duties to commissioners, and threaten local control. Officials doubt efficiency and warn of higher expenses despite potential staff reductions.
Twenty years ago from the Journal Files March 18 1906 a determined campaign to secure funds for street sprinkling drew attention. An operation at the hospital on C by Thomas improved skull injury. Clair Jones visits from Allegheny College. Corry Lusker Rod Factory ships a car pad for Davenport Lawn. Mr Darfing travels to Titusville to pursue purchase of the Mansion House. Roller skating rink plans at Corney Island eyed for May 4. Armory Committee to meet in the county chamber amid snatches of local business chatter.
Franklin notes ongoing dynamiting work on the Big Ice Gorge with a 18 mile long effort at Allegany river gorge. A last charge cleared the final 150 feet of new ice pack formed after the break. McGill scientist Dr Howard Barnes directs thermite removal work but will pause until temperatures rise. Only the mile channel blasted from Brandon south remains open as the ice pack stays entrenched and menacing.
New York March 13 Immigration Commissioner Henry J Curran has resigned effective March 1 to become counsel for the City Chair. Benjamin M Day, previously a legal adviser in the internal revenue bureau, is expected to succeed him. Curran had clashes with the Labor Department over policy but officials spoke of mutual regard.
One person was fired and several others injured when a Pennsylvania line train derailed at Pierron about 80 miles east of St Louis. The westbound engineer was killed and other crew members seriously injured. The train originated in New York with mail and express and some passengers aboard. Mrs. G A Pain of Girard Pa visited her son Ca Pain and family.
The passage urges tolerance for diverse opinions, advising adherence to one’s own conscience rather than sneering at others. It stresses room for wide viewpoints and cautions against shifting to insincere or trivial alignments to please a few.
British freighter Talia lies in Taylors Bay near Baltimore with smoke visible as fire water is used in its hold. Fire tugs work but no flames seen. ship is 4512 tons owned by Howduring Steamship Co of London. thirty crew aboard, mostly English seamen, awaiting conditions.
A fragmented OCR style passage contemplates the relation of man to God, invoking Kipling and a sense of exertion and fate. The text shows garbled phrases like he fell to syork and swallowell, with hints of religious reflection and skepticism about divine appointment.
Beeman and Bildum in Plymer New York report maple syrup prices climbing to the highest market rate as producers map gains. Hone records show 41 units traded amid brisk demand.
Jamestown voters rejected a bond proposal for a $950,000 school project. The measure failed by about 2,000 statewide, with similar results in the Fourth Ward where the Willan Street school faced strong opposition.
Officials report coal tar treated pine poles used in open well pressure method provide the longest service life. The measure length and durability are noted as a major advantage for utility poles and telecom infrastructure.
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