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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1930
Page
3
Journal-like notes report Train 41 derailed near station, delays, and a late arrival. Local events include skating season closing, organ overhaul, a death after a long-lost son’s return, Metal Furniture Co installing a heavy shearer, Havana to St Petersburg trip plans, civic visits, a trout hatchery shipment, injuries from a fallen tree, a meat market cutter absent, class of 1910 electric concert sign, and job moves in Warren and Coalinga.
Three Lewisburg men Zeiser Weitzel and Hommel confessed to stealing merchandise from a baggage room at Ridgway Pennsylvania station and to entering a freight car. They were held in 2500 dollars bail each for freight robbery and 500 dollars for baggage room entry awaiting April term court.
Paul W White surveys Ludwig Lewisohn novel Stephen Escott and other works. He praises Lewisohn for insightful treatment of marriage and character contrasts. The column also notes new verse by Hoffenstein, Boni’s Paper Books picks, and brief literary items including Mary Ware Bennett and Peggy Joyce.
Warren March 17 Fred C Ing ers aged 49 of North Wier long time fit man National Transit Co was found dead beside his Ford at Why His and Ball Town ron Forest county at 7 am Saturday. Body showed he had likely been dead over twelve hours with two marks on it leading officials to deem death due to natural causes.
The Town Life Insurance firm notes its common stock investments were small and will stay limited. It cites past months showing trust funds should avoid stock market winds and fears. The report records a 5.64 percent return on invested assets and warns against mortgage life insurance tied to stock speculation as a possible misdemeanor.
The city used emergency measures to ease joblessness. Funds funded street repairs started immediately and welfare agencies supplied names of unemployed workers. Rotating three days of work every two weeks gave three days’ wages, seen as better than charity, boosting dignity and city welfare.
The United States civil service commission sets 48 as the age cap for hiring skilled workers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Current employees remain, but new hires over 48 are barred. Yard officials oppose the rule citing labor shortages and the need to rebuild the skilled force for future cruisers. A prominent employment leader argues older workers bring experience and reliability, urging industry to accommodate them to avoid pension and care costs, a view lauded as both humane and economic.
A French engineer Prevost Saint-Cy envisions a channel crossing by laying concrete supports on the sea bed then placing sealed concrete sections as a floating tunnel tube. Each 300 to 500 meter section would be joined underwater using refrigerated air to seal. The plan mirrors ambitions seen in the Detroit River tunnel project.
The snippet presents misused phrases and pronunciation notes. It highlights common errors in singular plural forms with money and buoy when discussing rivalries. The focus is on expanding vocabulary and mastering one word daily, here rivalry meaning intense competition or antagonism between teams.
The poem describes a daily puzzle about rowing up and down a stream a certain distance in four and a half hours to go up and four hours back with a current of one and a half miles per hour. It gives a cash answer of 2.80 with an arithmetic explanation involving 1.56, 1728, 281, and 0.24.
A committee of 18 men from major western Pennsylvania industrial firms prepared to gather data to protest a proposed rise in freight rates on manufactured steel and iron articles in the district.
Washington March 17 The shamrock Irishmen wear on St Patrick s day goes back to St Patrick era says Michael McWhite a Trish Tree State minister to the United States He notes after St Patrick landed in Ireland he was asked to explain the Holy Trinity The chief had trouble understanding God in three persons McWhite says St Patrick showed three leaves on one stem to illustrate the principle
James John Davis, secretary of Ia bor, eyes a senate seat after early entry into politics. A former Elwood city clerk at 23, he rose from iron puddler in Tredegar birthplace to cabinet member, proud father of four, and founder of Mooseheart. He hails from Pittsburgh and remains an optimist.
Answers cover diverse topics from Alaska to the last Aztec emperor. It lists George Washington’s wife’s maiden name, the value of pi, and the sport implied by a Waltonian disciple, with brief responses to each query.
A readout of current top fiction and general titles with authors including The Woman of Andros by Thornton Wilder Bonn Exile by Warwick Deeping Knopf Great Meadow by Mirambettr Roberts Viking Young Man of Manhattan by Katherine Brush and others. Includes non fiction titles like The Specialist by Charles Sale Cross World Puzzle and The Rise of American Civilization by Charles A and Mary Beard.
A fragmentary note recalls a joke about Ernest Hemingway telephoning a New York friend and the operator’s reply. The text then drifts into disjoint references to a person named Hayees or Chaffee and vague mentions of selling newspapers and other assorted items.
The V F W Bullting Association presents a St Patrick s dance at the armory this evening with Francis Dukes as general chairman. The event promises good songs and a lively program.
Announcement states the Union City club will host a joint meeting on March 31 instead of March 21 due to the state president Dr Mildred Rogers being unavailable on the 24th Readable text shows scheduling adjustments for a professional Women's Club event in Union City with mention of Dr Mildred Rogers from New Castile.
Distressing gas harms digestion and organs. Golden Lax Tablets offer gentle relief as a tonic laxative removing internal poisons. Encourages use by older people, children, and individuals for lasting health. Obtain from your druggist today for 25e.
Patrick J. Shea of Erie a former Corry resident is recovering from serious injuries after a Stell put incident at a fire shop. His legs were badly bruised and he was moved to St Vincent’s hospital before returning home. No bones were broken but the accident will leave him incapacitated for some time.
The St Patrick s Lenten tea sponsored by the Emmanuel Guild and chaired by Mrs C A Pall drew a large attendance Saturday afternoon in Parish hall. A fine program featured vocal selections by Miss Amelia Tryon and Percy Clark Univ City violin solos by Mrs Coletta Burkhardt songs by Jutm and Dick Utts and vocal numbers by Mrs Harry Roberty and Mrs Lawrence Swartz Findley Lake NY. Decorations in St Patrick s colors enhanced the setting. Refreshments included fruit salad, sweet cakes and coffee served by Mrs Pain and her committee. A similar event is planned for next Saturday in Parish Hall.
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