Twenty Years Ago Highlights From The Corry Journal
An old Corry Journal page recalls letters from Mr and Mrs Jacob Franz about a Weir trip across the continent and notes on the Corry Grant revival. D Heath reports 23 of 90 new members pledged last week. News covers rockslides near Panawa Rocks, employment notes from Proctor and Gamble and Meadville Publican, and how continuous year round factory work changed employment figures since 1929.
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Mra
Jacob Franz
Weir
Continent
Corry Grant
Ti D. Heath
Gulf
Panawa
John B. Ratto
Coure
Cincinnati
Proctor and Gamble
O. Claire Jones
Corry
Morgantown
Joel
Meadville
Redistricting delays and bond market notes headlined issues
State legislatures slow to complete reapportionment as 21 states face loss of seats in the 1932 House, risking at large elections. bond markets show strength in government and private securities while cautioning on enterprise, and Dartmouth's Hopkins cites study of origin of beliefs to foster critical thinking among freshmen.
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National Congress
House of Representatives
Ernest M. Hopkins
Dartmouth College
Altough
Chile
A Problem a Day Nuts for Six Eight Ten Twelve Fourteen
A reader asks for a number of nuts that leaves a remainder when divided by 6 8 10 12 or 14. The provided answer notes 144 as the result and includes an arcane calculation sequence involving squares and roots to justify the result, though the method is obscure.
Sheffield Girl Struck by Car Fatally Hurt
Mar 21 Sheffield 11 year old Hosa Tashirek daughter of Mr and Mrs Prank Tashurek of Barney Street was fatally struck by a car driven by William Hurley 25 druggist of 28 Fraley Street Kane as she crossed Route 6 near Deerlick Street after Sunday school. She died about 6 pm at Dr R B Mervine’s office.
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Lowrey
Boorer
Tashure Girh
Rosie
Angeline Pozzi
Roosevelt Highway
Tasharele
Deerlick Street
Hurley
Look and Learn Quiz Answers Revealed
A reader’s questions cover average US heights for men and women, the first Atlantic steamship, chewing gum base, weight of a cubic foot of gold, and the largest Great Lake. Answers specify men 5 ft 8 in, women 5 ft 4 in, Savannah as first crossing, chicle as gum base, 1205 pounds per cu ft, and Lake Superior.
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U. S
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Savannah
Lake Superior
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon
A compact note from W L Gordon presenting guidance on proper English usage and pronunciation. It lists common missteps such as saying he doesn't seem able to flo work and explains prefered forms like seems unable. Includes tips on pronunciation and spelling and encourages building vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
Body Recovered From Lake Erie Sinking Tragedy
A body found in Lake Erie near Dunkirk is believed to be a crewman from the steamer Whalen which sank with sixteen men lost months ago. No identification marks were found and the corpse appears to have lain in the water for a long period.
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Erie
Mar
Lake Erie
Dunkirk
Magnificent Comedy and Other Spring Book Reviews
H Allen Smith surveys The Magnificent Comedy and other spring titles. Minnegerode’s French history shows bitterness yet careful craft. Kang’s Grass Roof portrays Korea’s long saga and rising tragedy. Churchill and peers speculate on alternate histories. Thorne Smith's Night Life of the Gods offers a humorous sci fi premise with a satire of wealth and power.
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H. Allen Smith
United Press
Farrer & Rinet Mart
Minnegerode
Duchess of
Younghill Kang
Scribners
Korea
Union City Ministers Meet for Interdenominational Ethics
Ministers from Corry to attend bi monthly Union City Corry Ministerial Association meeting Tuesday morning in Union City. Rev Frank A Wimner will present paper on Interdenominational Ministerial Ethics. Rev W H Daliman leads open discussion. Large attendance expected. ministers to dine together after.
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Corry
Union City
Former Punxsutawney Man Death by Self
Coroner George Blood of Fredonia investigated the death of Charles E. Hewitt 82 who hanged himself in his son Myron A Hewitt’s barn. Hewitt formerly worked in the lumber business in Punxsutawney and resided there before moving to Sheridan. The coroner certified death by own action but could not determine a motive. Funeral services are to be held at Blood & Larson funeral home in Fredonia Tuesday afternoon.
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Dunkutus
Maroh
George Blood
Fredonia
Sheridan
Charles E. Hewitt
Myron A. Hewitt
Wihom Ne
Mrr. Hewitt
Punssutawney
Blood
Meath
Blood & Larson Funeral
Remedy for head noises using Parmint and hot water
Advertisement advises catarhal deafness sufferers to mix 1 oz Parmint double strength with 4 pints hot water and a little sugar, take a tablespoon four times daily. Claims relief from ringing ears and nasal congestion, promising easier breathing and mucus drainage.
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Keister’s
Dynamite Theft, Dinner Row Stir Kane Crime Probe
Buffalo sisters sparked controversy at Silver Creek banquet with risqué dancing provoking Pastor Lindsay who condemned the event. In Kane, a dynamite theft from a state armory prompted police inquiries as 11 sticks and caps were reported missing amid various theories and 26 arrests.
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Atc.ofc
Kane
Soulhiover Labe
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Corry Evening Journal
South Street
A. D. Colegrove
Arthur Colegrove
National
Fred Kimball, Inc
W. 46Th St
New Yorke
Chicago
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Auuvey
Kingsley DeRosay
Chamberlain Military Institute
Randolph
City
Messrs. Smith and
Kincaid of
New York
Waterford
G. M. Caldwell
Mayville
Elks Rooms
Sheffield
Rosa Tashurek
Darling
W. L. Gordon
Keister’s Cut Rate Drug Store
N. F. Ames & Co
Journal
Viking Press
Winston Churchill
Andre Maurois
Hendrik van Loon
Hilaire Belloc
G. K. Chesterton
Emil Ludwig
H. A. L Fisher
J. C. Squire
Philip Gueielin
Harold Nicholson
Milton Waldman
Byron
Greece
Booth
Lincoln
Lee
Gettysburg
Thorne Smith
Doubleday Doran
Smith
Hunter Hawls
Punx'sy Man
Clinton Street
Chapin’s
Ately Priced
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
Dis- Hall
Chamber
Kane Armory
Silver Creek
Buffalo
Joseph W. Slack
Lindsay
Caldwell’s
West
Colgate’s Tooth Paste
Gillette
Dewitt’s
Konjola
Lynn
Nervine
Downey's Drug Store
Center Streets
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Warp & Co
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