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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1933
Page
3
Paris fashion notes Chanel designer Gabrielle Chenel leads a revival of chiffon evening gowns in 1983. She emphasizes garments made to her taste and aims to employ French workers, while Chanel factories forge new ties with British tableware firms to boost world trade.
The thirty hour work week and a compulsory minimum wage are seen as essential by many officials. Stephen Raushenbush of the Pennsylvania bureau of industrial relations cites wage woes in Pennsylvania, with some workers at 4 dollars per week for 60 hours, and warns against a wageless thirty hour week. He argues relief subsidies mask exploitation, and urges a federal standard to ensure fair wages and prevent out‑of‑state competition. A nationwide uniform act is proposed as the remedy.
The second group of workers arrived by four special trains into Elk county, with 118 Black laborers to Medix Run, 190 foreigners to Tyler, and 190 to St Marys for camps at Laurel Run and Straight locations. They will prepare quarters before beginning forestry work as decades of timber recovery continues, reflecting the region's deforestation history and new growth efforts. A separate Boise incident reports a shepherd dog surviving a fall after leaping from a window sill to an awning and down to a sidewalk, causing no injuries.
Ridgway will join the move to daylight saving time after a townwide canvass by Chief Burgess C L Park. Sentiment was overwhelmingly in favor among industrial leaders and merchants, with St Marys and Johnsonburg already considering the switch. Park will present the measure to the Town Council on May 9 for immediate action.
Twenty years ago notes from the Journal Files cover H H Hill as town bidder for Concord school addition A A Nichols injured when his rig ran away on Center Street Masons plan lodge ceremonies Meers Mins and Miller and Martin Miller prepare for aeroplane flights Chamber of Commerce holds smoker A D Meier of Washington Pa planning a first class summer theatre Casino to open on Decordation Day Charles Howard Henrietta and Ide Nollinger unite in marriage severe frost causes damage to fruit and vegetation Rev Woodward invited to deliver baccalaureate sermon L W Olds Murray Olds Alex McInnes James H Wright JR J Bush and James Drown attend Corry Masons meeting City League votes to play on Washington Street grounds New Era planning playgrounds Raymond Manufacturing Co plans addition Cotry Couch Co and YW Bonnell beds merge sales forces P RR Gyers face daily troubles
Hollywood film page details Colleen Moore inspecting aging for a comeback film The Power and the Glory with Jesse Lasky. Moore reflects on aging, youth, and the challenge of portraying a 50 year old, noting it marks a shift from ingenue to broader acting roles. The piece also notes an 80th church anniversary in Louisiana and a Brockton police radio lock to avoid crime news distractions.
Temporary streetcar shutdowns triggered a drivers strike at Buftsio affecting Tees shipments. Attorney Hubert Osborne addressed seventh grade pupils as the Hinton banding performed this morning.
Joseph Bartlett Eastman, 51, longtime Interstate Commerce Commission member and Amherst graduate, is expected to be named transportation coordinator with sweeping rail powers under pending legislation. Described as independent liberal and ardent reformer, he supports government takeover if needed and has urged repeal of the ICC recapture clause.
Barnes Brothers operated as wholesale and retail grocers and provision dealers adjacent to the Post Office on 1st Avenue. Stephen Andrews produced vinegar in a factory between West Washington and Allen streets. John Armstrong served as a state official or official role at age eight. Potter and Company acted as dealers in hard and soft coal lumber lathe and shingles on East Washington Street.
John J. Davis endured chronic constipation for six years. After using Adieriica he soon found relief and feels like a new person. Adieriia is a quick acting safe remedy at Keister's Cut Rate Drug Store.
The Utah gasoline sales tax brought in $490,773.29 in the first quarter, a ten percent rise over the same period in 1932, reflecting steady revenue growth for the state.
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