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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1939
Page
4
Officers and members of He Carry Civic Orchestra are commended for progress since organizing last fall. The group has completed a series of outstanding concerts reflecting credit on leaders and the community, with Corry Band and Corry Civic Orchestra boosting cultural development. Music fosters appreciation of the arts and enriches daily life.
The State Legislature approves a ban on fireworks use except supervised displays, aiming to cut injuries and deaths from Fourth of July accidents. The bill awaits House concurrence and Governor Arthur H. James’s signature, seen as a long overdue safety measure embraced nationwide. Labor Axis referenced in editorials.
Two thousand square miles added to Glacier Bay National Monument in Alaska by presidential action. The expansion broadens the area to include forests and glaciers, making the region more accessible for visitors and preserving alaskan wildlife. The piece notes a rising domestic and international travel interest and critiques the mood of national policy.
A fragmented excerpt shows Alfred M. Lannon arguing that world peace requires dialogue across hemispheres and economic arms control. The piece references Mr Landon and Mr Roosevelt, noting the mixed reception to Wilful peacemaking and the criticism faced by leaders promoting talks.
From the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania the Daily Do zen highlights a million boys headed to camps this summer with open air living, rest and play, and nature instruction. It notes camps boost social ease for shy children and lists programs while urging safer driving as motorcycle police in Hike bring drivers before aldermen for motor code violations.
NBC and CBS carry a dense schedule including debate on Can Women Resist Propaganda with Melvyn Douglas from the War Memorial Opera House San Francisco and Cooperating for Recovery at the New York conference. Roosevelt speaks tonight from the White House. Gilbert and Sullivan medleys, Paul Whiteman orchestras, and Ray Kyser shows headline. Belmont Park, Radiant Living discussion, and Public Service broadcasts from WLW and NBC fill the day with varied entertainment and music.
Amid muted talks in the Reichstag figureheads hint that Germany may bend toward diplomacy with its smaller neighbors. The piece suggests earnest effort toward peace rather than escalating hostilities, though immediate action seems unlikely without strong pressure.
Bruce Catton reports from Washington on tax policy and White House thrift, noting Treasury openness to reducing corporate profits taxes to boost business confidence. He covers Roosevelt era debates, the corporate tax’s origins, Hoovers critique, Chamber of Commerce opposition, and a pivotal 1930s speech. He also notes wartime veterans benefits politics and clashes between McKellar and Ickes over Rosd Bokin and park staffing moves.
A summary from the Journal Files recalls the city meeting its Victory Loan quota of 268 900. Mechanic William Larson of Corry served with Company A, 142nd Machine Gun Battalion and arrived home after service. Flood waters rise east of the city, with the Brokenstraw river out of its banks. Lloyd McElroy earns praise as a dispatch bearer in action. John Foley of Ajax suffers facial burns. eye remains uninjured.
Rudy Vallee says public craving for attention fuels swing, though true artistry stays with craftsmen. He notes swing performers seek limelight, while bantering about the era with Sonja Henie in the film Second Fiddle and Benny Goodman as a leading steel band figure.
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