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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1931
Page
3
A Corry Evening Journal page surveys trends from plays to playgrounds and city noise. It covers amateur drama potential, a junked car repurposed for nursery play and a doctor’s warning on shellshock from city noises, urging anti noise action as vital to health.
A touring stage crew tote includes green and yellow snakes coal piles a breakaway golf club a baseball bat a derby iron torchs stilts a disappearing cigar a sand box live stunts and more. The collection illustrates a traveler’s prop load per daily show. James B Stevenson son of B T Stevenson editor Titusville Herald named editor in chief of Bucknellian for the coming year.
Porter and Dell Darling received twenty cans of yellow perch from Union City fl s for distribution in our lake. Seward A Clark, who was 30 pine burned two weeks ago at the Corry Metal Furniture Co place, recovered. With daily railroad receipts over $2,000 it seems strange that Garry cannot be favored with a decent station. George Miller and wife, with Raymond Lacey, left for Hammond Ind after a visit with Corry relatives. B L Bougher, recently with James H Wright, took a position with Collman Optical Co Erie. Mrs L M West of Wy Churrhy Street fell and dislocated her left wrist. George Bosworth fished this morning. Archie Lyona will deliver his prize declamation Death of Benedict Arnold at the Kappells Band concert. Dr J G Rich took over the Washington Street Cancer sanitarium and operates it. Miss Jennie McCray joined U S Chair Company as assistant stenographer. Mervyn Nast left for Mount Morris N C where he found employment.
The succeeding VP was Andrew Johnson. Arteries carry blood from the heart to the body, veins return blood to the heart. The Confederate flag was the Stars and Bars. It is illegal to send a demand for debt payment with threats of legal action by postal card. Lake containing 8,000 islands is Lake Huron.
The page offers word usage tips and pronunciation notes from William L. Gordon. It highlights common misuses such as stating versus said and focuses on building vocabulary with a daily word, here Initiative, described as a driver of energy and action. It suggests using a word three times to own it.
Two cyclists race a Ghosily track. Joe completes a lap in six minutes while Jim needs four. Jim will overtake Joe after 70 minutes.
An advertisement touts a new powder from a French process named MHWLLO GLO, claiming long wear, smooth finish, and a youthful bloom. It asserts no irritation and no pore-clogging effects, with the product available at TeelSter'n Drug Store.
May 18 report that John Carter, a Black man, threatened and abused Wd. Starks, leading to a fatal gunshot. Coroner Hantey’s jury finds Starks killed Carter in self defense after a fight at the Seventeenth street house. Witness Bertha Stevens and Motorcop James Niland testified to the struggle and shooting. Police noted Starks claimed self defense. Carter died at Hamel Hospital from a gunshot wound severing an artery.
Local furniture dealer C. E. Spitzer opened a large special sale at his Clymer store to expand trading territory and attract new patrons. The event showcased modern house furnishings at unusually low prices, drawing stronger customer response than expected from a small town.
Arthur De Camp of St Louis, MO, member of the Boston Mother Church lectures on the Lord’s Prayer and the real self in Christian Science. He argues heaven is mind and divine love, not a distant place, and that true Christianity demands daily spiritual understanding, not material belief. He compares heaven and hell as misbeliefs, renounces eternal torment, and notes Churches increasingly adopt this view while praising older denominations.
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