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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
3
A column recalls events from twenty years ago with notes on parades, lodge matters, and local people. Mentions Sons of Veterans meeting, a home week parade float, and names Lena Gillis Roy Mosley J W Boyle. Also notes officials and residents visiting nearby towns.
Erie May 21 Judge Rossiter ordered Mrs. Mari Frang wife of deputy sheriff discharged from the May jury panel after the court considered a potential relative of defendant Schwindt on the jurors. The trial had acquitted Arthur Schwindt of a statutory charge and the judge said the verdict was a travesty of justice. The action was described as unprecedented in the equity call.
Paul White surveys early 20th century fiction critiquing Mortal Men by Carter and The Old Man by Eugene MacLean. Notes praise for restraint over bawdiness, with context on Allan Ley and Sherburne as literary figures and a glance at other works and actors in open production, including Porgy and the cast controversy.
The Yengoli store on Sandy Lake's main street was robbed early Saturday morning, with more than 400 dollars taken from the cash drawer along with a watch, car keys, cigarettes, pennies, chewing gum, and candy bars. Entry was gained by removing a rear window. The heist follows multiple prior burglaries in the period.
A tale of rival hostesses Alice Longworth and Mrs Gann contends over seating plans and invitations while an Egyptian ambassador suggests two state dinners to appease factions. The piece notes wartime anxieties far beyond social maneuvering in small towns.
A publisher accuses hook clubs of usurping readers rights and undermining reading habits. Critics retort by asking if other modern influences like housing, industry standardization, jazz and radio also affect book buying and reading time. The piece frames book clubs as possibly a symptom of the era rather than a deliberate conspiracy.
France shows strong thrift with 9 billion dollars in savings held in banks. There are 202 savers per 4,000 people, and last year’s savings reached 1.5 billion, up 70 million from the prior year. Americans also saved heavily amid wartime pressures and rising investments.
Puzzle column from a 19th century page presents questions on grammar spelling and pronunciation. It includes misused sentences and mispelled words with a messy section of yesterday’s answers and guidance for readers to fill in proper forms and pronunciations.
A daily puzzle item asks for the value of liquids sold by a grocer using a false gallon that holds three quarts and one and a hair pint. The problem also notes yesterday’s answer of four feet and gives a brief explanation involving conversion factors and a 12.2 second time reference.
Funeral services for Ernest Lowe were held Monday afternoon at 2:20 in the Federated Church at Spring Green with Rev. Hy Sturdevant officiating. Many neighbors attended as bearers William Burch Albert Mead George Mead Roy Deegan Irvin Bigea and Charles Sandburg served.
Erie May 21 Eleven month old Neal Rogers of North East suffered severe burns when his clothing ignited at home Sunday afternoon from an open gun stove. Family put out flames, child received first aid, then rushed to St Vincent hospital where attendants reported he would recover.
A Baker & Toyhir Co. list of top titles with authors and publishers includes Ten Best Sellers such as Hester by Anne D. Sedgwick and Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis, detailing prices and publishing houses across a varied lineup from Houghton Mifflin to Simon and Schuster and others. The compilation covers works from fiction to paddled non fiction with prices ranging from two to four dollars and includes notable names like Joan Lowell and Edward Ellsberg. The list reflects a lively mid century bookselling scene with diverse genres and prominent authors.
Victor de Kubiny cites data suggesting French mariners predated Columbus by a century in discovering America. He notes graduation from the Hungarian Royal University and a Washington, D.C. stint at Hoothlack. Viola Paradise travels abroad to write while publishers push titles like Val F411 Teachers and Highland Cream, possibly whiskey names.
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