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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1931
Page
3
The Supreme Court upholds a progressive tax on chain stores, enabling Indiana to tax yearly amounts based on unit count. The ruling pleases states already with such laws and weighs on chain store stocks as equity markets react. The piece also notes opinions on honorary degrees and radio use by presidents, with Hoover's 46 speeches contrasted with Coolidge's 87.
Answers include Jesus for the quote about a house divided, London as the center of British railways, Commander (rank) for the officer’s rain just below a U S Naval captain, The Man Without a Country as the story with Philip Nolan as the principal character, and Newfoundland as the island with the largest cod catch.
A fragmentary report notes Dr Bestion Ruléhe of Santo Anz California as a pioneering female aviator in the United States. The piece references a flight, a request or appeal, and a timeline element, but the text is garbled and specifics are unclear.
Twenty years ago the St Thomss church spire and Fairview School were struck during a storm. Local baseball pitcher prot. Long shines for Jamestown against Jersey City. May 20 marks the Cleveland Trade Excursionists visit. Gladys Kelley and Walter Auer wed at Tenth Street Methodist. A three year old fell from a second story window but escaped serious injury. Cap M B Webb heads to San Antonio for a maneuver camp. Harry and John Swann head to Panama to fish.
Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon offers word usage guidance and pronunciation notes. It highlights common errors such as misused phrases and misspellings, and encourages expanding vocabulary through daily word study to improve communication and comprehension.
Henry Blakeslee aged six died last evening at his home on East Main street after a lingering illness. He had lived in Corry about fifteen years, born in Crawford County. He is survived by his wife, one son James Piakestee, Corry, one sister Mrs. M Gilson of Titusville, and one grandson Wilbur Blakeslee. Funeral services will be conducted from the late home Monday afternoon at 2 o clock with interment in West Spring Creek Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers.
Dr Manan T Stetson of Perkins Observatory Ohio Wesleyan University reviews popular astronomy books. He highlights Jeans The Stars in Their Courses and The Mysterious Universe, praising their accessibility and the chance to explore space, planets, the sun, and cosmic wonders.
Jamestown from May 23 reports the seizure of two large copper stills and a full distillery inventory valued at $15,000 by federal agents after a four month operation. Sam Alizzi, at the same address, is held awaiting US Commissioner Edward R Bootey’s arraignment.
A number n satisfies (2n)^2 = 2(n^2) + 128. Solve 4n^2 = 2n^2 + 128, giving 2n^2 = 128 and n^2 = 64, so n = 8 or n = -8. The problem’s wording implies a positive solution, so n = 8. The note about 75 pens and the odd explanation line appear unrelated.
United Press dispatch from Havana reports a brief engagement between government regiments and rebels in Oriente Province near Rafael. No casualties. Rebels fled into wooded terrain as regiment 18 advanced, then retreated into the forest and the fire subsided without effect.
Ridgway dispatch reports state highway patrolmen hunted for three men who abandoned a Willys Knight coach near North Broad Street after its differential snapped. The car, alleged stolen from David Reisman of Scranton, was towed to the Joseph Levin junk yard where suspects tried to sell it without a title. The youths fled into woods near Elk County Country Club as officers closed in.
A fragment from the old Corry Blade of the late 1860s lists municipal officers including Mayor F. Barney City Clerk A C Betis City Treasurer A W Hecker Tax Collector M Cameron Police Justice F H Gay Chief J B Potter and select council members W W Moffat M Cameron G T M Colman and others. It also mentions school directors railroad lines postmaster poll location jail and other civic items with ads and local notices from that era.
Police allege Louis Vitullo 40 tied to the nine year mystery murder of Elizabeth Pelko 27 a former Clairton resident mother of two and mistress of a Homes operator. He surrender led to an alibi dispute and blood-stain removal in his car while an injunction blocked prosecutors from proceeding.
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