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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1934
Page
4
A scheduled gathering at the Home Dairy Restaurant in Erie features L. Gammon as mass speaker for the distillery authority, with Read Stockton's meat advertisement noted. The event aims to promote employment programs and support local industry.
The UB Ladies Aid Society plans a June 6 meeting at Mrs. R. H. VanTassel home with cash gathering observed to aid disabled veterans. Poppy Day drives and quilting sessions are noted, with proceeds benefiting veterans. Also listed are local ads, a Kendall refining fire report, and a 1932 Ford V8 coupe for sale by Thomas Motor Company.
A mixed page itemizes a Erie vicinity social shower for Miss Jie Weidner and a birthday party for Mrs Elizabeth Damon, plus local meat sale ads at Stockton's and Spencer Cash Mills. It notes graduates at Harbor School, a Veterans Poppy drive, and community notices including a Vigilant Rebekah club event and a Union City man held on charges.
Severe blizzard at Little America, Antarctica traps Rear Admiral Richard Byrd in a one room shack 128 miles from base. He signals via radio that all is well, though energy and temperature drop to extreme levels during the storm. Nearby, Dorn Stark, 92, continues gardening with stubborn resolve. Colorado School of Mines to award silver diplomas rolled into thin sheets this year.
Oil Administrator Harry S. Tekes launched a campaign against oil code violators with criminal prosecutions anticipated. Louis R. Glavis, head of Interior’s investigations, will lead agents to Dallas after meeting Texas field force in Dallas tomorrow morning.
In Washington May 25 Labor Secretary Perkins voiced optimism over the pending Upleilo labor dispute. She said a long conference with Cincinnati lawyer Taft, named as special mediator, indicated improving conditions and hopeful developments. A Boston color detector by Prof. Hardy could identify minute color differences unseen to the naked eye.
In New Orleans on May 76 two major strikes involve over 1,000 workers including longshoremen at Gelotex Co. The dock strike, now in its fifth day, sees calls for wage increases while more than 200 have been arrested. One man was shot and four days have seen multiple rib injuries.
A testimonial advertorial touts San Cura Ointment as the best burn remedy proving healing with no scarring. It claims fast recovery for facial burns from coal oil, plus uses for bruises cuts frost bite insect stings sunburn piles and eczema. Prices listed 60c and 1.28 per jar.
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