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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1930
Page
3
Twenty years ago on May 26 1910 Washington school held a program of exercises for Memorial Day. The article notes Halley’s Comet appearing in the western sky and Corry residents viewing the celestial visitor last evening.
Erie Pa May 26 41 J Johnson 29 of 134 West Twentieth street died at Brooks Memorial hospital Dunkirk N Y from injuries after an automobile crash at Forsythe N Y last Monday morning. Gustave Kavitz 87 of 806 12 Parade street died instantly in the same crash. Johnson had been in a coma since the crash and the cause was a fractured skull and internal injuries. Funeral arrangements and shipping to Key Ber W Va were announced with Knights of Columbus and Dunkirk lodge members assisting. He is survived by his father and a sister.
Interstate Commerce Commission orders a nineteen cent per ton reduction on coal shipments from Pittsburgh coal fields to Warren, boosting local mills and households using about 150000 tons annually. New rate to take effect August eleventh with potential Pennsylvania Commission alignment. Estimated annual Warren savings around thirty three thousand dollars.
A literary survey highlights works by Leon Samson and Victor Kaledin while Mary Anderson and Margaret Anderson’s profiles shape the talk. Dutton and David-Priede publish memoirs and diaries, with Mary Gladstone reflecting quiet tempos. Best sellers list includes mystery and general fiction from Bachellor, Fletcher, Oppenheim and Walpole.
French tourism grows as government runs a High Commission of Tourism. Port 100 offers travelers a 15 day vacation with rail and road transport meals and wine. France hopes to regain lost business and attract 100000 more visitors boosting revenues. US still leads in travel and spending with future potential for a touring secretary in the White House.
W L Gordon presents usage tips for subjects and verbs with examples on agree or disagree error and pronunciation. A vocabulary note defines adolescence as the period between puberty and maturity and cites sample sentences and word study guidance. A Titusville Herald snippet notes Mrs Frank O Day returning to Corry after a visit with sister Mrs D W McGraw on East Main Street.
A train 820 feet long travels 34 mph while a man walks 4 mph in the same direction. The relative speed is 30 mph, so the train clears the man in 2 minutes and 46 seconds, giving a time of about 2.77 minutes.
Answers list covers questions on White House first occupant, meaning of white elephant, equator length, top silver producer, arterial versus venous differences, plus a mixed set including a depth record 206 feet and a senator age 30?
Announcement of a marriage between Mrs. Laura WahTa3 Sell of Jamestown and Marshall H. Johnson of Warren. The ceremony took place in Frewaburg New York on May 22 performed by Justice Scott W. Pinc. Attended by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Paul. they reside at 41 West Whird Street Jamestown.
In Philadelphia near School Lane Germantown two men died when their borrowed car crashed head on into a trolley car. The victims were James C. Monaghan 28 of West Philadelphia and John Carey of Burlington New Jersey. Carey died instantly. Monaghan died a few minutes later.
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