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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1939
Page
4
The National Safety Council proposes six rules to lower holiday traffic and water accident tolls. Emphasized are sensible driving, avoiding overexertion, proper vehicle checks, and watching water safety after meals. Past data show Memorial Day accidents spiked fatalities.
NBC and CBS networks carry a slate of programs featuring Senator Reynolds discussing foreign refugees, Lucille Mayers singing, and a Carmen highlight. Edowynn Booth’s Death Valley Days tale. orchestral tours by Abe Lyman, Guy Lombardo, and Tommy Dorsey. Campbell and CBS broadcasts from Indianapolis Speedway and Belmont Park. university debates and classical music programs on Columbia and Cincinnati Conservatory networks. and Cordell Hull set for a Chicago club broadcast.
In Washington May 26 a column surveys the Dudley P. Gilbert and James Bewin Campbell anti Communist propaganda scheme exposed by congressional investigators. It describes selling fear of a Communist or Jewish plot, coercive patriotism, and private armies as a tactic to marshal support for drastic measures. The piece notes testimonies, limited fundraising, and the broader impact of antisemitic propaganda on the national debate.
The article contrasts smell and taste capabilities, noting the nose detects tiny airborne particles while the tongue senses dissolved substances. It explains the limits of taste and smell with examples like alcohol and quinine, and comments on how perception affects daily life. It also contains a side note about common errors and a weather remark about temperatures and a wide 280 degree spread.
A May 26 1919 itemized column recalls services at the First Methodist Church with plans to purchase High property now occupied by Alexander Laundry In Corry the community hosted a concert led by Madame Gab-Curet with over 1200 attendees Redevelopment at the nurses home adjoining Corry hospital included interior redecorating and new electric systems Twenty Covry boys prepared to sail to New York on June 3 after overseas service B13th machine gun battalion to dock Mrs Isaac Burger dies at her Hinesburg N Y home formerly Miss Kate Clarke of Corry Born May 28 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Herbert Kepple Mrs J C Jackson hosted an over Sunday visit at Dr Dewitt Jacksons in Buie.
The telegraphic line “We want Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead” came from John Hay to the American Consul in Morocco on June 22, 1904. Roosevelt acted in the case, though Hay coined the phrase. Ion Perdicaris, an American, was kidnapped by the Moroccan bandit Raisuli and released two days after the telegram was sent.
Readers are invited to answer seven questions on a classified page. Questions cover water boiling point at sea level a unit of weight for gemstones whether the Sahara Desert lies on which continent which famous gold rush occurred in 1886 correct pronunciation of galaxy and whether body weight differs between the equator and the poles.
The questions ask for the largest river in Russia the Farallon Islands off the coast of which U S state and whether a naturalized American citizen is eligible for the U S Senate and the famous waterfalls in the Zambezi River Africa.
The Golden Rule Club will hold its May dinner meeting Monday evening at the Wayne Valley A. B. Church just north of Beaverdam. Club president Frank Whiteley is arranging the program and all members are urged to attend.
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