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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1949
Page
4
Items from November 5 1939 include Rotary Club discussion on alien citizenship, a fatal railroad accident near this city injuring four others, church fundraising for redecorating and renovation, Armistice Day closures, VEW dancing party at State Armory, and Rex Theatre remodeling with a reopening of talking pictures.
A rambling local page notes a devalued pound fueling prices like a five cent drink and recalls last year’s broken toy project. It also cites toy drives, a Cal Tech invention a new tic tac toe gadget, police guarding a door incident, a bus charity run for bingo fans, and hints at holiday shopping trends, community events, and local personalities including Kathy Boag and H Lynn Rice amid scattered notes on fishing, school tax, and service member insurance payments.
The article discusses a General Election next Tuesday in which Pennsylvanians will decide whether the state can fund a bonus via borrowing. It outlines initial costs pegged around $500 million, the need for constitutional amendment, and the long term impact of $20.4 million annual interest and higher taxes. It also briefly references William the Conqueror and Hastings.
The page reports increased coffee purchases by buyers storing beans in vacuum-packed cang awaiting higher prices. It notes price rumors around $1 per pound and hints of an upward trend. A nearby licensed real estate deal is mentioned as potentially proceeding soon. A Cleveland woman’s local scavenging of husbands and a Columbus man’s pursuit are also touched on amid assorted Christmas Club figures detailing large year-end distributions and regional averages.
A fragmentary editorial urges Catholics to seek own schools while Protestants resist public schooling eroding religion. It cautions readers about advertising, entertainment, and women’s fashion as distractions, urging men to study editorials like sports pages to reduce unemployment and avoid bankrupt bargains.
Rev Jordan Cole of Columbus is named Warren county chairman of CROP, with W Lilli Bridge of Smethport as area director. Cole will interview Tripp, the county extension agent, on a radio program about the nationwide CROP drive scheduled November 16 25. Reynolds forced to land Honolulu, story notes engine trouble ends attempted around world flight.
A reader quiz tests memory across ten questions covering finger names, government departments, Yom Kippur timing, inland freshwater bodies, lemon crop states, cremation ashes, Pulaska Day date, POW treatment conventions, Bolivia’s naming origin, and the abbreviation CTS.
Mayor J Fred Kinley and Controller C A Pain head a slate with unopposed Councilmen Robert B Brice and Walter Sweet set to serve without opposition at the general balloting. John Cullen and Charles Les appear secure as First and Third ward constables. Alder Shain Just R Butters also unopposed for re election in the Second ward. Election judges and two inspectors per district to be chosen. veterans bonus amendment on the ballot may spur turnout affecting about 1 400 veterans in the area.
Babson cautions about increasing bankruptcy sales in coming years as veterans enter uncertain ventures. He urges building bank balances to exploit future bargains, stresses patience for gains, and promotes education through Babson Institute Webber College and Utopia College. He endorses Christian, non profit colleges and calls for removal of Communist and anti God influence from curricula.
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