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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1931
Page
3
Local column opens with advertising rates and a note on home buying habits, then surveys social trends in household machinery, calls for banking reforms, and sketches astronomical and economic futures. It mentions Uranus disturbance theory, Planet P, a ten year Chinese plan, and potential Russian influence on China’s industrialization.
Twenty years ago a Branidin Street man Leon Me Lean 14 suffered a serious gunshot accident when a weapon discharged in the woods tearing off part of his left hand and wounding the arm. John Mulheirn faced a near fatal hunting mishap near Blue Wye. Six city youths raided Miller's Station, forcing entry to J. C. Leslie's store for food. HL Spissman marked his 72nd mile with a family gathering. West Main Street residents opposed Bell Telephone pole construction along the south side. The editor credits B. M. Norton for venison from Maine woods.
A compact note on vocabulary growth from Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon. It discusses common word pitfalls and pronunciation tips, highlighting silent phrases and misspellings. It cites antithesis of antipathy as opposition and notes practice with the word three times to own it.
The problem states fencing a 15 acre field with an aid ratio of 2 to 3 at eight dollars per rod. It presents an answer from yesterday of 51.98 feet and an explanation using arithmetic steps: multiply T and 1 by 22 minus 7, subtract 1 from 7, square 12 and 6, add, take square root, multiply by 2, add 22, 24, 13.42, and 18.42.
The defense opens in the assault case of Dry Agents Fred Wilson Edward Baker and James Mahoney charged with second degree assault for the July beating of Alton Baird 27 at the Baird Hotel Irving Chau tauqua County. John Baird proprietor and Alton’s father testified denouncing Wilson’s blow as cowardly and causing a visible clinch.
Warren Nov. 6 Accident patients filled Warren General Hospital yesterday afternoon. William Schulman 12 from Pleasant Township was struck by a car driven by Shauncey Darone Jr while crossing to school. George Almendinger 65 from Warren was thrown from a horse drawn vehicle on Pennsylvania Ave. Albert C Anderson 28 of Wood Street received burns on his left leg from a caustic soda solution at Industrial Oil and Grease Co. All injuries described as serious but not life threatening.
Sir Walter Scott wrote Ivaning ape Chicago hosts the world’s largest stock yard and packing center Hydrogen is the simplest element The Monitor was the Civil War ironclad cheese box on a raft Seville is noted for hull fighting
An Ohio astronomer notes the Perkins Observatory receives a 60-inch mirror, marking the largest telescope built in the US east of the Pacific. The piece boosts light gathering to roughly 120000 times the human eye, enabling view of planets, nebulas, and distant galaxies, with Andromeda visible to the naked eye from a distance of about 900000 years of light travel.
Corry Grange No 65 will stage a benefit play at the W O W hall in Horm Black Saturday evening. Union City Grange Players present a three act drama Grammy's Lil Wild Rose with special musical numbers and a Sever piece orchestra. Proceeds go to the Corry Relief Fund. Public invited for a pleasing entertainment.
A vintage advertisement urges daily bowel movement and warns of danger from delay. It promotes Joseph's B. and N. Tea as a remedy to relieve constipation and stimulate mild action for 25 cents per box, available at Condra Pharmacy and Downey's Drug Store.
Coroner George E. Blood of Fredonia investigated a death near Silver Creek where 18 year old Necle Hurkeacz of Lackawanna was struck by a Purestville driver, B L Merrill, as he attempted to cross. Hurkeacz died the same day at Carr Hospital Silver Creek and his funeral was planned in Fredonia. The driver was exonerated from all responsibility.
Roy Blynt express thanks to neighbors relatives and friends for flowers assistance and cars during his wife’s illness and death. He requests continued prayers and gratitude to all who helped.
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