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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1928
Page
3
Fragmentary report outlines actions dated November 94 involving a naval officer, a proposal from Panvible 24, and Swedish involvement. Mentions approvals, delays, and defense considerations plus game-like timing references and pressed details.
Fragmentary OCR shows mixed figures and items including a large cart, prices such as 49 15 481, and references to benzine eggs and a variety of unreadable codes. The readable content suggests a market or catalog column with scattered numeric data and miscellaneous goods.
A Corry page carries Armistice Day reflections on peace and war. The prose urges safeguarding peace, condemns glorification of conflict, and emphasizes lasting restraint and mutual regard among nations. It frames Armistice Day as a call to cultivate public and private peace in postwar times.
The Life cover shows a father watching his son play with toy soldiers while a distant battle scene looms in thought. Elmer Davis argues in the issue that war may be avoided by arbitration but may demand accepting occasional losses and adverse rulings for peace.
Ottawa reports September imports from the United States include brandy 21000, gin 505000, and whiskey 2475000 dollars. Canada’s exports to the United States total 573000 dollars in beer and whiskey at 1201000 dollars. The piece questions why Canada should import such quantities from a dry country and notes surprising import/export patterns and regional markets.
A newspaper writer notes election day costs run into the millions for campaigns and machinery like ballots and voting equipment. He argues total expenses may reach 100 to 125 million dollars, about a dollar per person, and says such spending reflects the price of choosing leaders for the next four years.
A period of special displays at public libraries and bookstores runs from November 12 to 14 highlighting children’s books and educational talks. Elders plan to give books for Christmas, while Mother Gore appears in contemporary life drawings. The piece notes children read more than their parents, with travel history and adventure tales selling well, though warns against overexposure to fast reading and movies.
Amid heated talk a school board proposes strict limits on printed material in classrooms subject to inspection by the superintendent or assistant. Critics call for removing propaganda from public schools while supporters argue for balanced displays in line with free speech.
Answers to yesterday's questions include Charles Warren Painbanks as author of a hint, the Bite Bay painting by Mrhe Bite Bay, and the meaning of Aileen. The capital of Ohio is Columbus, and a sermon was preached to the pitda.
WL Gordon presents exercises on grammar spelling and pronunciation. A Detroit trial report notes four men detained in Allegheny County Jail over the Sam Jaworski escape case with linked suspects and potential charges.
Items show a brewing company suing Local Option League for damages in county court. Corr y depot to be electrically lighted. Rain exposes street paving needs. Local residents include Mr and Mrs McLain and families. A Meadville woman fell ill on train No 6 and was hospitalized. Canadians James Livermore and Arthur Mapes moved to Toronto for new jobs. Sylvester Long left for Brookville after lecturing. William Stone visits from Freeland Michigan. James Darling heads to Daytona Florida for winter.
A brain teaser asks the weight of a partly filled water tank with a 45 lb object inside that does not touch sides or bottom. It hints at yesterday's solution and shows arithmetic steps like dividing 654 by 13 3 and subtracting 49 24 from 72 24, concluding with a classified section tease.
News report outlines Democratic plans after losses as Governor Alfred E. Smith readies a nationwide radio address to ease religious tensions within the party. It notes potential shifts toward Nelson and Hoover-aligned figures and mentions a Democratic Club meeting opposing religious intolerance. A separate item reports funeral services for Willis Westcott after a fatal electrocution crash near Kane.
A refined girl in the neighborhood declined the invitation to a house party yesterday stating she has been engaged often enough. The remark echoed the era’s social restraint and propriety.
Coudersport reports that Pennsylvania Democrats plan to organize around the large vote total Governor Alfred J. Smith polled, aiming to mobilize over 1,000,000 supporters. State Chairman Collins asserts the party is no longer a hopeless minority in the state.
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