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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1939
Page
4
President Roosevelt will deliver a Thanksgiving Day message on NBC Blue from Warm Springs Georgia during a brief special program. The listing then covers a wide mix of music programs sports notes and public affairs broadcasts across networks with multiple performers events and upcoming programs.
National Book Week featured a Corry Public Library program recounting the library’s origins. J R Dearing spoke on its history, noting volunteers led by Mrs. King and Mrs. Williams pursued a free city library, with the Carnegie Foundation later donating 15 000 for a new building.
Bruce Catton reports that the Third Circuit upheld a Labor Board ruling against Republic Steel ordering back pay to workers with deductions for WPA funds. The piece notes prior Supreme Court rulings linked to the Kansas City stockyards case and traces the Board’s procedural changes. It also mentions new textile union organizing in the South and interest from existing unions.
Daily questions appear on a classified page asking who served as Secretary of State under a certain president and various trivia items. The garbled text references names, places, and topics from history and geography, urging readers to turn to the page for answers.
A fragmented notice lists medical topics and symptoms, mentioning hypersensitiveness air travel and seasickness related terms. It presents a garbled prescription-like sequence with names and condition phrases, reflecting OCR distortion from a medical society page.
Actor Grant argues no universal rule for movie romance. He discusses how script directions, directing, and a actress’s instinct shape love scenes, noting the female role dominates on set and that performers must master both craft and feminine negotiation.
Fire officials probe a spate of false alarms with charge fines up to 100 dollars or one year in jail for guilty parties. Mementos mark anniversaries and births in Beaverdam and Essex Street as families note recent events. Local obituary reports Mrs. Marion Turner Smith’s death at Beaverdam home. Cotton tolls show Mobile declines as October gin counts lag behind 1938.
The article outlines Finland’s international role and stamp issues, noting Finland’s independence in 1920 after Bolshevik conflicts, its population of about 3.67 million, and lumber as a key industry. It mentions Baltic states and Soviet pressure, and lists drawn French charity semi-postals with validity noted for postage amid referenced historic figures and anniversaries.
A 28 year old, John Gowarty, was struck by lightning while deicing and admitted to Hahneman Hospital in Scranton for treatment of heat and spine injuries. The incident occurred on September 2 and the victim has been monitored for several days. The report notes the device and exact circumstances remain under observation by medical staff.
Officials report Michigan hunters consumed about 600000 avail game while a lot of meat was butchered. The conservation department estimates around 74 pounds of game per hunter as part of the statewide effort to manage wildlife and hunting yields.
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