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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1932
Page
6
Fragmented OCR notes report on local disruptions and investigations. Mentions court actions, a jail case involving Daskas and contraband liquor, political radio appearances, and state highway concerns. Includes traffic violations and safety efforts, plus bear sightings and consumer warnings amid a bustling city scene.
Lieutenant Edgar G. Hamilton, the only American officer in the French Foreign Legion, is slowly recovering from serious wounds at Casablanca military hospital in Sablanca. He was wounded in action against Moroccan forces during Atlas Mountains fighting last September and is expected to leave the hospital soon as doctors save his left eye. Hamilton joined the Legion in 1920 and has served extensively in Algeria and Morocco with the unit.
Erie November 26 county officials deny a year end shakeup. Three county commissioners say no layoffs or replacements will occur though minor changes are possible. Engineer Major Supplee now handles property claims. prison staff likely unchanged. no final action planned.
In Wraniklin on November 16 a two year old girl ingested peanuts and soon after developed breathing trouble. She was taken to a Franklin physician and then to a throat specialist in Pittsburgh, where a peanut fragment was removed from her left lung during surgery at Presbyterian Hospital. The child has since improved.
Wane November 26 two persons were injured and cars damaged in multiple crashes across the Kane area. Dennis Alexis ten suffered scalp wounds and bruises after a collision near Ret Barn Mt Jewett, while Marie Niles of Couldersport sustained facial and head injuries when another car hit her vehicle. Both were treated by Dr. H. M. Cleveland. The report notes a bicyclist was involved and a separate crash left Niles’s car in a rough field. A separate local note mentions Mortier Granam adding a third assistant in the district attorney's office for court workload.
The report notes several firms boosting newspaper ad buys and profits. A soft drink maker gained half a million dollars by spending 60,000 more in papers. Four tobacco firms increased ad outlay from 20 million to 26 million and saw earnings rise from 105.2 million to 111.3 million. A shoe marketer and an electric refrigerator manufacturer also expanded newspaper advertising, with production and sales gains. Officials say newspapers deliver immediate sales, reveal profitable markets, and adjust to daily business needs, supporting continued aggressive use into 1932. A major food merchant, spending over 2 million annually, touts the medium’s flexibility and profitability.
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