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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1973
Page
2
A column argues for designing effective school bus seat belts after a crash where an empty bus hit a car. It notes challenges in belt adjustability for children and advocates auto-tightening designs to protect youngsters. The piece also covers a New York AP brief on vegetarian futures and a quirky note on ants locking doors.
A collage of trivia and quotations reflects the era’s culture and innovations. It lists ocean currents, a famous author’s lines, a U S commentary on bargains, stage star Bobby Hill’s hair routine, Prohibition era humor, and a string of retro memories from 1920s daily life including fashion, dances, cinema, technology, and notable literary and magazine milestones.
A collage of era notes covers costs and ventures from 17 cent mile car rentals to Fels Naptha poultices, grand liners like Olympic and Berengaria, and Walter Chrysler boosting Buick output. It notes political figures Mussolini Weizmann and Hindenburg, Prohibition, a Navy windup box, and cultural icons from Gershwin to Jolson.
Rates for fourth class mail rise by three cents to more than $2.50 across the system. Corry Area High School Beaver football fluidly practices under lights as they prepare for a Section 2 game with Franklin Knights. Rain on Sept. 19 and 20 pushes monthly total above average 3.98 inches, aiding crops and lawns. 40 years ago, Oct 1, 1933, The Corry Evening Journal details staff and subscription rates.
A quixotic list urges the General Telephone Company to adopt ten devices to ease long distance use. It envisions instant reconnections, fewer busy signals, direct dialing, underground cable detection, and anti crank call features, framed as a satirical public notice of issues with telephone service and user frustration.
An AP report notes many firms show takeover targets but few buyers remain strong enough to act. Coopers & Lybrand lists signs of vulnerability including low price earning ratios nine or ten times earnings below normal. European cash rich buyers may pursue US targets, while efforts to woo investors aim to lift prices and deter seizures.
A letter explains how rights of survivorship affect wills for jointly owned homes. If title includes survivorship, each will may direct future ownership but the surviving sister gains full title automatically. If held without survivorship, each can specify shares or contract to will to a chosen recipient, but a later contest is possible though rarely successful.
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