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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1936
Page
3
A political rally is set for this evening at Wheelocle church at 8 o'clock featuring County Controller Harvey M. Wilt Vis. The item notes turnout plans and local interest in the event.
Carter Hill, Sept. 30. Miss Elizabeth Ewer returned home after a week with Concord friends. Numerous local families hosted and visited, including Lindbergs, Folletts, Morris, Burton, and Palkinbergs. The Rainbow 4-H met at Miss Tomvhick’s home with prizes awarded for sewing and color work. A trip to Erie followed community events and the General Electric open house. Highways tolls were reduced in St Louis as part of a safety campaign cutting fatalities and injuries.
An OCR fragment reports free samples at drug and grocery stores and asserts sickness stops when Catho mints are used, claiming it returns pep. The text cites a price line “sold in ten cent rolls” and includes numeric codes.
Governor George H. Earle spoke at Forbes Field urging Pennsylvania to back Franklin D. Roosevelt. He denounced economic dynasts tied to Mellons DuPonts Morgan and Grundy and pledged to deliver the state's electoral votes for Roosevelt by a hefty margin. He framed a four year plan focused on workers and industry.
Chief Flanigan and Police Chief Pinni gan issued a warning about early Halloween celebrations. They report complaints from property owners about disturbances a month before Halloween and vow to penalize anyone damaging property. Parents are urged to help keep the celebration free of damage.
Funeral services for John Carisay Carlson, who died at his son dyde Carlson’s home in Wrightsville Pennsylvania on Thursday, will be held Saturday at 2 PM. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery in Columbus. Carlson, born in Sweden January 18 1803, came to America at 17 and lived in Columbus township since. He is survived by son Clyde Carlson, granddaughter Marguerite Hunnum of Youngstown Ohio, and niece Jane Connell of Columbus.
An Oklahoma reader testifies to the effectiveness of San-Cura Ointment for sunburn and skin sores and notes a money back guarantee. The ad promotes San-Cura Soap as a complementary product for smooth skin and a baby soap priced at two cents.
A list shows vintage prices for toothpaste pastes and shaving creams. Items include Kolynos T Paste 55 cents, Pepsodent 33 cents, Listerine 25 cents, Ipana 17 to 55 cents, Barbasol 50 cents, Colgate and Ingram shave cream around 25 to 35 cents, Williams Aqua Velva 31 cents, Pompeian Face Cream 39 cents, Lady Esther products priced at 37 to 79 cents, and Armands Face Powder at 7 cents.
Great Lakes Exposition closes October 12 after a festival of light with nightly illuminations, searchlights, bomb bursts, and a Columbus Day finale. A Coast Artillery and Ohio National Guard display will feature live firings and smoke screens, followed by fireworks each night. Lincoln G. Dickey calls it the region’s greatest light show.
Mayor Charles Barber praised Works Progress Administration projects shown at the WPA exhibition in Erie. He highlighted the streetcar rail removal at Erie and the Fort Erie airport project as exemplary, noting federal aid and strong supervision helped finish essential civic work and boost the bay front and future sewer and other WPA plans.
Washington reports Dr Thomas Patan surgeon general asserts federal drainage efforts by WIA PWA and ERA over three years cut malaria in 16 states. They built 22 000 miles of drainage ditches eliminating 240 000 acres of mosquito breeding areas and protected about 14 090 000 people.
Honolulu, Oct 2. Evidence from a territorial health report shows leprosy cases diminishing and overall disease mortality at a record low for Hawaii. Dr Frederick J Trotter cites a Geneva mortality rate of 8.58 per 1000 with maternal deaths at 0.1 percent, noting a rise in the death count this year but still far below prior levels.
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