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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
3
Lesson notes on English usage and pronunciation from W. L. Gordon. It covers common misuses and pronunciation tips, with word study prompts and vocabulary building ideas.
The piece salutes Sir Lipton's sportsmanship and hints at a possible British challenge for the America's Cup, noting the cost of each of his five attempts. It critiques highway freight trucks carrying fruit from Los Angeles to New York, urging rail service and federal action to balance transport and preserve railroads.
Dean Ackerman of the Columbia School of Journalism lauds the press as the "media of mankind" while noting its limitations and temptations. The piece frames the newspaper as both a daily record and an enduring instrument of public life through Sir Henry Irving’s echoed sentiment.
The answers list John and Sebastian Cayot as the first two men to cross the Atlantic under the English jag in Washington D C. The section identifies suffrage denial for an American citizen and notes Pluto as the newly discovered planet last year. The average birth weight of an elephant is 150 to 175 pounds and the oldest monarchy in Europe is Great Britain.
The text discusses a cubic foot of water weighing 624 pounds and water expanding about 1 to 12 inches when freezing, asking for the weight of a cubic foot of ice. It includes. a math explanation about division and percentages and then shifts to historical commentary on life records, editors, and a murder auto accident notice mentioning Milton Lavern Case, 20, from Bradford Pennsylvania who died from injuries after an auto crash near Smethport.
The Vatican announced via cablegram that Dr. William G Schlindwein and John J. Mead Sr. will receive Knights of Gregory of the First Class for distinguished Catholic charitable and educational work. Briefs issued by the Vatican govern the honor, with insignia delivered by the diocese after reception of the brief.
Six year old Shirley Henry of Cle rmont Pay died after a toe scratch worsened over three weeks. She collapsed Tuesday evening at her aunt Mrs George Washburns home 201 Hill Street Ridgway. A local physician pronounced her dead on arrival.
An old Buffalo drugstore ad touts EYE JENE as a cheap, fast-acting eye remedy. It claims to soothe burn inflamed eyes cure discomfort with an eye bath tonight and improve eyesight with regular use.
Pasquale Micale of Kane was fined 500 dollars and ordered to serve one year in the Allegheny workhouse after conviction for a large transport violation. The case arose from a state trooper arrest near Kane Junction following the bottle throwing incident.
May or Joseph C. Williams told ten newspapermen on October 2 that he would not attempt to fire Police Chief William Dietzel and had no plans to oust the chief. He also offered no comment on rumored changes to police inspectors and said he had given them no thought since returning.
Altruistic Circle met in their hall yesterday afternoon with substantial progress reported. A rummage sale was planned, dinner for twelve was served, six tables filled with entries, and awards were presented to Mrs. Charles Burkhardt Mrs. Dinigherty Charles Stewart and Dan Brown.
At a regular Ali thian Society session in the church dining room plans were set for a supper on November Ath. Mrs Bronte Lillie Mrs May Blair Mrs J A Winner and Mrs Hattie Mason were named to head the committee. A light lunch followed the meeting.
Louis W. Webb, 42, an Erie transportation engineer for General Electric, was badly injured when a bridge abutment struck his head after he leaned from a motive window. He regained consciousness hours later in New Haven Hospital, where doctors hold hope for recovery. his wife, Emma Webb, is at his side.
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