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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1932
Page
3
Federal agents report the Friday night raids uncovered large stocks of whiskey beer gin and other banned beverages at multiple joints. They say the operations were the most successful to date and demand closures and continued harassment to prevent re opening and further harm to families relying on relief work.
President Hoover denounces the alleged whispering campaign and the Democratic committee’s role in spreading attacks on his character. The piece notes past Republican support for religious hostility in the South and urges cleansing his party of troubling tactics before criticizing opponents.
The readable portion contrasts a present condition with a past poison gas attack, noting the current state as exceedingly mild compared to the past actions. The text mentions a coterie involved in both years, but no specific names, places, dates, or outcomes are provided.
The Corry case seeks relief from an eight year 75 cent gas rate, urging the Public Service Commission to block further increases until a full hearing assesses the petition. Advocates argue past boosts harmed consumers while regulators favored utilities, urging a return to a 1918 rate with compensatory consumer relief if any settlement occurs.
Recap of local happenings from 1912 including street paving inspections on Norll Center Street, a dramatic baseball game shift in the sorkds series, performances by harpist Ladisch with a Spring Man Company, and royal court music by the Trill innovator Company. Mrs W J Tooke arrives after a west trip as Sea grave truck tests prove power and hill climbing. Remodel work on Bennett bath house and pool advances. Aviator Tintin and Marlin Miller fly daily with tire mishap noted. Groundbreaking for a new bride bungalow on East Congress Street announced. City wire repairs ordered by inspectors. Apples shipped to Fruit Products Company. local music publishers arranging sheet music distribution through major stores. A hunter shoots a resident by misidentification.
A garbled OCR passage asks quizlike queries about a Corry company location urban New York population and a painter of a horse work, then cites a political scene about Hoover supporters and Roosevelt, noting a Philadelphia speech and a western cousin remark with a New England senator’s described proverb, all in a jumbled fragment.
A fragmentary report hints at a local incident involving a person named Hector and an unnamed party. The readable bits suggest a dispute or confrontation and potential charges or investigation. Further details are unclear in the damaged text.
Hollywood gossip notes that Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Jr are close and musically inclined. The pair reportedly bond over singing in Doug Senior's den on Sunday evenings while Mary Pickford and Joan Crawford chat in the next room, sharing a lighthearted family pastime.
Jamestown reports 8,393 registered for the upcoming election after the second day of registration on Saturday October 17. The two day total reaches 8,293, 9,114 below the first two days in 1923, and 1,177 ahead of 1924. The Sixth Ward leads with 1,866 registrants, followed by the Fifth Ward at 1,720.
A United Press survey from October 17 reports President Hoover as favored in several eastern states and New England. Massachusetts remains the hardest fought with 17 votes, while Rhode Island and Connecticut show doubt. New York could tilt Roosevelt, and New Jersey leans Roosevelt. Pennsylvania appears competitive with a strong Republican organization, though some fear Democratic gains. Delaware's three votes remain in doubt amid Dupont influence.
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