29 Oct 1924
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1924
Page
1
A community event in Union City organized by the motor club aims to open a public celebration in early November. The program includes speaker outside, supper and meetings at the Baptist church, with hopes for broad turnout and support for a proposed labor regime led by Ram say MacDonald and a large voter registration push.
An elegant Corry Country Club party celebrated the engagement of Hastie Jones and Esther Jarecki. Thirty guests enjoyed a Halloween themed dinner with personalized favors, dancing to Arthyn Campbell and his orchestra, and decorative touches. No wedding date was set.
A readable radio guide lists five top features across stations KDKA WEALD and WOAP. It notes governors senators and bans annual events with orchestral programming from the New York Philharmonic under conductor Willem Van Hoogso, airing in the early evening hours.
United Press reports political theater publicity tied to the La Follette campaign. Agents offered stage acts and stunts to sway voters, with alleged payoffs and attempts to place favorable publicity through vaudeville and naval promotional stunts. Witnesses describe sums paid and efforts to influence campaigns for the Independent candidate.
Ohde Wellejus, noted local businessman, buys Bunlight Baking Company at Northumberland near Sunbury. Purchase completes last week with Wellejus taking possession November 13. His son and associates join the venture, expanding from prior bakeries. the plant operates four delivery trucks and employs six bakers.
Arrangements were completed this afternoon for the chicken supper at the Hotel Phoenix hosted by the Corry Rod and Gun Club. A fine program has been arranged and about sixty people are expected to attend. Several other-town speakers are on the program, including Warden Gres of Waterford.
A construction site worker who fell more than forty feet from a scaffold is reported improving. Doctors say his condition has stabilized though the outcome remained cautious with survival still possible. The accident occurred during pew addition work at the Raymonid plant.
The Journal To Brazil proposes a Brazilian aerostrome at Pesiambued to attract Western states for an aerial mail service between Key West and Central America, extending toward northern Brazil. Aviator Zan ni, who reached Japan from Amsterdam, abandons his eastward flight due to ship guard concerns en route to Alaska. Madrid notes a royal tour across Latino republics and tensions with France. Persia’s latest note demands punishment for those implicated in Major Timbrie's death.
A city recital by John Toward titled Ham fat? at the High School Auditorium drew a small audience. Promoted as a noted poet and reader, his performance was described as a total disappointment with expressed dissatisfaction from attendees.
Washington experts say the Attorney General will seek a test suit to determine if federal law requires newspapers to withhold tax figures or face penalties. The case could involve the Cincinnati Post and other papers printing tax lists, with questions about penalties per payment and potential jail terms for publishers or editors. The dispute may rise to the United States Supreme Court, aided by the Department of Justice.
London dispatch reports violence and disruption during parliamentary elections across Belfast and Glasgow areas, with 22 million voters casting ballots. One child killed and ten injured as clashes erupt, Conservative opponents blamed for agitators.
Fire at the North Girard plant of the American Fork and Hoe company caused estimated damages over 200000. The blaze started in the finishing department from the wiring system and took hours to control. Firefighters saved the lightning plant and forge shops but the building was left a ruin with thousands of dollars in finished stock destroyed. Several executives were out of town on business when the fire broke out.
Staging final push in New York paths Joby AV Davis and Senator Lay Pollette Bout speak in Brooklyn and Schenectady while President Coolidge works in Washington. Davis attends a Music and PML event as Lay Pollette addresses crowds amid a tense party scene.
The piece describes last minute campaigning by major candidates in the East with references to independents and oil interests. It notes speeches in Brooklyn and Chicago, mentions Department control and campaign travel by Hughey, and hints at the broader national political maneuvering around oil and finance.
Secretary Mellon delivers a robust address in Washington declaring economic troubles stem from flawed principles. Senator Wheeler speaks in Flint urging voters not to be swayed by money from Ohio. General Dawes, the Republican VP candidate, leaves Chicago as campaign efforts to buy the election face scrutiny.
An enthusiastic gathering is planned in Corry with well known speakers expected. Rev Bartlett will chair the meeting at Municipal Auditorium with Mrs Arthur Framer of Detroit as Republican Women’s chair and Michigan welfare leader. Mrs Eligabeth Ro Mul Tepuion of Meadville and Mr John Fourie of Demborar join as state candidates.
Paris October 29 Soviet authorities seize the former Imperial Russian Embassy in a move affecting thousands of exiles led by former ambassador Moklakov. The building is handed to the French government to prepare for a Soviet envoy, while exiles demand reassurances on their status and representation.
United Press dispatch reports Hughes’s speech at Republican headquarters urging voters to elect Calvin Coolidge on November 4. He argues prosperity depends on Coolidge victory and warns against third party or coalition threats to the election and national prosperity.
Osaka reports troops from Chi Hil ninny defeated by Manchurians near Lanchou today. The fighting follows the Pekin coup, with heavy casualties and ongoing hostilities casting doubt on regional stability.
London dispatch reports British voters turning out in a pivotal general election. Women numbered among the nine million voters as polling booths opened across England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland. Conservatives expect gains as Labour struggles to win a majority with Liberal and Independent candidates also in the mix. The controversial Red Letter letter allegedly tied to a Communist influence looms over the campaign as figures like Ramsay MacDonald and Asquith wage final appeals and party leaders seek to shape post election power balances.
Brig. Gen. W. We Atterbury will advance to the newly created Senior Vice Presidency of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He has served 38 years and has been vice president in charge of operation the last four years. He is slated to assume the presidency after Elisha Lee retires. The change follows a retirement timeline and board decisions in Pittsburgh.
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