Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files October 31 1929
Typhoid fever cases rise to four in Corry with two more children hospitalized. Lincoln sedan owned by Dr. Gillette burned en route to Buffalo refinery after backfire. Traders chase America’s bargains as Wall Street recovers from the crash. Halloween parties and a State Armory masquerade ball mark the season. Hazel Merker hosts a Halloween party for Ray’s employees. Mrs. Catherine Armstrong dies at her East Side home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carry Hospital
Carl Anderson
York Street
Hazel Merker
Ray's
Catherine Armstrong
East
Plan to Catalog Resources of District BEE Keep
Plan to catalog district industrial advantages is underway by sixty area business leaders. The Northwestern Pennsylvania Council for industrial and area developments met to formalize bene fits and publicity efforts. Attendees included representatives from Bradford, Clarion, Erie, Kane, Kittanning, New Castle, Oil City, Ridgway, St Marys, Smethport, Titusville, Warren and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee
Titusville
Northwestern Pennsylvania Council
Sugreysstae
Bradford
Clanton
Tmporium
Erie
Kane
Kittanning
Nox
New Castle
Ol City
Ridgway
St Marys
Sheffield
Smethport
Warren
Halloween and trivia puzzle test on memory and wit
A reader puzzle page blends a 10 question memory test with quirky clues about figures, sports, and history. It references a classified page in Detroit and Pittsburgh related to memory, then shifts to Halloween lore about bobbing for apples and harvest customs while noting the eerie traditions of ghosts and witches on Halloween night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Etroly
Pittsburg
Republica 3
Navy
Princeton
Omics
Radio B
Offic Coast
Vance
Germany
Carsler
Sirius
Rigel
Capella
Baltimore
Osservatore Romano
Hallow
Elen
Hallowen
Jamestown Police Hold Two In Theft Case
Jamestown police hold two men, aged 28 and 19, in connection with the burglary of Randy's Sterling Service Station. The 300 pound safe was stolen and the loot totaled 75 cents, 35 cents recovered. Detectives say both suspects admitted the burglary and police continued questioning. The crime was the second Within Week, with one suspect placed under surveillance and the other captured near the Post Journal building on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Randy
Sterlng
Tim
Post Journal
Washington
Industry profits soar to high for year
Industry profits rise across multiple sectors including mining, tobacco, oil and textiles as a broad economic upturn continues. The text notes declines in some areas while detailing gains across publishing, paper, building products, and electrical products with several companies highlighted. Police detective work led to the arrest of a suspect near West Third Street at 8 p.m., two hours after a second arrest.
Hallowe'en and its ancient roots in memory and ritual
A compact history of Hallowe'en tracing its origins to Samhain the fire of autumn and the Druidic rites of Gaul and the British Isles. The piece notes bonfires, judicial gatherings, and beliefs in spirits as part of the festival, which merged pagan and Christian elements and preserved omens and predictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Gaul
British Isles
Este
Saman
Ireland
Gomes
Hallowe'sh
England
Wiles
Scotland
Tle
Man
Halloween Parade Plans Backed by Local YMCA
The Corry MCA welcomes cooperation with schools and agencies to stage a Halloween parade for Corry youths. At Teen Town’s Armory party, children showed creative costumes and enthusiasm. YMCA support covers refreshments and dues fund Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas projects. The PTA and teachers’ council favor existing afternoon parties. local residents note the deceased individual’s eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voice of the People
The
Corry
MCA
Armory
Jetter Tn
Voice of
YMCA
O. Burgess
Northwest
Pennsylvania Ymca
Comy Council
Mathens
PTA Croun
Fieih Prades
Incomprehensible industry notes with figures and misreads
The fragment discusses percentages of gains and losses across industry groups and mentions automobile parts manufacturers and steel companies. Specific names, dates, or places are unclear due to OCR errors, but the text notes profits and losses among four automobile and time manufacturers and ranks of other sectors.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. T. Gillette
Sherman
Westfield
Buffalo
Leo Carroll
America
Wall Street
State Armory
Planto
BTA
West Third Street
Ellona
Aliete
Widmany
Tesh
Moores
Desmond Electric Refrigeration Services
Gharch B. Corry, Fa
Congress Street
Thim An
Heather
Thomas Mojors
of Corry, Inc
Rotaturs
Cortland Apples Orchard Park
Park Club
Tbs
Franklin Street
Automobile
Tmek
Aft
Tunnell’s
Citizens National Bank of Corry
Truma Atteng
Wasel
White
White Ross
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