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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1934
Page
3
Walter B. Pilkin promotes New Careers for Youth to guide students in choosing education for future work. He argues a lasting century war pits civilization against barbarism, urging courage, hard work, and strong belief to preserve gains and defeat looming threats.
Dr Ernst Kahn touring the United States with housing experts Sir Raymond Unwin and Miss A Malloy Samuel notes German builders earned about twice the wages of the factory workers they served. In the US the ratio is roughly one to three and wages rise slowly. If factory wages grow, building may not start until 1936, risking broader prosperity as food and clothing costs rise and building lags behind.
The Saar Territory. about 26 000 square miles with a population near 800 000, is rich in coal and iron making. It was handed to France by the Versailles treaty with a plebiscite due in January to decide permanent ownership or continued League administration. The campaign promises sharp political battles and far reaching consequences for Germany and France.
Boston merchant and noted economist Edward Filene told reporters in Seattle that the most important thing is steadfast belief in hope. He emphasized optimism as a driving force for progress and prudent risk in business.
A fragmented column discusses anticipated New Deal effects on wages and buying power, voiring selflessness as a cure for abundance and public pricing reforms. It notes Old codes yielding to permanent controls guiding industry, and cites George H. Earle’s clear stance on constitutional modernization. The piece also critiques Attorney General Schnader on home rule and administrative coding.
The article notes vigorous enforcement of a new teas ordinance with two police arrests. Warren Butter Krosts face a Labor Day twin bill against a local team, with Craker McLean Jacobs Pierce Cogswell Pope and Keating in the lineup. US Brakeshee company seeks thirty workers for the local plant. Sabbath school convention in Waterford elected Dr P G Wood as department secretary and A L Cottrell to the executive committee. Democratic committeemen Dempsey Maloney Auer Dempsey Keating Koestner traveled to Erie for the convention. Lyle Merry, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Merry, left for Ames Town to attend state agricultural college. Reimon Sunday to be observed at the Presbyterian church with large attendance expected.
Paris September feature discusses Jodelle, niece of Madame Vionnet, shaping dressmaking with unique color pairings and the bias cut legacy. It notes daytime costumes on bias lines and evening gowns with shoulder to shoulder drape, high collars, and elegant coats.
United Press reports a rare downpour turned Death Valley into an inland lake covering 400 square miles, flooding roofs and roads, even washing out an intersection. Government engineers urge higher road levels as winter visitors seek travel through the Mojave.
Hollywood film note outlines Ann Harding’s view that ambitious actresses must create their own break through spunk and projection. She recalls training from school days, demanding a job at Provincetown Players and securing a role in Inheritors, with Broadway looming as a next step.
Sept. 5. In Front street near Herrmanns Tavern a sedan driven by Lutt er Brink collided with a Ford driven by Richard Gladden. Brink sustained two broken noses and three fractured ribs. His wife fractured nose and bruised leg. Gladden and Louie Vonarx unhurt. Brink to face reckless driving charges.
Plans for services have been set for William Cosmano, proprietor of the Bridge Cafe, fatally hurt in the wreck near Kiontone. Irene Kirkendall of Clarendon died in a mobile crash near that place. J J Shields faces multiple counts after being charged in connection with the tragedy. Mrs James Johnson remains seriously injured in a Solission incident on the Mckinney overpass. six others injured were listed as recovering.
The forecast warns a unsettled day with slipping anchors and risk of robbery or deceit. It urges caution with nerves and to seek calm through poetry or prayer. Dates mark Neptune influence until Oct 11 and financial, social, and danger windows around specified days.
An officer says a man in a truck swerved alongside a car on Pine avenue near 22nd street and hurled a bottle through a windshield. The bottle struck a woman riding in the car, causing cuts to her head and left eye. police are pursuing the suspect. The incident occurred Sunday night. the car was driven by Mrs. Orrie Nelson of Route 6.
The Governor promotes a State Planning Board to align housing agriculture and industry with federal recovery measures. The board will advise the Legislature on federal programs and address unemployment schools and taxation while coordinating with national planners on land use transport and public works. It aims to study marginal lands for forestry recreation and potential retreat from farming and to push long range public works planning including highways and dam projects.
Erle power department will not hire new officers, about 14 positions left unfilled due to staffing gaps. Mayor James P. Rossiter says current coverage suffices and budget constraints prevent additional hires. Deaths further reduce payroll to about 115 officers.
Mrs J J Haight and Mrs Lee organize a benefit dinner at the Corry Woman's Club Saturday evening starting at 5. The menu includes roast beef gravy mashed potatoes salad corn relishes bread apple pie with cheese and coffee. Mrs Harry Rhodes oversees ticket sales as club members assist with preparations. Apple growth surprises Wilbur residents as a lone fruit forms on a tree trunk in late August.
Warren Sept. 5 Lloyd Davidson 44 of Kane fatally shot himself Saturday night at 8 45. He died about an hour later with a 82 calibre bullet entering behind the right temple. Coroner W D Allen Bradford pronounced it suicide. Davidson had been in desperate mental condition for some time. He is survived by his wife a three year old child two brothers and a sister. Visitors from Buffalo had just arrived when the act occurred.
Utah has collected 17.6 million dollars from the Public Works Administration for federal and non federal projects as of August 1, a compilation shows.
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