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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1938
Page
4
Corry schools began the 1938 39 term with enrollment slightly higher than last year. Non residential student attendance grows due to expanded shop courses favored by many boys from outside the district. Senior High may require building readjustments as enrollment nears 400, with unemployment pressures keeping youths in school. A growing view equates education with Hollywood press hype.
Members of the Le VFW junior bugle and drum corps wore new blue and gold uniforms as they marched through Corry’s business section on Monday. The outfits mark a notable step for the veterans’ group, funded in part by Labor Day program proceeds. The Journal praises the juniors and veterans for positive public exposure and suggests postponing political talk until cooler weather.
The National Safety Council reports seven months show 4 520 fewer deaths than last year due to more cars on the road. Despite a 6 020 fatality seven month total, a 29 percent drop marks progress in driver sanity and skill. Wyoming leads in reduced deaths with 445 percent, followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan. Massachusetts notes July fewer deaths than in two decades. Providence cuts seven month fatalities 65 percent, Detroit saves 109 lives, and Columbus, Ohio, avoids a July traffic death.
A historical Dakota narrative discusses the conflict between individualism and collectivism in the vast western plains. It notes drought, grasshoppers, and economic controls shaping farming, with references to the Nonpartisan League, Roosevelt era policies, and North Dakota politics led by Governor Bill Langer.
A disputed Washington scene centers on Harold Ickes and Senator Glass over PWA relief grants. The piece cites alleged insults, political rivalries, and fluctuating official statements amid debates on FWA and BWA funding and regional allocations. Virginia and other states receive contrasting PWA figures, with Byrd and Beal figures noted in the fray.
From the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania guidance on winter readiness. Store moisture proof, vermin-proof foods in tins and jars, seal cereals, remove rubbish and matches, and suspend bedding to deter pests. Do not leave opened foods or leaves for pests, and secure home utilities while away.
The article recounts Francisco Pizarro's 16th century campaign against the Incas, from his 1509 voyage to Panama to his 1533 seizure of Cuzco and the execution of Atahualpa, the rise of Lima, and his death in 1648, as depicted on a 1934 Peruvian stamp.
In Hollywood the young star Bonita Granville and her mother Rosina Granville form a new team. After the mother's illness Bonita assumes duties from dresses to finances and screens earnings are placed in a bonded trust for education and investment.
Paris, Sept. 6. Marieleine Vionhet, famed as queen of couturières, showcases a fall preview favoring period dresses, plaids, stripes, and low waistlines. She emphasizes a wide elbow‑length sleeve, violet reds, white wool for winter, Empire lines for evening gowns, and fabrics like moire, velvet corduroy, and rich lamé. White for winter appears in a heavy white wool short jacket with long bell sleeves and black leather frogs as closures, paired with a black wool crepe dress and violet suede belt. White flannel returns for winter evenings.
The piece notes Stalin addressing fellow Communists and Franco rejecting troop withdrawals, alongside a light item on Sally Rand performing a fan dance in Massachusetts. It also describes designer fashion with alabaster flannel coats, blue fox trims, and silver fox accents, reflecting period style and luxury textiles.
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