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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1926
Page
3
The Cory Evening Journal discusses religion's rising prominence in public life and press coverage. It argues modernists and fundamentalists debate, with readers seeking deeper questions about faith and society while editors face pressure over editorial stance and religious topics.
The National Association of Retail Credit Men projects domestic trade to exceed 100 billion dollars as the bulk of commerce remains within the United States. Experts note foreign trade totals and imports pale beside domestic sales, with the American market seen as the primary driver of prosperity and wealth.
The article laments a slump in freight yet notes strong demand for passenger ships as White Star Line plans a larger vessel than the Olympic and Leviathan. It contrasts booming passenger travel with grim past abuses, praising Britain’s move away from child labor and galling factory conditions toward real civilization and modern progress.
Journal Files September 11 1906 recounts local school openings Mite Lucilla Place Miss Hthel Street teachers and a new harness for a notable team writ large. Mentions Methodist pastor assignment Meadville conference grand jury duties Elks hosting afterball game Riley McIntyre injury and regional reunions. Meadville Waterford Corry agencies attend funeral home notices and court activity in Erie with jurors listed.
Fines officers and promoters of the Continental Grocery Stores of Pennsylvania face prison terms from three months to two years for using the mails to defraud investors in a $4,000,000 stock case. Judge Warren Davis upheld the conviction. several executives, including L. Ridenour and N. Whitney, receive multi‑year sentences while others gain shorter terms or unspecified outcomes. The case traces to 1925 and involved a federal contempt over employment status for one defendant.
United Press reports a Tulsa, Oklahoma entrant from the Beauties of America contest at Atlantic City won Miss America honors. The winner, Cathy Nye, inspired judges with a quick, spontaneous smile and described an ideal partner as tall, around five feet eleven, with brown hair and a clear complexion.
The Signet session of Corry lodge will install officers with local members handling most duties. District Deputy Grand Patriarch Roger W. Tlaas of Meadville is scheduled to attend and perform the installation. A lodge session will be followed by the general gathering and luncheon.
Clarence Darrow, famed Chicago criminal lawyer, may be enlisted to assist in a case involving MBO Fiber in Greeley Ohio. Darrow vacationing with his son said he would investigate the matter if Nebraska tariff constitutional issues move to federal court. Glenn Brooks of Bracks Motor Sales Company discussed Overland and Willys Knight cars, noting price cuts and model availability while denying any immediate price changes.
John Rilting a former Erie attorney and ex Pennsylvania Public Service Commission member left an estate valued at 405,000 his will filed for probate in the county register of wills office. Stella A Billing his wife named sole beneficiary and executrix. personal property listed at 50,000 with estate valued at 19,000. Chicago scene notes fund needs for gang defense linked to Saltis McErlane. Ridgwast Judge E T L Baird hospitalized and Judge Heck to preside next week.
A distinguished American scientist notes that the nerves of the eye glow when stimulated. Some luminous nerves may be visible to the individual under specific conditions.
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