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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1936
Page
4
Paris styles Pari Sept 15 describes Ma Jorie Putton collection inspired by Edwardian fashion. Coats, capes, and evening gowns use antelope leather and brondcloth. dresses feature high waists, short skirts, two piece outfits, tunics, and bias cut blouses. Dinner dresses stay simple while evening gowns reveal low necks and body skimming silhouettes.
Republicans swept the Maine ballot securing the senatorial gubernatorial and congressional wins. Democrats celebrated Brann’s loss and Wallace White Jr. led the GOP charge by about 5,000 votes. Analysts note Maine’s September result may hint at November trends though Maine is a solid Republican state.
An article notes the depreciated dollar makes foreign travel pricier and domestic trips cheaper. Americans tour more at home while foreign visitors spend more in the U S. Europeans in America enjoy better value than at home and urge immediate purchases before prices rise. The piece ends by suggesting a standard to measure publicity power beyond horsepower and watt hours.
Ontario villages and farming districts gain electric service faster than U S areas as cheap power fuels lights pumps and farm operations. Oshawa set domestic rates at one and one fifth cents per kilowatt hour after 50 kWh with higher charges above that. water power fuels widespread use. The piece ties electricity to culture and democracy amid global tensions and shifts.
The piece contrasts the Versailles treaties’ loss with Germany’s drift to dictatorship under Hitler. It notes the burning of books and exile of leaders as culture sinks under coercive rule and recalls the origin of the word candidate from Roman custom, linking political purity to spectacle.
The Dornier all metal air boats built with ten ton diesel power crossed the Atlantic in a 22 hour seven minute flight from a ship off the Azores to Port Washington after a Bermuda stop. Deutsche Luft Hansa sponsored the test with Pan American Airways and others collaborating as nations probe North Atlantic survey routes. The venture unfolds amid rising war tensions as governments exchange suspicions despite cooperation.
The Pennsylvania Scenic and Historic Commission touts Boiling Springs in Cumberland County as a natural wonder on Route 174 four miles south of Carlisle. The spring feeds a nine acre lake with water bubbling through a tree and engineers cite a daily flow of 24 million gallons.
Hollywood reports that 20th Century Fox crews in San Jacinto mountains matched pioneer methods to build Ramona sets. Modern tech cut time, from digging adobe to aging haciendas with sandblasting, while water was piped in with portable pumps. Meanwhile Fred Barber and Harry G. Carlton, both of Warren, faced charges of breaking and entering and larceny, pleaded not guilty, and are jailed for the next Warren county term.
A report details travel along Route 641 and Route 74 joining this highway miles west of Meshantouburs, noting the connection and location relative to the town.
Selections from the Journal Files dated September 15 1976 note a Corry party escaping serious injury after an auto driven by Joseph Purcell struck a telegraph pole high embankment. It mentions Dr N Troy Gillette becoming resident physician for the Pennsylvania Railroad and Climax Locomotive Co preparing to ship a 35 ton Stevenson locomotive to the Philippines. Also reports on W J Glough returning from Baltimore, Mrs M Laird traveling to Jamestown, the death of Mrs Martha Mr Grant at Concord Street, and Miss Mary Hopkins of Philadelphia leaving after vacation.
The Germinal tower in Cleveland stands at 708 feet and the Empire State Building in New York reaches 1248 feet. A censer is a vessel for perfumes or incense, used in religious rites. An ambassador-at-large is a diplomatic rank with broad authority.
Miss Pussycat, owned by Mr and Mrs Alec Hill of Victoria, moved 140 miles from Courtney to Victoria with the Hills. The cat vanished after arrival, but returned to Courtney several days later, and neighbors then shipped her back to Victoria, Yoovee.
Funeral services for Mrs Be Blakeslee were held at McCray church Monday at 2:30 p m after a home prayer service at 61 West Church Avenue Rev H Ray Harris officiated with two vocal numbers by Mrs Dan Blakesee and Warner McCray The burial was in McCray cemetery Bearers were Henry McCray Gilbert Matteson Percie McCray Charles Ober Clyde Reynolds and C F McCray Attendants from out of town included Mrs James Turner Mrs Leon Yeager of Erie Mr and Mrs Frantz Holman of Jamestown Mrs Boyd Wright Cutting Mr and Mrs Lew Baker Mr and Mrs R W Anderson and daughter Edit Mrs Katherine Blakeslee of Union City Willised Roge and Mrs Hmest Blakeslee of Spartansburg and others from Wigin Pa
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