Corry News Highlights Local Events and Oddities
A cluttered Corry page reports on a wedding rumor among a popular local man, a dentist prize at a Rod and Gun Club event, a burglary at a northside business, beaver tuber potato farming near Beaverdan, a jet black woodchuck caught by hunters, and updates on Ed Harrington the street commissioner. Also noted are a post-wedding celebration, threats of new alleys, a theft investigation into $278 of electrical gear, railroad delays, a publisher’s hotel bill, Helen Jepson concert tickets, a potential city council vacancy, the Kings moving to Erie, skeet shooting nearby, Edinboro extension courses, and plans for fall fairs, Rotarian events, and local reminiscences.
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Corry
Northside
Beaverdan
Bill Shamburg
Norman McElroy
Hear Spartansburg
Ed Harrington
Raymond
Boliée
Claude Price
First Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
First Avenue Crossing
Center Street
Helen Jepson
Titusville
Car
Stanley Hl. Nichols
Carlton V. Kings
Erie
West Seventh Street
Spartansburg
Crawford County
Pennsylvania
State Armory
Bracken
Fairview
Columbus
Mome
Golden Rule Club
MacDonald
Elke
Acon
Jewell Flower Shop
North Center Street
Americans Keep Cool in Turbulent Times
An editorial urges Americans to stay calm and think ahead while avoiding rash conclusions as Europe remains unsettled. It notes the US is not at war, praises Benes of Czechoslovakia for keeping composure, and cites stock market volatility and the enduring Constitution.
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United States
Neaa
Europe
Wham
Benes
Czechoslovakiad
Curious World: The Family Has Hidden Their Savings
A column titled This Curious World by Lllam Ferguson discusses a family that has concealed their savings. The piece explores motives, potential risks, and societal attitudes toward hidden funds within households.
1939 Auto Styles Preview Showcases Streamlined Details
The 1939 car previews reveal mostly stylistic changes yet to be fully functional. Headlights and taillights are blended into fenders and overall length grows. Innovations include remote gear shift and a speed signal display, while basic safety and visibility improvements remain limited. The text also contains an unrelated aside criticizing exile of brilliant minds as an ancient delusion.
Progress on printing and wages across eras in Enporid area
William Alien White notes long term progress despite visible gaps. He compares a modern suit selling at 18 dollars to printer wages past and present, recalling 1895 journeymen earning 6 to 7 dollars weekly and printers sometimes 1.50 to 2 dollars daily. He contends the middle class grows wealthier even with unemployment, yet questions if society acts fully on opportunity while doctors warn 9.5 percent live within 30 miles of accessible care.
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William Alien White
Enporid
Kans
Aspen
Gazette
Gott
Behind the scenes in Washington by Rodney Washington
The FTC acts to curb untrustworthy matrimonial ads and promise of instant wealth. A Grayslake man is warned to stop ads claiming guaranteed happiness or rapid wealth. New Englanders and Boston names appear among critics of socialized medicine and public health programs.
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Rodney Washington
Federal Trade Commission
IDC
Grayslake
American Medical Association
Hugh Cabot
Harvard
Mayo Clinic
Canning Frothinghamm
Massachusetts Medical Society
Charles Edward Amory Winslow
Yale School of Medicine
Hollywood Film Shop Aims To Break Industry Censorship
Sept 17 Hollywood opens the Associated Film Audiences ranch in a bid to let audiences choose content rather than industry gatekeepers. Off icers include Director Herbert Biberman and execs Fritz Law John Ford Helen Ince Ralph Ince. Also notes film personalities and a Philippine grass project at a Hollywood studio amid censorship and production shifts.
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Wee
Hollywood
Te Association
Herbert Biberman
Fritz Law
John Ford
Helen Ince
Ralph Ince
Frank Kerwit
Hawaii
Beverly Wills
Names for Potomac River history variants
The Potomac River has been variously known through history as F5-hon go-roo-ta Espreity Santo Elizabeth St Gregory Potawnyac and Pot imieack, reflecting its long Native and colonial naming legacy.
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Potomac River
Pototee River
Espreity Santo
Elizabeth
St. Gregory
Potawnyac
Perry stamp recalls Lake Erie victory and naval legend
The 90 cent U S postage stamp from 1870 honors Oliver Hazard Perry and his 1813 victory at Lake Erie. Born in 1785, he built a fleet at Presque Isle, led the Niagara after Lawrence was disabled, and secured British surrender. Perry died in 1819 in Trinidad at age 34.
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Oliver Hazard Perry
Great Lakes
United States Navy
Lake Erie
Perry
Presque Isle
Erie
Lawrence
Penry
Canada
Congress
Port of Spain
Trinidad
U. S
Lake Eri
Daily Dozen on Hoarseness and Vocal Power
From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania today discusses hoarseness, voice mechanics, and how vocal cord vibration depends on air flow and laryngeal tension. It notes that improper voice use can cause interference, pitch changes, and chronic hoarseness.
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The
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Voesi Cortis
Murrain Affects Animals in Historical Plague Terms
A fragment notes that murrain refers to animal plagues such as anthrax rinderpest and rinderpest like diseases. It defines the term as applying to cattle and other livestock illnesses, indicating historical usage in veterinary discourse.
Twenty Years Ago Highlights From the Journal Files September 17 1918
September 17 1918 notes assign principals for Cory district schools Concord Mrs Harriet Borsteel Hatch Missy Cuizareth Maney Waslington Mrs Jeanor Griswold and Fairview Miss Carrie Wheeler. Real estate sale of Raymond subdivision residences set for Saturday 21st. Dr Frank B Livermore joins US Army Medical Corps at Camp Greenleaf Fort Oglethorpe Ga. Miss Florence Smith takes music store post in Toronto. F Livermore returns from Barberton visit. Capt W Eugene Heath on furlough from Vancouver Barracks visits Erie. Hon J Iés Stanton Iron Works Notingham England to judge at Youngsville Horse Show with C E Wilder Irvine for Community Fair.
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Naegle
Corty
Concord
Harriet Borstéel
Hatch
Missy Cuizareth Maney
Waslington
Jeanor Griswold
Fairview
Carrie Wheeler
Raymond
Frank B. Livermore
O F Cory
Pert Eurgeon
Barberton
U.S. Army
Greenleaf
Fort Oglethorpe
Florence Smith
Toronto
Can
J. I. És
Stanton Iron ‘Works, Ltd
Notingham
England
S Ghest
C. E. Wilder
Irvine
Youngsville
Apple tree bark and blight joke in a quirky column
A quirky farm column riffs on a lightning strike and insect attack on an apple tree, joking that the bark is worse than the blight. It shifts to marital gravity, a 60 day champagne process, a Paris man sent to a mental facility, and a film producer plans a moving picture history with a grand, mixed genre nod.
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Paris
Dr Bagger to Preach at St Pauls October 2
Dr Henry H Bagger D D president of the Pittsburgh Synod of the Tintfed Lutheran church will preach at St Pauls Lutheran Church on October 2 evenings. He has led UK and American congregations and baptized over a thousand members under the Pittsburgh Synod. He has served as Synod president for the past eight years.
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Pittsburgh
Tintfed Lutheran Church
Hanry Hl. Bagger
St .Paul's
Bulbs Sale Notice From Lead Store on First Avenue
An apparent advertisement or notice from the Lead Store at First Avenue 21ZUr inviting readers to purchase bulbs. The readable text is fragmented with unclear origin and minor brand cues. No further verifiable details or dates are available in the readable portion.
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First Avenue
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Mitler
Wall Street
London
New York Times
lllam _ Ferguson
New World
Siberia
American Medical Assistation
Ae Ordot
Washington
FTC
Foreign Service
Amon
State Department
muSsia
Moscow
Russie
Poland
Warsaw
Hollywood Film Shop
Apna
May Wong
Los Angeles
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent
Californi
Alfred Hitchcock
Davill O. Selamox
Rebecca
Samuel Golden Audio
Department
Gary Cooper
F. Livermore
Barberton, C
Frank Livermore
W. Eugene Heath
Vancouver Barracks
Sitores
Haddock
Sunnyfield
HOT
Peerie
Musia
DR. Bagger
ST. Paul's
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