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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
4
Private welfare agencies nationwide prepare for annual community chest campaigns as dip years ease. Public agencies provided relief during hard times, but with improving conditions private groups again take up tasks in recreation health child welfare and human relations. Generosity resurges and many funds surpassed quotas last year. this year should be even more successful.
An American newspaper man visiting London marvels at the city’s quiet, orderly traffic. He notes no honking, courteous drivers and restrained behavior from cabbies and pedestrians, praising the collective poise and patience guiding streets, subways, and elevators.
Paris styles reflect modern history shaping clothes as Gros painting exhibition inspires Bruyers with Directoire and First Empire motifs. Short bolero jackets, two piece jersey dresses, wide shoulders, tunics, and extensive fur trim define day wear and evening silhouettes. Directoire influence remains smart in Paris.
The city felt a swift change from summer heat to much cooler, with a misty equinox mood as showers moved in. Temperatures dropped from around ninety in a warm spell to signals of continued rain and cooler air into Friday, marking a transition into autumn.
Roy WenSlick of St. Louis argues realty cycles span up to twenty years, with a new upturn aligned to 1878 1900 and 1917. He cites vacancies falling rentals foreclosures and distress sales as signs of improvement. Mortgage money will be plentiful and realty investments safe while taxes shift burden from owners.
A foreign visitor returning from the United States says Americans show peace and security, while Europe faces terror and gloom. He notes Americans laugh and find humor as a hopeful antidote. The American Legion gathering in Cleveland, with wives and children, contrasted with the Nazi Nuremberg parade, offering food for thought.
Hollywood studios list six workers needed for closeups and inserts on major pictures. An example call for stage 1 at 9:00 a.m. includes a camera man, assistant, grip, two electricians, prop man and a girl with nice hands to shoot closeups of a valve, map, Black Press Club, clocks at 7 80 and 4 15, asbestos pads in hands, Ringside Chatter magazine, and a coffee pot boiling on a stove.
The item lists quick questions on karats, a New Hampshire college, and the number of justices, with hints on etiquette and wisdom quotes. It reveals answers: 24 karats, Dartmouth College, and nine Supreme Court justices.
The article notes those born December 1 to January 20 are most affected by planetary vibrations on September 25. It warns changes may occur, praises refined taste and generosity, and urges caution against overloading responsibilities and extravagance. It mentions health risks and danger from sharp instruments with dates from May 1937 and November 15–21, 1986.
Philip Jeffries, longtime arcade operator from Corry, takes a five year lease on the Showboat at Lake Le Boeuf Waterford and will run a high class restaurant and roadhouse with dancing on Thursday Friday and Saturday nights. He will leave management to his brother George who previously ran the Arcade here.
A fragment notes that Revolutionary War cannon balls were produced in Durham within Bucks county and mentions rock and sand quarrying in Rockhill and nearby Bennsbury estates. It also records a daylight fire near Pleasantville that destroyed a 60 barrel oil stock tank on the Harry Dinham base.
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