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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1939
Page
4
Taxpayers fault loose supervision at Hatch Vocational School as board members discuss complaints over equipment use and building use as a public play center. They urge clearer responsibility among directors and instructors to prevent further irregularities and ensure board policies are followed.
Washington reports a subchase of diamonds with an upward trend. The importation of diamonds from uncut to torq totalled 24 801 242 dollars for the first five months of 1939, according to a Department of Commerce report.
The piece criticizes Governor James for choosing patronage over reform in the Huntingdon reformatory ouster. It argues the governor protected party bosses by transferring Pennington indirectly, turning the facility into a mental hospital and sidelining Civil Service principles. It blames White House political payoffs and warns Republicans fear patronage.
Washington notes a largely inert Congress amid an "emergency" period. House plans idle sessions every three days while Senate moves slowly on a neutrality bill. Legislators, wary of appearing not to act, return home or beg reporters not to publish. Volunteers call for peace efforts, including Massachusetts elector plans and a mothers’ peace tour idea, yet no decisive action emerges.
Hollywood writers discuss how changing an actor's character in films is a careful, gradual process. The piece cites Bing Crosby's metamorphosis and Clare Gable's switch, noting the studio risks and the long preparation behind such evolutions. It mentions Irene Dunne's dramatic shift and Ralph Marenn's transition from stage to screen comedy.
A terse notice from Ruarantaed promises asthma or hay fever relief with a “Breatheasy” product. It claims money back if results are unsatisfactory and offers a free trial. The ad lists a writer, location in Rouseville Florida, an Oil City phone line, and minor contact details.
Journal files reveal activities September 21 1919 including Patterson and HK Wheelock in furniture plants planning to open a large Spencerville factory with forty workers. Licenses and demobilization updates mix with road work progress at Hare Creek and Main Center corner. Masonic trade unity members plan Jamestown trip for a spool event. Buffalo nine struggles on Washington street grounds as 19th Division soldiers are transferred here. Frets store on First Avenue remodels with rear space expansion. Glenn Brooks buys the Christie house on Habe Smith Street and moves family in.
A fragmented medical note discusses common symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, fever, and loss of welsh while outlining the diagnostic role of symptom interpretation and prompting questions and observation to determine underlying causes in patients.
Nevada Senator Key Pittman chairing Senate Foreign Relations Committee will outline his cash and carry amendment to the neutrality act on NBC Red tonight at 10 30. The bill seeks repeal of the current arms embargo and requires belligerents to obtain full title to all purchases in the United States and to transport goods on their own ships.
A brittle OCR of a quiz column asks how many questions a reader can answer, references Madagascar, a sport linked to a name, and several obscure terms. It includes Polk’s middle name, nautical feet, the Sargasso Sea region, and a planet’s feature with a cover name.
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