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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1933
Page
3
England works on a five year plan to remove slums, while American and British observers debate reconstruction. A Detroit bank moratorium prompts a jurist to query solvency and the need for clearer standards to prevent future crises.
Congressional leaders study changing taxes on liquor to ease prices and curb bootleggers. A $6.40 per gallon tax on medicinal spirits may be cut to 50 to 75 cents per gallon, aiming for pre war prices and potentially boosting federal revenue up to about 70 million dollars yearly while shifting emphasis to beer and wine policies.
The government will order 250 million feet of lumber within 80 days for construction at eight hundred Civilian Conservation Corps camps. The action aims to stimulate employment in the lumber industry and utilize available labor, with carpenters expected to benefit.
Washington reports reveal nervousness over a publicized joke at a dinner with the Washington baseball team and a cabinet member’s errant signing of a marketing agreement. Comptroller General J. R. McCarl studies whether emergency agencies must meet competitive bid rules, amid rushed CCC purchases and furniture orders.
The University of Washington public relations office expects higher gate receipts for the upcoming season signaling stronger fan turnout. They cited improved attendance and broader interest in Huskies games for the anticipated revenue upswing.
United Press staff writer describes Mae West as left handed yet uses her right hand for most tasks, dislikes pretentious spots, favors simple meals and cream pies, and stays private with confidants. The piece notes her appetite for knowledge, love of strong men, and reluctance toward parties or crowds.
A Midwest pilot logs a Chicago to Cincinnati flight with in flight radio contact. His wife in Indianapolis tracks progress and begins dinner preparations when he leaves Indianapolis.
An old print ad warns readers about ineffective remedies for poor digestion and constipation. It promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as safe, gentle, vegetable-based relief to stimulate bile flow and improve bowel movement.
Paris society notes from Sept 28 describe Motor Yacht Club events at Cannes with Prince Rene de Bourbon Parme as president. Guests include Lady Abby Duchess de Villarosa Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon Countess de la Pornerie and other titled attendees at the Carlton Hotel.
A claim notes a powerful safe prescription named Anenma that allegedly drives excess uric acid, relieves rheumatic pain, sciatica, neuritis, and lumbago within 48 hours. The ad promises payback for a dollar in a 5 cent bottle and guarantees relief or a refund from Kelster's Drug Store and other outlets.
Frank Deter of 504 West Long Avenue DuBois sustained a compound fracture of the right leg in a Wednesday morning wreck on the Boot Jack highway when a truck driven by John Kive skidded on wet pavement and crashed into a watering trough. Mrs Maura Mann of Sheffield lost two teeth and her infant daughter suffered a minor forehead cut when another car driven by Mrs Marin was pushed off the highway near East Kane. Patrol investigated both accidents. Separately, Montana rail data show a 6 658 car gain in seven months 1933 over 1932 with total loadings at 44 858 cars.
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