Corry Journal Details and Early 20th Century Press Info
The Corry Journal page lists staff roles and publishing details including publisher George R. Sample and editor Vance Allen, with advertising and circulation notes. It includes price info, display ad deadlines, and references to the Associated Press, all in a historic newspaper boilerplate style. The page also surveys diverse topics such as alcoholism studies, moral education in New York schools, and shifts in American middle class incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Journal
Wear South Street
Corry
Canny Evening
George R. Sample
Vance Allen
Telegraph
BG. Bennett
Ralipaal Advertising Representa
Sbottinelli-Kimball, Inc
Lexington Avenue
New York
Michigan Square
Chicago
Detroit
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Weightman
Philadelphia
Currier
Re-elected president leads Stanford Hose Company slate
James P. Sullivan was re elected president of the Stanford Hose Company at the annual meeting held in the First Ward fire station rooms last evening. Officers named include Paul Splesman as vice president C A Pain as secretary Thomas Garrity treasurer George Mulderick foreman Raymond Sandburg first assistant and Carl Peterson second assistant. Motorists face two cents more per gallon as gasoline prices rise to 18 percent seats in Corry. Corry High School girls ensemble placed third in the District Music and Forensic League contest at Greenville.
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James P. Sullivan
Stanford Hose, Company
First Ward
Paul Splesman
C. A. Pain
Thomas Garrity
George Mulderick
Raymond Sandburg
Carl Peterson
Trains Diverted by Telephone on Pennsylvania Line
40 Years Ago April 10 1916 dispatches show trains on the Pennsylvania division from Erie to Kane operated by telephone after a lane incident. Damage estimated at 100 dollars occurred at the home of Dell McCray when a watch head used to light a gas flame dropped into clothing. John Hanson of East Main street lost two fingers at Howard's tannery when his left hand was caught in a machine. The note adds the word magnet derives from Magnesium and mentions an ancient Turkish city noted for lodestone magnetism.
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Pennsylvania
Erie
Kane
Dell McCray
John Hanson
East Main Street
Howard's Tannery
Marines tragedy at Parris Island shocks nation
The Marine Corps identified six fallen Marines and one missing after a night hike into a swamp near a rifle range at Parris Island. Drill instructor led the unit into darkness without lights, causing multiple drownings and mud entrapments. Surviving platoon members praise Sgt. McKeon for risking his life to rescue others as weathered, ongoing investigations proceed. The Buffalo to Erie section of the New York Thruway also advances with crews preparing work for a 664 foot bridge over Cattaraugus Creek and major interchanges near Fredonia Dunkirk and Westfield.
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Norman Alfred Wood
Bay Shore
N. Y
Thomas Curtis Hardeman
Vidalia
Parris Island
Gen. Burger
M Nile
McKeon
Edwin Leonard
Roselle Park
N. J
David H. McPherson
Chatham
Sgt. McKeon
Erie
Buffalo
Cattaraugus Creek
Erie County
Chautauqua County
Fredonia
Dunkirk
Westfield
Loan Office Clerk Is Robbed Of $640
Jean Chesky, working at the General Public Loan Association, said a man entered seeking a loan then grabbed cash from a till, bound and gagged her, and fled on foot. No weapon was shown.
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Drtrass
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Jean Chesky
General Public Loan Association
Legless Woman Loses $350000 Damage Suit
A Jamestown jury found no cause for action against the city, the Jamestown Motor Bus Transportation Co., and Officer Henrik Karlson in a 1954 accident on Main and Second streets that left Mrs. Harry Joy legless. The verdict ends a $350,000 damage suit filed by the Joys. attorney Lombardo plans to seek a set aside.
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Supreme Court
Jamestown
Jamestown Motor Bus Transportation Company
Henrik Karlson
Harry Joy
Michael D. Lombardo
George T. Vandermuelen
Karlson
Main
Second Streets
Bear Lake News Letter Of Interest
SAK Lead Mr and Mrs Leon Cable and son Douglas spent the weekend in Washington D C. Nellie Burch celebrated her sixth birthday after spending Friday evening with her brother K Martin and family. Ethel Bond and sister Miss Birth Hawkins of Jamestown called on their aunt Cora Cook Saturday. George Morton returned home from Penn State College for the weekend. A film from the American Leprosy Missions Mary Reed was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAK
Leon Cable
Douglas
Washington, D. C
Nellie Burch
K. Martin
Ethel Bond
Miss Birth Hawkins
Jamestown
Cora Cook
George Morton
Penn State College
American Leprosy Missions
Mary Reed
Coupon Deal At Titusville Stirs Storm
A Titusville controversy over a Treasure Chest Spring Bonus Book promotion spread through merchants and consumers. H A Kimball Advertising Service of Ithaca sold 800 books at 293 dollars each via phone, offering coupons valid at 14 Titusville businesses. Some merchants complained customers exploited free offers without buying, while others reported satisfaction. Chief Alvert Brady halted phone sales briefly at 11 am yesterday and allowed a resumption at 2 20 pm after a complaint was resolved. Fourteen merchants signed contracts, with mixed results and some planning church service attendance after the incident. Miss Norene Johnson of Jamestown visited Mrs J C Manwaring Saturday.
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Titusville
Alvert P. Brady
H. A. Kimball Advertising Service
Ithaca
Brady
Kimball
City Officials and Lawyers Discuss Contract Promotion
Severs asked Charles T Bly stone to assist any district attorney in the matter and he said the promotion was perfectly legal. He warned it might be a bad bargain for some but affirmed no crime was involved. Businesses advertising in the book had not consulted the Chamber before joining. Robert Newell, executive secretary Kimball, noted the promoter spoke with Retail Bureau officials but could not wait for the group meeting to seek sponsors.
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Severs
Charles T Blystone
Chamber of Commerce
Robert ©. Newell
Kimball
Relail Bureau
Chamber
Newell
Governor Signs Three More Bills
Associated Press reports Gov. Leader signed a new state law authorizing a port authority for Allegheny County. The measures extend same protection against prosecution to junk dealers as pawn shops, create another judgeship in Allegheny County orphans court, and veto a 20 day waiting period for disposal of fair trade merchandise by retailers closing their doors.
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Harrisburg
Allegheny County
Gov
Leaden
Allegheny County Orphans Court
Businss
Tea Event Plans By BPW Club Members
A report notes plans for a women’s business club tea event hosted by Mrs Ty and the BPW Club. The gathering aims to celebrate entrepreneurship and support local female business leaders with a social program and community outreach.
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Bel Press
Kane
Nance
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San Francisco
Sacramento
California
San
Francisco
Cies
New York City
National Catholic Education Association
St. Louis
Msgr
Sylvester J. Holbel
Board of Education
Civil Liberty Advocates
Internal Revenue
Conry High School
Greenville
Buffalo ‘Pike
Marine Corps
Donald Francis O'Shea
Brooklyn
N.Y
Charles Francis Reilly
Clyde
Jerry Lamont Thomas
Alex- Jandria
Leroy Thompson
Bear Lake
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Norene Johnson
J. C. Manwaring
Associated Press
McFadden
Shady Ave
Plymouth
Vicinity
Dodge
Leo Heberlein
Chevrolet
Your Corry Home
Desoto
Studebaker
Heberlein Motor Sales
AL Culver
Hudson
Ennis
Alta Atl
the Thers Ming
Chi
Th Dent
Betty
John E
Columbus Steele
Dhus
Alfred
Tives
Rmilty Eiston
Kaon
Corry — Cnie
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