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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1922
Page
3
Fragmentary notice from Corry Pennsylvania lists post office class entry and mailing terms. It mentions second class mail matter designation, annual subscription costs by mail, per-copy carrier price, and weekly rate. Advertising rates are stated as available on application.
A Canada independence movement gains attention as MP Carroll argues Canada is a British dependency and should seek self rule. The piece discusses potential empire disintegration, predicts republics replacing monarchies, and contrasts public reaction with past reforms and current politics.
A fragmented column quotes Tom Sims critiquing divorce suits and social excess. It cites a claim about veterans finding $10,000 on a riverbank and laments rising living costs. The piece weaves anecdotes and aphorisms about reform, ambition, and postponed duties.
In Erie on April 17 Detective Sergeant Frank Guerkowski recovered a $2,000 diamond ring. Two girls, who had sold the gem to Louis Holman, were linked to the theft after being traced to Cleveland by train. Guerkowski tracked them from Reed Street to the state line, arranging the return trip for the jewel to Erie.
Gust Jokinson, 3, is reported in serious condition after an alley crash on North Main Street Saturday night. The accident left him pinned under a overturned vehicle. Driver Rudolph Lundberg, 42, was booked on intoxication charges and a banished liquor possession claim, awaiting further investigation.
Olean reports Colonel George Kerr former local newspaperman and Amer Cah oll interests representative in Ecuador has returned from the equator. He describes jungle adventures and shows bottles of concentrated ex claiming laborers eat monkey meat during road construction and athletes gain performance. Local advert emphasizes tailoring and prices at Walker in Omaha.
April 17 Hornell report describes a historic transplant where the pupils of a dying man’s eyes were moved to John Eichenberger a 19 year old who had been blind for four years restoring his sight. The Mount Sinai procedure in August partially succeeded letting him distinguish light from dark with plans for fuller recovery.
Notice lists two rental items: pasture space with contact K G Clark Bell 186M and a Fiat vehicle at 87 East Bend Street available for immediate possession. The ad includes a city phone contact and location details for inquiry.
Russell Mook, a Brie Grocery driver at 1327 West Eighth Street, was held up at 8 PM Saturday in the Housing Corporation area while delivering groceries. A masked man took about $200 in cash from the money bag, then fled toward the tracks near the New York Central line. Police and store officials are investigating. a description of the robber was obtained from Mook.
The undersigned will offer at Public Sale 1 mile south of Corry on the Spartansburg Road Thursday April 20 at 10410 A M sharp the following property 11 head of stock 9 choice dairy cows 1 fresh 2 year old heifer 1 Yearling Holstein bull Bluebell cream separator capacity 650 lbs 4 mill cans sanitary milk strainer cart top buggy set of light harness drag saw outfit fruit can and other articles too numerous to mention Terms of sale All sums under $10 cash Over that amount 6 months time on good bankable notes J J Hotchkiss V I Powers Auctioneer C Pometray Clerk
Miss Ida Joe Ban aged 16 of Erie Pennsylvania is detained in Rochester on a holding charge of eloping with Bir Murray aged 20 of Erie. Police were alerted by her parents after she traveled to Rochester to marry Murray. Murray, who was working in a local machine shop, appears to be missing. The case hinges on alleged home life tensions and an unsympathetic stepmother. The piece notes a separate item about the Corry Rod and Gun Club shoot being postponed due to a dance at the Armory.
Cartana person, 17, of Buffalo and Stowe streets, was fatally injured Saturday morning when his bicycle collided with an automobile driven by O Curr on Buffalo street near Newton Avenue. He died at Jamestown General Hospital at 9:40 PM from a skull fracture and a fractured leg. Coroner Hergen Fordiston held a post mortem and an investigation is planned for this morning.
Greenfield resident Laverne H. Raymond announces candidacy for the Republican primary for the Pennsylvania General Assembly Third District in Erie County. Nomination hinges on May 16 party balloting with support from local GOP officials.
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