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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1929
Page
3
A fragment from the Journal Flow dated April 27 1008 recalls Mis school experts practicing erudition and doctrine for a term while GB McCray and Son negotiate a deal with Av Ly Wales. The latter gains ownership of a hardware business on Pirat Avenue and My Wales farm near Concord town.
Reverend Weaver warns that visiting opera companies may trigger cynicism among Amarillo audiences as language and tuning quirks challenge the glamorous illusion. He likens the risk to telling children about Santa Claus and suggests local refinement could undermine community enthusiasm for opera.
Hundreds of pupils from Oil City and other schools gathered in Erie for a music contest. Senior orchestra winners included Oil City and Academy high, with Grove City and others also placing. Girls choral groups also prominent as 70 entrants from multiple towns competed in varied events.
Preliminary hearing for three men tied to the Swanson motorcycle shooting at North Hast was postponed at the request of the defense due to the prosecutor’s delay. The trio Bard, Halversom, and Taylor face jail as police linked them to an earlier alleged stolen machine incident and possible bake robbery in Columbia City with a killed woman and wounded deputy. Indian authorities consider possible ties to the robbery.
Smearadville April 27 Prof Charles Schlosser teacher at Wree man school in Cussewago township was arraigned before Alderman James D. Roberts for aggravated assault and battery and bound over to May Court of Quarter Sessions. District Attorney Stuart A Culbertson and Donald C Thompson represented the Commonwealth and defense respectively. Witnesses said Schlosser severely chastised pupil William Smith aged about 19 years on March 20 jerking him from his seat striking him on both sides of the head and causing a lump on the forehead with the boy unable to attend school since. Dr Robert Clark of Venangoborg treated the injured boy. Tests at Wasson Hospital showed a nasal facial injury. Several pupils testified the punishment was brutal and unwarranted. Schlosser posted $50 bail for appearance at the Court of Quarter Sessions.
Governor Fisher announced the Wheeler machine gun bill and a related arson measure after signing two laws aimed at curbing crime. The machine gun bill imposes heavy penalties on possessing or using machine guns and requires permits displayed with the weapon. A second provision raises penalties for arson and related destruction, including burning residences and garages, with up to twenty years in prison. A lost horse blanket notice also appears, offering a reward at Mohawk Plant.
The report notes Warren shows a tight lineup with Wigon and Cole Brothers as the circus opens in early May. In June the Burnin and Bailey circus is listed. Names Jasob and John Marks appear among performers as the Corry vel onin fletbermen leave the early train to seek opportunities with the Allar Ing Hook and Line. Guy Rogeray ends his contract with Miller de Stewart and plans to operate plumbing supplies in his own future ventures.
The article notes that two thousand miles of land boundary plus 1500 miles of water boundary are bridged by a growing system of bridges ferries and tunnels. It highlights the Peace Bridge at Buffalo Niagara and lower Niagara St Lawrence links with Detroit Pont Huron Samit and planned Niagara Falls bridge. It predicts broader cross border bridges may come across the Rio Grande.
An Army reserve flyer in a fast pursuit plane performed stunts near a large air liner in San Diego. The wing collision caused the deaths of six people, including two pilots and four passengers. The editorial calls the act criminal foolishness and urges caution among flyers and speedboat drivers to protect others.
The text lists questions and scattered answers about anatomy history geography and religion. It includes queries about muscles used in speech, command of the Union Army at Gettysburg, locations in a tower, Jesus crucifixion age, a Toronto lake, and answers citing Python a bow constrictor and abcond, Anthony Hope, 8, China, Duke of York, 6 Alabama.
Exercises and word questions from a language pedagogy page. It presents misspellings, pronunciation prompts, and vocabulary tasks aimed at correcting English usage. The excerpt lists items about proper pronunciation and word choice with scattered phrases and incomplete lines.
A newspaper puzzle shows four points along a straight line with distances stated: A to D is 4p milena, C to D is 19 mallés, and A to B is 11 2 Umes. It asks for AB given collinearity. The accompanying note provides an answer for yesterday’s problem as 3621 and a brief explanation involving dividing units.
Repair and sharpen lawn mowers with guarantee. Contact John Caldwell at 298 M on Jas Wright Street. Phone available for service inquiries and pickups.
An old newspaper ad touts San Cara Ointment claiming relief for piles and skin ailments with a money back guarantee. It cites testimonials from residents of Pleasantville and Maywood, urging readers to try the product and request refunds if unsatisfied. Also promotes Good Baby Soap and Sun Cra Soup as cleansing aids.
A garbled report notes R Parrell of Gabry tae signed a contract to teach at Kamboro High school next year. It states he is a fl grad butle at Carry High. The article mentions Erie train delays and a Rex theatre contest with twenty dollar prizes, plus county court sentences for bandits and offenders including Cyrus Woodell and Albert Lanning with terms and fines.
Harry Gearhart his wife and two children traveling through Pennsylvania mountains encountered a deer that charged the car leaping through the windshield and attempting to trample them. The driver fended the animal off with the door and continued away as the deer limped by the roadside.
McKeesport Pa April 27 William Bartox 83 a coal miner of the Smithdale mine Elizabeth township was fatally wounded today in a shooting at the mine One man was reported arrested in a report to the Allegheny county coroner The prisoner’s name was not divulged Bartox was arguing with another man when the heated exchange ended with the other man drawing a revolver and firing
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