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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1929
Page
6
Spring Creek schools will close Friday as county examinations wrap up. The week featured visits and social events in Corry and Warren with residents visiting relatives, a chickenpox outbreak affecting plans, and community notices. Funeral services were set for a local resident, with interment in Spring Creek cemetery. a large gathering at the McKay home followed.
A fragment from the AnierToun Magazine notes varied preferences and personal touches in life styles. It hints at literary or cultural commentary on how individuals diverge while sharing common plans and aims.
Hundreds of city boys from public and parochial schools joined in the Rotary Club staged Field Meet at the Junior High School athletic field as part of Boys Week observance. Winners included H Grace and Keater Potock with multiple events such as sprints, long jump, cross country, and peanut hunt across junior high and St Edward's participants.
A. L. Jackman longtime Columbus township resident died at noon today at home Corry RD 8 after several months illness. He was 78, born in Columbus township and lived in the area many years. Survived by wife and nine children William Jackman Hamburg N Y Ashton Merle Janks Adrian Orville Elmer and Bertha Benninie Maude Wickwire all of Corry ten grandchildren two sisters Marcy Huston Caseyville Jil and Mrs Clarence Draugon Maybelle of Cold Mineral arrangements completed.
Pittsburgh April 40 United Press Genr Allaire Howe a prominent businessman left a million dollar estate for probate. The will provides 25000 to Princeton University upon Edith Cant Howe death. Masonic Home of Elizabeth town Pa and St Barnabas Home each receive 6000. Adam Wallace and Robert Harper of Cobourg Ontario get 1000 and 500. The widow servants relatives and employees share the rest.
The rope broke during a tug of war between the Junior High and St Edward's. Afterward a fire fighting demonstration entertained the crowd as the Department responded to a call to extinguish a blaze.
The Warren Bugle Corps schedules a May 1 event at the State Armory and Elks Church Hall featuring modern and old fashioned dances. A Ford roadster prize hopes to defray expenses and uniform the corps. Jamies Howard of Jamestown will perform on his six xylophones, with many Legionnaires expected to attend and the new Legion Home open for visitors.
Ralph Mellissari, 15, Port Chester and Yugunundu, was sentenced in Wilkes-Barre to life in prison for complicity in the slaying of Peter Reilly, Pittston mine foreman, shot by a bloody feud a year ago. He had earlier been acquitted in the killing of Alex Campbell. alleged companions remain at large.
The notice outlines an amended motor code imposing a forty mile limit on state highways and urges readers to attend church on Sunday May 9 as Methodists prepare for a fundraising event. A local play Am I Intending will be presented at the High School on May 20 by a group of entertainers to benefit ama zou, with rehearsals ongoing. Donald C. McFarland of Jamestown was sentenced to sixty days in Chautauqua County Jail after arraignment for selling his car while drunk, with three others from the city arrested for intoxication and fined ten dollars plus costs. The Elgin correspondent reports cross burnings at the home of Mr and Mrs N Babcock, while the small daughter of T B Richardson is in critical condition from drinking lum, and six veteran engineers of the Erie Railroad received 0 year gold buttons at a banquet in Meadville. Furries are being received at the Fox theater for an amateur night contest at the West South Street movie house on Wednesday.
Twenty dollars will be distributed to the winners in the series of matches rolled between Corry and Milsville Rilke s night Payson and Hustead of Corry. Colburn of Miusville defeated here and Colburn, of Miusville, by 8h ping white Shilly and Graken nos ed but Woraburg and Eckstrom vy three pin. Phillips Toval jeweler awarded a merit certificate in the 1928 Clock Manufacturers Association contest for a fine window display submitted by the Corry jewelry store. Steen Dry Cleaning’s new delivery truck, painted by Mont Steen of Youngstown. Rehearsals progressing for the Junior class play Mrs Temple's Telegram to be staged at the High school auditorium on the eve of May 9.
Word has been received by Mr George Thomas of Malevian steel of the death of Mrs Borthi Blowers at her home in Muyville yesterday morning The deceased was well known in this city Funeral services for memory will be held at Muyville Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock with interment in West Portland cemetery
Saturday evening at eight o'clock the Corry Dairymen's League will hold a meeting at the home of Jay Follett in Corry RD 5. All members are invited and expected to attend. tea creant will be served.
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