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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1934
Page
5
A 17-year-old Sewickley boy, James Repmo, was shot by Patrolman Lawrence Blazer while fleeing after a home robbery attempt in which a revolver was seen. Repmo was taken to St. Francis Hospital in critical condition as police recovered a bag of stolen radio parts and a crowbar near the scene.
Personal mentions list residents from Barrie Virginia Erie Salamanca and Meadville visiting Corry or aiding relatives. Visitors attend social events in Corry and Warren while many plan travels to Buffalo Flint Flushing Jamestown Jamestown and Youngsville.
Double funeral services were held for Mrs. Ernest Elmquist and her infant daughter Annetta at 2:30 pm from 1038 North Center Street. Rev H L Wagner officiated with D A Willstrom singing two Swedish songs Abide With Me and another piece. Interment was in Pine Grove cemetery. Bearers were Carl Peterson Robert Wimquist Edward Jerome Vernon Carlson Arvid Olstrom and Lee Shephard. Relatives and friends attended from Chicago Pontiac Erie North East Sheffield and other areas.
Firemen confined a blaze to one box car in the Erie merchandise storage string behind the freight depot on Rivin street. Three hoses battled the fire for two hours until the car and its contents sulfur tobacco and general merchandise were destroyed. Damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars.
The bodies of Harold Headley and Mrs. Virginia Kimes Wiseman were found in a summer cottage on the Little Hana River near Parkersburg West Virginia. Headley aged 31 and Wiseman aged 91 were found sprawling gro tesquely in death on the cottage floor. The discovery prompts a police investigation as authorities examine possible motives and circumstances.
The St Thomas Church social held at the rectory grounds last evening attracted a huge crowd and was the most successful in years. The Erley Josephine Orphanage Band, sixty pieces, performed from eight to nine with marches and lively numbers. Numerous booths offered cream cake sandwiches and coffee while fancy work and candy booths completed the event. Over four hundred dollars was raised for St Thomas Church, with special awards to Mrs W G Young Master Div Saxton and James Costello. Rev Frnneis M O Connolly, assisting rector, chaired the festival.
The text notes varied death superstitions including an Irish custom to cover mirrors so the soul cannot see itself and become frightened. It mentions that certain chimes or clucks are used to prevent the soul from becoming distracted during its journey.
The article discusses various theories on the origin of the term lynching. It cites Aripy authorities tracing to Kares Lynch a Virginia justice of the peace in 1784, mentions Creel, and notes South Carolina meetings of Rugilators in 1768. Other theories link to old English words or meanings related to traps and knives.
Five gas bags rose in a national competition to choose the U S entry for the Gordon Bennett balloon race in Warsaw Poland. Teams vie for a share of 1750 and aim to fly the farthest distance. A Chicago entry was withdrawn as it could not rise with available gas. An Army balloon led the field as crews prepared for the long flight.
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