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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1927
Page
3
A wealthy Ohio woman opens her private estate to the public for a trial year, inviting visitors to picnic and enjoy woods and streams while promising strict rules to protect the property. The plan aims to balance access with conservation amid vandalism fears and calls for responsible use.
Cleveland announces a new police college offering a special course for officers. Subjects include psychology, languages, jiu jitsu, prisoner search, shadowing, and evidence preservation to raise skill levels. Other cities already run police institutes, aiming to improve detective and patrol work nationwide.
Miscreants damaged a park seat last evening prompting opinion that police patrols could spare time. Station generator capacity allows operation for eight to ten cars. Frank Palmer delivered timothy samples to the Journal office. Byron Ball visits city for weeks with his mother and brother. Columbus Creamery records 239,911 pounds delivered June 4 to July 7 at 285 per pound. De Ross returns from California with news of a new chemical process producing high-grade iguri at HAC tute. pikes mentioned.
In Washington the dry and wet camps fight over national politics after the 18th Amendment era. Prohibition forces back Al Smith as a potential wet candidate while the Anti-Saloon League hypes Smith’s record. the league warns party voters against a wet nominee and stresses law enforcement and anti-Catholic sentiment concerns.
Answers cover famous names and sports questions from Gehrig to tennis legends and polo rules. It notes Gehrig did not graduate Columbia, Helen Wills as first American Wimbledon winner, the Big Four of French tennis, and details on jockeys umpires and spinball rules with varied accuracy.
Pittsburgh prepares for Col Charles A Lindbergh arrival with a 2 pm Bettis Field ceremony and a march to Pitt Stadium where he will address 80 000 people The day includes a half holiday for city workers and a potential visit to Forbes Field with a delayed starting time for the game Automobiles will be banned at McKeesport field on departure day with parking arranged nearby the landing field.
Uniontown dispatch reports a severe electrical and hail storm sweeping Payette County last night. E C Stransser, 8, of Uniontown, was badly hurt when a pole he leaned on was struck by lightning. Three sons of J E Wescott of Brownsville were burned when their home burned after a lightning strike. Damage estimated at $15,000.
Josephs Roberts, 18, of Youngstown, charged with murder in the bare fist killing of James Bernice, 35, aboard the steamship Chucly after a July 2 quarrel escalated into a long fight at sea 1,500 miles from Los Angeles while both men were sailors.
Michael Cons Hors, 69, a Pennsylvania Railroad freight agent, was found dead in the office of Dr. D. C. Hanna in Port Allegany around six o'clock Sunday night. He was known locally and appeared in good health. Coroner Hefner reported the verdict as death from heart trouble after an apparent medical visit in Dy enna, while awaiting the physician's return.
United Press reports a Pittsburgh consolidation where Paul Hiedk of Toledo bought the Pittsburgh Sun and Port, the Port and Telegraph from the Chronicle Telegraph, and the Post Gazette notes the Sun, Port, and Telegraph will merge with the Times under Willian Randolph Hearst.
Ten year old Leéster Rentberg narrowly escaped drowning on a Saturday at Little Valley reel when caught in an undercurrent. Robert Ward, twelve, plunged in with clothes on and pulled Rentberg from the water. The boy was frightened but unharmed by the incident.
The body of Miss Charlotte A Mason, Corry girl, died at Cres son Sanitorium yesterday. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Pine Grave Cemetery, with Rev W B Bartlett officiating. Burial will follow at the same cemetery. Miss Griffiths of Oil City was visiting Mrs Elmer Westley and Janie Worth Street.
In Jamestown a collision near Warren left Oliver We Derr injured and charged. Trooper Waelar reported a car driven by Knowlton flipped over pinning two others. Knowlton remained held on $1,500 bail as proceedings began before Justice Hark L Lorde.
A woodman was struck by a Carl Engstroff driven car at dawn near a street corner. He was knocked to the pavement but saved by a man carrying a cage and suffered only a slight bruise. The driver halted the automobile, checked the scene, and the injured man walked away before help arrived.
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