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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1930
Page
3
A fragmented report notes Gentilman and Ross involved in a play on the ball under umpire Pleas. The season’s sequence includes a notable hit and an eighth inning where Koeather is referenced amid unclear fielding and a spring section mentioning land and properties.
Corry Pennsylvania daily newspaper notices show advertising rates and circulation details. The listing includes Pulunker National Advertising Representative and address lines in New York Chicago and Pittsburgh.
The Bronx Terminal Market cost 17 million dollars and was billed as a modern hub with loading platforms, refrigerators, elevators, and 61 city salaried staff. Now empty except for two tenants, its gross income? about 15 thousand a year, while expected returns would require around 4 million annually. Public authority struggles as business clings to old habits and markets resist change.
The piece recalls early century alarms at a billion dollar Congress and notes today’s five billion dollar yearly appropriations. It argues extravagance is common in public life, as districts seek benefits funded by taxpayers, who ultimately bear the costs. Only a generation apart, the nation’s spending has grown dramatically.
The American Federation of Musicians mounts a broad newspaper campaign against canned theater music. Ads claim a cultural struggle to preserve live music jobs, while critics warn that mechanical music and automated production threaten living performers. Both sides see value in preserving artistry amid advancing technology.
Misses Elizabeth Florence Teresa and Margaret Mead of this city attended a porch party at Mrs. Brunstetter's in Union City. Maple avenue paving nears completion with brick work nearly finished tonight. Spring Creek baseball day featured Corry Juniors and regular Gorry team gatherings. Mr and Mrs D J Dempsey hosted a young crowd for Miss Katherine McCarthy of Sharon. Tony Payer, famed confectioner, fell from a boom into deep water in Columbus but was pulled out without serious harm. Mr and Mrs Robert Osborne and son Joe left on vacation to Albany and Lake Champlain.
A compact note on common language mistakes and mispronunciations. It highlights usage guidance such as living in Detroit versus at, and explains tricky spellings like disability. The piece encourages expanding vocabulary by learning one word daily and using a word three times to master it.
A problem presents a triangle with sides 45 108 and 117 feet. Each square yard yields two quarts of strawberries, find their value at eight cents a quart. Yesterday's answer noted as 160 miles. Sentence lists Hazel Merker visiting Miss Split Long in Meadville this morning.
The text lists five quiz questions with fragmented hints and erroneous spellings. It asks about Yingara Walls commercial use, Halifax location, ivory source from a principal goatee, U S Academy student term, and NYC waterfront miles, followed by yesterday’s answers including a Presbyterian church, gold color, white dives, China, and a chemical ratio two parts hydrogen one part oxygen.
Lattsville Lodge No 621 I O O F announces its annual picnic at Westren Park near Wrightsville on Saturday August 6. Prominent speakers from New York and Pennsylvania will attend both afternoon and evening events. A ball game and sports in the afternoon, guard drills by Rebeksais and Odd Fellows in the evening, dancing from 9 pm to 1 am, Beay Lake ponies for children, and full program hand bills.
George Buret a 52 year old noted car dealer and Oil City resident shot himself in Venus cemetery after visiting his mother's grave. He disappeared Thursday night and was found dead Saturday evening near a cemetery tomb. A second body lay nearby as investigators traced an abandoned car, while Buret's location was confirmed by a neighbor who saw him earlier that evening.
Vernon Reeg, around 50, a well known trait grower, was struck by lightning Monday while standing in an open barn door during a severe storm. Harold Zimmerman, ten feet away, escaped unharmed as rain swept the area.
Wart Norman a resident of Okmulgee Oklahoma was pinned under the rear axle of a heavy car that fell from two jacks while he lay under it in Wactory Alley near the Palace Theatre. A bystander shouted a warning and supporters lifted the car. Patrol Driver Leroy H. Erickson rushed him to Limnestoga General Hospital where doctors treated a crushed throat and multiple cuts. Norman remained in critical condition tonight awaiting further care.
Chautauqua Institution announces Army Day with Fini Bainbridge Colby as speaker at 230 o clock. Veterans of all wars and auxiliary members may attend free, admitted once on Saturday and valid through Monday noon, with free admission for G A R Relief Corps Sons of Veterans VFW American Legion American Legion Auxiliary Spanish American War Veterans and Auxiliary.
OLEAN Aug 4 Jack Loughlen a graduate of Olean High School saved three persons from drowning at Cuba Lake. The rowboat capsized and he plunged into the water in street clothes to rescue Mr and Mrs Darwin Foote and their 16 year old daughter of Shinglehouse Pa. His actions were recounted in Olean today.
Meadville reports two robberies over the weekend with one depot burglary at the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad on Fine Street failing to yield more than 90 cents after a damaged safe lock. a separate entry at a fireworks factory on the Qussewago Creek road in Pine Wood saw $500 to $600 in fireworks taken from Thomas Shall’s factory building near the city water works, believed entered late Saturday night.
Arrangements are under way for a lawn party hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the V F W home on Westingto n Street. Mrs. Paul Lines chairs the event with 15 active committee members assisting. Concessions, bingo and other entertainment will be offered along with cream and cake. If weather is cool, dog sandwiches and coffee will be served. Proceeds support the auxiliary.
On the Tilsgile road near Union City a Chevrolet coach carrying John Ovleh of Pittsburgh and Lenora Reeds of Spencerport wrecked after a collision with another car. Lenora suffered 27 stitches for a facial injury, while Ovleh and others were treated. the party traveled to Rochester after discharge from Union City Hospital. The crash prompted claims that Ovleh had repeatedly cut in and out of traffic prior to the wreck.
A mistyped note claims Schubert composed the famous lark song while waiting for breakfast. The piece reportedly arose from the composer’s mood and a moment of inspiration during a meal.
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