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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1926
Page
4
City notices and ads mix in a cluttered Meadvillish page with prices on produce like potatoes and bananas, real estate and business building plans, obituaries, baptisms, divorces, and church notices. Mentions J Wilcox Clyde D Wilcox and various local tradesmen, with deliveries and sales patterns reflecting daily life in the area.
A jumble of items reports on sales, repairs, and rentals in Warren and surrounding towns, including Knowlton and O. A Stennett listings. It notes potato arrivals, a distance to Detroit captain, and a jail assault case in Lemoyne with terse details.
July 6 era reports three men were killed in a confrontation with federal prohibition agents near Tampa while pursuing rum runners in the Everglades country. The car chase ended when occupants opened fire, leaving Arthur Brinson Mike Barrish and one other man dead.
Partial returns from ten counties show Davis leading the Democratic Governor candidate with 108 voices mentioned amid a contested tally. The article notes unsettled results as counties await full reporting and Republicans, led by Governor Ben Tanien, run on the ticket.
A workman was killed today by an electrical short circuit while handling wiring at a site in Harrisburg. The incident caused injuries to another man, though his condition was not immediately clear. Police and investigators were on the scene to determine the cause.
Two people died and several were injured when a United Press report describes a wreck involving an Airplane near Chantite Feld and Rantoll. Names such as Cadet Wolf and others from Shelbyville are mentioned among the injured.
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