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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1928
Page
7
Warren novniy aged about 40, a Bailey employee, died from a fractured skull after a car driven by Dob Monin veered off the highway and struck a bank near Kane Country. Lights from an oncoming car blinded the driver, causing the crash that killed him and injured another passenger.
Albert Murray of St Marys suffered a log accident seven years ago when a stave toppled and struck him, breaking his back. He was moved to Kane for treatment and then to the county hospital where he has remained a long time. The injury left him paralyzed from the hips down and confined to a hospital bed with little hope of recovery.
In Hatusburg a man stepped in front of a train near New Market yesterday afternoon. He died instantly as the locomotive struck him and the body was thrown about 60 feet onto the track. An inquest will be held to determine details.
Fragmented dialogue shows frustration over a man hobbling about and pressure to wear proper shoes. A neighbor urges action, insisting there is no excuse for limping and highlighting the need for sturdy footwear.
Adjutant General Beary probes source of poison that struck more than 40 men of the 43rd infantry during a trip home from camp. Guardsmen at Erie hospitals suffer from suspected poisoning from sandwiches bought before departure. most recover with treatment and observation.
Donald Carles, 41, a music leader, slowly regains speech after a bolt of lightning struck his telephone booth during a thunderstorm in Scranton. He was talking by long distance to his wife in Oneonta when the bolt followed the wires and knocked him senseless. Recovery progress and details about the incident are reported, with a note that the meat in a stand sandwich may have caused further trouble after hot weather.
Old 16th Regiment anniversary marks opening of the Eightieth Division Veterans Association national convention at Lake City. Prominent Keystone State veterans from the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Regiments will attend with Judge Schoonmaker and Major Wilcox among guests of honor. An extensive Lake Erie fish fry is planned, with over 4000 veterans and friends expected to attend the anniversary events.
An old advertisement touts Golden Lax Tablets as a gentle laxative that quickly removes intestinal poisons and promises internal cleanliness and health. It urges adults and children to use the product and to buy from their druggist.
The Rex Theatre opens with Alias the Deacon tonight followed by Doom as a Doomsday melodrama. The Mountaineer features The Big Killing and The Showdown as two days runs with Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, and George Bancroft in major roles. The Grand reels in Abi the Deacon with Jean Hersholt, plus a Reginald Denny comedy Fast and Furious, and Bob Steele Western The Trail of Courses next Friday and Saturday.
Funeral services for W Holden were conducted Sunday morning in Westfield by Reverend J A Martin of the Presbyterian church. Interment followed at Pine Grove cemetery as Mrs Holden accompanied the remains to Shetty for burial.
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