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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1944
Page
7
A fragmented OCR note reports county action with aims to prepare for something. Named entities are unclear due to garbled text. The readable portion mentions DeCray and Erle in a late bateal context with county involvement and some intent to proceed.
The fragmentary note mentions a trustee role and an estate matter at Let with unclear details. It referencesCoun and estate related terms but lacks full names or places to confirm concrete actions or outcomes.
OCR sourced fragment lists prices and codes for cows and livestock items, including numbers like 50, 9.00, 11.50, and references to silvan ins and heavy weights, with unclear context and multiple truncated terms. Names and locations are unreadable, yielding a scattered, partial inventory snippet.
Harness racing fans pack Park Square and surrounding Goshen for the Hambletonian event. Yankee Maid, favored, suffers a rare setback as Wichita, Yankee Maid, and Winston-Salem emerge as top hometown names on the entry list. Foster Hanover and Fighting Scot, yearlings bought for $825 and $450, remain as possible contenders with Yankee Maid and mime listed among favorites.
Associated Press reports Sewell of the St. Louis Browns leads a strong eastern tour start with a large margin, saying the team concentrates on daily wins. The club eyes more road games in Detroit and Cleveland after New York, Boston, and Chicago trips, with Joe McCarthy and Tex Hughson among opponents noted in season-wide pursuit. The piece details league balance, remaining road trips, and the aim to stabilize through 500-ball.
Local baseball fans are invited to tomorrow evening’s twilight game at Loveland Field between the Trvine Forge Club and the Corry Merchants at 8 15. Manager Group’s squad, after recent rough spots, has tuned up with a thorough workout. Cassett, Corry’s ace right hander, will start against the Forge in a familiar hotly contested matchup.
Hornell Pirates edged Olean Oilers 2 1 in a nine inning game setting a Pony League speed record. The victory lifts Hornell to fourth place, while Bradford Blue Wings beat Wellsville Yankees 3 7. Lockport Cubs swept Jamestown Falcons 4 1, Batavia Clippers beat Erie Sailors 8 3.
In August at Municipal Stadium tensions boiled as Hornell Pirates and Jamestown Falcons clashed. Fans hurled insults and objects at plate umpire George Ballack after a heated sequence, drawing police action and indoor interruptions. The game ended 4 to 0 in favor of Hornell.
Yankee Maid, bred in Kentucky and trained for Wichita Kansas owner A L Derby, heads a field of ten three year olds in the Hambletonian at Goshen New York. Rose Dean with Ben White and Ennc duel for place while Fighting Scot Rapid Hanover and Emil Scott fields driven by Berry Palin and Egan. The $95,000 stake draws significant attendance as the sport’s legacy in the valley continues with strong expectations.
Yesterday's National League scores included New York and Pittsburgh with no other results listed. Today's games feature Brooklyn versus Chicago, New York at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at St Louis, and Boston at Cincinnati with additional matchups across the circuit.
Tickets for a benefit game sponsored by the Women's Victory Club are on sale at Shambure's News and Rexall Drug Store, with sales led by Mrs L R Houghtling. The game is at Loveland Field Sunday at 3 p.m. and tickets are also sold by Victory Lab workers in town shops.
The Beaver Club advances a plan to revive athletics at Wise Tiwwiht and Senior High, adding four paid coaches led by Director Tinsall. The program aims to move coaching from volunteer status into a formal paid role, starting with basketball and other sports, with activities rolling out over the next year and a full early opening anticipated in the next few days.
News notes the Army Navy football classic may be staged in a major eastern city rather than Annapolis. Navy officials favor Philadelphia Baltimore Washington or New York as the home site with location decision to be made by Adm and Academy leadership. Transportation is not a problem, and lawmakers have supported moving the game for a war relief purpose.
New York Aug 8 Twilight Tear 21 to 20 favorite by Vienna in the Alabama stakes at Belmont Park yesterday. Vienna led the mile and a quarter race most of the way finishing three quarters of a length ahead of Ortamet driven darling. Twilight Tear earned 18 225 for second money as her stable’s 1944 earnings reach 472 400, still short of Calumet’s 1941 season record. Brooklyn Ray Riavelli outpointed Oscar Suggs in Union City New Jersey.
The Fish and Wildlife Service loosened all waterfowl season limits for fall and winter. Open season length will vary, with a default 60 days or longer. Daily bag limits remain, with an extra five mallards, pintails, and widgeons allowed in certain zones. Prohibitions include baiting and use of live decoys. Regions affected include New York areas and several eastern states. dates span September 20 to January 1 in some zones. Aero Softball League tonight features a doubleheader at the factory diamond, with Dayton teams playing the 250 department.
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