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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
8
August 11 to September 4 festival spotlights horse racing on Friday to Labor Day with 27 cars on track and a $4200 purse. Sparta GIP annual meeting set for August 19 at Grange Hall. GLP member elections possible.
Mrs Mowster Davis reports to police that boys using a .22 rifle near North Center Street shot a rooster from her flock. Investigators identify several boys involved. case linked to North Center Street speeding incident. Corry Water Supply pauses maintenance in Fourth Ward for replacing main on Second Avenue North and West Pleasant Street.
Clare Leroy Capwell of Superior Cleaning Company was drafted March 1 this year and arrived home last evening with an honorable medical discharge from the Navy. He will recuperate at Chautauqua Lake with his wife and family before resuming work. Capwell trained at Great Lake Naval Station and Newport in special capacities after being assigned to Norfolk. The discharge becomes effective August 1.
An ad touts Duan’s Pills as a painless remedy for backache and kidney issues. It claims millions found success over four years, promising quicker healing, reduced swelling, and improved urinary flow. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist to try the product.
Erie Au 17 Robert Millar 213 Welland Ont aboard Carusian steamship Jiveman admitted attacking a young woman at a works dock area. Judge Elmer J Evans ordered six to twenty years in the Western penitentiary after Millar followed the woman a weight checker and assaulted her in a brutal one minute attack. Assistant DA Ban McLaughlin said Millar was intoxicated and had a prior liquor-law conviction.
Reported vandalism at Bear Lake Cemetery includes broken markers and shot marks. Neighbors warn culprits that they are being watched and warned of consequences. Also notes residents Ruth Johnson Alec W Perkins Helen Morton Melvin Johnson Minniehill Perkins and Miss Minniehill Perkins mentioned in nearby notices. Beethoven noted as having begun violin lessons at age five.
Warrie Wilson announces Union City G L F 10 meeting for Saturday evening August 19 at 8 30 in Gran Hall. E B Phillips reports on past year operations and postwar farming issues in the northeast. Committees include Tyan Miller E A Lyons Guy R Rouse Ray Robbing Albert Smith. Family invited and urged share-ride to save gasoline.
Wattsburg fair dates set August 29 to September 2 aim to honor Allied victory and engage youth in agriculture. Harry M Burrows promotes 4-H clubs, vocational schools, and livestock judging contests with awards for youth, with exhibits prepared starting August 29 and events through September 2 including horse shows, poultry and hog classes, and various entertainment.
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