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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1973
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text references various disjointed items including remarks about disability payments and a military service discussion, intermingled with disjointed food preparation steps and recipe fragments. The readable portions are sparse and lack a coherent single event or subject.
An Akron story reveals an electromagnet wired under fiberglass in Jim Gronen’s Soap Box Derby racer. Concealed wires ran to a rear battery, with a push switch triggered by helmet contact as the starter plate dropped. Officials disqualified the car after inspections.
About 20 bone fragments were identified as those of an American Indian male from 200 to 300 years ago. Dr. Wilton Krogman, an anthropologist, noted skeletal features and estimated height around five feet, with a potential age of 45 to 50. The remains will be sent to Franklin and Marshall College for study, with excavation limited by bulldozing.
Summit County prosecutor says charges could be filed related to the disqualification of All American Soap Box Derby winner James Gronen, 14, of Boulder. An electromagnetic device was found in his racer, potentially triggering charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor or larceny by trick. Bret Yarborough of Elk Grove, California, was declared winner after Gronen’s disqualification. The magnet in the nose, wired to rear coils, allegedly gave Gronen a mechanical pull as the plate released.
In Falls Church Virginia shoppers confront soaring food costs and a beef shortage at Safeway on Lee Highway. Meat prices run high with ground beef out of stock, while workers report overbuying pork and looming price increases. The scene captures how rising costs reshape daily supermarket routines and customer reactions.
The Eighth Annual Erie County Competitive Field Day for fire departments will be held Sunday at Corry Area High School starting at 10 am hosted by the Stanford Hose Company. Teams from multiple towns compete in fire fighting skill contests with trophies and ribbons for winners. a women’s auxiliary water battle awards a special trophy.
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