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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1926
Page
1
A chaotic dispatch reports the death claims surrounding Valentino, a famed film star, amid Mexican peace talks and government church registration tensions. It notes government stands, church registration debates, and potential legal avenues while detailing religious authority and political maneuvering.
Two rescuers from Port Rowan, Canada, arrive in Erie for the day to follow up a prior Lake Erie rescue by Copust Guarda of the Port and Minn port. Their yawl capsized after a gust drove them onto wreckage. a wave battered the craft as wreckage drifted. Responders sighted near North Park Station. fishing boats and seaward teams assisted.
United From Detroit reports a city official ordered an immediate coast at a legal saloon in Detroit as part of a census related move. Rutledge claims the count reached about four million but suspects a smaller figure and says the census will enforce prohibition effectively and efficiently.
A house on Wright Street was gutted by an early morning fire, with the Harmon family away. Fire officials suspect incendiary origins, noting the south side of the structure and its contents were destroyed while a neighbor reported hearing an alarm. A police investigation was started with belief the blaze was intentional.
Elliot, noted educator and former Harvard president pro tempore, dies at 92 after a long public career. Funeral services set for Union Church Northeast Harbor. burial planned at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.
Miss Mildred Dewinmonits and Miss Mary Andriws of Toronto spend bye weeks in the city visiting relatives on Base Smith Street. They arrived Saturday evening to see the family of Mrs AL Minder Aivdl fumily.
Oil City travelers arriving from Chautauqua Lake report an attempted roadblock by masked bandits near Panama. They escaped, while a passing wrecker driver may have fallen victim, and authorities provided limited details. Names of suspects unavailable. police said no further holdups were reported locally.
United Press reports in New Haven that the Knights of Columbus have not sought U S intervention in Mexico and do not desire action at this time Supreme Knight Jamien A Flaherty explained a misinterpretation of the council's Philadelphia meeting and clarified the stance while detailing a Chicago man's vacation stay with his family in the city
Johnny Popayien, missing in the Plymouth area, was found after an intensive search near Congr and nearby areas. A letter from Mrs. Andrew Anderson of Plymouth reported a boy naming Youin A Staviah sought food and work at her home, claiming his home was near Titusville, Pennsylvania, and that he ran away due to ill treatment by his stepfather.
Charles Geiger was named school business manager for the Cory School District for 1926 27 by the Board of Education. The adjourned meeting in the library basement was attended by all trustees except Love and Keppel. Geiger will supervise janitorial duties and manage district finances and will serve as board secretary until a permanent secretary is elected after Myrtle Fuller’s resignation.
United Press reports a federal court suit seeks 345 million dollars against the Aluminum Company of America its board of directors and the estate of James H Duke alleging interference with Haskell of Springfield Mass a plan to form a competing aluminum enterprise Haskell seeks treble damages claiming the AMA monopoly controlled its offices in Pittsburgh and plants in New York North Carolina Tennessee and Canada with Duke alleged to influence decisions and aid the Aluminum Company of America
J M Purpura reports a Ford machine disappeared from in front of his residence on West Pleasant Street early Saturday night. A Journal reporter learned Purpura could identify the thieves later this afternoon, with no trace found by then.
By United Prom Birmingham, Aug. 25 two men were killed and others escaped injury in a premature dynamite explosion at Muscoda Mine No. 0 of the Tennessee Coal and Tron Company. The victims were working at a distant spot when the blast occurred.
A two-vehicle collision near Bayview left Raymond Woodard fatally injured and Carl Carlson and Lennard Carlson seriously hurt. The sedan struck a telephone pole after leaving the highway a mile above Point, sending debris and sparking fire. Woodard died at Jamestown General Hospital, while Carl Carlson and Lennard Carlson remained in critical condition.
Two men were killed and another seriously injured when their car struck a parked truck near Shirley Bridgeton. The dead include B. W. Bramner 28 of Ambler Pa and John Chapman 50 of Philadelphia. James Carson 29 Willis Lamelis 40 also injured. The five men were returning from a firing trip when the crash occurred. An investigation is underway.
Police today investigated the death of Couiinus Machina found near Allie Reverixe Avenue. Officials believe a motive may involve a robbery gone wrong as nothing was taken from the victim. The case centers on Uniontown and the surrounding area amid unsettled clues.
Ray Larson narrowly escaped severe injury when his car collided with a second vehicle about five miles east of town near the railway track. The other car burst into flames and was destroyed. The Titusville party involved escaped with minor injuries. Larson helped check on passengers before fleeing the burning wreck.
Two Beaver Falls youths were in a Waterford crash en route to a camping trip. Joseph McLean, 21, suffered a fractured skull and is in St Vincent's Hospital with fears for his recovery. Jean Latry Slem, 20, received serious bruises but was discharged. The wreck injured nearby motorists and passengers as the car slammed into a Waterford area road.
New York reports actor Randolph Valentin died at Pulynline Hospital after an eight day illness from complications following an appendicitis and gastric issues. Doctors attempted a blood transfusion as peritonitis developed, but Valentin passed at 12:10 PM with Father Congoda and Father Bendon administering rites.
Montreal Aug 2 Wife and husband the song writer Hilly Mackey slipped incognito from Europe into this peninsula yesterday and were reported at the home of Max Winslow at Alexandria Bay Thousand Islands. They spent Saturday there and were expected to remain a few days before proceeding to New York.
Morgantown Ky Aug 98 Bert Gary 97 started for the state penitentiary to serve a sentence for the murder of Rev. A W Ross Pittsburgh evangelist who aroused the wrath of moonshiners and Mrs Nor Johnson choir singer
Mr and Mrs George Hunginger of Warren faced a near tragedy as their children slept in a burning room on Sunday morning The father rushed in saved two youngsters then reentered to rescue the remaining children suffering burns in the attempt A horse was killed before firefighters extinguished the flames An accusation against local firemen sparked calls for an investigation into the department's actions
Daily rundown of radio features listing stations and times for multiple time zones. Includes Verdi opera excerpts and a variety of musical and educational programs across WEAF WSB WDAT WIZ WRG KGO and others with local standard times and evening slots.
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