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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
7
A New York story reports a ransom demand of 1000 dollars linked to a crying baby case. A letter, allegedly written by a suspect in Rutherford New Jersey, describes threats and references a handkerchief, a tall smokestack vial, and a hidden payment scheme. Investigators seek the sender and the motive remains unclear.
An uncertain historical note discusses mail service flights along the coast. Names and places appear garbled but reference a minister, cargo, and transfer actions. The text mentions New York and a passenger or crew list with several unclear personal names and dates.
Figures show 274 divorces in Erie County in 1922 up from 1910 levels, with 1,205 marriages that year, 1,368 in 1910. State health and county officials note counts are preliminary, while noting broader national trends and comparisons to 1020s data.
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Public notice announces an application filed with Pennsylvania Governor on May 1, 1923 by Moore Frank O Day Tank Kennedy and associates to renew the charter of the Corry City Electric Light Company for supplying light heat and power in Corry Erie County Pennsylvania under the 1874 act and amendments. The notice lists the solicitors as Gifford Chapin and others and notes the rights and privileges sought under law.
Two people were injured in a crash near Oil City as a car skidded at a tunnel curve. Victims included Charles Renman and Pend Lewis, among three Oil City girls, with injuries not yet determinable. An assessment at the Oil City hospital followed the 1:20 am incident.
Leona Barton aged 62 died at her Weyhwville home on Tuesday morning at 1:80 o’clock after an illness. She is survived by her husband, four daughters Clayton Kacous Sprit Preble Pa Mins Earl White Mendyilie Ful Men Glenn Tepler Corry and Mee Chirles Smith Wrightaville Pa two sons Dr Barton Youngsville and Rou Turton Fury, two sisters Arr Lanotta White Yale Mich and Mrs Orie Lockwood Erle Ta Several grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at Walghte ville cemetery pending details.
News notes from Clymer New York recount a reunion of former pupils and teachers held near King Cornet North Lymer. A yearbook style meeting plus dinner and stories followed by the Ora ters annual reunion in Pennsylvania with attendees from several states. Officers were elected and plans for future gatherings discussed amid a social program and refreshments.
The fragment describes a lively set of local gatherings and visits in the Clymer region and nearby towns. It notes a youth annual reunion at Mindley Lake, several Bennett family members and friends attending, visits by Rev. Tyan Kooncis and others, camping at Chautauqua Lake, and various relatives seen in Jamestown, Westfield, Salamanca, and Greenville. It mentions the Panama Grange meeting, canal vote details, and multiple travel mentions across New York and Pennsylvania.
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