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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1938
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes mention school events and possible dates with names and places obscured. The readable parts reference a school, a city area, and a possible event or meeting but lack coherent details or context to form a definite news item.
Fragmentary text referencing a league game at home and away details, names Bunton Jeagie Colt and possible scores or times appear garbled. Unable to determine full teams, date or event from readable parts.
Patsy Lucianin was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a coroner verdict found him negligent in a June 17 auto truck crash near Kearsarge that killed 57-year-old Mrs. Anna Patton of Meadville. Testimony cited a worn left front tire and debate over the truck’s condition. Lucianin testified the tire blew about 200 feet away and that more distance could have prevented the crash.
William Steinkamp, 48, of 15 North Carver slides, underwent above knee amputation at Warren General Hospital after injuries from a fall five months earlier. He was admitted March 7 for a compound fracture of the leg sustained while working on a building.
In Ambridge Pa on August 24 four youths Charley Cain 14 Cyeus Ewing 35 William Garson 19 and Jack Strain 19 rode for 800 consecutive hours to set a new world bicycle marathon record before taking a rest and preparing for school. The record surpasses the previous mark by Detroit Boy Scouts set in 1929 and marks the end of a long endurance effort amid summer heat.
Report from Norwich says 14 year old Helen Kenyon issued a marriage license to Gerald G. Demond for her friend Marguerite Verreau 14 who allegedly married Burton Livermore using Kenyon’s name. Kenyon allegedly pretended to be Max Verreail and signed as a wedding witness amid the confusion.
Beaverdam notes show a penny supper at the Methodist church parlor Thursday evening starting about 5 30 with a corn roast at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Tanner on Friday. A conference at Grace church in Jamestown causes no service at United Brethren in Christchurch Sunday August 27. Numerous local members attended society meetings and elected new officers including president Cash Smith and treasurer H N Harris among others. The long community schedule includes Home Heartomies talks, 4 H club activities, and many visitors and neighbors visiting and hosting events around Union City and nearby towns.
Baldwin Bros must arrange immediate payment of 240000 in principal and interest on city paving and sewer liens or face sequestering rents and selling properties. City Council rejected Baldwin's proposal to pay 20000 next February and discuss disposal of unimproved properties. Baldwin owns 110 improved properties from which rents are collected, securing city liens.
Kane Aug 24 Everything ready for the McKean county fair and parade opening Monday Labor Day September 6 The racing program opening day includes the 2 24 trot 2544 pace and a yonning race followed by a five mile motorcycle There will be school day on Tuesday September 6 with county children admitted during the day Events continue Wednesday with 2 16 trot trot and pace and running race Local residents and visitors are noted in a series of Sunday visits and gatherings across nearby towns and farms
A Fourth Ward boy visits the police station Tuesday morning seeking help as a neighborhood gang harassed him. The Chief assists, guiding the lad home after a brief clash where his brother reportedly stoned attackers. Later, Patrolmen Swan and Burangame chased a cow that wandered onto a private drive, failing to corral it but guiding it away.
An audience of about 400 at the Methodist Episcopal church heard Taylor University quartet members Ralph Cummings Dew ee Brown John Hershey and Maurice Beery present sacred and secular works in a well received program. Cummings played a solo with guitar, Beery sang a solo, and Beery accompanied the organ. After the music, campus activity films were shown including views of the 1988 commencement and school galleries.
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