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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1928
Page
5
Reports from Warrrn describe an inaugural aviation event at Pittsfield with aviator Janrived Jeo Wellavilin introducing a passenger flight. Residents of Youngsville and Pittsfield gathered along Roosevelt highway to view the arrival and the field’s operations. The Wellaville pilot plans to base the plane for two days weekly, with local families visiting.
Joseph Armstrong, Allegheny county commissioner and Republican leader, called a meeting of county Republicans for tomorrow night. About 200 leaders are expected to attend as the first ripple of the presidential campaign in this region. Armstrong spoke after a brief visit with Herbert Hoover, who passed through Pittsburgh en route to Washington. Treasury balance and customs receipts for August were reported in Washington.
An anchored car carrying Chicago visitors skidded on a slick Ronnevelt highway four miles west of Youngsville and overturned into a ditch. No one was injured though an elderly lady received help from a passing motorist. The baggage included a velocipede and a rope was used to recover the car.
An advertisement touts McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a quick path to weight gain and a flawless complexion. It claims users will look healthier and more attractive, urging readers to ask their druggist for McCoy’s Tabloid and promising refunds through Amos & Co.
Local column records numerous brief mentions of residents and guests. Names include Miss Mary Sloane, Mrs. Eleanor Kinney, Frank Matteson, Marion Clintock, W. E. Mathews, Miss Zella Harmon, Mrs. Joseph Master, Mrs. Joseph Palmer, Miss Ethel Fwing, Mrs. James Carter, Beth Blick, Dr. and Mrs. Howard Egolf, J. B. Dahlstrand, and many others visiting between Erie and nearby towns.
Advertisement for upholstering and cabinet work offering special velour fabrics at $3.00 per yard. Mentions free delivery and a contact phone abbreviation. Includes garbled names and partial brand terms.
Readable fragments show mentions of Columbia Gas and Electric Westinghouse New York Airbrake and Curtis Agro along with Pittsburgh theatres, car and oil references, Indiana producers, Salt Creek and South Penn Oil. Also mentions Arkansas Gas Lone Star Gas and New York curb listings.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs plan a large picnic at the lawn of Mr and Mrs Tyan Smith at Lovell's Station. The event will feature elaborate preparations and a 7 o clock start with lawn illuminations promising a wide turnout of Three Linkers and Rebekahs.
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