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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1926
Page
3
An article criticizes the Corry Pennsylvania horse and cattle pound and the city pound. It argues the pound’s practices and enforcement are harsh toward out of town motorists and visitors. It notes licensing issues and complaints about unequal treatment and calls for more respect for traffic regulations.
A garbled report discusses an aged gentleman named A Stewart linked to Abraham Lincoln's circle and his public reflections on aging. It notes interviews with elderly people, audience disappointment, and a belief that wisdom is valued differently by the very old and the very young, with a claim of one wisdom for youth and another for age.
Jamestown August reports reveal two fatalities from a Sunday crash on the Jamestown Frewsburg highway near DeMarco's station. Glenn Olmstead, 10, from Clarendon Pa, died at Jamestown General Hospital after injuries. Telford Blume, 20, of Clarvia, died Sunday night from the same wreck. Swanson, 20, of Codersport Pa, was only slightly hurt and pled guilty to a charge before Justice Townsend, paying a $10 fine and about $7 in costs.
Readable fragments recount Corry's 1885 firemen parade and related events. A large gathering of surrounding fire companies, bands, and civic groups is listed, with parade routes described and a public reception planned at the rink after inspections.
Fragmented report notes a 4 to 8 game result with unclear names and places. It mentions Cambridge Springs, a team victory for the visitors, and references to people such as Mrs My Po Salisbury and John Corry Lasere Mitts. The text is largely garbled with several proper nouns uncertain.
A proposed federal tipping scale sets limits on tips for government and employer travel. The plan caps daily tips at 60 cents, with porters and maids allowed higher allowances. The measure faces questions over practicality and enforcement while noting potential uneven impact across sectors.
Disjointed lines mention evaporated milk production by Richley and a David Garrick piece, plus names like Vincent Daemons Dell and Clarance Powell. A late morning return of teachers is noted, with scattered references to GWU City Wiley and local theater and store activity, all unclear due to OCR garble.
James Town August 31. Mrs Scott, under doctor care, learned her son Corporal William Scott was buried in error in Minnesota instead of Evergreen Cemetery Sinclairville. Relatives James C Scott and Malcolm Scott attended. others could not travel. The body misidentification delayed burial by years and caused confusion in War Department records.
Jamestown banker and former Republican official Thomas Dow died yesterday at 2:30 PM in Shepard-Pratt Hospital Baltimore. Dow, 63, had been seriously ill since May. His wife Mary Campbell Dow, three children, a stepson, and a sister survive. Remains to be brought to Jamestown today with funeral arrangements to be announced.
Thirteen divorce libels were filed in Erie county courts on Monday amid varied grounds from cruelty to separation. One couple wed July 19 last, separated nine days later. Frank Allen of Carry seeks divorce from Cora Allen of that place. they married at Ridgway, Pa on August 3, 1925, and records show she remarried July 11, 1826. Attorney M D Allen Davis represents.
United Press reports from Washington that motor vehicles average 16 deaths per day in large U.S. cities. For weeks ended August, 407 fatalities. New York leads with 509 deaths this year. Chicago 401, Detroit 176, Los Angeles 128, Cleveland 122, St. Louis 117. New Bedford, Massachusetts, appears safest with only 2 deaths this year. City-by-city totals through early August include Buffalo, Canton, Camden, Cincinnati, Columbus, Newark, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Toledo, Washington, Youngstown, and Akron among others.
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