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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1926
Page
4
Report notes large signs placed at an intersection near Shipnensville Market to divert traffic onto the McKinney road. An item lists Chestnut Coal for sale at 1825 dollars, and mentions used Swoopen equipment from Barlow Hardware. A heavy Quebec snowstorm yesterday disrupted life briefly.
City and Vicinity page lists prices for tomatoes and baskets, farm goods, vehicle sales, and a long chain of notices. It includes license items for Thomas Bucrotay Palomer and Frances Mulgin, a meeting of the Alabian Society, rental offers, auction notices, and local business ads. It also covers a motor accident involving Mrs Clark Walker, upcoming church events, and various classified notices from Cory and surrounding towns.
Classified page items include Jewel auction ad, Lutheran Ladies Missionary picnic details, for sale or exchange offers, hospital training school graduates, hat sale at Superior Bry Cleaning, Wednesday specials at The Style Shop, pool room indictment of Justice H. Fish, U S Ladies Aid meeting, wallpaper sale, basement item at Sheils, and Robert Hunter death linked to gangrene infection.
United Press dispatch details the Los Angeles dirigible making a night flight to Lakehurst after calibrations and tests. The craft circled the area yesterday and today, with officials noting calm weather and no danger as it returned to base amid cautious reports of medieval disturbances in the vicinity.
Three people were reported killed in a daytime Berlin hold up. Two robbers opened fire after a struggle, one robber was killed and another wounded. a large portion of the loot was recovered.
Western Union ends the practice of giving patrons time by telephone inquiries. The war era rule was discontinued earlier, leaving Postal Telegraphs as the sole agency for such inquiries. In New York alone, Western Union handled about 260 calls daily at high cost.
A Fifth Avenue home owned by B W H Gary of the U S Steel Corp was razed to make way for a tall apartment building. The 16 room house valued at more than 1,000,000 is to be replaced, reported today.
In Brig a nude woman appeared on the streets causing men, omen, and children to flee. Three hours after her arrest she was described as recovering from “bad quiet.” Police later named the suspect as Mrs Nancy Fromev, 22, of Erle county, held in the police court.
Plans for the annual fair are well underway with extensive preparations ahead of the event. The exhibition days include September 1 7 and 8 with gates opening on schedule each morning and closing at night.
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