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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1941
Page
15
Fragmentary OCR entry references entities such as coal messenger and a date 10 28 18. The readable bits mention Limehord and a potential misprint noting a coal related item or notice without clear action or place. Details are indeterminate and no explicit event is discernible.
Fragmentary notice notes CH 5c East Main apartment station with a price of fifteen dollars per unit. No further readable details available.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Febru ate Em atise and the sequence Y H 3009 with unclear context or actions. No identifiable persons or organizations are clearly stated to anchor a full card.
A preview of Brig County basketball opens with Parkers led by returning veterans aiming to defend their title. they face tough league bets Moreek North East Wesleyville Union City and Millcreek in a crowded race with Edinboro and Canisius College noted for strong showings. Harborcreek is a newcomer amid veterans and weathered teams as deer season ends and hunting stories spill into the season start.
St Edward s plays Meadville tonight as Shamrocks visit Townville Tuesday for the third clash. St Agatha s leads the Parochial League. Baressimen need a win to tie for first. Townville has beaten the Shamrocks twice. Savicki and Surnieki loom as key scorers for the visitors.
Byron Nelson of Toledo Ohio wins the Miami Open in Miami Florida with a strong finish, taking first money in the $10 000 event. Ben Hogan earns second place and a $1250 prize, boosting his year earnings and earning 20 points toward the Yardon Trophy to set a new record of 524.
The notice reports 8,000,000 pieces of mail destroyed each week due to insufficient postage paid by recipients. It states that mail is discarded because people fail to affix correct postage or use postage guarantees on their U.S. mail matter.
Associated Press notes from New York discuss Fordham finance, January bowl prospects, and the shift toward bowling as the major January sports focus. It mentions teams, players, managers, boxing awards, and odd tidbits about broadcasting, transfers, and military training tied to sports figures.
National All Events Champion Spot Bowling is debated as spot, headpin, and combined systems. The piece explains how spot bowling uses a constant spot on the foul line for delivery while watching pins, notes Ned Day as a champion who can see the curtain of pins, and urges bowlers to test all systems before sticking to one, with tomorrow’s topic Fading Deliveries.
In San Francisco on December 13 the West and East-West bowl games faced moves as wartime blackout fears forced temporary relocations. Oregon State's Percy Lacey indicated openness to hosting at Duke Stadium in Durham while other sites such as Chicago, New York, Kansas City and Atlanta floated for possible East-West and Rose Bowl venues.
A community meeting formed the Corey City Baskerball League with two new teams the 1 A AEd Merchants and the Steel Age Merchants. A full roster for each club was listed, with ten players per team, transfer rules, and a January 2 deadline for final rosters. The schedule shows early January games at Steel Age and First Avenue venues, followed by playoffs beginning February 10 under a Shaughnessy format. Admission set at 7 cents for Indies and students and 25 cents for men.
City council members indicated Jamestown Stadium would renew its lease with the Jamestown Frontier Exhibition Company, operators of the B G N Baseball League, under terms granting the city a 20 percent cut on the first 25 000 22 percent up to 40 000 and 25 percent thereafter. Mayor Samuel A Troll said terms were nearly unanimously approved. The city reaped over 12 000 in rent for 1941 as budget talks for 1942 begin Tuesday night.
In New York the boxing world awaits the December 19 title bout between Lew Jenkins and Sammy Angott as disputes over weight classes loom. The NBA recognizes predictable featherweight and light welter divisions, while public interest centers on how the bout may settle class claims and future matchups.
Officials report only six fatalities during deer season amid unfavorable weather and limited hunting due to rain. An intensive educational campaign and cautious participation helped keep deaths low while emphasizing safety.
A garbled report describes a Powder Puff incident affecting VeLamn and a group labeled as tribe starlets. The text lists several unreadable names and figures, with mentions of a $803 sum and a date pattern like 1AY 20H lars inst, but concrete actions or outcomes remain unclear.
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