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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1928
Page
3
Three people were hospitalized after a late night auto crash on a road west of Dunkirk. Arthur Prosser of Predonin and Leon Lauchnni were injured, with one vehicle wrecked and a child among the passengers.
Trapped by smoke in a kitchen fire at 17 German Street, Kane was pulled to safety by Assistant Fire Chief Scully and Fireman Bard Quinlan of No. 2 company. He suffered severe burns and possible internal injuries and was taken to a hospital, with conditions stated as serious.
Progress reports show miniature Christmas trees lit for the first time Saturday night filling the city with a bright festive glow. Merchants praised the display and urged ongoing decorations to showcase civic pride and community improvement.
Mrs Henry P Fimenton of Lynn Massachusetts delivers a unique high action tile show featuring an elite snoring act and several of her own piano compositions.
Rotary Club plans its annual Christmas party at the Hotel Corry during Tuesday's regular meeting. Jonty Bova will be treated, with a big tree, eats, gifts, and carols planned for juvenile guests and adults.
A 1920s discussion by the Automobile Glut of America proposes a four lane toll speedway from New York to Boston costing 10 million dollars with tolls to pay the construction and surplus to fund a New York to San Francisco road. The idea envisions federal aid of one billion and notes to be repaid by stateissued currency, raising questions about restoring tolls and the public desire to return to toll-based highways.
A reader asks how to find the weight of a string of fish using thin data noting the center of weight from the thick end. The answer gives a mechanical approach using squaring and halving steps to derive the weight, with a referenced example of 13 feet.
The article parades a mix of local gossip and medical opinions. It reports Cap J B Austin denying rumors of tribal initiation while noting a high school basketball loss and a milder sun related tanning discussion by Dr. Morris Fighbeln on ultraviolet exposure and race pigmentation.
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A readable fragment shows exercises on pronunciation spelling and word choice. It mentions W L Gordon and a board of directors note, with items about misused words like prejudice and confusing pairs such as atom element grain mite iota. The piece references the North Western Pennsylvania Wool Growers Association meeting at Titusville with Sheep experts from State College addressing the meeting.
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