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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
4
Public notices and advertising terms printed for Corry Pa newspaper. Includes postal classification, AP content rights, subscription prices, and display advertising deadlines. Contains multiple interleaved addresses and publishing details from 19th or early 20th century.
Historical note recounts the 191 lame ducks including 14 Senators and 15 Representatives not returning, the procedures for adjournment and recall, and how mileage and open seats affected the lame duck period. It details the 1933 amendment impact, past cycles with 80 to 90 percent turnover, and the transition to a new Congress with party shifts and early adjournments.
Twenty years ago a prom journal file reports Floyd Hopkins, 13, injured by a sled accident near Harding School. Mrs. Glenn Klinger escaped injury in a highway crash. she suffered a gash and bruises. New bowling alleys are added at the Uiks Name basement to boost club membership. Mention made of local deaths and a dislocated ankle from a citywide mishap.
Five men caused an estimated 30000 damage to the Lancaster Garment Company plant at the east end of town. Fire Chief Harry Miller said tools and work spread for about three hours before the flames were contained. About 120 employees were in the building when the alarm sounded as smoke and fire engulfed the plant during the Christmas holiday.
The clip notes Pontiacs produced in 1948 reaching 245 41 making it the third most productive year for the firm with only 194 and 1928 higher. It mentions Navy machinist Raymond Potter aboard USS Harold J. Wilson and other local notes on wartime service. It also includes diverse items from city life such as parking meter carts, Santa Claus on the north side, Christmas cards and public notices, plus a brief anecdote about Tony Litz repairing shoes across five generations of his family.
A garbled trivia list asks ten questions about film radio plays horse show placings authors poems geography and history. It hints at memory improvement and a monthly average, urging readers to turn to the classified page for answers.
A fragmentary OCR line mentions names and an event but provides no clear details. The readable bits suggest a local setting with possible names such as Veldner and Christm but lack of context prevents precise identification or outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR item mentioning a patron and names, readable as a short local notice with limited context and entities. The text is incomplete but preserves likely proper nouns and organizational references from a community page.
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