Fragmentary clipping hints at local tilt event
Readable text shows partial names and a note on a tilt event in Pa. context. Details are fragmentary. no clear outcome or participants can be identified from the available words.
27 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1927
Page
1
Readable text shows partial names and a note on a tilt event in Pa. context. Details are fragmentary. no clear outcome or participants can be identified from the available words.
Readable fragments show a brief sports snippet mentioning RBI totals and players like Shute and Dolly Newell. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate a game recap or box score style note with incomplete names and numbers.
William Edward Hickman confesses murder of Marion Parker in Los Angeles, sparking massive security measures and talk of a fast trial. Police plan armored car transport. Hardy forecasts swift arraignment and potential death sentence within months. The case dominates city mood as detectives recount the kidnapping and strangling details.
A family of five perished when a blaze swept their home in Youngstown. The Duffy family, including George, his wife Letta, and their three children Harmen 4 William 6 and John Jr four months, died after attempting to ward off flames in the kitchen. The house was engulfed as they slept in adjacent bedrooms. They were removed to a hospital but died.
Weekend melee at a local club during a holiday craps game left two prominent fraternal brothers injured. One man reportedly suffered a badly blackened eye and was dragged toward town, while the other incurred facial injuries. The incident sparked notable tension across several neighborhoods with further details anticipated.
Dr T Aird Moffat returned to the city and spoke to Corry Rotary Club members delivering a Christmas message. He stressed that the spirit of giving surpassed receiving and offered timely remarks on the theme. Dr Monat will address the St John’s Day banquet at the Masonic Temple tonight with guests Frank P Auer of Pittsburgh and Rev D J Sturdevant of Spring Greets in attendance.
Street Department announces plans to collect and remove miniature trees placed along curbside in the Curbihire business district after outage and disconnects. Residents asked to leave trees at curbs for disposal by the department, eliminating potential scattering across the city to the Elly dump.
A stolen vehicle reported by jd Bora ronauter was recovered late Sunday night in Wrightsville. The car was found abandoned along Highway 11 near a local bank, with the suspects no longer present.
Fire started on the third floor of Leonard McElroy’s Fifth Avenue home Sunday afternoon. Firefighters saved the structure but the upper level used as a children’s bedroom was badly damaged and water damaged tower doors. Cause under investigation with furnace flue or wiring suspected while insurance may cover the loss. restoration work began with a crew of twelve to rebuild the third floor within two to three days.
Lindbergh prepares to fly home to the United States from Mexico City while Col. Charles A Lindbergh plans a Central American tour aboard the Spirit of St Louis. The two anticipated departures occurred near the American embassy where Mrs Lindbergh joined her son for Christmas.
Unverified report describes a surge of incidents during the Christmas holiday period in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. Claims include liquor poisoning deaths, a bomb explosion, home robberies, shootings, street assaults, and property damage with numerous repairs noted as ongoing.
Lieut Hopkins of the United States Army, en route to Buffalo from New Jersey, diverted by a severe storm to Corry. He landed his Curtis Hawk at the Rourke farm after a daring series of aerial stunts before a large crowd, then continued toward Buffalo and his home base at Selfridge Field.
J P Morgan, leader of the Morgan banking house, was elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the U S Steel Corporation, succeeding the late Elbert H Gary. The board and finance committee met amid Wall Street speculation about a successor and Morgan’s possible approval or direct appointment.
Kane clergyman Dr T Aird Moffat will be the St John’s Day banquet speaker at the Masonic Temple on North Center Street. He will discuss Masonry, a feature of the annual gathering expected to draw strong interest. Toast master Harry B. Smith, Rev J A Martin will give the invocation, with Mrs Hawkins, Mrs Edmonds, The What Four quartet and Larson’s orchestra providing music. Dinner organized by Eastern Star.
Workers resume post Christmas cleanup as the rural carrier completes routes and the main office plans to return to normal by Wednesday. The downtown business district closed for the day, delaying full clearance and street deliveries.
Favorable weather keeps salvage operations on the S-4 submarine steady as divers remove debris from its deck. Permanent moorings are set, guide boards are placed, and signs will direct divers around the hull. Captain Ernest K. King says the S-4 is about 20 feet deeper and 100 tons lighter than the S-3, with battery-room as a likely damaged section. A Provincetown delegation placed Christmas wreaths on the water in tribute to the four men who perished in the S-4 disaster.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M Smith quietly mark their 50th wedding anniversary at their Shady Avenue home. Married December 27, 1877 by Rev. Mays, they have lived in the city all their married life. Their daughter Gertrude Monroe is deceased, son Harry Smith is visiting, and Mrs. Smith remains ill.
Kamps of Maple Avenue treated neighbors to all day radio music with a loud speaker on his chimney and a powerful amplifier. Meals could be heard far away and the event was widely enjoyed by the vicinity.
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