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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1928
Page
3
The New York cathedral receives a $150,000 donation for a bay window in the unfinished nave. The design features panels and medallions depicting golf, polo, tennis, baseball, and other sports signaling a broader link between religion and athletic life.
A garbled page from a language quiz by W L Gordon lists questions on pronunciation spelling and synonyms. It includes items about correct endings for sentences, proper noun spellings like Mississippi and Tennessee, and fill in missing letters for rebounding synonyms.
Washington dispatch reports the harmony bloc growing since 1924, led by party elders urging a unified approach. Senator Pat Harrison and writer Fon Missiasin urged Democrats to drop divisive issues, embrace core party principles, and present a united front against Republican favoritism and corruption.
A retrospective look notes the waning lumber boom in the area as farmers bring in logs, reflecting on declining prosperity. The Warren Dimes records indicate fewer mill shipments and a shift in local industry dynamics over time.
A fragmented page lists trivia questions on topics from 1874 and notes a local church meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. It mentions Joan of Arc, structural steel, Johann Strauss, and the Manley family, with a meeting planned for Wednesday evening and special music arranged.
Feb 7 Kane area reports a wave of robberies devastating farms on the Kane Mount Jewett highway. Gardeners and henneries suffer heavy losses as poultry, candy, cigars, and gasoline vanish from service stations including Jolly Service Station and Emil Johnson station near the ice plant. Gasoline storage tanks owned by Oscar Gustafson were breached with significant fuel spilled during the incidents.
A Friday night explosion near Kane rocked the area. Investigators say seven quarts of nitro glycerine, blasting caps, and dynamite were detonated about a half mile from the Durant City and Jode roads intersection. Four youths are under suspicion as possible instigators. no arrests reported. The dynamite came from a Triple A Foundation tool house near Durast City. Struffolino found blast evidence Saturday, tracing tracks to the four suspects. Fire Chief Valentour was notified.
A farmer yields 1176 bushels on 12 acres. At the same rate, on 85 acres the expected yield is 1176*(85/12) ≈ 8330 bushels. The given answer 273.94 percent and the explanation are inconsistent with proportional scaling.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped a discouraged middle western woman regain strength after four months of near incapacity. She credits the remedy for restoring ability to work and walk unaided and recommends it to others with similar troubles. Mrs. Daugherty of 120% Orchid Ave, Munsee, details her experience and relief after using the product.
Financial notes show Schulte United Five Cent to $1 Stores, Inc. plans to offer 100000 preferred and 581000 common shares this week. Domestic crude oil production for the week ended February 4 is estimated at 2388109 barrels per day, up 11426 from the prior week. Denner Steel Corp reports net profit of 872198 for the year ended December 31, up from 726607. American Gas and Electric Co and subsidiaries report 63470077 KW hours output for the week ended February 4, up 7 percent from 1927.
An Equitable Life of Iowa advertises a mortgage protection plan that guarantees retirement of a mortgage if the maker dies early. The cost is a small annual percentage of the obligation. An Equitable Life agent in the community offers guidance to protect borrowers from mortgage risk.
Brie county constables report no law violations in their districts when they appeared before Judge Williams. The briefing notes state that to the best of their knowledge no offenses were recorded, with several constables named to attend the recent election and Hirt receiving the reports.
James Wood of Spruce Street received six months in the Allegheny county workhouse plus a $100 fine for possessing intoxicating liquors. Josephine Wilatek of Seneca Street drew three months, a $250 fine and costs after pleading guilty. Oil City residents P. J. Burke and B. Clarence Smith also faced fines and terms for possession and concealed weapons respectively.
In Jamestown two children and an adult died in incidents yesterday and last night. Jean Carlson seven died after coasting on Lafayette Street and hitting a telephone pole. Walter Nelson fifty three died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a pipeless stove while sleeping in his home. Gerald Burke ten died after being struck by a freight train while riding with injuries at Jamestown General Hospital. The incidents prompt city officials to review safety measures and emergency response protocols.
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