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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1922
Page
5
The page records a range of local items including a veteran Colonel Rupert obituary. courtroom and police notices. real estate and sale ads. church and community events. and small business promotions. Names include Col. Willis A. Rupert and others noted in memorial and public notices.
Prank Dodd elected director and secretary treasurer after TB Clark’s resignation at a special meeting in the municipal building. Meetings set for the first Saturday afternoon monthly. third Saturday afternoons through May with evening sessions. Delegates reported on the Union City annual meeting and the league adjourned. Local crime items note a burglary escape, a break in a Catholic women’s ceremony, and a fake marriage notice miscue published by Oil City Derrick. Orville K. Young sues for 10000 against B. J. McPherson over an assault at Roeland township farm. Silk yarns advertised by B. W. Stennett & Son.
Corry Post of the American Legion plans a military ball tonight at the state armory. A twelve piece orchestra directed by Karley Rathkhin will play from 8 to 1, with advance tickets selling well and a large turnout anticipated from Oil City Titusville and nearby towns.
A $50 certified check passed at Continental grocery, 802 East Avenue, January 3, was returned by American National Bank of Richmond marked no account. Harry Baker, manager, reported the incident to police as Joseph Stilting allegedly cashed the check after groceries were bought. Nearby New Castle also reports arrest of Joseph Larzera for bombing a store and pool room owned by Hony de Lucia, with a prior fire in the same building a year earlier.
Early announcement signals William J. Bryan will seek the United States Senate seat now held by Park Trammell in Florida. Bryan plans to become a Florida citizen in April after a year’s residency, pursuing the Senate as his chief ambition despite Nebraskan ties and Democratic Party rules.
In Wilkes Barre on February 13 a house explosion killed three year old Russell Jr the child’s body burned severely and recovered amid community outrage over a fire alarm system deemed inadequate. A resident reportedly had to run a mile and a half to summon the fire department.
United Press reports the Commerce Department steamship bureau will probe the February 7 fire that destroyed the steamer Northern Pacific. Undermanned crew rumors are expected to be a key point in the inquiry.
Fragmentary text discusses stomach bloating after eating and gas. Mentions foods, discomfort, and a generic health product by an unnamed company. Contains unclear branding and partial phrases.
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