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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1915
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR reads like notes about a remodel and street names. Mentions Antonio Qu Kalom Holmen and Tourist Street Union 94 Depot in a garbled frame. Details are unclear but imply a rearrangement or departure note for a room or unit.
Local notes show J. S. Rogers visiting Kinaville Us. Carl Noblatt and wife in Brockwayville with friends. Monroe travels to Oil City for a brief stay. Mild visits include Miss Atwater to Bridgeport, Miss Florence Webb en route to Spartanburg, and many others visiting or traveling between Franklin, Erie, Corry, and nearby towns. Several residents, including Mrs. Devereaux and Mrs. Boche, move housing, while Sophomore basketball players return home from an away game.
London reports say during last night's bombardment of the Dardanelles forts one powder magazine was ignited by shells from Anglo French forces and a principal fort on the Asiatic side was blown up. The combined fleets press to force passage under Vice Admiral Carder while British airmen aboard Ark Royal contribute range finding and scouting in support.
A string of local residents and visitors are noted in the city today including Mr P M McGrath of Elgin Dr Reitze of Meadville J A McNaery of Erie J H Brown of Union City W K Kelley of Titusville M Ferrell of Meadville Harry Coty of Jamestown W J Mead of Youngsville and others. Several plan short visits with local friends or relatives and a number travel to Warren Kane Frackville and Albuquerque for business or health reasons.
A sale notice from The Robert Patterson Real Estate Agency offers a pair of horned animals weighing about 2000 pounds with a wagon and sleds for exchange against an automobile. Local terms and conditions not fully listed.
Marie Dressler and Charlie Chaplin headline a Keystone comedy program at the Lyric Theater this Sunday afternoon and evening. Malo Norman appears in Tillie’s Punctured Romance while the screening features a 'G rool Keystone Comedy.
The Corry High School sophomore basketball team traveled to Titusville last night and defeated the St Titus Academy squad. The Corry lineup included Splear Hopkins Wells Davidson Williams and Darling. They led from the start, with a 12 to 7 halftime margin and finished 16 to 9.
Sunday program snippets list multiple churches with ministers and service times including MP Paul Evangelist Luthran and Emmanuru Episcopal, plus First Presbyterian, Salvation Army, First Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, and Columbus M. S. Church. Also notes on district defense forces, Russian frontline reports, and local hoFf plague update with farm and county incidents.
In Pottsville on February 20 Joseph Smons was hurled by a blast at the Latlle colliery. He suffered severe injuries with part of his body torn away and remains in critical condition at the Pottsville Mercy Hospital.
Unit en Brethren Ouro reports Rev N J Macintyre as pastor with a Lap day School at 10 am and preaching at 1 pm. Close Musting 12m yon me Servite 7 40 pm.
The notice advertises Kirkwood Cash Grocery at 103 East Main Street with low prices and a yearly red letter day on the last Wednesday of each month. It urges customers to trade, visit, and trust quick book turnover. The fragment mentions Union shone 69 Bed Phony and 11540 but the ad emphasizes high quality and consistent low prices.
We sincerely thank friends neighbors pupils and the teacher of the room at Fairview School who assisted and remembered us in our time of bereavement signed Mrs Nelson and family.
Maurice Costello headlines a program at Amuset featuring Costelio and a selection of favorites including Narnia Tale and Madge Ani with a mix of live entertainment and cinema clips for local audiences.
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