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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1935
Page
7
A cryptic fragment mentions cash and a burglary context with garbled names and a place likely Irwin. The readable parts label a time and a possible crime incident amid damaged OCR text.
A brief item notes that H. D. Atkin, identified as a British individual, sustained injuries in an incident. Details are sparse in the readable text, with emphasis on the event and the resulting harm rather than context.
Fragmentary text shows names and phrases unclear but implies a notice or line about a Staday couple relation to Ram. Content too incomplete to determine event or specifics. no distinct actions or entities can be reliably identified for a full summary.
The article reviews Arkansas laws on run-off primaries enacted in 1984 after years of agitation. It notes the first tests in 1983 and 1984 outcomes, highlighting reduced turnout and the defeat of Auditor Oscar Humphrey in a second primary. It discusses advocates like Brooks Hays and J Marion Futrell and suggests a move toward a preferential primary system eliminating all but two candidates per office, with a second election featuring remaining contenders.
The Historical Circle held a weekly session yesterday focusing on the role of women, praising Mrs. Clara Osborne for arranging the program. Miss Mae Howard read a paper on Fannie Crosby, with other talks on Woman as Homemaker, Women in Education, and To Pioneer Woman. Eleven members attended.
Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary in the estate of Mrs Mary Cullen late of Corry Erie county Pennsylvania have been applied for by John Cullen. All persons having claims against the said estate please present them promptly and all persons owing the estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned John Cullen Executor.
Harrisburg advices report a state assembly bill to let Corry and other third class cities adopt the Cincinnati city manager system. Cincinnatians credit nine years of reform for lower taxes, high credit ratings, and better services, while critics note patronage abolition and proportional representation as key factors.
County commissioners fear reduced gasoline tax receipts will shrink the 1935 budget. They note the state plan to cut personal property tax revenue may pass, forcing a five mill charge on incomes. The county would receive only half of the collected revenue, cutting from four mills to two.
In Nassau Bahamas February 13 the jail lifers’ custom of selecting a hangman from among inmates and freeing him in return for carrying out executions ends. The practice dating to Blackbeard’s era had provided a gruesome incentive for a death sentence. Authorities said the hanging would be supervised by a police officer, reducing reliance on inmate executioners.
Harrisburg reports 1934 stocking records for trout and other fish. Brook and brown trout ranged from six to twelve inches, with 625,006 brook trout and 887,860 brown trout stocked. bass fingerlings from one to seven inches numbered 222,450. Total species stock was 595,889,461 with extensive numbers for fingerlings and fry across multiple fish categories. Lake Mine received additional fry and fingerlings totaling tens of thousands to millions in various sizes.
J. B. Stone driving near Kansas City witnessed a coyote snagged in fence wires. He used a hammer from the car to strike the animal, fatally injuring it as bystanders watched the strange incident unfold.
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