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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1940
Page
7
Fragmented OCR listing auctions and executors for multiple estates in Pennsylvania. Mentions administrator and executrix names, dates, and property items to be sold, with scattered fills from legal notices. No clear single event. reads as multiple estate sale notices with incomplete, garbled data.
Beavers defeated Wesleyville 53 to 24 in their final home game as the paper notes mixed sports items and local odds and ends about baseball and boxing, including Cleveland's bid for a Conn versus Leshevich championship and other era sports chatter.
Corry Beavers trounced Wesleyville 53 to 24 in the final home game at the Junior High School. Chuck Williams led with 16 points, Paul Sutton added 12, while Kim Pratt and Legler each scored 8 for Wesleyville. Corry leads the league by one game and hosts Millcreek Friday as Beavers reserve squad saw action. Olga Dubrosky crowned queen of basketball amid a sizable crowd and parents were honored.
In a busy evening of play the Récrestinn team and Lacien Recreation Howling League pushed their three-game edge over Folletts. Corry Jamestown and Tyon Che Sterling team members posted wins while Rosa Cook and Virginia Collins led with high averages. Boxing notes report Stillman, a longtime gym owner, argues modern heavyweights like Louis and Dempsey are weaker than legends, with Louis unlikely to outpace Dempsey in a sprint-style workout.
Philadelphia sends players including outfielder Danny Litwhiler and pitcher Lake M. Johnson to Miami Beach for training camp as the Phillies begin their preparatory sessions. Other listed players and staff will depart from their homes for the camp.
Text describes L AM Ford Riggs, top U.S. tennis player, facing difficulties on indoor courts. He notes two hours of practice per hour of match play, facing weaker opponents due to floor dynamics, and says indoor play mishaps include misread shots and rockier bounces. Ellsworth Davenport of Forest Hills is mentioned as opponent in the quarterfinals.
In Pasadena on February 25 Jim my Dykes, manager of Ameritar, Teague Chag Whitox, latins toy Cail in These Armin eat, announced that $840 senior bears were assigned as players for the opening War.
Rumors swirl at the Giants training camp in Miami Beach as manager Bill Terry eyes possible targets. Phillies players Morris Arnovich, Ebby Hiebe, Hugh Milleahy, Joe Marty, and Merrill May are mentioned as potential acquisitions, with prospects of moves to bolster the Giants.
In Ebensburg and Beaver Falls areas representatives of the Penn State Baseball Association will draft the 1940 schedule and finish league membership. President Winer M. Dally notes five clubs are lined up for the season. the sixth will be announced at the upcoming meeting. Also: Frank Corry of New York will fight Ossie Harris in a 10 round bout at North Side Grotto Friday.
In a City League clash, Aero Supply Gun Team edged Oils Aero Supply Gun Team by a slim margin. Patterson led with a 236 score while Moore contributed key plays, and the Gim Club range saw steady defense.
Unclear legible lines show Kangaroos and Elephants winning a bowling match. Mentions include Falcons Bruins advance, Boston Vets, New York, Chiunto, and various names. Text is highly fragmented with many garbled terms and missing dates or locations.
Corry High School defeated Westeyville 33 to 19 in a preliminary game. Downey led with 14 points, while Legler and Tollinby added key baskets as Corry opened strongly and pulled away in the final period, with Downey feeding teammates for the surge.
In Avalon California on February 28 manager Gaboy Hara pushes Cubs pitchers to intensify their workouts. Hartnett orders immediate training as the second wave of players arrives Thursday.
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