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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1928
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment mentions the Navy rank and a formless son with references to Prince iron and a twelve month basis. The legibility is too poor to extract concrete events, dates, or named entities for a meaningful card.
A fragmentary note references Trani football on the air and fall season. It mentions an opponent and a tentative score or outcome but lacks complete details or clear names. The readable elements point to a broadcast or preview item with unclear participants.
United Press text reports Charles Lindbergh arriving in Panama City aboard the Spirit of St Louis and receiving a gala reception. He rests after strenuous flights, praises the Panamanian welcome, meets President Chiari, attends a ball, and contemplates further stops with plans for a possible air mail link between the United States and Panama. Lindbergh notes friendly Central American attitudes toward the United States.
Walter A. Barrett was arraigned before Justice R I Powers on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and held for the grand jury. He is committed in default of 500 bail. Barrett allegedly lured Miss Melba Davis to Westfield to serve as maid for his sister, rented a Grand Hotel room as husband and wife, and accused of improper conduct and assault. He pled guilty to a prior charge of third degree assault and was sentenced to 30 days, with the sentence suspended.
Sheriff Thomas G. Sterrett vows to sue after the Salary Board grants only partial raises for his deputies and clerks. He argues all office staff do differing work but would be paid equally under a new plan, and says department heads may appeal to court if funds are deemed inadequate.
A collage of 1920s style notes. A retiree crook laments modern crime while a soap art segment promotes block printing from soap. A London ward recounts a 20 year old woman winning a Shakespeare Memorial Theater design contest in Stratford on Avon. Also notes railroad agents meeting in Kane.
Twenty years ago the Journal Files from January 10, 1908 mention Dan Mitchell as a candidate for constable in Corry and express support. The Mile County Board of Poor Directors met at the almshouse to finalize the annual organization, with Dr. J. R. Pope acting as the polished agent for Corry and vicinity.
A quirky list of trivia prompts and garbled answers includes questions about a pioneer American journalist a solo in the ocean a common item a northernmost Confederate landfall a desert fertility trope and odd misheard phrases. It juxtaposes disjointed hints with names like Denver and Dolo and odd spellings throughout.
Washington sources size up possible Republican presidential hopefuls from Hoover’s cabinet. Mellon, Kellogg, Sargent, Wilbur, Davis, Harry Now, Work, Jardine are weighed for national bid. Text notes weaknesses and lack of broad appeal among business voters and farmers.
A geometric exercise asks for the volume of a triangular prism with a triangular base of base 24 feet and altitude 18 feet, and prism height 81 feet. Volume equals one half base times height times prism altitude, yielding 4 1 168 cubic feet.
A miscellany titled Game of Correct English by W L Gordon presents questions on punctuation pronunciation and word spelling. The second item reports Bradford police rounding up eight boys aged 10 to 16 for petty robberies since Christmas with two 14 year olds released on reprimand after stealing a car, others implicated.
Columbus Grange will hold a regular session Saturday evening January 14 with installation of officers and initiation. Program follows business: opening song, roll call naming an American hero, discussion on countrywomen's needs, readings, vocal solo, closing song, and a supper. Ladies urged to bring cakes and pickles.
Knights of Columbus announce a dancing party Friday evening January 18 in St Edward's hall. Larson's orchestra will provide music for the event and the general public is invited to attend.
San Bernardino California January 10 motion picture actor Ben Lyon was slightly injured when an airplane owned by movie star Reginald Den ny crashed here Ver non Wood and pilot James Mattern also sustained injuries.
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