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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1938
Page
7
Fragmentary report from Greens nes about a tennis or golf event. Mentions Griffith, Thomas and a 36 score, with scattered words like greens, amateurs, and championship context. Details are unreadable, but hints at an athletic contest and sudden shifts.
Fragmented OCR text mentions runners and coaches with scattered names and places. It references Evanston Dayton City and stroke related terms, with several incomplete surnames and numbers. The readable portion suggests a race with multiple participants but lacks coherent narrative or results.
A new midterm plan will hold examinations within regular class periods during the first three days of the last week in January. No exemptions or standard tests will be used this year, causing disappointment for high-achieving students who lose vacation time and those who relied on longer tests. Teachers and pupils worry over a strict fifty minute limit and the inability to compare results nationally, with final outcomes to be revealed on Marking Day January 27.
Students recount hall antics and classroom life as the Corrian yearbook drive begins. Basketball results show a 27-24 victory during vacation, seating changes in homerooms, Kiwanis play help, and staff chatter about fashion, exams, and a new section on abnormal psychology classes.
In Warren on January 1 Judge D A Aryl signed an order allowing the Commonwealth to deposit 2760 for a fair price of land for the Tionesta flood control dam site. Pioneer Materials Co valued the property at 50000. The court may appoint viewers to fix a price, but possession and construction can proceed pending report. Either party may appeal.
Classified items list used parts tires and batteries for popular makes, complete engines, farm and home supplies, livestock, and real estate for sale. Mentions buyers, sellers, and local auction notices with various names and locations. Includes a note about a cemetery association meeting and election of officers.
Students at Senior High attend their first assembly of the year, adjusting to new seating and alphabetical order. Mr Chattie leads a mix of old and new songs with whistling and humming. Juniors and Sophomores sing To Love You Truly for Mr and Mrs Chaffee. Mr Sheen announces Corrian subscription drive and mid term exam changes.
The HI Times staff editorial urges readers to keep at least one New Year resolution. It notes many fail to sustain changes but advocates a clear plan based on past failures and a fictional broadcast example showing punctuality and consequences.
The boys and girls chorus are fixing an operatic plan in Plano. This club news item notes rehearsal focus and the effort to prepare a performance with enthusiasm from members and leadership.
The Hi-Times won third place at the eighth annual Pennsylvania School Press Association convention held December 2 in Hervey. No official notice yet, but newspapers reported Hi-Times among the winners. This is the paper’s first venture, with plans to fund future entries and an upcoming Tri-Hi-Y Scholastic Press Association event.
Fragmented notes show the shop group facing ballot confusion and delays. Mentions shop instructors, junior and sophomore bays, and plans to catch up on subjects, with a two week drop in period and the need to manage without some resources.
The Sophomore class readies the play New Fires as a novel light drama. Promising young actors like Don McCray and Helen Beckwith anchor a varied cast led by Stephen Bantry. Tentative show date is Friday Jan 1, with the high school cheering on its first venture of this kind.
Intramural Basketball League opened at Corry Junior High School with three teams kept unbeaten. Room 6 forfeited to Room AB after a player shortage, then fielded a replacement to complete the game. Lineups and player names appear, noting substitutions and scores amid a chaotic OCR read.
The article lists student birthdays in January, naming Mary Baldwin Juribt Young Praug Wiilehond Heéjen Morton MMcPhurne Soren een West Tax Poulin and others in a three week span. Names appear with date hints including January 9 10 14 and 28.
Corry High's Hartwood representatives upset Cathedral Prep with a 22 to 15 basketball victory on Erie Court. Jim Lundy led with 12 points as Corry built a 16–6 halftime lead and never trailed, using strong defense and balanced scoring to counter Prep’s zone. The Beavers next host North East before traveling to Meadville in District 10 action.
Christmas services doubled as weddings for two Corry High teachers as faculty members tied the knot during the holidays. Miss Virginia Bale, art supervisor, became Mrs. Howard Ross on New Year’s Day, and the couple moved into a new home on West Church Street after their ceremonies.
Jan 10 near a furnace in the basement caused a ten room farm house owned by Mr and Mrs Harry Trax near Victory Heights to be totally destroyed. Franklin firemen from Franklin and neighbors fought the blaze in freezing weather as two children Adam and the nearby McDowell residence were put at risk.
A Townville reader reports a year-long fever sore healed in less than a week by San Cura Ointment. The notice claims dramatic recovery for a daughter once bedridden, praising the treatment and its cures.
Athol Springs residents Bernard Herbert Haugh twenty two and Thelma Fagely twenty were killed in a Sunday auto crash near Wahakah Country Club. State police said the car skidded off the Lake Shore Road and overturned on the golf course. A certificate of accidental death will be issued.
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