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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1940
Page
7
A damaged OCR item lists various food and dining terms with scattered phrases about meals and prices, plus brief housing notes. The legible parts reference steaks and dinners, a Center Street area, and an apartment listing, all appearing as a rough classified fragment.
North East High’s quintet held a six game streak as Cory Beavers pushed their consecutive wins to eight with a 28 to 14 victory over Grapepinkers before a large Junior High crowd. Beavers reached league play with momentum as Corry High faced North East’s zone defense and gradually broke through late.
Fragmentary OCR text references a public notice or property item with names and addresses obscured by degradation. No clear event, date, or entity details are readable to establish a definite item.
Corry Beavers surge in the Erie County League with a 26 1 victory over North East and Millcreek 27 23 as William s leads Corry with 10 points. Other scores include Girard 48 Union City 22 and Lawrence Park 23 Millcreek. Jamestown pranks and donkey basketball entertainers headline a lively village slate.
The Gorillas won two games from the Panthers in the Antler Bowl league last night. The Indians posted a three game vic tory over the Hyenas by forfeit. Donaldson averaged 4 score of 1Rd.
Conn Long Way From Title Shot reports light heavyweight contender Conn being four notches from a title challenge, per ex heavyweight champion Joe Dempsey. Dempsey cautions against wild predictions while noting Conn will go far in boxing but remains distant from Joe Louis’s challenge.
Glenn Cunningham runs his first indoor mile of the season in the Veterans of Foreign Wars meet at Boston Garden aiming to preserve his undefeated Boston record. The fading miler, in his ninth year of big time competition, faces younger, recently distance-passing rivals.
Bobo Posts 17 claims victory in a ten round bout at Isa Grott Lizard Shows Colas. The article notes the sequence of professional wins as the opponent Nick Plorensing from Philadelphia falls. The report references Pittsburgh and a Los Angeles style showcase, with fragmented phrases about a lizard and California.
St Edward's High quintet fell behind early and never recovered as St Joseph's High of Titusville posted a 44 to 29 victory. Bernie Dowling led with 16 points and Larry Marl deh added 14, while Bob Sullivan and Frank Jackson each scored six for St Edward's. The game stayed tight early, then St Joseph's pulled away in the second frame and maintained the lead through the final period.
Harrisburg report blames deaths during the 1939 deer season on gross carelessness and selfishness. Poor visibility is cited as a factor, with experts noting failure to heed basic safety principles as the primary cause of most incidents.
R A VanTassel was reelected president of the La Gerry Red and Gun Club at a meeting held at the Legion home on North Center street. Officers George Patterson, F Ross, and Robert Patterson were also retained, and members discussed a club house at the club farm and a game bird feeding program with 200 pounds of feed stored at the Central Service Station.
Titusville posts a decisive victory in a local matchup with strong defense and balanced scoring. Key players led the effort as the home crowd roared, and the win improves their record heading into next week.
Top seed Bobby Rigs of Chicago faces Henry Prusoff of Seaillé and Elwood Carke of Portail in the semifinals of the World Tennis championships in Orlando. Rival Charles Hare of Buglane also competes, shaping a pivotal day of matches.
Joe Taylor and Sam Baressi lead the Beaver junior team to a win over North East five Corry. Reserves posted a 3 to 14 win in a prep game on the Junior High court as part of the varsity prep event. Taylor scored 9 and Baressi 8 points while Schreifier added 5 for the Granepickers. The local club held a narrow lead early, extended it to 27 at the half, and stretched the advantage in the fourth quarter.
In Oakland California the 25 000 open championship sees Orie Wood and Jimmy Demaret tied atop the leaderboard at 138 after 36 holes Each is two under par with Bruce Coltart and Horton Smith close behind Coltart at 139 and Smith at 140 as the chase enters the final round Colder weather and scheduling notes mark the mid tournament stage with strong field play evident from Houstons Demaret and New Yorks Wood in the mix
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