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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
5
City and vicinity shoppers flock to the Corry Furniture Co store for a continually refreshed clearance sale with new bargains each day. Also notes on local meetings, tax notices, and church events appear in the mixed community notices.
A cluttered notice mentions sugar at 7 cents per unit as shown in a large ad on page two. Named individuals Winger and Williams, MN Menard Pearson Hole fon, and references to former congressman Iron Ala fama appear amid jumbled text about prohibition and local events. An incident involving Renovo and a locomotive engineer at North Center is noted, with Huard Sanders linked to the engine accident and a surviving wife and two sons.
A notice lists a Jan 25 concert and dance at the State Armory by the Board of Commerce. It mentions a bridge over the Allegheny river with fifteen spans including a main channel span 808 feet long and additional spans and details. Includes other local notices about events, auctions, and a high school concert with 15 cent admission. Also discusses a Keystones vs Company A basketball game at State Armory and enlistment updates for local militia.
The page lists a confectionery store closure on Sundays and a church Bible study with Mrs J Bentley Monday at 7:30. It advertises for sale rent listings including a large ten room house, Desirable farm from Corry with stock and tools, and a parsonage wedding in Mey May. Also notes a domestic tragedy with a shooting and a wife killed during a quarrel.
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