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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1923
Page
6
A jumble of classifieds lists sales offerings and notices including gas motors poultry supplies wood and farm items. Entries mention Rex Garape stock pond and various local businesses with addresses and phone numbers though many words are garbled.
Fragmented list of rental notices and want ads includes furnished rooms at various streets, a request to book beers, and multiple employment or work-from-home inquiries. Also lists dressmaking, domestic help, and a lost item notice. names, addresses, and contact hints are scattered throughout.
An aged resident, Mr Chase, died Saturday after a long illness. Born October 15, 1839 in Albany Township, he married Jensette Wellman. He helped lead Corry Grange and was active in the Baptist church. four children survived him with John as the only surviving son. The funeral will be from Wentworth Street home Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. with interment at Pine Grove cemetery.
The Fairview school Parent Teachers Association met Friday in Room 6. Attendees enjoyed piano solos and sketches by pupils. Plans were discussed for an old magazine and newspaper drive to fund a lower door project, with Mel Juanes Maloney as driver. Room 3 won the attendance pennant as Tapier G. Lyons visits the city.
In Ridgway on Sunday Leigh Calake was found murdered with his head bashed in. A pocketbook containing a sum of money was found nearby, suggesting a possible robbery motive. Investigators are examining the secluded site for clues.
In Warren on Sunday investigators from the At Grade Crossing Probe examined the bus train collision near the local Pennsylvanian Railroad station. Trainmaster Scurwine and Claim Agent Schroll filed depositions as liability questions loom in county court. Injured passengers recover. Adeline Campbell, whose leg was amputated, shows signs of recovery.
Joseph Gustafson of 212 South Main Street was wounded in the calf by a stray bullet fired from a back room of Tony Gero’s grocery store. Michiel Russo, known to police, discharged a new automatic revolver before escaping to be captured later at South Main and Mechanic streets.
In New York on January 22 United Press reports that Reverend D. Percy Stickney Grant of the Church of the Ascension may face early discussion over vows in the Protestant Episcopal church. The note follows his sermon denying Christ's power of God, a development amid religious turmoil.
Dr. James Albert Patterson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in New Castle Pa, condemned Klansmen and those who imitate them for outrages. He warned that youths emulate the Klan and that imitation leads to law violations, urging prosecution through proper processes.
Oil City reports the worst street car fire in Citizens Traction history. A Rousville line trolley, stationed on North Seneca Street near Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, was destroyed by a short circuit in the controller that spread to the body. The car had been left there overnight, and removal is difficult due to track layout over the railroad.
Scranton report says Dominici Pallant of Pittston was arrested in Albany on a reputed alias trail tied to counterfeit bank notes in the region. Captain Charles W Schroeder of the U S marshal service notes a jury warrant and 25 000 bail, with Palant to be brought to Scranton in days.
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