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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1948
Page
7
A jury links a suspect to the Glenn Marsh incident and testimony from an identified witness for Katherine An, noting friendship prior to the fatal event. The case against the accused includes statements about a planned confrontation at Sounephuto and related actions around Rockford.
Corry High's Sonny Morgan and Dick Geertson clash for scoring honors with Morgan at 119 points and Geertson at 114. Don Sturdevant trails with 80, while Vanik and Prinina add 52 and 49. Corry averages 36 per game, opponents 28, amid a high‑scoring season. Headlines also note Neyland possibly coaching the Los Angeles Dons, plus baseball and boxing notes and player updates.
Gerry Karver, 35, Penn State senior, won the Inquirer Mile at Convention Hall in 4:18.3, beating top rivals but missing his 4:10 goal. He eyes a Wanamaker Mile showdown with Dodds at Millrose on January 31 as he hopes to improve his time.
Chicago Beau Jack scored 130 in a bout at Aujuain Ga while Grand Rapids and Gary bouts show knockouts and outpoints. Sammy Dan Joly defeated Joey uzun in Baltimore Philadelphia. The Corry team lost in Oil City 1208 to 1182. a full box score appears Monday.
In Chicago Beau Jack defeated Bratton by a technical knockout in the eighth round for 10 pounds. Bratton, who appealed to Referee Johny Behr to stop the bout after a powerful jaw blow, was taken to a hospital for X rays to check a possible jaw fracture. Jack extended his winning streak since returning from a knee injury as 13,086 fans paid 97,499 for the bout at Chicago Stadium. Bratton weighed 139½ pounds to Jack’s 139.
During wartime an article urged nonmilitary hunters in Pennsylvania to join a county level Minutemen unit. Officials requested numbers of armed volunteers, imagining a thousand hunters assembled at one site. A mass mobilization planned around the Lawrence County crow rookery drew 1500 to 2000 participants, but many failed to shoot as expected, yet the idea of a ready armed hunter reserve persisted.
Government experts report annual losses in fruits vegetables and grains totaling 100 million dollars due to insects worms and pests. Eliminating insectivorous birds would unleash pest hordes within seven or eight years, devastating crops and making life unbearable. Birds’ economic value supports conservation laws state and federal, with esthetic charm and song enhancing daily life and opening to traffic.
Benn Electric Keglers won two games from Thomas Motors in an Elks League match last evening. Ewald Carlson led the victors with 153 170 126 while Harry Boulson paced the losers with 191 187 171. Scholastic scores list Warren over Oil City and Meadville, Titusville, Farrell, Ambridge, and others with varied outcomes across districts.
In the Ladies B League Franz Lassies hold a four game lead as Connie's moves to second by sweeping Hei man Jewelers. Waterhouse pin smashers posted high scores. Lucille Church Betty Rigby and Rose Jackson led Furniture. Helen Shoppe edged Foradora's. Widmann's and Rossbacher's posted results.
Last night's hockey results show Heyowanti and Washington tied 2 2 in an American League game.
Corry Rockets defeat Waterford Legionnaires 21 at 7 in opening quarter and lead throughout. Fred Jackson scores 21 as Neil Bartholomew adds 20 for Waterford. Other scores listed include Long Island 40 Texas Wesleyan 40 and several college results such as Colgate 68 Pitt 46, Vanderbilt 41, Stanford 47, and St. Mary's 45.
In the Phoenix Open at Phoenix Country Club three players vie for the lead after the first three days. Hobby Locke of Johannesburg leads a tight field with a 33.9 percent score, while Lloyd Mangum and others post solid rounds as challengers close the gap.
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