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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1938
Page
7
Fragmented OCR notes indicate a September start for the league with games featuring Philadelphia and Green Bay around September 14. Mentions include teams in Pittsburgh, Washington, Chicago, Louisville, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, with playoff implications and eastern division clashes.
Angelo Agnello, 22, of 927 Elmwood Avenue, walked into Erie police headquarters Tuesday night and surrendered on an involuntary manslaughter charge for the auto death of William Tate. He had been missing over a year, previously listed in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and was believed dead until a note about suicide prompted a search. He told police he had been “bumming” the East Coast, returned to Erie to face trial, and will be transferred to the county jail to await a September trial.
Commencement exercises near finish mark the three week Summer Bible School at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. The program begins Friday at 7:30 PM with a lighthouse exercise as the main feature. Miss Kathryn Peacock of Coldport led the successful daily Vacation Bible School this year.
Gov. George H. Earle announced Tuesday a one week respite for John G. Pofens and Joe Senauksas, condemned in Warren County jail as they await the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. Execution postponed to September 26, guards remain on duty, men kept in separate cells awaiting clemency decision.
On July 7 Secretary James FP B gardus of the State Department of Forests and Waters recommended Promised Land Lake Park ten miles northeast of Canadensis in Pike County as a back to nature destination. The area offers fishing boating swimming and overnight cabins with the Pickerel Point tenting area featuring 80 sites, wells, fire places, tent platforms, a boat livery and a beach.
Lawrence P Sutley age 27 and Lawrence B Kemp, both held in Erie, were denied parole after pleading guilty on attorney advice in Crawford County Court at Meadville. Judge Kent said parole would be considered after restitution of 12000 dollars in securities to Marie W McCoy and a 1000 dollar fine plus costs. Edwin Woods of Oil City faces trial on dealing in unregistered securities.
Franklin police recovered about 500 dollars worth of dental gold stolen from parked cars and found it scattered across the business district. A Rocky Grove youth was taken into custody as police tied the theft to multiple reports including a rock level, a key case, a license, and rental gold in a briefcase. The investigation traced gold fragments to near the hotel lobby and police station, with portions found at the hotel lobby, sidewalks, and doorways.
Kenneth G. Prince, 27, of 1 Genesee Street, died after burns from a gas station blaze on Steele Street. He succumbed to first and second degree injuries sustained during an expansion accident that engulfed him. Prince received a blood transfusion from Victor G. R. Anderson, a local firefighter. Coroner Samuel T. Bowers to investigate. Prince survived by his father William Klinger and several aunts and uncles.
An old age pep tonic ad promotes Ostrex Tonic Tablets with raw oyster invig rators as a one dose booster. The offer lists a value of 1.00 with a special price of 0.92 and invites readers to call or write Windsley’s Pharmacy.
Ruskin’s parents paid him a fixed rate to write, offering a penny for twenty lines of original composition, encouraging early literary effort.
Harrisburg July 7 border patrols of the Department of Revenue reported May activity. Secretary J. Gritty Boariman said 1 288 401 gallons of gasoline were admitted into the state from Ohio and other borders. A total of 4 049 039 gallons of petroleum exports and imports were cleared. Gasoline exports stood at 2 402 555 gallons with 234 05 gallons for kerosene and other fuels.
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