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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1928
Page
8
A partial transcription from a Mary Roberts Rinehart story traces a late night telephone ring and a fleeing killer. The tale notes a missing diary, a staged crime scene with fingerprints, and Greenough’s suspect Gordon. Halliday and Bethel's connections broaden the investigation amid shifting loyalties.
Jamestown officials propose extra patrols in the business district from 4 to 10 a.m. and a three shift system. Chief Oscar Bergdahl stated the Public Safety Committee approved promoting day night and traffic sergeants to lieutenants, with badges and shields cost for three new badges. If Municipal Service Commission approves, the new titles will be adopted.
Robert Kerstetter 22 of Sackett was injured when a cable snapped while pulling rods on a wall at the Clinton Oil Company yard. He was thrown several feet and taken to Kane Summit hospital for treatment. Also notes a U B Woman's Missionary meeting with Mrs White at 19 West Columbus Avenue.
Jamestown, July 10. Gust Edlund, 58, a Sawyer employed by a furniture firm on Stele Street, hanged himself with a rope from a door nail at 203 West 2nd Street. He was found by neighbor Mrs. Willsie about 10:45 a.m. Coroner H. A. Bowers said death was by own action, possibly influenced by extreme heat and despondency.
Sales of 14 leading U.S. chain store systems for six months ending June 30 totaled 362,027,210 dollars, surpassing prior records. American Institute for Steel Production reports first-half 1928 ingot output at 24,794,888 gross tons, a new high. Lead price at 6.20 cents a pound after a ten-cent drop. Hop Motor Co president notes six-month sales 25 to 50 percent ahead of last year. Domestic crude oil output week ending July 7 averages 2,382,189 barrels daily, up 23,681 from prior week.
A compact digest of a century old classified page shows announcements for monuments notices personal stray ads and vehicle listings. It includes real estate for sale farm listings a bid notice from Corry Pa and an executors notice for the estate of Reuben Bernstein with contact details and deadlines.
Fragmentary OCR reads names and terms with no clear event. It mentions dates and people like Lila Weel and Me plus Misa rwell with references to senior and company terms, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent facts or actions.
Fragmentary OCR shows a garbled word sequence likely from a historical article. The readable bits suggest misread letters around a name or term, with no clear event, date, or identifiable entities to anchor a full summary.
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