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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1933
Page
5
Alfred L. Campbell 74 a longtime furniture dealer in Stricken Butiler Pa died at his home after a brief illness. A native of Rast Brady Pa he had long engaged in civic affairs since moving to the town. Funeral services will be held here Friday.
Fragmentary text traces Vienna from a Roman fort to a modern European capital. Mentions territory, settlement, and large-scale development, with garbled dates and unclear phrases. Limited readable names include Vienna and Roman references. rest is indecipherable.
A wave of visitors and guests are listed in Corry as Mrs Katherine Webb of Johnsonburg and sister Mrs Brigsbeth Marlin Meadville visit their mother Mrs B Scott in Spartansburg hospital. Others include Stewart Barton party at Barton camp near Trine on the Allegheny river, Jack Irwin of Keokuk with Murray Bliss, James Catrig Columbus, Miss Betty Stewart to Findley Lake, Attorney Glen Mead of Philadelphia on vacation, Luke Graham's family headed to New York City, and families attending funerals for Mrs B Brown. Also noted are trips to Detroit, Grove City, Juneau, Chautauqua and Buffalo for visits, and several local residents traveling or hosting relatives for summer stays.
Isador W. Jacoby and Louis Greenberger, both 51, died after taking poison in an office building. Police and associates seek motive as Jacoby died earlier after hospital treatment and Greenberger died today. Investigators say the pair were long friends and business partners with no obvious reason for intentional poisoning.
In Harrisburg on July 19 Dr. Wan D. Gordon secretary of banking and Senator Harry Shipito of Philadelphia clashed as the legislative committee investigating closed banks readied its hearings. The dispute arose over the appointment of appraisers for closed banks and the committee pressed for questions while Gordon and deputy Wm. J. McGee defended actions and denied political motive.
A garbled line references the United Nations Length of Nations estimate from Geneva, citing about two billion people on Earth. The text is fragmentary and difficult to interpret, but implies a population figure and source.
Two men were detained by the justice department in Louis on July 19 as investigators link an associate of Percy Michael Witzgerald to the kidnapping of August Luer a 7 year old banker who was released near Collinsville. Witzgerald faces federal kidnapping charges and another man arrested is held as a suspected accomplice with unclear details.
Funeral services for Mrs I B Brown were held in Erie with Bishop Ward officiating at Saint Elizabeth Episcopal Church Brie. The service included music by Merrill Wilcox and Bessie Mattick. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery. local attendees included family and neighbors from Corry and out-of-town guests from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Bradford.
Explosion of a Burlington locomotive in Omaha last night killed five and injured 17. An official statement accuses the engineer Utlen Greston and fireman K d Ajonerman of gross negligence. General Manager J. Hy Aydelott of Burlington to present formal findings today.
A garbled text fragment mentions metals and precious stones in Arkansas with unclear names and dates. The passage references mines or discoveries and hints at otherworldly or speculative claims, but lacks clear persons, organizations, places, or verifiable events. The readable portions suggest a local-interest blurb about mineral finds or legends without concrete details or outcomes.
United Press dispatch from Pennville Michigan reports that four posse men and a robber were wounded in a gun battle near a farm. Ex Ward Austin and his wife Grace Austin were identified among those captured, along with Pennville councilman Kenneth Jackson and Russell McKelups. The posse recovered about 000 in cash from the Stile Bank robbery.
A fragmented note outlines tables for a ujinsat lantic siamshin and lists counts of items to supply. It mentions twenty chimnkeys, fifty ducks, two hundred mheasunis, one thousand quail, and various odd terms, suggesting a shipment or provisioning plan with unclear terminology. The readable figures indicate substantial animal and product counts to be arranged.
New York trading opened with heavy losses as major indices fell sharply and many issues dropped two to four points. Anxiety spread after a unsettled session with investors rushing to liquidate holdings. the dollar firmed as securities activity remained brisk and speculative orders proved hard to fill. A list of prominent names including American Locomotive and Bethlehem Steel showed declines amid overall weakness while a human interest note from Dennis, Massachusetts, described a local merchant removing initials from a store sign after twenty years of service.
In the English village of Navestock, Dr Wolfe faces hostility from locals as he pursues medical research. The dying Mrs Baler attracts Plemming and Turrell while Wolfe confronts pressure from the rector and Plemming’s worldliness. A child’s visit to the dying woman intensifies moral tension and tests Wolfe’s resolve.
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