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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1928
Page
3
Ling hosts Ten BL as Pies collide in a regional matchup. Both teams aim for momentum with key players and coaches set to stage a tight contest amid rising standings. Early-season form and tactical balance shape a contest likely decided by defense and late execution.
A Corry Evening Journal travel piece offers practical car safety tips for long trips. It stresses keeping heavy cargo inside the car, padding sharp corners, and tying things down. The author also advises checking gas, oil, water, belts, and tires before leaving. The tone blends trucking and maritime metaphor with cautious driving guidance.
The Treasury refunds 250 million of expiring Liberty Bonds at 4.25 percent and offers an equal amount of new bonds at 3.375 percent for 15 years. Subscriptions reached three times the issue as investors swap old bonds, favoring small subscribers under 1,000 dollars. The move shows heavy American money seeking investment with many seeking even modest returns. Big debtors can refinance and save interest, while small debtors benefit less.
Washington aims to restore friendly ties between Chile and Peru through direct good offices with Santiago and Lima. By reestablishing diplomatic relations they may resolve the Tacna Arica dispute themselves, easing Uncle Sam’s awkward position and leaving Tacna Arica behind.
Fragmentary notes recall Roger Williams in 1031 as founder of Runde who stood for religious toleration and served as an esteemed adviser among the Hirttins for the principle of toleration.
A 1908 reprint notes steamship bookings to Europe by W A Johns and several travelers including Mr and Mrs Alex Macinnes Sr Mr Gurburg of thinety and Mr Pranciy Neilson of Talon City Salmon abundance at Conneaut Lake bets on heavy rain halted a Union City Carry baseball game Nell Waters travels to Erie to advertise tires Public interest grows in next week events with glow contest entertainment in town George Reese visits from Warren Mrs Av B Osborne returns home after a visit
A math puzzle describes a rope extending 260 ft from the top of a 150 ft building to the opposite curb. Solve for street width using a geometric setup. The text also includes an odd financial note and a confusing explanation fragment referencing squaring, constants, and a calculation chain.
The page lists yesterday's answers with numbered items covering U.S. presidents succession, Constantinople location on a strait, Latin poet of the Aeneid, the Eiffel Tower's location, and residents of the Netherlands. It includes garbled extra text and misprints in the latter items but preserves key entities such as Alaska Joe Stecher and the Interior Department.
Moronty has been having a bicycle lately week and Tom Daigherty aged 12 won a new bicycle by riding a third of a mile on the picnic course. The report notes the popularity of straight steering and hints at the need for better motorist handling and steering practice among drivers.
A garbled OCR snippet references police and a town or city, with unclear names and dates. The readable bits point to local law enforcement or public notice content, but details are too incomplete to identify people, places, or outcomes.
A compact item from a period column offering quiz questions on English usage and pronunciation. It presents multiple short prompts about incorrect phrases, correct pronunciations, misspellings, missing letters in synonyms, and usage tips, with a handful of answered lines and a few garbled entries.
Erie July 21 Controversy over Ulé appointment of registrars of election to be settled in county courts as desired by County Commissioner Joseph Rogan. His request upheld by Commissioner Davis after reading County Solicitor Mook opinion. Rogan argues three commissioners must be present for appointments and that state law governs the matter.
Margaret Helen Cannon three died after an eye injury on July 4 1927 at age three. The tumor and infection spread from the right eye to the left eye causing fatal complications at 12:36 Friday morning at the Rose home 400 Maple Street. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Byron Cannon and beloved by local children and neighbors.
The famous diamond nicknamed mountain of light is described as weighing 7AS enmits originally and now weighs 1061 16 carats. It is one of Britain’s crown jewels.
Herbert Rathburn aged 24 and his brother Harvey, 32, were arrested Thursday night on assault and battery charges filed by Paul Leonidas and his wife. The siblings and a co defendant resided at 1102 Holland Street. Mrs Letmesties, held on a statutory charge, was remanded to county prison after failing to post 500 bail. The Rathburn brothers faced bail under 20 dollars each and a hearing was set for 4 PM next Monday before Alderman Frank Gaczkowski.
Erie July 21 salary of Harry Russell third deputy for the county sheriff was fixed at 2000 annually retroactive to January 19 1928 when Sheriff Thomas Sterrett first made the appointment. The compromise arrangement was approved by the county salary board. Sheriff Sterrett praised the court approval and noted broader implications for sheriffs offices statewide.
Ruth Talley 21 of Huron Street Buffalo was arraigned on a disorderly conduct charge after arrest in a theft case involving three vials of pop from Anderson Sister tissue team at Piltafield. Arthur Woods 25 of Pateanén faced larceny charges and was held on $500 bail. police seek a third man who escaped after a car was stopped on the Roosevelt highway by Patrolman Lowrieитер and Theodore Harts.
United Press reports in Lancaster Pa a unique event where standing wheat was cut and threshed in a sled, transported to a mill, ground into flour, carried to a bakery, baked into batter in 25 minutes, then four cakes three feet square were iced within 14 minutes.
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