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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Penn matchup and Greengoing details with players and scores. Unable to extract full names or dates, but references to Penn and Green teams suggest a school sports card note with unclear results.
The Carter Hill 4 H Club met at the home of Misses Josephine and Lucy Swentek with thirteen members and one visitor. Miss Eleanor Smith of Erle presided. Next meeting set for Aug 17 at Miss Crystal Tune Adam’s home. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Snapp and children of Spartansburg. Multiple local residents visited, dined, or spent weekends with relatives across nearby towns. Townsend convention delegate Mr. Moore reported large attendance at sessions.
Harrisburg Pa July 24 Two calves of the farm of Ernest Gaster Granade Fulton county were poisoned by white snakeroot in pasture. Milk from cows that ate the leaves sickened calves and the poison was found by Dr E M Gress. The weed is linked to milk sickness and has several local names. Stray parrots are captured by Toledo Zoo keepers using a broom or handle to lure them. A Toronto horse kicks a man, but bystanders report the rider’s leg is broken as a joke.
Sparta Townsendites hear reports from the Arieste de Summer Conference in Cleveland with Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Kelly and other ministers, plus town events. The meeting notes attendance, officers elected, and plans for a joint July 28 program at Sparta Grange hall with ex-President Rive reporting on the convention.
Fragmentary notes mention ETTA KETT EIT 1s cred, Sandra, Chas Tage, and a pie bar. Details are unclear but suggest coverage of a beauty queen, an arts ballot event, and a community gathering with pie offerings.
The State Library in Harrisburg hosts a geological exhibit for the centennial of Pennsylvania’s first geological survey begun in 1836. The display, prepared by the Department of Public Instruction, features maps, letters, and documents from 1836 to 1854, including J. P. Lesley field maps and D. A. Ashburner letters from the 1880s.
Kane July 24 Amid a regional gas surge a test well near Kingua struck gas at million feet per day, spurring lease rushes and land value speculation. Towns 15 to 30 miles away feel the excitement as drillers, supply houses, and landowners anticipate a potential revival of activity between Kane and Kinzua.
A two hour strike by car penters on the Kane High school annex ended with management agreeing to hire four new building workers. M J Mubwemoth of Philadelphia said union rep McDermott was summoned to Wilcox to check on reports that nonunion carpenters were at work. A 2009 year old cedar tree named Old PutRiteh stands at Point Supreme Cedar Breaks near Note.
A mixed page shows classified ads offering items for sale and help wanted, alongside state highway bid notices. It lists prices, contact hints, and details for road project bids in Erie County along with school financial statements and tax data.
United Press reports a probe into the escape of Charles Harris Scrantom from a county detective after pleading guilty to a conspiracy tied to an attempted bombing. Harris was captured in Harwell New York where police indicated he was ready to talk, with Wilkes Barre and Luzerne County officials expected to be involved.
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