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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1929
Page
2
Twenty years ago a woman named Mire. C. M. Smith was thrown from a frightened horse on Hirst Avenue but escaped serious injury. A large oily waste bin found in the Barlow Hardware basement drew passersby. Henry Kirston badly sprained an ankle after alighting from a Jackson automobile.
A jumbled OCR style page presents questions on correct English usage and pronunciation, plus daily notices. It lists names and places such as Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bell at 402 Must Wayne street, the National Bank of Corry, Supt W G Curtis, and other local individuals, with events including a horse accident on Washington street and Ex Mayor Frankey Bliss laid up with blood poisoning.
A jumble of brief local items mentions weather, social events, music by Leon Lindley Furnished, police at the scene, haying near town, construction of the Fairclough garage, and a Swedish American day at Midway Park with notable speakers. Other notes include court terms, sports updates, and questions about taxes, with chatter on local candidates and a busy August schedule.
A state conservation report cites 618 forest fires in six months in New York, many started by smokers. Hot ashes from pipes and cigarettes ignite dry tinder, burning on average nearly 80 acres per incident, ruining timber and habitat. The article urges smokers to act responsibly and avoid burning forested areas.
United Press reports in Federal court Judge F P Baboonmaker named Delos G Albner and W North McGreight as receivers for Milliron Construction Company of DuBois with a joint bond of 200000. The action, filed by creditors C G Abernathy and The First National Bank of Olean, seeks recovery of 6444.47 and 27500 respectively, with the company active in general, railroad and state road construction under 13 contracts.
Pennsylvania saw a heavy toll from automobile crashes in the first six months of 1920. Bureau figures show 18,755 accidents, 14.8 injuries per crash, and 8,835 injuries. Male drivers dominated incidents, with 2,000+ involving youth under 18 and 1,858 involving ages 25 to 64. Excessive speed caused 2,010 crashes, while 6,501 resulted from errors or violations of the Motor Code. Pedestrian fatalities reached 89 among 1,755 wrecks caused by driving off the road or left turns. June alone logged 3,427 accidents and 105 deaths. Commissioner Byone lamented the data as a reflection of human error and intelligence limits on the road.
A report on the Clinton prison uprising in Dannemore N T where 1800 inmates escaped chaos. Suppressed with firearms and bombs, many prisoners killed or wounded. Six days later Auburn prison riot in New York saw arson and inmate gunfire with two convicts killed and four guards wounded. Overcrowding and harsh treatment blamed. a Michigan prison official urges universal education to curb crime and offer self improvement opportunities.
Question list includes several prompts about history geography science and maritime terms. It mentions Appomattox Willard Boston and a sugar substance found in animals and plants.
A dealer gains one twenty sixth apiece by selling apples at eight for a dime. How much apiece would Helps earn by asking for a dime. Also presented is yesterday’s answer: 860 square inches with a complex geometric explanation involving squaring numbers, divisions, and roots.
In Ridgway on a Sunday evening, gasoline disappeared from tanks of parked automobiles while workers were away. Raymond Withington of St Marys Vulcan Works reports his tank nearly full when he left, but empty upon return, with the tank cup gone. Police investigation ongoing.
Pittsburgh July 41 Despondent over his sweetheart Milzsbeth Parks twenty, Charles Jones twenty seven, attempted suicide by poison today. He was found unconscious in Miss Parks yard and taken to Allegheny General Hospital. He will be arraigned on a disorderly conduct charge when discharged from hospital.
J S Randall 68 of Sharon will retire August 1 after 41 years as the man and engineer on the Erie and Ashtabula branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. His brother Randall 70 had recently retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad, with an equally long record.
A garbled excerpt attributes a quatrain about patient grind to Preirich von Logan who allegedly lived 1004 to 1605. The claim presents as a dubious historical anecdote, with artistically praised status but unreliable biographical details and anachronistic lifespan.
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