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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1928

Page

1

School run disrupted by grading room changes

In a brief school notice a disruption affected class logistics as students and staff navigated room reassignment during a period of timetable adjustments. No further details provided.

Fragmentary 1 Will Arm Dad on ve BLb Report

Fragmented OCR text mentions armament and gasoline questions. It references a 38 and a widow, a Ford call, and a house Herman of Jordan with timing hints and a boldery fon. Overall details are unclear and names uncertain.

Alpine Experts Scour Interior Without Result

Alpine experts aboard the steamship Hobby scoured Spitzbergen interior for eight days without finding the missing Italia crewmen or the dirigible. The Hobby reached Skaers Bay at 10 a.m. and located the Chasseurs with only one week's provisions from the Citta Di Milano. The Bragansa, sent by the Italian government, arrived at North Cape to aid the interior search while Moscow officials wrestle with a garbled radio report about the Pont tete-aetear near Franz Josef land.

Lars Hansen Hobby Skaers Bay Spitzerage Slosers Bay Citta di Milano di Monae Bragansa North Cape North Eastland Find Herogs Utedee Spitzvergen I Expéris Spitzbergen Eugene Lyons United Press Moscow Franz Josef Land Miny Resele

Youths Escape From Asylum The Dixon State Hospital Breaks Free

In a bold escape at Dixon State Hospital for the Insane, seven inmates overpowered a guard and fled the facility. Warden Warren G Murmy issued a broad alert as towns nearby were urged to watch for Miles Gerbec 17 Howard Hyland 2 Edyard Pale 10 Marvin Rosen 21 Joseph Remedies 11 Sydney Merle Hadley and James Ohno 19.

Fr. Dixon Dixon State Hospital Wsney Warren G. Murmy Miles Gerbec Howard Hyland Edyard Pale Marvin Rosen Joseph Remedies Sydney Merle Hadley James

Five Best Radio Features Broadcast Tonight

Tonight's listings show WPG at Atlantic City with the NBL convention featuring tenor Richard Grooks. WEAF airs opera La Favorita at 10 30 p.m. WJ2 offers The Singing Gift operetta. WOR presents Operetta In Miniature and WHAL plays Home Companion Hair in BDST.

WPG Atliatic City Richard Grooks WEAF WJ2 WOR

Hoover Seen as Early Ballot Nominee in Kansas City

Washington observers predict Herbert Hoover may win the Republican nomination early at the Kansas City convention. A Missouri-voted group believes Secretary of Commerce will be the party choice while others expect President Coolidge to emerge as the convention pick. Notes of tension surface over a Coolidge 'choice' stance and the economy wave fading in Congress as debates continue.

Carl D. Groat United Press Washington Herbert Hoover Kansas City Secretary of Commerce Cnntern' Journal Coolidge Yoo Congress

Arrangements Completed For Corry High Alumni Reunion

Close to two hundred reservations have been received for the fifty first annual Corry High School Alumni Association reunion and reception to be held at the Junior High School Thursday evening. More than three hundred are expected, including the 1928 class. The event opens at 6:40 with a banquet at 7. Rev C Wesley Adams delivers the invocation, with Miss Lucille Murray leading America. Arthur J. Schaub welcomes, Lyle Chase responds. A business meeting features the Virgil G Curtis Memorial Fund Scholarship. A short entertainment program includes musical features and a one act playlet Everybody Says So. The Club Revelers close the evening. The fiftieth anniversary of the class of 1878 is highlighted as several alumni plan to attend.

Frank Babbitt Corry High School Alumni Association C. Wesley Adams Advent Christian Church America Lucille Murray Arthur J. Schaub Lyle Chase Virgil G. Curtis Corry High School

Volcanic Eruption Reported Near Dutch Harbor Alaska

On June 6 a volcanic eruption was reported from Alutan Island near Dutch Harbor. The motorship Pat Hierson observed black smoke clouds rolling from the island as the eruption occurred.

Dutch Harbor Alaska Alutan Island Pat Hierson

Office Clerk Wins $625000 Stock Exchange Sweepstake

London June 6 Miss Helma a clerk in a Barrow la Purness office won the $625000 Stock Exchange sweepstake with her ticket on Felstead the rank outsider who outgamed a field of nineteen to win the historic race.

United Press London Helma Barrow-la-Purness Stock Exchange Ucket Felstead

Mather Mine Blast Cause Remains Inconclusive

A coroner jury in Waynesburg finds the Mather Mine explosion on May 14 killed 195 men and arose from a combination of gas and coal dust igniting in an unknown manner. The inquest cites a probable ignition source in a storage battery locomotive and urges rock-dusting safety measures.

Mather United Press Waynesburg Mather Maine John W. Ross Green County Ross John Thomas Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Aar

Pacific Fliers Leave Today for Brisbane

Sydney dispatch reports Captain Kingsford Smith and crew of the Southern Cross plan a Suva Fiji takeoff at 8 PM for Brisbane aiming for daylight Friday. The flight path over typhoon prone South Seas presents high danger and lands await safe harbor on possible coral or volcanic islands. The piece notes warnings from the pilots and the famed homecoming anticipated alongside other crew and observers.

United PK Sydney NS. W Kingsford-Smith Southern Cross Suva Fiji Brisbane Kingaford- Smith Naselaj Australia Kingaford-Smith Charlea Po Ulm

128 Students Promote From Junior High in 1928 Ceremony

A full auditorium witnessed 128 students complete the ninth year and advance to Senior High. The event featured the cantata Spring Cometh, sung by the class under Lucille Murray, with the school orchestra delivering a standout performance. Principal Wolfe highlighted the new Junior High plan and its exploratory seventh year, praising student government and the strong faculty-student harmony.

Contested Republican Seats Move Toward Cleveland RNC

The Republican National Committee has finished hearings on delegates from four states and will hear South Carolina Tennessee and Texas today. Florida Kentucky Louisiana and Mississippi were settled. Georgia delegates are split with Hoover favored. Forty percent of convention seats thus far have backed Hoover, with two Louisiana delegates dissenting. Elmer Bullis predicts 60 000 to 75 000 farmers will converge for farm relief demands at the convention, coordinating with hearings across fourteen states.

United Press Kansas CIPY Modune Republican National Committee Carolin Tennessee Texas Florida Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi George Cours Georgia Herbert Hoover Hoover Walter Cohen J. H. Lowry Hoover Group anti-Hoover Coalition Elmer E. Builis Chicago Bullis Kansas City

Coolidge Will Not Consider Running Again

United Press reports from June 6 quote a Telegram dispatch stating President Coolidge warned William Butler that he would refuse renomination under any circumstance. The White House position described him as firmly against a third term with Hoover delegates reacting to the development as the convention nears.

United Press New York New York ‘Telegram No- Say Ray Tubker Washington Pres. Coolidge Tetler Wm. Butler Republican Nations Committee Mucker White House Woolidge Butler Kanzas City Hoover

England bars Thaw at port Southampton

England refused Harry Thaw permission to land on June 4 while aboard the ocean liner Aquitania. Immigration officials cited reluctance to explain the reasons, but said he would be held aboard and await ref eral to the United States when the ship sails. Thaw planned to stay three days, then travel to the continent by air, with no evident plan to return to France.

Southampton Eng Harry Thaw England United States Cherbourg Phaw Ve Or Mer Thay Southe Jamptor Cathcart Rael of Craven Aquitania France

Train Trouble Paralyzes City Rail Service and Crossings

A westbound freight train on the Rentove division of the Pennsylvania Railroad breached capacity at city grade, halting both Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie system divisions. Crossings were blocked for minutes to hours, pedestrians and schoolchildren stranded in heavy rain. Eastbound and westbound Erie passenger trains were held, while a separate Allegheny division freight wreck at Lovell’s Station derailed five cars, worsening the outage and delaying traffic with no crew injuries reported.

Pennsylvania Railroad Erie Erie Railroad Maple Avenue Pennsylvania Allegheny Lovell’s Stallion

Friendship May Vie With Boll Plane In Flight

The crew of the monoplane Friendship waited for a favorable cross wind at Trepassy Bay to permit take-off from St Johns. Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh era aboard, aiming for the Atlantic crossing amid secrecy to deter rivals. Gasoline loading continued with feverish haste as preparations intensified for the historic attempt.

Trepassy Bay United Press ST. Johns Mariel Bell Tor Esigland Teupassy Bay Amelia Arhart Wilmer Shiltz Lou Gordon Misa Hall Miss Warhart Stultz Riarhar Boston Stull New York Ale Harbor Tulkeet

Stanford Hose Company Seeks Firemen Field Meet tonight

A special Stanford Hose Company meeting is called for this evening to decide on hosting the Erie County Volunteer Firemen's Association field meet in Stanford. Tentative plans set August 4 for the event, but failure to rouse business interest prompted the postponement. A North East association meeting Thursday requires a firm decision, as other towns bid for the meet. H. Malo travels to Salford, Arizona seeking relief from illness.

Stanford Hose Company Erie County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Ima Netion

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