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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1930
Page
3
A sanitized OCR fragment from a historical newspaper page shows terse notes and partial lines. readable items mention a local official and a public event, but key details are missing. The fragment hints at community notices, with no clear dates, names, or outcomes available in the visible text.
Readable text shows Amite teams in a local North Match context with partial names and relations. The fragment mentions Panash and Torro figures, suggesting a high school or community game recap. Details remain unclear but the outcome or full teams are not specified.
A distorted OCR fragment references players and rounds but lacks clear facts. It mentions a game or match context, possible players such as Tracy Tones and Travey, and a round by round element. The text is too garbled to identify a location, date, or outcome.
Publication details list CORRY EVENING JOURNAL located on West South Street Corry Pa with Arthur Colegrove as ALD and Rags er De Reed as publisher. Advertising reps include WRED KIMBALL INC Chicago and Tribune Tower Building. Postal rates show $5.00 yearly Cartier three cents per copy and teen cents per week.
An internal experiment at Western Electric showed two weeks paid vacation for 68 000 of its 75 000 employees during a July plant shutdown. Management touts it as good business for morale, though others call it philanthropy. The piece also notes royal budget chatter for King Carol and a New York tourism claim about 37 national cuisines in the city, joking about American comfort foods.
A mixed set of trivia and definitions asks about bird lifespans Queen Victoria’s reign Singland languages and dialects electrolysis the oldest English university and more. The Minute World explains that the legitimate stage means normal standard drama with Shakespearean works and recognized merit.
June 24, 1910 column notes reflect Corry High School seniors, local happenings, and varied items. Highlights include a class farewell at Colum bus park, heat and drought impacts on lawns, and local residents facing events from deaths to shipments and travel plans.
A trimmed excerpt from Daily Lessons in English by W L Gordon discusses common word usage and pronunciation errors. It highlights phrases like hence and from hence, notes mispronunciations of Moses, and defines ignoble as of low birth or family. It encourages vocabulary growth by mastering one new word.
A man paid for a tract valued at 19 20 of its price and sold at 13 12 of its price, totaling a gain of 100 dollars. Determine the original purchase price. The explanation includes converting fractions and solving proportional steps to reach the final computation.
Trin June 24 The county in its worst financial condition in ten years Controller Harvey Willis said he will refuse to approve $10 000 of county funds for a comfort station. He noted County Commissioner Davis supported county sharing the cost while Commissioner Rogan opposed and Allan Machen was away. The county did not budget for the station this year but had previously. The city is ready to proceed but the county cannot spare funds without borrowing.
United Press reports a testimonial dinner lauded Commander John D. Pennington, prohibition administrator for western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, as he prepares transfer to Philadelphia under a prohibition reorganization. Letters from Prohibition Commissioner Dolan and Governor candidate Gifford Pinchot were read. Pennsylvania civic and business leaders praised his regime.
The Erie County Minor cab hes launched a campaign to increase its membership to 6,000. The drive seeks each member's support with incentives of tow ropes from Johnson auto for new members. Current membership stands at 700 with an annual fee of $10. Local members or Corry headquarters at Hotel Corry can recruit new members as the campaign proceeds countywide.
In a June incident at 1114 West Eighteenth Street the driver failed to comply with state motor laws. A Weel aey Pucci was arrested for a fourth time in 14 days. Judge Wm. Hirt sentenced the defendant to 60 days in county jail to study hematory laws after pleading guilty to operating an automobile under the influence of liquor.
Rev Frank Roostra of Holland conducts old fashioned revival meetings at First Pentecostal Church on Mast Street this week with ongoing 7:45 pm evening services and 8:00 pm daily afternoon prayer. His wife assists. public invited to attend all special services.
County Judge Lee L. Ottaway, in a stern address, condemns youths who frequent a barbershop and pool hall in Jamestown, calling them cowards. He had just sentenced Lawrence Pace of Falconer to six months in Monroe County Penitentiary after Pace pleaded guilty to second degree assault. The complainant was a junior high school girl about 14. Pace was represented by Samuel C. Alessi.
Pittsburgh June 24 Joseph Markovici Bradded a student at Jefferson Medical College has petitioned Judge Moore in common pleas court for permission to change his name from Joseph Markel He says the latter name will be more desirable in his medical practice.
Short ad listing three houses for rent at low rates with April 1 1931 move in. Indicates contact John H. Clough and reference to 130 as a page or listing number.
Pittsburgh reports indicate the Lake Erie to Allegheny canal project remains under consideration with Big hydro electric plans tied to dam No. 8. West Penn Power seeks a 1000 horsepower plant on the Allegheny upper reaches, with federal engineers studying feasibility and potential dam height increases. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Minore in Spring Creek with many relatives in attendance from Columbus and Detroit.
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