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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1927
Page
8
Taxpayers in Dunkirk New York vote 1476 to 427 in a special election for a 750000 bond to fund lake front improvements. The plan includes an intercepting sewer system, a modern disposal plant, and a seawall with a park along the lake front stretching over a mile and a half.
A promotional notice touts Lifetone Tablets as a rapid energizer to strengthen nerve and confidence. It urges two tablets after meals and two at bedtime for two weeks, with a money back offer if claims aren’t met.
White Stone New Jersey June 26 six people including a mother Marie Freedman and her five children were found dead in their home. Dr Bates of Flushing Hospital arrived and said the family were dead when he reached the residence. The children were Theodore 10 James 7 Catherine 4 Nancy 2 and Joseph 2. the police noted the mother apparently ended her life with gas in the kitchen.
Twenty eight members of the Philatheas class of the Baptist church were entertained at the home of Mr and Mrs T Whitehead on East Pleasant Street Monday evening. The program included a business meeting led by the president Miss Helen Westley with scripture read by Mrs Jennie Mixer and a prayer by Mrs Charles Hubertz. Readings and recitations followed by a ladies chorus as hostess serve refreshments.
Eddie Stinson proves strongest in opening leg of a cross country air tour. He flies from Fort Airport to New Brighton and Buffalo, covering 232 miles in under two hours as rivals follow. Stinson earns a 16.6 point score amid a field featuring James Ray piloting the winning plane from Philadelphia.
A period advertisement explains kidney function and symptoms of improper filtration. It promotes Dean's Pills as a stimulant diuretic to aid urine flow and relieve dizziness backache and toxic build up. Community references urge readers to ask neighbors about the product.
Pa June 28 More than 6000 persons expected to attend the Pennsylvania State convention of the American Legion in York August 4 and 5. Hotels are filled and many will stay in halls or Pullman cars. The program includes business sessions baseball games theater parties and other social affairs with Victoria representing Corry Post of the American Legion.
A garbled note describes Leon K Ames a nineteen year old pitcher signed with the Pirates. It states he is the son of a former Giants pitcher born in the city and details his height and weight in a fragmentary fashion.
Harold Rowe greeted doctors in Harrisburg after being swept down Market Street and revived after about thirty minutes in the river. The last memory was attempting to cross the drainage between the tracks.
Fragmentary OCR reads a discussion about Longfellow and a village smithy on Brattle Street Cambridge. Mentions Random Memories by Longfellow and a quoted line about a smithy being maimed.
June notices list multiple visits and gatherings across Corry and nearby communities. Families such as Sandburg, Gates, and Martin visit others in Spring Creek, Warren, and Titusville with several summerschool plans and picnics noted. A death occurs in Keekesport as William Beuke dies after being struck by a car, Kenneth Barton held for coroner’s inquest.
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