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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1928
Page
1
An event at Lees Tut on the 45th anniversary saw Hideo East in attendance. The gathering featured local figures and a brief remarks segment highlighting community history and ongoing projects.
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Pittsburgh inventor Lester Hendershot, designer of a claimed fuelless motor, lies in Emergency Hospital Washington after a high voltage electric shock. Authorities say the incident left his arms and legs paralyzed for hours and described his condition as still serious. He arrived with adviser J Harr Pent and legal adviser Col. Breckenridge, with details tightly controlled by hospital staff.
Mrs Jemeliee Smith McIntyre recalls Corry’s pioneer era when the town was a wilderness settlement known as String Town. She details family roots from 1824, childhood neighbors, and the modest homestead near ColumbIus Avenue, with mills, a dam, and early community life before churches and schools.
Health Officer Tipton reports five contagious disease cases under quarantine locally with scarlet fever near epidemic levels in Erle and Kane. Three whooping cough cases noted, one diphtheria case under control, and two whooping cough cases in the Rowe family at 69 Mound Street. Mumps trigger strict quarantines in Sherman as authorities guard against flare-ups. Miss Nancy Miller set to wed the former Maharajah of Indore. arrival in Nasik expected Sunday with rites on Tuesday.
United Press reports a fire at the Northwestern Aha and Exchange coal mine plant near DuBois Pennsylvania caused about 40000 dollars in damage. Officials say the clearing station hoisting departments and generating sets were damaged, pumps prevented floodwaters, and five hundred workers were affected as water flooded the shaft area.
Travelers report in Bogota that about thirty Venezuelan students were killed in riots across Caracy as protests against Gómez and foreign intervention intensified. Police actions and arrests followed clashes amid accusations of state and agitator violence.
United States Senator elect Wan S Vare returns to Philadelphia to calm insurgent factions within his party. He plans to use influence to restore harmony as he faces contests in the third Senatorial district and the seventh congressional district where J Hampton Moore seeks the seat from George P Darrow.
A managed air crash near Managha Nicaragua killed Captain William Bird of Orangesburg and two others, Rudolph A. Frankforter and a third crew member. Local reports blame a large vulture of the Tucuirda type, whose impact reportedly caused the plane to stall and dive.
Mrs Sadie Wallace of Cleveland arrested here early this week on a warrant from Omaha City and held on $2 bail on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and embezzlement. Hearing date set for March 20 after preliminary arraignment before Alderman McCready in Omaha City. Local police say she operated through beauty parlors delivering goods and products.
Emergency fund receipts show additional support totaling 2188.75 with partial entries from CL H Bagtey 25.00 and Altruiaule style 5.00 amid ongoing fundraising efforts. Auditions and follow up for bidirectional events were noted previously, with a current daily total of 11.00.
At Marble Rock crossing a Rock Island schedule train struck a school bus killing Harrison May age 12 and Roger Schuefter age 14. Six students and the bus driver Harry Arthur were taken to a Waterloo hospital. four others received first aid at home.
Winter storms sweep Harrisburg and central Pennsylvania with over two inches of snow by 10 AM. Heavy snowfall paralyzes traffic in Altoona and disrupts business districts in Harrisburg, as forecasts predict rain and rising temperatures later. Severe winds and subfreezing temps cause rescues and icy conditions across Minnesota and New York. Albert Eichmann dies after freezing in Brainerd yard amid a northwest snowstorm.
Joseph Shamburg of West Pleasant Street completed a purchase of Mrs. Sam Jacobson’s residential property on West Congress Street and will take possession later. Mrs. Jacobson also bought Morgaridge Block on North Center Street from City Alexander and plans to occupy second floor apartments in the near future.
Charles A. Levine Mabel Bell and Wilmer Stultz depart from Columbia Field in a Bellanca monoplane bound for West Palm Beach Florida. They plan a night stop then continue to New York City with planned halts at Milam and St Petersburg. A separate item notes Major Thomas Lanphier denying plans to resign his US Air Service commission after a long distance call with his wife.
A steamship Hermes reportedly sank four miles off New Orleans amid religious and maritime confusion. The Norwegian freighter Modéuu and the Aladema were named in unclear reports. Dock officials noted wireless gear delays and ongoing investigations by steamer line agents.
United Press dispatch from Boston reports a push by Herbert Hoover to win New England backing for the Republican ticket. The piece notes Democratic chances with Alfred E. Smith in New York and New Hampshire’s upcoming primary, while party leaders in New England weigh Hoover’s fit with the national administration and the possible leadership of Senator George Higgins Moses for the state delegation.
Storm warnings were ordered from Bastial Maine to Delaware Breakwater with small craft warnings from the breakwater south to Cape Hulleras. A disturbance of rapidly increasing intensity threatens the seaboard, prompting heightened alerts for mariners and coastal interests.
Radio listings preview tonight's schedule highlighting WZ Hook up 102M in honor of Senator Honnogaty with remarks by Hon. Charles Hughes and others. WEAF presents Cities Service Hour at 8 PM and WOR Newark airs a Choir invisible program. Palmolive Hour on WIZ at 8 PM features the Wrigley Review.
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Severe cold claims life of Wanamaker in Atlantic City. John Wanamaker, famed merchant and founder of Wanamaker's department stores, long prominent in New York and Philadelphia society, died after illness amid his many business interests and civic duties. He led major retail interests and owned the Philadelphia Record. He served as deputy police commissioner and engaged in civic committees. He was Princeton educated and married in London to Violet Croger.
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