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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1928
Page
5
Rody P. Marshall, a prominent criminal lawyer from Pittsburgh, has been employed as defense counsel for numerous election cases stemming from alleged irregularities in the recent primary in Allegheny County.
Scores of acres inundated as San Francisquito Canyon and Newhall areas flood. Ten drowned and many homes crushed amid rising waters. Communication lines failed as residents were evacuated and rescue efforts began. Bodies and unidentified remains reported. multiple towns affected across the Hoode region.
Sy United Press reports twenty one bodies found in the Santa Paula area and at nearby Pillmdte and Pirates sections as the Santa Cruz Valley roadway collapsed after a dam break. The disaster, attributed to the St Francis reservoir, caused widespread destruction and damage estimated in the millions.
Local notices list numerous residents traveling for business, visits, and family time. Glenn Group tests by motor for Oil City. William Hawthorne of Cleveland guests Clyde Salen family. Mrs J F Walker of Jamestown visits Mrs Laura VanTauge. W G Walker travels to Sundugky to see brother Joseph Walker. FS Austin to Warren for business. Dr and Mrs Weeks guests of Weeks family. Lena St Clair returns from business trip. A Covey travels to Kanetits for business. Mrs R J Fogle in Union City for a funeral payment. Mrs Bertha Hamilton visit by Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Leu Gogle returns home. John Amacher visits Ridgway. Mr and Mrs Spleenan visit West Mdyllic. J D Distonatiir visiting city. P H O Leary in Cincinnati for business. Mrs B L Rickerson travels via Spartansburg to Salamarca. Attorney Blaine Kineald resigns from Erie trip. William Levey and son return to Meadville. Mrs John Amathert to Sheff ield for visit with mother. Doris Slade returns to Syracuse. P J Frieseman in Lie for business. Mrs Sabina Marks travels from North Mgniwan da after brother's illness. Mrs Wilbon J Hetwirdas to Sherman. Wis ob Lammnette visits Union City. Nellie Crowe to Erie to visit. Wrank and Fred Kitany visit from Coneautville.
United Press reports eight candidates withdrew from contests amid a chaotic market close. Firms listed include Chrysler General Motors Continental Motors Willys Overland and American Steel. The text notes rail and oil interests such as Sinclair Shell Skelly and Atlantic Refining, with many rail lines and utilities named among the vanished participants.
Mrs Sara R Byerly of Greensburg Pennsylvania credits San Cura Ointment and Soup with curing her eczema after prior doctors failed. She reports rapid relief within months and praises use for burns sores itching and a range of skin troubles. The ad promotes San Cura products at 25 cents per pot and soup.
In a murky report the scene at a street corner near Mulina Mah and Penn includes mention of several names and places such as New York, Avignene, Gus, and 7 Lane. The fragment hints at a power issue at 2217 South Penn with a local disturbance or incident involving curb work and an aluminum drdihiteur.
Judge Paisley issued a temporary restraining order in Steubenville prohibiting the city recreation board from completing a $75,000 city owned stadium project. City solicitor Miss Amanda Strayer filed the action. The board had planned to award the contract last night. The dispute centers on the five year term of the project.
A newly introduced electric fan in France is claimed to purify and circulate air by producing ozone from a small attached generator. The ozone is blown outward by rapidly revolving vanes. Popular Mechanics notes ozone's use in sterilizing water and its distinctive odor after lightning.
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