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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1922
Page
2
The Buddy Players present Divorce at the State Armory, following a staging of Way Down East. A large audience attended, and another performance is expected to attract more crowds. Ticket prices reach up to 2.00 in large cities, with this local run offered at AF cents.
Indianapolis March grand jury indicted Moore a persistent bigamist who has married 18 women in five years on three counts bigamy embearssment and grand larceny The bigamy count notes marriages to Harriet Evans of Vincennes and Laura Herzburg of Peoria while still married to the other woman The other counts accuse him of obtaining money from The Wortun he married
A runaway streetcar belonging to Maineh Clint and Lehighton Transit Co. ran from barns toward Braail Way, jumped the track, and crashed into four houses in Mauch Chunk. The heavy damage reached about $10,000 though no occupants were injured.
Private guards swarm Chicago's Cold Coast residences after a midnight explosion damages the home of Alderman Charles G. Age. Police report a family shaken but unharmed. suspect identity unclear as Alderman Agnew comments at a political meeting.
Quaero Chip club met yesterday afternoon at Sarah Powell's Waiht Street home with twelve members present. The session covered current events and home economics and featured a dinner. Receipts from dishes were exchanged and a Book of Reviews was sold as the afternoon's entertainment.
New York report says Babe Ruth has become captain of the Yankees amid questions over a rumored $500 bonus for home runs. Miller Huggins disputes the publicity and confusion over Ruth's contract, while owners weigh gate receipts against player pay. The publicized plan to pay Ruth for each homer is denied and not reflected in records.
Washington March 16 Chief Justice Pitt reveals in a Yale alumni speech that he desires restricting major college athletic exhibitions. He argues they interfere with student intellectual life and would welcome a stop to restore university purpose and proportion.
Baseball notes report Lang Kelly’s first homer, George Groh and McGraw’s sick squad, Bodie reinstatement drive, and various trades. Boxing suspensions for Langhlin and Schappert after a “bad show” in Troy, plus Bobby Roth suspended for training camp rules. Hockey results note Canadian team defeats Pittsburgh 4 to 8. Wrestling updates include Strangler Lewis’s latest win and Jack’s match near end of card.
A public sale will be held Monday March 20 at 100 o clock featuring Holstein cattle, a Durham bull, registered horses, White Leghorn hens, farming implements, hay equipment, wagons, and related gear. Featured animals include full blood Holsteins and a Durham bull, with additional items such as tractors, plows, harrows, cultivators, and horse-drawn equipment.
An auction listing describes veg incubator separator churns sewing machines cans and various household articles for sale with terms under ten dollars cash and over ten dollars on bankable notes with signers. Lunch is served at noon by Blue Eye. Allie DeJean John Hammond Perry Mead clerk. Also items include a wanted girl for general hour walk and ponies for sale and other notices for washers pigs and services at local addresses and phone numbers.
The College Women's Club met at Miss Marjorie Auer's N Center Street home last evening. Members responded to roll call by ring numbers and the program featured two Yeats pieces, The Land of Heart's Desire, by Mitsu Ian Austin, and The Play Hoy of the Western World, by John Longe rail. Virginia Wagganey led a discussion on Trish dram as part of the routine business, with refreshments served.
Letters of administration granted in Corry Erie County against Jotnie L Horton deceased to C R Powell of Corry. Creditors must present claims and debts owed to the estate promptly. Executor J R Powell requests all claimants to file without delay and settle balances with the estate.
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