Twenty Years Ago Highlights From Journal Files
Firefighters from the Second yard bluck rushed to Ferry W. Darrow’s farm home near the city to extinguish a blaze with chemicals. Henry F. King, longtime builder and inventor, died at his South Center Street home. A 16 year old girl suffered a wrist fracture from a fall at play, revealed by X ray. Corry High School girls basketball defeated Sherman 43 to 9, H. Hawkins led with 15 points. Leonard T. Mellroy promotes a Cord front drive coupe. J J Draker and T Kinney head to Oklahoma City to manage Ajax Iron Works service in the oil fields.
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Ferry W. Darrow
City
Washington A Street
Bluck
Henry F. King
South Center Street
East Pleasant Street
Raymond Manufacturing Company
King
Menius
Ing
Ioné
J. J. Draker
Thomas Kinney
Oklahoma City
Ohia
Ajax Iron Works
Oklahoma
Post Office Rates and Advertising Deadlines Notice
Public notice from Corry Pennsylvania outlining mail rates for second class mall matter subscription costs by mail and in advance, four cents per copy, twenty four cents per week, and advertising rates available on application. Display advertising deadline listed as 9 am the previous publication date.
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Post
Corry
Centralia Disaster Third Anniversary Noted
Saturday March 25 marks the third anniversary of the Centralia Illinois mine explosion that killed at least 111 miners on March 25 1947. The piece reviews political blame and evolving safety oversight including union and government actions and limits on federal enforcement in private mines.
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Centralia
United States
Interior
Krug
Lewis
Tlinois Department
Af Mines
Fiis
Federal Bureau of Mines
Build Up Your Starved Blood With New Hematonic
A vintage ad touts CERTAINW two liquid elements called a Hematonic to raise hemoglobin and energize users. It claims faster digestion, less gas, and improved blood counts within 3 or 4 days, sold at Widmann Drug Store for a few cents a day.
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Widmann & Teach Drug Store
WidmannsDrag
Cooke Plans Seven-Week Gubernatorial Tour
Jay Cooke of Philadelphia aims for the Republican nomination and will begin a seven week statewide speaking circuit next Monday. His first stop is Honesdale where he will address two groups of Wayne county supporters.
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Philadelphia
Jay Cooke
Cooke
Honesdale
Wayne County
Memory Quiz Headlines and Classified Answers
A vintage quiz page asks ten questions on topics from a spy trial involving an American telephony executive to a Potsdam conference president. It includes language on scoring, memory, and reference to checking the classified page for correct answers.
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Budapest
Prince Aly Kahn
Switzerland
Los Alamos
N. Max
United States
Treasury report shows budget receipts and debt totals
Treasury data for March 20 records net receipts of 281 million and expenditures of 80 million with a cash balance around 613 million and total debt near 2500 million. Daily increase stands at about 74.6 million. In Pittsburgh a cold front looms as springlike weather persists in western Pennsylvania and temperatures dip to 36 degrees tonight.
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Treasury
Washington
Position of the Treasury
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
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Corry High School
Sherman High Girls
Rnders
Leonard T. Mellroy
Desmond Electric
Church
Corry, Fe
Calif
Martin Motor Sales
West South St
Weserve
Dodge
Plymouth
Tels
Frank C. Chapin
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