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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
1
A damaged OCR sports snippet references a fight or foul play with a player being struck in the kidneys. It mentions a team or individual and a game context, but the details are unclear. The readable bits suggest a result or action occurred during a contest.
A fragmentary line hints at a land or property listing in a newspaper page. Readable bits suggest an es yer and lot for on your nly, indicating a parcel trade or sale note. No clear names or dates are identifiable from the snippet.
Federal case links Senator Wheeler to conspiracy as prairie fires sweep across South Dakota and neighboring states. Reported losses include 33 villages burned, homes destroyed, and multiple injuries while winds reach forty miles per hour driving fires into Nebraska near the Missouri River frontier. Local residents evacuate as crews fight widespread blazes across Gregory and White River regions with renewed danger near Fort Pierre.
Authorities in Shepherd plan exhumations of two bodies linked to the McClintock case as part of a murder inquiry. The move aims to uncover new evidence and test theories by Dr Olson and associates about the deaths of Meg McClintock and Billy McClintock.
United Press reports Kid McCoy faces a prison term from 3 to 30 years for the killings tied to the murder of Mite Tersan Mors. His prior sentence of a combined 10 years for murder will run concurrently with the present term.
From Stratford Connecticut March 27 Gerald Chapman known as the prince of rockery is identified as the owner of a car linked to the killing of James J. Skelly of New Britain. A Steubenville purchase and witness testimony tie Chapman to the car with sarcastic cross examination scenes and courtroom requests to exclude witnesses.
In San Francisco March reports say the defense in the Dorothy Ellingson case seeks to introduce evidence that Dorothy did not fire the fatal shot that killed her mother Anna Ellington. Prosecutors must prove she fired the shot. no witness supports the confession. The defense hints at a second line of defense amid Dorothy’s mounting collapses during the trial week.
Five Martin Derbynes left Langley Field for Middletown Pennsylvania landed at Logan Vield near Dundalk by noon. Three planes carrying twelve men failed to return after a storm forced the York squadron to abort. Captain Willis Hale reported the missing craft to Washington.
In New York on March 47 a burglar entered the Vanderbilt home on Pith Avenue and was driven off by Mrs. William J.K. Vanderbilt who, armed with a revolver, saw the intruder in a wall mirror. She alerted police after the attempted theft and found no evidence of the burglar. Mrs. May Benard of Pittsburgh is visiting Ray Rourke, brother.
A lightning strike during an electrical storm in Murphysboro Illinois killed a man staying in a cyclone refuge fort. The storm caused extensive property damage across homes still unprotected since last week’s cyclone.
In Oroville California a grand jury has formally ordered an inquiry into the affairs of Mrs Anne Rohlo the Roaring Lion of the House of Tudah District Attorney William Rothe will question her about the death of her brother Herman Schalow burned allegedly as purification by fire Citizens of Biggs protest her fanatical cult practices including dances flesh purges and ritualistic rites claimed to center on recreating the Garden of Eden at her home The case centers on the leader who calls herself Eve and her husband Adam and the alleged branding of Schalow by her disciples
Two Seabright Coast Guard sailors, Joseph Tillior and Pranks Cummings, were wounded when a New York Coast Guard boat fired on a speedily moving Seabright craft mistaken for a rum runner, as others pursued a smuggling vessel off Seabright.
The resignation of H. E. Manley as secretary is accepted while the Board of Education postpones appointing a replacement. Opposition grows to proposed cuts in the appropriations bill impacting schools.
School board in special session accepted the resignation of T. E. Manley as secretary and business manager while delaying appointment of a successor. Superintendent Hemstreet reported on tardiness and noted better punctuality among younger pupils. A citywide spelling contest for Grades 5 and 6 was announced and directors will select the words. Applications for the post were filed and will be reviewed at a later meeting.
A mysterious explosion today wrecked the Wilking school at Swissvale throwing nearby residents from bed. Property damage is estimated at 100000 dollars. Night watchman Charles Jacobs is missing and police fear he may be dead in wreckage. Fire officials debate the cause with claims dynamite or nitroglycerine bombs could explain the damage.
United Press report from Forbach France dated March 27 states seventy miners are believed dead after a coal seam collapse at the Merlebach mine. About twenty others are injured and fifty more unaccounted as rescuers recover bodies from a cavern about a half mile underground.
Crawford county will send representatives to a Northwestern Pennsylvania principals conference at Corry High School on Saturday April 4. Leaders aim to form a regional principals association and discuss testing programs teacher training in science and larer curriculum, with a noon dinner and a tour of the new Junior High building in the afternoon.
Harrisburg reports March 27 the state mandates bottled milk sales in restaurants and similar venues after May 26. The law requires milk to be served in the original bottle or container and excludes mixed drinks from its scope.
Corry investors learn holdings of Interior Oil and Gas Co were sold at a higher bid at Friday’s sale in Warren. The entire package including Tiona refinery and Cheto properties was sold in one group for 31,000, after a prior sale was set aside by the Federal court. Receiver H. Lyons will seek court confirmation in Pittsburgh within about ten days.
The W C T U met to push Sunday school visits by Mrs Sylvia Benns of Fria to engage young people in societies. They commend Mr HT Manley for barring dances at the Junior High and criticize the school board’s stance, backed by parents and Christian citizens. Miss Marc Dungan visited the city and returned to Clymer with Mrs J A Riley and relatives.
Corry voters review the 1925 political calendar outlining filing dates for nominating petitions, registration deadlines, and election procedures. Key dates include July registration deadlines, August petition filings for judicial offices, and the November 6 election day with October 2 tax-payment cutoff to vote.
A District of Columbia grand jury returned a second indictment charging Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana with conspiracy to defraud the government in oil land deals. Edwin Booth and Gordon Campbell are also named. The case centers on attempts to obtain 90 000 acres in Toole County for oil prospecting, with Campbell allegedly directing permits to benefit himself. The lengthy indictment spans 29 pages and follows Wheeler's prior related charges.
Uniontown Pa March 27 Congressman Clarence J McLeod 29 of Detroit Mich was injured in an AMV airplane accident while flying from Selfridge Field Michigan to Washington He was reported resting comfortably the plane failed to climb after engine trouble and crashed somersaulting into a tree The pilot Lieut Ninty was injured and McLeod remained unconscious awaiting X rays at Uniontown hospital
A fragmented listing from stations WEAF KGW WOAW WHA WGAP and others outlines five radio features for the day. Mentions personalities Billy Jones pall Hare and Harry M. Emerton with unclear times and regional references across New York, Portland, Omaha, Madison, and Washington.
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