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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1932

Page

7

Bennett Bros Place In Statewide Music Contest

The Bennett brothers Allen and Mernard represented Corry in a state music contest held at the Pine Arts Building of Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh on April 29. Allen Bennett won third in the reed clarinet event while Mernard took fifth in the same contest. Lou Bhersole of Harrisburg High School won first in that category. George Dietz of Sunbury High School won first in clarinet. judge Leon Ruddick of Cleveland oversaw the proceedings. A large audience watched contests across oboe, bassoon, piano, trumpet, violin, cello, and violin with contestants selecting pieces themselves. The Corry group did not win first but performed well and represented city talent.

Allen Mernard Bennett Corry Pine Arts Carnegie Institute Fittsburgh Lou Bhersole John Harris Harrisburg Bernard Bennett George Dietz Sunbury High School Sunbury Allen Bennett Leon Ruddick Department of Music Cleveland Corry Trays

Community Auction Sale Near Corry and Spring Creek

On the George Woolf farm six miles east of Corry and 14 miles west of Spring Creek an auction was held Thursday May 5 1932 at 1 PM. The sale offered8 high grade stock and machinery including a mowing machine grain drill sulky plow incubator and various household items. Terms allowed cash for sums under ten dollars and good bankable paper for larger amounts. Also included were lumber stone brick and other articles. The notice also contains a Pine Grove Cemetery Association annual meeting announcement and a general thank you card with expressions of gratitude for kindness and sympathy.

Doolittle North Center St Ata A Ae P. O. Box West Park Pinca Corry Hudison Columbus Clymer Sharp Fordson Ferguson Hindman P. L. Schramling John Hammond Geo George Woolf Spring Creek Hong

Oil City Wins League Debate at Meadville

Oil City negative team defeated Corry in the Meadville interhigh league final held Friday April 29. Florence McCullough Edward Splath and Norman Stoner argued that compulsory unemployment insurance is needed, beating Franklin in the finals with a two to one judge score.

Oi City Interhigh School Meadville Florence McCullough Edward ‘Splath Norman Stoner Corry Franklin OK City Corry High School Allegheny College Cochran Hall Oil City Hige Totty Allegheny ‘College Ife Vntalr Ufe Tolley

Final Singing Period Enjoyed By School Group

The last singing assembly of the Yee was held last Wednesday under Miss Murray. The program featured two numbers by the Douhin Quartette and two songs by Horace Brynolfson and the senior high school boys quartet. The Wass Motion includes Ray Beagle and Jiverette Philips with harmonies by Clarence McCray and John Love, while Bass and Tenor lines are filled by Bachamor Helfast and Dominick Paveone. Brynolfson, a regular radio entertainer, performed and aided by Miss Murray’s guidance, signaling an upcoming year-end trend toward musical activities.

Murray Douhin Quartette Southland Kentucky Horace Brynoli Stitchon Wocl Jamestown Speen

Gardens by Neil T

A humorous column on spring gardening warns that failed planting efforts lead to sprawling, weed choked plots. It jokes about family aid, pests, weed control myths, and transforming failing gardens into tennis courts or fantasy landscapes, with playful notes on nature’s quirks and farm tweaks.

Neil T Phu Gary Don

Opinions On Retrenchment At Corry High School

A survey of Corry High School students across sophomores to seniors shows mixed views on next year’s curriculum reductions. Students discuss impact on interest, teaching quality, and tradition, with varied hopes and concerns from optimism to worry about art and music cuts.

Fife Eliss Corry High School Victor Deitzel Beatrie Hulings George Rogers George Orlo Ewing Claudia Placé Neil McKsy Mary Monrie Richard Bachot Ner Moxtgodr

Potpourri column parodies campus life and gossip

A chaotic campus bulletin mocks class activities and staff, naming Miriam Miller Sarah Shaver and Florence VasCiser as evictors of the cabmin for a junior issue. It teases student writers, birthday jests, society news rumors, and faction satire within the Corrian and senior class fundraising appeals.

Cabmin Miriam Miller Sarah Shaver Florence VasCiser Walter Whichell The Cerrian Sissy Corrian Anne Wolford Lasf Sogn Pauline Larson Billy Wilcox Florida Soho Mimy Willams Everett Phillips Blair Sheeley M. M's

Fragmented poem fragment hints at student class styling

A fragmented poem hints at freshmen and sophomores with lines about hair, tone, and dignity. The garbled text mentions class markers and a playful exchange, reflecting a light verse about student identity and behavior despite textual distortion.

Revision of Corry High Constitution Considered

A student council committee led by President Bachemer reviews Corry High’s 1923 constitution, gathering ideas from neighboring schools. The document undergoes a complete revision with five articles replacing four, pending approval from the Council, homerooms, faculty, principal, and Board of Education.

Corry High Bachemer Cownell Board of Education

Corry High Baseball Schedule and Prep Notes

Corry High travels to East Hickory Brida for a postponed contest that would have occurred last Tuesday. McCallmen aim to build on recent practice wins with two games planned this week against Cambridge Springs Jiera on May 3 and Fal coner on May 7. The Beavers show we’d expect wins as the season progresses.

Corry High East Hickory Brida McCallmen Beavers McCall Cambridge Springs Falconer Bob Bill

Silence Is Not Golden In School Life Editorial

A Corry High School student paper presents reflections on “Silence Is Not Golden” with commentary on conversation rules. The piece notes springtime distractions, classroom focus, and the tension between freedom of speech and study discipline while quoting conventional cautions about idle prattle.

Leo guriCorry Institution of Learning Valsas Sheen Hothways

Typewriting Awards And Office Practice Reflections

Monthly notes show Typing students earning pins for high speed and accuracy with Wobdstock Typewriter notes. Senior Office Practice students wrap six weeks of booklet projects covering Costly Decacies Office Housekeeping Modern Advertising Justified and more, highlighting original covers and practical office skills.

Eileen Winutes Wobdstock Hris Futua

Favorite Songs and Entertainer Names List

A garbled list of song titles and performer names appears, including Love Miss Tits A Blue Eyed Blonde Iris Hicks I Ain't Got Nobody Neil McKay and many others. The fragmented OCR text reads like a catalog of tunes and artists with odd spellings and stray letters, lacking coherent context or narrative.

Iris Hicks Neil McKay Mrs. McCormick Woodball Breddie Mic. McCall Helene Lewis Marion Sullivan Baby Face Lawrence Klinger Ari Sweet Toujours Lamour

Furnished rooms for rent at 127 Gould Street

Housekeeping rooms offered at 127 Gould Street with wire furnished options. Central private entrances and private baths described. Phone contact listed as 92-3 tt for leasing inquiries.

Bor Gould Street Alate J. B. Patterson West Church Street Adgtr

Two Bandits Take $250 From Restaurant in Monessen

Ay United Press reports two men robbed Johnson's restaurant in Monessen, forcing three staff and a customer to the wall while one worked an electrified cash register. They escaped in a car with the $250 before the license number could be traced.

United Press Monessen le Held Nyr Litesmen Jotson Kenneth Michaels Weiter Howard Minchie Himer

Snake tale and a burglar tied to a rattling rescue

A Canadian tourist freed a large rat snake trapped under a rock. The relieved serpent then followed its benefactor home guarding the place like a watchdog. One night the burglar was found strangled by the snake around his neck, its tail rattling by an open window as police were alerted.

Do You Know Apiwers Tare fA quirge patito

Fragmentary text mentions locations and names with unclear meaning. The readable parts reference Tor Cites and area designations without clear events or outcomes. The piece appears to be damaged OCR from a local newspaper page.

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