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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1922
Page
5
Local listings report church Sunday School and public worship, grocery, clothing, and hardware ads. A Bank and merchants promote items from hats and wool coats to travel services, with a string of crime notes about forged checks and a police vacancy noted amid weekend sales and community events.
Erie May 5 an Erie arena meeting led by Rev S J Arthur former pastor of the First Baptist Church urged an organized citizen effort to clean up disorderly houses in Frio halt liquor sales by saloons and bootleggers and warned that city officials are wearing blinders. He said there are more than 44 houses of prostitution in Erie and that enforcement of the law is lax, urging quick action by a local group.
United Press reports a May 5 fire in Pittsburgh destroyed a four story brick structure on Wood Street with damage around 40000. Most destruction occurred to the portion occupied by Amdur Enelow Co manufacturers. Backup notes include local ads and stray contact details.
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