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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1931
Page
4
Wir Mendville, a 12 year old from Cambridge Springs, facing charges of breaking and entering after being detained at the local jail following a juvenile court appearance. The boy, held on $900 bail, appeared related to a cottage break in the area.
Local items report on grocery specials in City and Vicinity with eggs at 17¢ a dozen and vanilla dainties at 24¢, plus bacon squares and various breads. News covers a hospital update on Mrs. Manley Parker after an appendicitis operation, Rex Shop activities, Westway Club dinner plans, and several city incidents including a fire at a chicken coop and traffic injuries near Franklin. Also noted are plays at Warren theater, courthouse jury lists, and a busy local schedule of meetings and notices in Corry and surrounding towns.
A foggy note reports a plane readied for a rescue expedition led by an unnamed pilot. The effort centers on Augustine Colitaull and involves careful preparations, with six days anticipated to allow the craft to reach and train for the dune landing.
May 6 closing post noon prompts early orders. Local items note school party at Miss Velma Franklin home on Seventh Street with ice cream and candy favors. Missionary Society meet at 185 East Congress Street this Wednesday at 2 pm. Warren marks 99th birthday as plans float for 100th anniversary in 1932.
A jumbled local page reports daily cottage cheese specials and shop ads alongside a police case: Rex Barber, once of Bradford, is blamed for gangland killings after his death from bullet wounds on a Bradford highway. Also included are a public service complaint about Welsh Bus Transportation and a market opening in Bracken building.
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