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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1928
Page
3
Readers see a garbled passage mentioning a competition and a two day stopover. It references a person named Wall er and a town likely in a sports or event context. The text is incomplete with many missing letters and jumbled words, providing little clear factual content.
The Corry publication discusses the lack of funds to pave the Columbus Avenue stretch on the Roosevelt Highway and hopes for future improvement. It also urges city support for a proposed Industrial Baseball League to boost local entertainment, noting past rivalries and anticipated attendance impacts on exhibitions.
Street Commissioner Edward Marrington leads spring repair efforts across the city. Taxpayers and property owners praise the work as unifying drainage focus boosts road con ditions with rounding, gravel surfacing, and better culverts at driveways. Residents urged to support ongoing efforts.
The set lists five questions about history and science and provides yesterday's answers: Molecule, 4, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 8, The refraction of light by minute crystals floating in the perch, 4, Scotland, 5, Belladonna.
Washington correspondent Charles P Stewart notes that the vice presidency feels like a backwater role in the Senate, with no real power or voice. He recalls how the office lacks influence, its occupant treated as a mere senator, and highlights the 1935 Directory omission of Charles G. Dawes.
Items from May 9 1908 note work on a new baseball field at the fairgrounds, social visits among Erie residents, hatchery activity sending twenty million yellow perch eggs to streams, a church burglary at St Elizabeth, and a new baby for Mr and Mrs James Stevens with Prank Nichols preparing to return to Buffalo for work.
A standard puzzle presents three pipes with rates: one fills in 12 hours, another in 16 hours, and a third empties in 10 hours. When all are opened on an empty cistern, determine the filling time. The text includes an unrelated answer note with arithmetic fragments and garbled directions.
Divers hunted a Lake Erie crash site off Long Point Ontario for James My Lapey of Buffalo and John Rosecrans of Milwaukee who disappeared after their plane went down Friday afternoon. The tug Ruth sailed 6 40 p m Monday from Port Dover to search the buoy marked point where the craft captain Diyell reported the flyers perished. Erie coast guardsmen called the day ideal for diving as they continue the recovery effort.
The living original members and all lot owners who have paid for perpetual care are urged to attend the annual meeting to reorganize by election of fifteen directors. The meeting will be held at the office of C. L. Alexander, manager, 116 North Center Street, at 8 o clock Monday evening May 14th. This is a continued appeal to members to attend.
Ralph Hoffman charged with robbery in connection with a West End hold up was indicted by the May term grand jury. Harry Stuffeheam, alleged partner, pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to the Western penitentiary after prior time served. Local witnesses subpoenaed for Robert Mead’s statutory offense and prohibition law case, tied to an alleged joint on Vast Main Street.
William Howe of Wetmore says a con man known by multiple names including H C Moore and James McLaughlin defrauded residents near Kane. Arrested in Youngstown Ohio on fraud charges, the suspect claimed to be with a New York grape company. Howe plans to obtain an arrest warrant to bring him to McKean County for trial.
Indiana officials led by Gov. John S. Fisher attended the funeral of Virginia Taylor age 6 in Indiana Pennsylvania. The child, daughter of Vernon and Mrs. Taylor, was killed in a Pasadena California auto accident a week earlier. Governor Fisher served as pallbearer alongside his daughter Mrs. Henry H Tatail Brown Jr and state officials including B. E Taylor and Dr A H Reith.
May 9 report states Frank Kunzula 90 of Wasi Street was struck and fatally mangled by a westbound New York Central engine while picking up waste papers along the tracks in front of the depot. He had been an employee for two years. Coroner Hanley opened an investigation.
A brief Vancouver Province item notes a woman left her husband and stayed in a hotel for several days before returning. The doorway sign read Have you left anything prompting local concern and consolation from acquaintances.
Washington May 9 report notes growing focus on the Prohibition question as wet and dry factions organize for the presidential campaign. Dr James M Doran and other officials say enforcement is improving and emphasize stronger state and local action.
In Pittsburgh today testimony opened before a three member panel in the eighteenth district of the Third Board on alleged irregularities at the primary election. A jury of twelve was seated to hear charges of fraud and negligence. The proceedings cited 442 ballots in the district and 26 ballots marked as void when the ballot box was open.
In Franklin on May 8, Bessie Ayime Gysar aged infant or Mr and Mrs Plumer Adams of Roule Franklin was badly burned July 12, slowly recovering daily and able to be out of bed. The care of the child by Miss Margaret Thomas Eclipse nurse since February is praised by the community for her continued devotion and service.
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