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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1931
Page
6
Events include a Presbyterian church May Day program with a Y M C A speaker and a movie, plus Camel Eig contest prize announcements by R J Reynolds. Local notes cover weather outlook, hospital day, marbles champs, school events, and motor bus route application.
Fragmented OCR text references Arthécaifpn game elements and Worms Feu Com. It contains unreadable phrases and scattered terms, making precise reconstruction difficult. The readable portions suggest a sporting or event notice with entities such as Worms and a court or committee, but specifics are unclear.
Alex Niedzwiecki 26 of Parade Street pleaded guilty in Erie county court to two robbery charges. He was sentenced to five to ten years in the Western penitentiary with a transfer to Atlanta penitentiary after serving that term for federal liquor law violations. A co defendant Harry Holmes is serving time in New Jersey for concealed weapons.
W. Red Woodworth of Northwestern University won the annual Albany to New York outboard marathon. He steered Miss Northwestern powered by an Evinrude over the 122.25 mile course in three hours ten minutes, setting a new course record as the old mark stood at 3 hours 25.8 minutes.
In a first of four stories, Carol W. Cross portrays Reno as a gambling capital with a square rules ethos. Open rooms hum with deal ers, dice, and roulette while Jimmy Welch reflects on open gambling and a public mood returning to Wild West days. The piece notes Nevada revenue from gambling, 24 hour resorts, and a city layered with casinos, clubs, and cosmopolitan patrons.
Kane Pennsylvania May 9 Headquarters Company Third Battalion 112th Regiment local P NG rifle team will represent the state and the 28th division in the small bore indoor rifle match for the Chief of the Militia cup against National Guard units nationwide. The ten man team earned the honor by defeating all regimental champions in telegraphic matches. The Kane team totaled 12106 points to win the 28th division crown, with Troop 1 10th Cavalry Punxsutawney scoring 2932 and Company 1 10th Infantry Greensburg at 2849 for third. Miss Gertrude Monroe of Buffalo visited en route to Columbus to see her parents.
In Erie on May 9 Herman Perlicle 188 of Kalamazoo Mich won a six round decision over Mexie Strub 88 of Birle. Jimmie Dean 144 1 2 Erie was awarded in a six round decision. Sailor Koskel 151 1 2 Worcester beat Ben Burns 151 Akron six rounds. Battles 180 Erlenegro knocked out Mike Reach 163 Salamanca NC in the second round.
Announcement reports the marriage of L. Wetmore of Lewistown, son of A. Wetmore, to Miss Ruby Carlet of Woinrich England. The ceremony took place April 25 at an Episcopal church in Weyburn Canada, with close friends present. Wetmore is superintendent of the Lewistown Natural Gas Company.
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