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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text shows a land or estate reference with terms like Ridge, 5 miles, 10WN 25, Ermy 6 bull, age farm, arrears and creditors. Details are inconsistent, but suggests a legal or property notice involving farms, estate, and debt.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference indebted individuals in Inte County circa 281 CE with unclear names and context. The readable lines show possible legal or financial distress but lack coherent details or dates.
A damaged notice fragment shows a probate matter involving executors and estate settlement in Pennsylvania. The readable text references the estate, signatures, and gifting actions amid incomplete formatting.
New York report notes Tear as the best three year old in Hen Jones barn after a Pimlico Oaks victory. Mentions Pensive Carmine Fatta the Newburgh lightweight as a campaigner for Al gistus W. Bennet with political leanings and other sports notes.
Wilmington and Trenton slumped as York wine topped Blue Rocks 9 to 1 and Hagerstown defeated Trenton 14 to 7 after nine runs in a single inning. Allentown beat Lancaster 3 to 2 as minor leagues and travel results list several scores. Meadville tracksters set a mile mark in a 92 victory over Lawrence Park in a debut meet.
Night baseball opened with 98 000 fans in parks as crowds rose for first night games of the season. Bucs beat the Braves 4 2 on a three run eighth inning rally. Walters drove in Eddie Miller to seal Cincinnati’s 8 2 win over the Giants.
Mel Harder became the only active American League pitcher with 200 victories at Fenway Park. He credited Ed Lemon for a key assist and thanked him publicly. Harder left the mound before the finish as Cleveland held off the Red Sox, with four hits off him through eight innings.
Army and Navy lead the intercollegiate A A A meet in Philadelphia on May 20 with 49 and 45 entrants. Lists show 30 colleges participating and 40 percent of individuals from them. Neither service academy has won the 4 A team title before.
Baltimore May 12 Associated Press report says jockey Conn McCreary fears Kentucky Derby winner Platter ahead of the Preakness Stakes. McCreary believes Platter will duel with Pensive in the 1 3/16 mile race for a $61,000 Woodlawn Vase and Black-Eyed Susie honors.
The Corry High School golf squad, smarting from two defeats to Erie Academy, travels to Meadville Friday afternoon seeking its first win. Coach Howard Sheen expects full strength with Bob Corbin at No 1, plus Jack Dey Gene Graham and end him wolcott.
National League results include Detroit 4 New York 2 and Philadelphia 9 Chicago 0 with Cleveland 5 Boston 4 and Washington 3 St. Louis 1. American League scores show St. Louis 4 Brooklyn 2 and Philadelphia 7 Chicago 1 with Cincinnati 8 New York 4 and Boston 2.
May 11 reports Cavaretta named field captain for the Chicago Cubs under manager Charlie Grimm. The 26 year old, oldest surviving Cub, joined the club a decade ago and is the only current Sub to play under Grimm. The Cubs have lost 18 consecutive games and aim for a comeback.
The Beaver High School baseball team, still winless, travels to Spartansburg for a Friday game at Wattsburg now rescheduled by mutual consent. Coach Storer fields a Freshman-Sophomore lineup with most varsity in reserve, starting Leonard and Hixson on the mound while Bob Loveland handles defense. The Beavers previously beat Sports nine 118-2 as the regular lineup rests for Wallaburg with Art Black pitching and Loveland in center.
The unbeat en Lockport Cubs edged Erie 7 3 in ten innings to extend their win streak to four. After a 4-4 deadlock, both teams scored twice in the tenth, but Erie failed to tally in the bottom frame as Lockport won.
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