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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1928
Page
3
Fragmentary text hints at a Western Dodgers investigation or confrontation involving a high level official, with references to a vicar and contentious claims. The readable portions mention tempos of portents and a twenty fifth anniversary style date, suggesting a broader historical sports or political dispute.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions league, second place, victory, pitch mercilerly, and western obatle with unclear names and actions. Overall content is garbled with no definite events, dates, or identifiable entities to summarize clearly.
The CORRY EVENING JOURNAL reports spring farming in Corry area faced delays from April cold and rain. Field work lagged with only 42 percent sowing by May 1, meadows and pastures below average, fruit blossoms delayed, but recent warmer, wetter weather offers hope for oats, corn, and pasture recovery. Farmers expect about four fifths of apples and three quarters of peaches, with some thinning necessary.
A freight wreck west of Kane on Thursday night destroyed four center cars of a seventy-car train named a time freight and tied up the Renove division. No injuries reported. Wreck crews with a crane cleared the scene while Train 581 Flyer was delayed until 8:15 AM to resume service after main-track clearance.
A compact set of language exercises and answers from W. L. Gordon covering grammar punctuation spelling and pronunciation. It includes questions mis-spellings mispronunciations and missing letters with an answers section listingCorrect forms and guidance.
Fragmented quiz items ask about famous debates by Abraham Lincoln and others, Noah’s ark wood, Society of Friends members, England’s first Wing, and two counts valuing vast rice. Includes Catherine the Great, Lohengrin, Nuthatch, and Mediter ranean entrance owned by the British.
Twenty years ago notes from the Journal files dated May 12 1908 report incidents including a P W rail brakeman named Chris Helniein killed at Union City this morning and various local happenings. Other items mention the Western Union supply wagon wreck near Climax shops, sworn-in constables Dan Mitchell Ira Pearce and G K Carl, Miss Bess Akins visiting Corry Plain Dealer offices, and several residents relocating or visiting nearby towns.
A farmer hires a boy for a year for 40 dollars and a suit of clothes. The boy leaves after eight months, receives 25 dollars and the suit. Find the suit's cost. The previous day’s answer 412-396 hints at a sugar pricing calculation: interpret as 12 from a 7 and divide by 12.
Pittsburgh May 12 Abraham Berkowits saloon keeper star witness in the city wide liquor investigation of Administrator John D Pennington was released yesterday from Allen Bheny county jail under $1 000 bond Berkowicz spent more than twenty hours in jail Morro better Mexico City May 12 American Ambassador Dwight Morrow who had been for more than a week was no improved today that we accepted a weekend invitation out of the capital
Washington correspondent Charles P. Stewart portrays a cluster of younger senators including Porter Hi Dale Al Barkley Sammy Bratton and Billy McMaster as immature yet influential. He notes their restless independence, minor clashes with party authority, and Dawes’s choice to appoint them to a committee shaping the national campaign. The piece cites Dale as a steadying presence amid a rowdy, ambitious cohort. A second item includes a Mother’s Day tribute from Ruth Robins of 118 West Main Street.
In Gincinnatt on May 12 four bandits held up the United States Electric Tool Company paymaster and fled with the weekly payroll. The exact amount was not learned.
Bo Whittaker was honor guest at a birthday dinner at the family home. Columbus play by Union City Grange members was excellent, each performer credible. Piano music between acts was well received. Aunt Delia Dutton seriously ill with advanced age. confined to her room for two years and uses a wheelchair.
A fragmentary note touts a sensational romance described as immortal, promising ardor, passion, and dramatic emotional clashes. The garbled text hints at a publisher’s blurb aimed at drawing readers to a dramatic love story.
A local Equitable Life agent promotes a plan to provide ongoing income for a mother, promising comfort and happiness in her remaining days. The message urges community members to consider this option to ensure a mother’s well being.
A writer from Reno Pennsylvania plans a trip to Corry next Sunday noon. He jokes about paying a fine to police with a tin whistle and mocks city slogans and gas wagons. The letter references street lights, fixed stars, and a “stop” sign as part of a playful critique.
Huge ice floes hold up Buffalo harbor, delaying two or three seven foot rum chasers. Captain L D Seymour of the local guard says ice conditions hinder navigation from Buffalo. A coast guard representative reported Buffalo harbor ice is delaying defense shipments into the region.
Canadian vessels to push into Lake Erle waters with trained crews ordered to shoot the rum runners off the lakes. Boats will depart for Erle once Buffalo harbor ice permits, with about $4 of the exar to ply ice lakes east of Cleveland.
Members of Branch 5, Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association, plan a lureen supper next Tuesday night May 15 at 6 30 in St Edward's Hall. All members urged to attend and those not solicited are asked to come and bring a green.
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