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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1941
Page
7
Fragmentary notice describes a rental or lease action involving W. Ficuspn and W. Plens at a listed location. The readable details hint at an election or payment related to electricity, with a date or reference noted as 87-22 and 3119, but wording is incomplete.
Fragmentary OCR text references a street and a person named Ioing Stock. The fragment mentions a war, an attorney, and a market context but lacks coherent details to form a complete news item.
A community program at Pymatuning Lake will plant between 100000 and 200000 willow trees along the shoreline, with officials from the Game Commission and fisheries department and sportsmen representatives coordinating. John Phillips of Butler is honored for saving Pennsylvania game refuges, while Gov. Arthur H. James and other leaders will speak on conservation. Local women shooters showed strong season improvements, with Lois Huth and Lillian Robbins among top performers, as Karl J. Lawrence advances to Colgate coaching duties. Opposition to crime and sports headlines include nominations for Hollywood races and notes on major league rosters and retirements.
Bob Montgomery of Philadelphia dominated Lew Jenkins at Madison Square Garden last night winning seven of ten rounds by unanimous decision. The bout boosts Montgomery toward a welterweight move and a potential rematch setup for a future title challenge. Jenkins sustained multiple facial cuts and a knockdown, ending the ninth round as the bell rang.
A chaotic collage of sports notes from New York dated May 17 covers boxing prospects, Yankee chatter, and college football banter. It weaves in Babe Herman, Canada Lee, and Pattonism with race and theater trivia, plus readers’ curiosities about a Wrigley Field music request and a Louisville farm report.
Lois Huth led with a 251 total and gold medal as season ends. Ernestine Lynn, Ruth Gravink, and Lillian Robbins earned silver medals for the prone kneeling and offhand positions respectively. Multiple players posted strong averages and the season finished with improved play and scattered scores.
Yesterday's results include Pittshureh 3 Brooklyn 2 and New York 4 Chicago 4. Boston 0 St Louis 4. Other notes reference Cleveland 9 Boston 3 and New York 6 Chicago 3. Dismissals involve Dick Bartell Wes Ferrell Van Mungo Tex Carleton Earl Averill plus changes with Zeke Bente and Braves roster moves.
American League leaders include Cep cronin Boston 405 runs J DiMaggio D DiMaggio 26 Feller 30 hits Travis Washington 41 Keltner doubles 13 Travis Washington and Walker 4 home runs Johnson Philadelphia 7 D DiMaggio Boston 6 steals Barder 4 0 National leaders Vauban Pitts 292 runs Hack Chicago Brown St Louis Layagetto Gasmiti Brooklyn 23 Nicholson Chicago Sago Off New York 23 Slaughter St Louis 0 doubles Mite St Louis 11 Vaughgn Pittsburgh Moore Boston 4 Ott New York 8 Stolen bases Frey Cincinnati B pitching Ossey Brooklyn 8 0
Pirates topple the Dodgers 3-3 in 11 innings as Blbie Fletcher belts a three run homer off Mace Brown in the 11th to snap Brooklyn’s seven game lead. Giants beat Cubs 2-0 as eighth inning rally adds to Chicago’s woes. Yankees halt a five game skid by beating the White Sox 8-5 after benching Rizzuto and Priddy and pulling off two double plays.
Baseball wrap highlights DiMaggio homer and triple for the Yankees against Chicago, Fletcher doubles and homers for the Pirates, and Welker drives in runs for the Red Sox. Other notes include Glimbert pitching for the Cardinals and Vernon powering the Senators, while Marquette coach condemns scheduling as excessive for high school age players.
Mullin drives in key runs in the sixth inning as Detroit tops Philadelphia 25 to 6 in a lopsided matchup with Paul Trout preserving the shutout in relief. The Washington Senators narrowly beat the St. Louis Browns 7 to 6 in another tight game.
Celebrities from Gione Mae Day to the A's lineup joined in a homage to the idol of Athletics fans. A citizens committee presented gifts to Gen Nie before a game against the Detroit Tigers at Mack Stadium. George M. Cohan contributed original music praising the manager in Philadelphia.
Willan A Reid announced in May that Paul O Bixley resigned in February and Rawiuson Kurk J Lawrence, longtime Allegheny College coach since 1995, will lead Colgate University basketball and assist football. Lawrence will succeed O Bixley per school officials.
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