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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1926
Page
5
A damaged OCR note mentions a Mrs Mastantan of SideTsphing and a May event with names Rey Wiis Wyland and others. Details are unclear due to garbled text but context implies a local social or arrival notice on a Sunday in May.
May 19 McKeesport reports a strong vote for Congressman Ware with over 1500 votes in the wet can district. Vare leads Pinchot and Pepper 4381 to 2835 to 214 with large margins in Clairton and Duquesne. Pepper trails in Duquesne with 177 to Pepper’s 100 and Pinchot 78 in the district results.
United Press reports Greensburg May 19 Pepper leads Pinchot in Westmoreland County as 101 of 210 precincts tabulated. Pepper ahead by about 4 581 votes with Fisher and Beadle-Hall close, Licht Pepper and others showing small margins. Final outcome expected to push Pepper toward victory. Fisher projected to lead overall by around 10 000 votes.
Mr and Mrs Janey Blakeslee return from Washington DC. John Antaché and daughter Jean visit Warren for the day. Mrs Edward Cauley leaves for Tiona PA to visit relatives with friend Merman Aves. Al Waltons Harvey Ghoscutt Melvin Dow and Mura Welmon drive to Cleveland for work. Richard Butler of Cleveland stays overnight with Miss Mary Moore in Wright Street. Numerous residents travel to Cleveland, Jamestown, Pittsburgh and New York for duties and visits. Mrs George Grey and family join memorial services, while others attend church events and social gatherings locally.
The Reichstag votes on a confidence motion regarding Karl Marx in a historic parliamentary gesture. United Prose reports the session and the anticipated stance by key factions amid growing debate on policy direction and leadership.
A joint banquet for young people from Corry area churches under the Young People's Federation is planned at the Predterian Church. Representatives from United Brethren and Meth odist churches will join, dinner to be served by the Lilies Aid Society, with speakers and progress reports from local groups.
The Ble family of Chin Hs brought their child to Corry Hospital last evening after a leg fracture. No details were available from the institution about the injury or prognosis, while Union Pate provides advice on the accident.
In Kane Pa on May 19 a sparse district count shows McKean Republican turnout with Pepper leading Pineher 2188 to 2157 and Vare Lida Figher at 299 percent plus Bethlemsn as a noted voter.
Reading through a fragmented market summary, the paper notes modest gains and declines among major stocks. American Woolen and Chicago Northwestern listed as notable names with mixed performance. Investors eyed Continental Grain and Chrysler as the session progressed amid uncertain demand and shifting commodity prices.
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