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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1928
Page
5
New York on May 28 saw a sharp stock advance with gains in General Motors, steel, radio and other industrials. Rail shares trimmed losses as copper and lead stocks rose after brief declines.
Treasury lander cover agents report a new alleged rum conspiracy operating between Canada and the United States near Sioux, with the case to be presented before a Buffalo grand jury within a week. Officials declined further discussion pending the grand jury presentation.
A compact meditation on progress and pause, mixing rhythm and proverb. The piece contrasts rushing headlong with deliberate stillness, suggesting balance as a path forward. Notable line treats time as a shared currency for action and rest.
Local notices list a flurry of travelers and visitors from Buffalo Tomestown Jamestown and beyond. Names include R Schroll Delbert Lindqulat Henry Tunequist Barbara Jane Pred Kherlle and many others visiting relatives attending events or staying for business. Several leave for Erie Pittsburgh Buffalo and Rochester while others plan trips to Jamestown Warren and North Girardia.
A fragmented list shows closing prices and percentage figures for numerous companies. Notable entries include American Smelters 100 percent, Anaconda, Butte Copper, General Motors 198 percent, Pens Pan American futures, Shell, Southern Pacific, Reading, Seaboard common, Republic Steel 38, Indiana Mountain Producers 29 14, Loews Theatre 72, United Light & Power 283, and South Penn Oil 2.1 46, with wider references to oil, copper, steel, and utility stocks across multiple exchanges.
Fragmentary for sale notice mentions a young person or item described as sully cultivator with a gate reference and a phone number 162-235. The readable lines imply a local classified sale listing with contact via phone. Details are incomplete and attribution uncertain.
The executive board met at Mrs Bela Kincaid's North Center street residence to plan next year's programs and projects. A June special meeting is planned. yearbooks and a September Fair fund drive are discussed. new departments include Drama and Sunday, with leadership roles filled.
New York May 23 The Rogers for President boom launched here with Life magazine noting a humorous candidacy as a bold, unprecedented move. Sponsors drafted Rogers include Henry Ford Harold Lloyd Glenn Curtiss Babe Ruth and Grantland Rice among others. Rogers agreed to accept if elected amid public pressure.
Washington May 29 The rate revision bill was sent back to conference after the House formally rejected a partial agreement. The Senate also rejected the partial accord, leading to renewed talks on class rates and related schedules.
A fragmentary report notes changes in light and smoke conditions on morning observations. The text references an entity or status and mentions percentages and survival related terms, but readable details are limited and unclear.
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania May 23 the Adams county court was asked to intervene on behalf of seven year old Mary Eleanor Lesser. The petition filed by Sheriff G D Morrison an uncle accuses her father John Essen of teaching smoking and keeping the girl from school by refusing smallfire vaccination. An obituary notes Mrs Mary Hall aged 78 died May 18 1928 at Erie County Home and burial at Elgin Cemetery. Her husband William Hall preceded her in death eleven years earlier. Rev Thomas of the MIB Church conducted the grave services and local relatives survive.
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