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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
7
Ninety four present at annual banquet pastors exchange pulpits and many former residents attend Columbus memorial day observance, reflecting strong local turnout and community ties.
Memorial Day passed quietly with veterans’ graves decorated and many townsfolk visiting cemeteries. Notes cover church sermons, civic meetings, relocations, alumni events, and weather impacts on gardens, plus profiles of residents and officials in Corry and nearby towns.
Mina Adalia Dutton aged 93 a longtime Columbus resident died Wednesday at home in Columbus Township She had fallen years ago and suffered health declines since April 20 She was a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union Survived by niece Mrs Covell another niece Mrs Lelia Messenger and nephew Dennis Wickwire all of Columbus Services Saturday at 2 30 PM at Mrs Covell home conducted by Rev L G Elghimy Interment in David Curtis Cemetery
Lindbergh, after a day of evading reporters, landed in Long Beach, California early today following a departure from Wichita, Kansas, aboard a survey flight for the Transcontinental Air Transport Co. He could not be found at night, but an airplane was heard over Los Angeles at 2 a.m. before Lindbergh’s arrival.
Charleston West Virginia May 31 The contest for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in West Virginia continued close with Senator Guy D Goff and Governor Alfred E Smith holding slight leads. About half the votes were counted with Goff ahead of Hoover by about 7 000 votes for the Republican endorsement and Smith ahead of Reed by about 5 000. Republican results show 1681 precincts reported, Goff 99 817, Hoover 69 873. Democratic results show 1687 precincts reported, Smith 50 074, Reed 49 213. Goff’s lead has grown gradually but overall returns remain light. The primaries vote will not bind the 19 delegates for Kansas City and the 16 for Houston.
Historical notes claim Damascus is the oldest city still in existence with other ancient cities possibly predating it. Executions in Central America hint that some of the oldest elites may have links to these sites, though certainty remains unsettled.
Theo P. Williams and Stanley H. Nichols relocate from North Center to the Grand theatre area on West Washington Street. They have purchased the former G. Thomas and Co. agency building near the Masonic Temple and expect to relocate tomorrow after extensive remodeling. Mrs. Cora G. Crippes arrives from Ripley, N. C., for the Alumni meeting.
Mrs Gatorgen Thompson of 126 Summit Ave Buffalo N Y and her husband Frank Thompson were in a Rolls Royce that overturned at Williams Corners two miles east of North Hastings Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Thompson was hospitalized in Hamot with unspecified injuries. The Erie driven car driven by S W Walters and a chauffeur in the Thompson vehicle were involved. the chauffeur suffered facial cuts.
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