Train delay blocks NYC voters heading to Oil City
Two men from New York City bound for Oil City to vote were delayed by a freight wreck near Harrisburg. Their train arrival in Cony was late and the Oil City polls were closed.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1926
Page
4
Two men from New York City bound for Oil City to vote were delayed by a freight wreck near Harrisburg. Their train arrival in Cony was late and the Oil City polls were closed.
A collage of brief items reports lost items, fire department gear optimism on smoke masks, a vote approving a 15000 bond for Delpacytown road, a Franklin Rotary fundraiser, highway patrol crowd control for Jamestown Warren game, and various community notices from Titusville to Oil City including obits, sales, and social gatherings.
Vague testimonial claims relief from piles in five days using Pile-Foe. The ad promises instant calls relief though it reads as a garbled promotional fragment with errors and exaggerated outcomes.
Kiwanis members today note O K Murthy presented quality selections from last week's boys potato contest. Youth offerings were well received. Auctioned items include good peaches at 1000 per bushel for self-pick, grapes at 50 cents per bushel, and plentiful pears at Findley Lake road 416 A V Youngs North East.
Mary O Rourke of 20 Chestnut Street Erie was fatally injured when struck by an automobile in Erie. She died hours later at Hamot Hospital. The driver, Racy Suizenbacher, said he could not stop in time.
A car wreck on Shmith Street caused a narrow escape near Jenkin Road this morning at around 11. A man identified as Messor was accompanied by a daughter and two others. all escaped with minor injuries as the vehicle left the highway severely damaged. City authorities are investigating the scene.
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