Winter weather and accidents hit Corry in 1927 notes
Twenty years ago Corry endured heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures over the weekend. A fur farm worker suffered a pelvis fracture after falling from an apple tree. Numerous minor crashes occurred due to icy highways and limited visibility. Corry High had three Shaver brothers in a Saturday game at Youngsville, ending in a scoreless tie. Walter L. Dunham was elected president of Detroit Savings Bank, a former Corry resident. Wilbur Scott and Leo Howlett avoided serious injury when their Ford struck by an Erie freight train at Center Street crossing. A fish note mentions body chemistry affecting decay after death.
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Harris Watrous
Lyons and van Tassel
Columbus Avenue
Corry Hospital
Walter L. Dunham
Detroit Savings Bank
Dunham
Wilbur Scott
Leo Howlett
Nedld
Center Street
Erie Railroad
Bnig
Scull
Erie
Repeated Offender Caught Stealing Car in Jamestown
Jamestown law notes Lyle Herbert Hall a 34 year old Falconer man waived examination and was held for grand larceny after being found driving Ellen Nelson Jamestown’s stolen car at 2 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say Hall is a third time offender in crimes involving stolen automobiles.
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Jamestown
Lyle Herbert Hall
Falconer
Allen EF. Bargar
Hall
Ellen ©. Nelson
USA
Revolution Echoes as 20th Anniversary Is Marked
A Cory Pennsylvania post office notice lists mailing rates and indicates a historical note about the 1917 October Revolution anniversary. It recalls Tsarist collapse, the Duma government, the 1905 soviets, and Lenin's return, framing the Soviet rise and wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Petrograd
Duma
Nicholas I
Soviet
St. Petersburg
Dunkirk Solon's Daughter Takes Life
Ruth Reed daughter of Rep Daniel A Reed jumped to her death from the Meridian Hill Hotel in Washington. The eight story fall occurred yesterday and the body was to be sent to Dunkirk New York. A deputy coroner ruled death by own action within hours.
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Dunkirk Solon
Washington
Ruthfret Resid
Daniel A. Reed
Meridian Hill
Rep. Reed
Miss Reed
Dunkirk
N.Y
Christopher J. Murphy
Residence of Miss Redd Two Years Noted in Report
A fragment notes Miss Redd resided at a hotel for two years with her age listed in the accompanying report. The incomplete item lacks context on event or source. The readable portion preserves names and residence details but omits broader facts.
Jamestown hunt leads to blood test for found knapsack
A Celoron hunting party found a knapsack near Kiantone and reported it to the sheriff. Blood tests by Jamestown Municipal Laboratory indicated blood stains though further detailed tests were not available locally. The case may be sent to the FBI lab in Washington for conclusive human or animal blood identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Jamestown Municipal Laboratory
Kiantone
Sheriff's Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Spencer Road
Route É0
Sherif Leo LaQuay
Celoron
LaQuay
Arthur E. Payne
Prewsburg
Sidney T. Hewes
Payne
Not a wine among Moselle Chablis Tequila Lauterne Champagne
In the Classified Page quiz questions readers are asked to identify which item is not a wine among options Moselle Chablis Tequila Lauterne and Champagne and to answer related historical and ceremonial queries.
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Persis
William McKinley
A. Ee
Italy
Bulgaria
Society of Friends
Quakers
Cebu
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Cory
Corry
Youngsville
Robert
Charles
Jamies Shaver
Cornell
San Franccisco Bay
Garrier
Congress of Soviets
Comptunists
Kerensky
Wshk
Petrograd Soviet
Soviets
Bth
UN “Soviet
Peppie
Lenin
Tts
Joseph Stalin
Murphy's
1 Famous Company
G. C. Murphy Co
Lowell Thomas
Larro
Corry Feed & Supply CO
I. Q
French
Swift's Cleanser
Powell
DIAL
Men’s New Mallory
Al’s
Corry, Pennsylvania
Florida
Social Club
Brazil
Sunshine Peaches
Puritan Coffee
Dot
Ong
Tion
Cess
Gabardine
Topp
North Center Street
Sylven
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