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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1941
Page
7
A fragment notes Braley's offers lumber by the box or 12 piece heaps with vases and related items. Text is incomplete but indicates pricing and product categories. Identified entities include Braley's and general lumber items.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a 74 stigma not clearly legible with lines referencing ale Wu and m4 fare of atiar. Players or organizations are not identifiable in readable form.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered words about a vineyard and yestern among several being to the many. Certain names, dates, or places are not readable, leaving only partial phrases and no coherent event.
Irregular sports notes discuss the PIAA push to limit high school football to 10 games, with Beavers sticking to current opener plans. Warren, Erie Academy, and many schools balance eight or nine games as prep for the season.
Okkky and BA wenNESDay report Franklin dominates the nursery grid, smothering the Beavers 47-8 in the final 1941 schedule game. Beavers suffer seventh defeat as seniors bid farewell. Guth leads Beaver offense with 30 yard rushes while Franklin counters with Maslak booting two touchdowns and Prank, Frank, and Gabrys among scorers.
The brief notes reflect a scattered roundup of college bowl expectations and conference chatter. Mentions Minnesota and unnamed promoters set amid a border of uncertain game talk and speculative angles.
The Ritz Leading Ladies lead the city league by two games after a 5-2 win over Rexall Drugs. Mary Hnatyszyt led the Raymonds with a 177 high series, closely followed by Esther Rochrig at 176. Other matches saw Wing-Willi edge Wing Willi 2-0 and Wayside Market sweeping, with standings listing individual scores and team totals.
Report fragment a scoreboard style list shows teams Youngsville Sheffield Johnsonbure Punxsutawney DuBolk Bradford Olean Corry Tyrone Hollidaysbury with varying scores. Read as incomplete sports standings or score summary from a regional page.
The Professional Golfers Association moves to elect a new president in Chicago as tensions rise over calls to deduct five percent from prize money for travel and living expenses. Retirement of Tom Walsh of Chicago prompted the leadership change.
The group named directors at their first meeting to organize. Attendees included Myerh Potye Auliwell Clittord audursun Wallet Seol Olin Bracken and Ray Youe. The report shows Loveland Field lighting cost 3300 with 1800 paid to Culwick Lighting and 274 paid off by Baseball, leaving 1159 in debt. The association faces paying the balance by July 1 to avoid interest, with winter fund-raising ideas discussed and regular officer meetings planned as the group grows beyond 150 members.
In Allentown Pennsylvania on November 12 officials discuss proposed changes to high school football rules. Key items include eliminating the return kick and fair catch, allowing a forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage, moving 16 yard scrimmage penalties to a 16 yard line rule, increasing time outs per half, and altering loss of down for incomplete passes behind the passer.
Chicago Bears give rookies ample chances as coaches experiment with their depth chart. Training notes detail several first year players competing for roles and potential starting spots amid a busy practice session.
Louis Baer says he will win the championship using a lunging punch and remains confident after a tough standoff. He notes a 6 foot 8 inch rival headlined by Host Hearne and vows to force a decisive victory in the ring.
The Pittsburgh coach and university officials express satisfaction with the athletic program as the team prepares for a hockey round robin involving Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Hershey for the Pennsylvania championship. The season highlights talent assessments and hopes for stronger teams in the future.
Fragmentary note from White Plains details obscure events including names like Kenny and Livingston and references to points and people. The text is garbled and lacks clear actions or outcomes.
Chicago November 12 The award event crowned Williams as the league's most valuable player after a standout past season. Also recognized were runners up and top vote recipients from teams including Boston Red Sox and Cleveland, with mention of other nominees and vote tallies leading to the season ending honors.
Punsynliwney High School defeated DuBois High 38 to 21 in a Tuesday game. The report mentions a strong defensive effort and a final score in the low forties, with crowd reports indicating a large turnout. The source includes garbled names and numbers but confirms the outcome for the Punxswinney team.
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