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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1940
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text shows municipal matters dated December with references to the city, levies, and a local 940 address. Readable items include a city inked action and a possible ordinance or notice. Details remain unclear due to garbled source text.
Summary of a chaotic sports page notes Cornell's win yet loss, Boston College triumphs on wit, and Reds falter. It mentions Connell, Williams, Beavers, Buffalo arena, and a Thanksgiving date. Also covers 1941 grid schedule release by Conel Russ Kyler with Sept to Oct games, Hugh Debury sports entry, plus district basketball changes and local pro dreams.
St Edward’s High unveils a rebuilt Shamrocks squad under coach Delury for the 1940 41 campaign. The lineup features Jan sen Foley Wascak Saruloki Jan sen and others as they face Spartanburg Alumni Cathedral Prep Tronesta St Agathas Mesriville St Joseph’s Titusville Younsville Kitty Prey and Waterford in an arduous home schedule. Spartanburg, coached by Mallon, is listed as heavy favorite with two team attack plans, while Delury expects steady progress and a commendable showing.
Waco Texas November 20 Baylor University pays tribute to its famous athlete Ted Lyons who rose from Baylor to Major League Baseball star with the Chicago White Sox Lyons led Baylor to its only Southwest Conference championship before turning pro and becoming one of the great pitchers of all time
Pittsburg November 20 news reports Edgar Jones the Pitt halfback suffered an eye injury in the Nebraska game is much improved and could play against Penn State in Pittsburgh. Jones was discharged from hospital and wore dark glasses while Teleaised for a bye and rest.
Italian American Club cage team EHSL of Aue Gury indopenuent organize for the season. Members include Frank Purpura John Chiricuzix Ward Piccirillo Dutch Paleone Jor Marty Frank Messina Tom Varas and Thomas Varasso. Also notes boxing results from Seattle Tony Zale 1924 middleweight champion and Freddie Apostoli with listings of other fighters and points.
College Station Texas November 40 Old No 39 has one more official run to make On Thanksgiving Day the famed fullback John Alec Kim brough leads the Texas Aggies against the Texas Longhorns in Southwest Conference play The big back aims for a second straight title bid Rose Bowl shot unbeaten season and a 20th straight win His stats show 377 carries for 1824 yards 28 touchdowns and 136 points in 26 varsity games He is noted as a top defensive back and army future duties loom over professional football
New Brunswick New Jersey Nov 20 Yale and Pennsylvania expected to finish tied for the Eastern Intercollegiate Lightweight Football League championship if neither is upset in their remaining coxin games this week.
Chaotic sports roundup mentions Louisville Ky notes on college All-America deliberations, Heisman chatter, and various players with scattered names. References to Buck Wenger, Buckeye topics, Derby predictions, and theatricals mix with high school sports chatter, contract talk, and obscure odds and ends.
Associated Press reports anger over a near reversals in the Dartmouth Cornell game raises warnings against establishing a precedent that could alter outcomes. Commissioner Asa Bushnell of the Eastern Football Association cautions that a reversal and score change would threaten the integrity of football decisions and set a dangerous standard for the sport.
Wayside maintains a three game advantage in the ladies league as Wing Will Tusk and Texall avening Wo face off while Angeline Bares leads with a standout performance. Key players include Murky, Leaie, and Raymund in a tight standings push.
Buffalo sextet prepares for a Sunday night game against the Detroit Lions at the Butta Bia Memorial Auditorium. The squad, led by Captain Luney Aire, will double duty in defense and offense amid a chipped roster and uncertain lineup.
A garbled New York news item notes Bunny Davis and related names facing removal following a state commission probe. The chaotic text references legal actions, a judge, and a 82500 amount, with unclear details about the outcome or parties involved.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names and scores scattered from a Montgomery event with references to runners such as Russell and Sam Cony Water Taner. The legible items include times, placements, and participant hints, but the full context is missing. This item resembles a disordered sports brief with partial names and numbers.
A tiny catalog item list shows prices for era staples such as aspirin t pint witch hazel ironized yeast petrolagar nervine and miles, with figures like one dollar and seven dollars cited, reflecting vintage pharmacy advertising.
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