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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1928
Page
3
An unclear fragment references an incident described as a killing and a connected confusion or conflict. It mentions a person named Orlemmen and a Walton related element, with phrases about advantage and last connection, but the text remains insufficient for precise facts or names.
An editorial urges vigilance for maritime safety citing the Vestris disaster and urging travelers and officials to insist on ship readiness. It calls for public accountability, crew training, and scrutiny of lifeboats and fall ropes to prevent future loss of life.
The article argues mass advertising must pace rising factory output across sectors like autos, radios, and steel to avoid stagnation. It notes Babson’s warning that without ad spending sales wane, risking hard times if consumption lags. Also reports Ohio hunting season casualties from day one, suggesting hunting as sport may reduce fatal incidents as skill declines.
A grocer mixed 12 pounds of 40 cent coffee with 8 pounds of 60 cent coffee. Find the value per pound of the 20 pound mixture. Ignore extraneous text and provide the computation steps in concise form.
A 1920s style prognostication argues Christmas funds will be ample due to high employment and income. It asserts optimistic consumer psychology will drive holiday purchases, with thrift funds available for prompt spending and online payments justified if not extravagant. The piece cites business authorities predicting an excellent year ahead.
A fragment from a language workbook listing five questions about English usage. Items cover spelling, pronunciation, and word choice. Includes yesterday’s answers and a brief note on phrases and terms.
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese pilot Masao Twate drowned when a plane he piloted and another aircraft carrying similar pictures for Nippon Dempo fell from the sky. Twate filmed the Emperor Hirohito's arrival at the Tae shrine Kyoto. A second plane carrying pictures disappeared, believed crashed in the mountains.
A fragmentary look back at 1908 notes. The Al Daly football team travels to Tmedivira Lilny to face the Crescents, with mentions of players Keastner Dingman and others. An old fashioned social at the Presbyterian Church drew young ladies, including Miss Anna Saiterlee, hosting a misellaquous shower. Mention of Dr GA Elston and wife attending Pennsylvania Day at Butler College where their son Sidney studies.
A fragmented quiz style item asks who were the famous Lake Pots, who is next highest to a major in SS Army, and other questions. It includes queries on Poland’s capital, presidential salutes, and a famed foreign golf course, with stray lines about Roentgen and a bridge of boats.
A Chilean quake at Antofagasta caused widespread panic in the city this afternoon, with residents rushing for cover. No casualties were reported. Miss Berthy Hibbe of Corrs, guest of the Eastern Slay Grand Matrn of the OF Mire, and Hy G Redding from Franklin Neve were mentioned in attendance.
Friends and co workers of the Exe Anti Tuberculosis Society explain the society’s purpose and activities. It is a voluntary health agency promoting public health in Erie County by finding cases, ensuring treatment, preventing infection, and educating the public. The group runs free clinics for case finding, provides X rays, home visits, and child health services, and supports the State TB Clinic with financial help and health education outreach.
New York reports a volatile week on the Stock Exchange with lineups of shares traded near 7 million on Friday and 6 million Monday. Bulls surged in late sessions, Du Pont and Case Threshing Machine rising above $500, while late trades pushed totals to over 8 million as market experts struggle to interpret the surge and profit taking.
The Society plans health programs for children and industrial workers including nutrition classes, school nursing demonstrations, and tuberculosis hospital support. It raises funds solely through penny Christmas Seals with a goal of selling two million from Thanksgiving to Christmas 1928 to sustain services in Erie County.
Mike Koval of Corry Jamestown Manufacturing Corporation was injured at the plant while helping unload lumber. A piece struck him on the left eye, causing a painful but not serious gash.
Cecile F. Gilhooly, 82, a brakeman for the New York Central railroad, was badly hurt when struck by an automobile at 18th and Parade streets in Erie. He is in a coma and in critical condition at Hamot Hospital. the driver Ralph Brewer Sr, 40, fled to summon help.
An Ames company advertises Mello-Glo powder as a new trench product that spreads smoothly without clogging pores. It claims to keep skin gleaming, pure, and attractive, urging girls to try the powder for a refined surface.
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