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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1931
Page
6
The county court saw two divorces filed on Wednesday. Lydia C. VanDresut of Corry seeks divorce from Milton H. Van Dresut, married in 1908 and separated in 1980. The article also mentions local incidents including a Thanksgiving city note and various regional events.
Salamanca reports Mrs Ruthrsey McLoughlin Fish a 34 year old Riverside nurse was killed crossing a state highway about a mile south of Limestone when struck by a car driven by Ralph Wilson of Limestone Route 1 at 115 pm Thursday. Mouser of Quaker Bridge had given her a ride to the Fargo home but she chose to cross. Wilson and his two young daughters were unhurt after the car struck a pole and overturned. Coroner Bourne and state trooper Crick investigated and exonerated Wilson. Surviving: son Thomas and daughter Bloise of Olean.
Jamesyuw S) on May 21 was caught red handed with a stolen car at Main street and the Erie Railroad Viaduct at 9 16 yesterday afternoon. Arrested by Chief Axel Levin he is jailed on a charge of first degree grand larceny.
Jamestown High School's football team defeated Dunkirk High 27 to 6 at Dunkirk Thursday afternoon before a large crowd. The win closed Jamestown's 1931 season with eight victories in eight regular games, the sole blotch a loss to East High in Drie, Pa.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to take one half teaspoon of Kruschen Salts daily for four weeks while cutting pastries and fatty foods. It promises fat loss, increased energy, improved skin and eyes, better sleep, and potential extra years of activity, citing a testimonial from W.R. Daniels of Richmond Hill, Minnesota. Buy from druggists with a money back guarantee.
Corry residents were selected for the January term of civil court in Erie. Sheriff Millard J. Davis announced the jurors drawn from the 1992 wheel in the court house with Jury Commissioners Alorace Bell and Bantam Hart present. Names listed include R. M. Stawe William G. Swan Weby Durham C. G. Blanchard John Dempsey and Sarah A. Nugent among others from Corry and Union City.
State Police reports reveal multiple thefts across the county with livestock and poultry losses. Roy Smith of Union Township reported two calves worth 90 dollars stolen on a Tuesday. the calves were later found wandering and cared for by Harold Borland of Greenwood Township. Richard Spratt of Conneaut, R. D. 1, notified theft of five chickens on November 20 valued at seven dollars. police are investigating. Ralph Main and Roy Pain, Conneaut Lake gas station operators, faced a raid on November 23 by Officer Zerby and Constable McBride. no violations found.
The Stanford Hose Company held its 45th annual ball in the armory on Wednesday evening drawing visitors from Sherman Youngsville Spartansburg and local students home for Thanksgiving. About 175 couples danced from 4 to 1 amid Sherrick's Troubadours music and a generous fund was raised. The report also notes criticism of Pennsylvania's 108th Observation Squadron in the militia bureau annual review.
Malcha Ignasiak files a $10,000 damage suit in Erie County Court against Joseph Ignasiak over the death of her daughter Agnes 21 shot in an apartment on West 10th Street. The case seeks arrest and $1,000 bail for the 21 year old defendant, brother of the slain girl’s fiancé. Police say a .22 pistol was used and the shooting was ruled accidental by a coroner’s jury.
Kane, Nov 27 Two Kane aviators recover from shock after their monoplane crashed in trees near Kane airport three miles east along Roosevelt highway. Pilot Jay Fyans escaped with a black eye while student William Samuelson suffered a wrench ed right shoulder. The craft, a Monoprep owned by Dr S G Logan, fell about fifty feet into tree tops, left wing wrecked, propeller demolished, fuselage fabric torn, and damage estimated at 800 dollars. The plane will be repaired at Taylor Aircraft Co. plant in Bradford.
Captain Bethune and the Erie Salvation Army band will help lead a revival at the Salvation Army Citadel on East Washington Street. Col. Margetts, in charge, speaks tonight on A Man on Ice. The Oil City band, led by Capt. Flinn, also assisted on Wednesday.
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