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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1928
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR note references a Saturday event and a four team contest. It mentions Rochelle Ronson forming a bone dine four team three concern and a power indicated. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A scrambled recap mentions pitches and innings with references to players and teams unnamed. It hints at scoring details and umpire actions but the garbled text limits clear facts or outcomes for a concise summary.
Arthur Golegrove Publisher National Advertising Representative Fred Kimball Inc lists Chicago and Pittsburgh office addresses and Corry Pa post office entry. Rates are 96.00 per year by mail and carrier pricing by inquiry.
The Theodore Roosevelt Club of Boston urges Massachusetts Republicans to repudiate and denounce religious prejudice in seeking votes for Governor Smith. It argues leaders profit politically from anti Catholic sentiment and calls for clear disavowal by party figures to uphold constitutional religious freedom and prevent backlash.
A 1908 clipping reports fire damage to CW Peck’s shivelling hose and HJ Lewis in Reo ville, with light rain aiding fires in Crawford County. Gossip notes Ward Powell as Somioy Cass president, Florence Keppell and Henry Bals marriage, Madame Nordica concert arrival, and debates on church dominance threatening American democracy and political life.
The fragment describes a word problem about 17 horses and various fractions and operations. It cites yesterday’s problem and hints at arithmetic steps such as multiplication and subtraction. The legible bits point to a math puzzle style item in a historical newspaper page.
Answers to yesterday’s questions puzzle readers with garbled phrases and odd spellings. The page hints at a playful quiz about names and events but readable facts are scarce and require careful decoding.
Philadelphia authorities conclude a long corruption probe into a liquor graft ring. Evidence ties Max Toff, a prominent figure, to moving millions in a single year. five bookmakers are jailed as two defendants await sentencing in Loeburg. Detective John Sells and Capt William Knoell are named in the graft case.
United Press reports 13 arrests in New Bedford Mass as 35 policemen seized the headquarters of a radical textile committee tied to the city strike. Leaders including Jack Ribenstein Andrew Jayk Ellen Dawson Louis Satsikaris and others were detained for alleged misconduct and disorder with no visible means of support as arraignments were planned.
Stephen J Hoppe, a notorious jailbreaker and safe blower, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Dedham Massachusetts for murder. The defense had changed his plea from not guilty of first degree murder to guilty of second degree murder, and Judge Patrick M Keating immediately imposed the sentence.
Jamestown report details Mia Amanda Lawton, 8, of Albertus Avenue Bemus Point, suffering multiple fractures from a stove accident at her home Saturday night. She lay unattended until 5 a.m. Sunday before Mrs. Crane J. Lord found her with left foot and arm fractured after noticing lights out of the ordinary. The girl was under medical care and described as conscious.
Martin Erbin of Silver Creek died from injuries after a Sunday crash on the Silver Creek Forest Mile road when a front tire blew and the car struck a telephone pole. He was 68, a retired farmer with a large Arkwright farm. He lived with a son Frank. another son DeForest of Niagara Falls survives with three grandchildren.
An editor notes a small type edition described as a natat edition of a stall volume printed in still type. The item mentions limited format details and production choices shaping the edition’s appearance and scope.
The Federal Trade Commission chairman told 600 publishers that the public loses millions yearly to deceptive ads. He opened a trade practice conference of the publishing industry to draft measures to curb fraudulent advertising.
A fragment from a language guide listing questions on grammar spelling pronunciation and usage. It asks what is wrong with a sentence, seeks correct pronunciation of a word, identifies misspelled items, and includes prompts to fill missing letters, choose proper words, and provide examples of correct forms. References to words like ruth, history, and stomach appear amid imperfect OCR text.
Prominent statesmen of the era were cited in response to a rail call at the Readers Club gathering Monday afternoon at Mrs. Thomas Ragan’s West Cimres street residence. Fourteen members attended. Mrs. A D Colegrove read three chapters from Disraeli while Mrs. C F Cronin delivered a paper on Pennsylvania Music detailing its history to the present time. Next meeting host will be Mrs A D Colegrove on Monday afternoon October 15. Mrs J B McCray is visiting Erie among the Corry Judies.
Amathe vaudeville shows planned at Rex theatre Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week featuring Man Martin Evelyn Longnecker Dorothy Sunter and Billie Dembrower. The Little Dembrower girl drew praise on amateur night. Shows start at 6 59 after West South street theatre movie. Also announced Tom Meignan’s new film The Rucket to play Friday and Saturday nights.
Erie officials and county figures reported Sunday that a huge American eagle was seen flying over Kahkwa Park subdivision. The bird lingered about a minute with a seven foot wingspan before crossing the lake toward Canada. It was described as the first sighting of such a large eagle in this area in several years.
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