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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1913
Page
1
Wireless from Liverpool reports the Volturno disaster in mid ocean where 136 people perished as the liner burned. Cunard Carmania and other vessels rescued 521 souls, with most survivors from steerage and crew.
A mixed-up freight delay on the Penny line caused by heavy cargoes and new work. Engineer McGraw and officials inspected bridges and signals from Corry to Tuvayile, returning late after a crew shipment to Ol oy.
Harry Aver of Corry attends the Warren session of the Northwestern Anti Tuberculosis League directors. The meeting discusses work at Grand View and Bon Air and local contributions. About three hundred dollars was pledged in Corry.
Cars were donated and volunteers collected about 14 dollars and substantial quantities of fruit vegetables and staples from Corry and surrounding towns for the hospital. Dan Alexander led a group to Spartansburg and Elgin to boost aid while M Taylnd and Nor ton organized additional pickups. The drive continues as local residents showcase town support for the hospital.
Herbert Mead a renowned farmer of Blue Eye died last night at the old Blue Eye homestead after a paralytic stroke. Survived by his wife and two sons Perry and Geo Mead of Allstar, and Mrs Emily Kee of Corry. Mead was widely known in the farming district east of the city. Funeral plans incomplete.
Nathan distributes Journal bulletins detailing the World Series score as the game progresses. The papers are sold to patrons including Mrs Corry, with Nathan handling journals from the start of the series and delivering updates to the public.
The veteran Adams Express railway messenger Mr Hart sustained back and head injuries in the Garland wreck. Confined to bed at his Erie home, he has been unable to raise his head or take nourishment, with his general condition worsened though slight improvement is reported this morning.
The project to build 7 miles of belt road from Coe Bridge to the New York state line near Findley Lake is advancing with multiple gangs. Two miles completed to near Guiting, another section through Beaver Meadows, and a Buffalo concern aims to finish in another full season.
Corry City Electric Light Co plans a special transmission line from its power house to Bracken Bros cold storage on Third Avenue. The wholesale firm arranges for special service to run the plant by a gas engine now used for emergency power. The old engine will be overhauled until the new motor arrives, with the lighting company’s new management in talks with other utilities about similar service.
Steeple Jack Bennett reports the gilding of the St Thomas church spire cross completed and the spire corners painted. The job stands about 100 feet up requiring steady nerves and expert handling. They used high grade gold leaf aimed to last for a long time.
Roy Smith 28, a Deke man, was badly injured on the Buffalo Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad near Spartansburg last night. A freight train backed over him at a grade crossing. his right leg was crushed and later amputated below the knee. He was treated at the depot and hospital, but could not recall how the injury occurred.
Waliinger of Sherman, acting as Corry, oversees three Mohawk plants and develops five extensive dairy farms. The largest sits north of Columbus with new concrete silos and a expanded modern dairy barn housing eighty Holstein cattle. Milk from this farm feeds the Clymer plant and two nearby Ballinger farms. Three Sherman farms send output to the local evaporated milk plant. Mechanical milking and modern charging equipment are added on all properties. Weather cloudy this afternoon and tonight. Golder Sunday.
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