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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1937
Page
11
Readable fragments reference municipal elections in Erie and concerns over officials and legal actions. The garbled text mentions 1937 dates, public notices, and possible disputes over candidacy or authority, with vague allusions to persons, offices, and legislative sections.
A long OCR filled notice enumerates polling locations across districts and townships. It lists wards and streets such as Lafayette School 221 Frenoly St and 264 East Vth St along with numerous venues including garages, stores, churches, town halls, and schools. It names districts like First through Eleventh and places like Albion Borough, Union City, and Fairview Township. The text clusters around voters in various municipalities and their designated polling sites with street level references.
The Yankees won the World Series with help from Pennsylvania white ash bats. The Publicity Commission notes that over 90 percent of top league bats are white ash from northern Pennsylvania. About one third of the 1,750,000 annual U S bats use this wood, requiring 230000 cubic feet of wood. Billets are cut from logs, shaped into three inch cylinders, seasoned, and sent to major manufacturers. Pennsylvania billet mills operate in Newfoundland, Lake Ariel, Union City, Erie, and Tidioute with annual output around 150000 billets and daily single-shift capacity of 6000 billets.
The U S delegation to the Nine Power Peace Conference in Brussels includes Stanley Hornbeck head of the eastern division, Noxon H. Davis roving ambassador, Pierpont Moffat adviser, with standing Bohlen secretary and Robert Pell press officer. All are part of the U S state department and depart Oct 30 to seek a resolution of the far eastern crisis.
Erie county's W C T U joins the battle against marijuana described as a dangerous narcotic from Cannabis sativa. The piece outlines alleged health and social harms, comparing marijuana to alcohol and opioids, noting its spread in 29 states and warning of moral and criminal dangers. It mentions the Black Moss-Hannon River name origins.
The State Publicity Commission reports the last duel in Pennsylvania occurred in 1812 in Sunbury at Michael Kutzner's tavern between General Hugh Brady and Captain Daniel Levy. They drank health, discussed papers, drew swords, and fought until barricades halted them. Levy lost a wig pigtail and a wood gash. the duel was never recognized.
Corry plans to send a large delegation of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to the Northwestern Pennsylvania Wheel gathering in Oil City Saturday. The day features a business session, an evening program with speeches by notable figures, and entertainment by local choirs. The event aims to promote unity and address past issues within the organization.
The Dairymen's League and local units sponsor an essay contest for area high school students. Schools submit papers on the benefits of organization. top entries advance to district and state levels with prizes and speeches. The project aims to promote youth writing and community cooperation among rural schools.
A fragmentary report describes an individual with hay fever using a boat-trailer in a peculiar scenario. It mentions a series of odd phrases and unrelated terms alongside references to a person named Pravin WoulArailow and a doctor noting a condition affecting a home scene. The text shows garbled OCR remnants with scattered equipment descriptions and travel actions, lacking coherent narrative.
Morristown reports Pennsylvania won first prize at the National Convention of American War Mothers in Detroit among thirty seven states for the best specialty feature on state history and industries. Mrs William J Marshall of Philadelphia co chaired the All States Dinner and exhibition, with tableaux of William Penn, the Declaration, and Betsy Ross. Women in miners costumes paraded, souvenirs included anthracite bags and large pretzels. hundreds of tiny pretzels were distributed. Mrs Matthau and aides distributed over 380 copies of the Pennsylvania State Publicity Commission booklet.
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