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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1926
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal published daily except Sunday West South Sheet Corry Pa A D Colegrove publisher. Entered at the Post Office of Corry Pa as second class mail matter. By mail 500 per year by carrier three cents per copy fifteen cents per week. Advertising rates made known on application.
A survey of automotive and rail progressive ideas cites tidiness and elasticity in materials, rubber and leather components, and bearings to dampen vibration and noise. Officials note potential benefits for cars trains and trolley systems though initial costs are high, promising smoother operation and reduced wear.
Charles Hart of the Chicago Opera Company argues that translating foreign operas into English is not the problem but poor translations make performances sound ridiculous. He notes English diction must be clear and that American audiences won’t accept garbled delivery. He predicts future English renditions of major operas if translations become precise and performers excel.
Journal files recount local events as editor Waters travels to Pittsburgh for a jury draw. Joey Gilson returns to work as assistant engineer for a coat company in Indian Territory. A marriage license issued to Thomas McGrath and Emmina Myars. Mrs PT MacDonald attends funeral of nephew Goris Brown. TH Brown departs for Adirondacks. Findley Lake stage to stop at Cooley's Bum. Garland and Pritehivld party plans voyage to Oregon.
A garbled historical note claims Japan discovered a missing Mikado, altering the imperial line. The article satire mentions identity, Official History, and Americans pondering past glory as the new emperor is celebrated and readers are urged to wake Moreov er.
In an attempted hold up at the Bank of Detroit a bank guard thwarted the robbers. Two bandits were killed and a policeman severely wounded, with another bandit shot. the guard’s actions ended the assault as police secured the scene.
Union City reports the Union City Theatre Company has secured a long lease on the Star Theatre, effective April 1. Officers Marshall W. Peterson, John Friburg, Charles Lindquist, and Ines Strickenberst head a plan of improvements including a din pipe for music, modern chairs and projection machines, a meriod screen, new stage scenery, upgraded heating and ventilation, and marquise lighting over the entrance to create a modern theatre.
Promoters L Remark and Frank Schuman of the American Folding Trunk and Box Company were sentenced in Brookville PA after pleading guilty to false pretenses. Remark received five years and a $51,000 fine, Lehman years and a $1,000 fine. They promoted a box factory scheme in Punxsutawney and Anita, claimed tax factory payoffs, and collected between 95,000 and 140,000 from locals before the venture assets were sold for 1,500.
Salamanca Oct 29 Uraved and armed with a pocket knife Willi Stanick 8 of 2d Jacks Avenue attacked his wife Mrs Wranges Stanick 27 then jumped from an upstairs window as police arrived Both are hospitalized Dr A Taggert says Mrs Stanick faces serious injuries and Stanick may recover Police investigated and the coroner found Stanick insane Authorities say Stanick also drove his car into the Allegheny river Sunday morning The revival services at the Salvation Army hall on Washington Street continue with speakers from nearby towns and churches through the weekend
A French mechanic, after years of effort, perfected a flying bicycle that instantly becomes a small monoplane with a 10 foot wingspan and 150 feet height. Trial flights completed without incident and production is expected to begin soon.
United Press reports Rosario Tétrasi arrested near Harrisburg while authorities seized a large illegally operated whiskey still. The operation traced a national bootlegging network from Michigan to Pennsylvania. Tétrasi held for extradition as police continued to locate accomplices and the confiscated equipment.
After a long illness Mrs Amnenetin Harker died at home at 104 Base Street at age ninety-two. She had lived in the city for thirty five years and was a longtime resident of Byer Lake, Po Ottoher Sth. Her husband Glen ni G Barker and other family survive. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Tatshom with J. A Martin officiating. interment will be in the Riverside cemetery.
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