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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1927
Page
7
Six linemen were killed instantly when a high voltage line they were carrying became charged with 33 000 volts at Punxsutawney. A sixth man died during a rescue attempt as workers struggled to control the live wire.
An electric fault at a high tension line near Dimhlinsvhiere fatally shocked five men and injured others from Punxsutawney. The line, part of a public service system serving the western Jefferson district, caused a deadly accident during repair work as responders tried to help.
In Altoona on September 2 a family welcomed triplets weighing about a pound each, one weighing lighter than the others. The mother and father are Mr and Mrs Jeouik Cluyar of Linkeemonts. The triplets include a third weighing three pounds. The family also has six other children.
E loan ads promise rapid cash against furniture, pianos and diamonds. If you owe on furniture, rent, grocer or doctor bills a loan will advance enough to pay them off by month end with one monthly payment. Rates shown for various payment plans though the text is garbled. The notice claims state banking department license and quick service.
In Philadelphia on September 2 a federal judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction blocking the play Revelry. Bernard R. Cohen filed the action for the theater company after a Wednesday performance, with a hearing set for the following Tuesday.
Classified sections outline ad categories and rates and include names and requests for political announcements. It lists positions such as County Commissioner and Director of the Poor with Republican candidates seeking re election and support in the upcoming primaries, and includes notices for lost and found, services, and other ads.
An early morning report from Ottawa notes a plane carrying Princess Thot left Upavon on a non stop flight to the United States, disappeared over the Atlantic near Newfoundland, with captains and crew reportedly landing or attempting to reach Harbor Grace NF. Weather hindered recovery and further details remained uncertain as Windsor Ontario reports a monoplane damaged en route to Windsor Eng.
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