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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1928
Page
1
A damaged page fragment references a county financial matter with terms like letters, indebted, state, and letters of administration. It mentions a box and address cues, but the scuffed text obscures specifics. The piece reads as a miscellaneous legal public notice with unclear names and dates.
United Press reports Maine voters give Republicans a sweeping victory in a barometric election. Governor Gardiner leads Moran, Senator Hale widens margin, with totals showing GOP gains across counties and a predicted national impact.
The Wednesday afternoon closing movement will be continued during September by several city stores. Practically all shoe, clothing, dry goods, and ready to wear shops agreed to close Wednesday afternoons for the rest of the month, extending the original June to August half holiday. Mrs. Alice Hurley is spending the day in Jamestown.
Cramer and Bert Hassell, Airplane Greater Rockford explorers, were marooned four miles from Simiutak after their boat struck a rock near Simniuisle Fjord. Rescue followed weeks after a forced August landing near Mt Evans. Sheriff of South Greenland reported the accident to Greenland authorities. two boat party members sought help while the others awaited aid with dwindling food and fuel.
Herbert Hoover completed an advance Newark labor speech plan and said he would begin a two day fishing trip down the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. The nominee, eyeing Maine election returns, expects a busy campaign schedule with key speakers assigned and the latest demotion rumors about Hubert Work denied by the Republican committee.
City residents traveled to Meadville for Visitors Day at the 1.0.0.F. Home. About eight hundred Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from northwestern Pennsylvania towns were expected to attend. Residents from Comny included Mr. and Mrs. W. Ed, Masts Mes, Emmal Hamilton, Mrs. C. D. Gallagher, Mrs. Horton Brooks, Mrs. Tyin Smith, Mrs. Walter Degean, Harold Sharon, and Hobas Mt. Hall.
Cleveland detectives probe a racketeering ring targeting four downtown stores. Women, said to be from New England textile districts, used razor blades to steal silk hosiery and nylon garments. The case ties to a wider turf war over cleaning and related businesses, with threats of violence and arson.
Splendid reports on the district convention of presidents and secretaries were presented at the Rotary Club meeting at the Hotel Corry. J J Desmond and Horton J Davis, president and secretary of the Rotary Club of its city, attended. The reports, rich in data on other clubs and district progress, were delivered at the Friday noon meeting attended by many club members.
Preparations race ahead for a gathering of ex-service men at the State Armory on Saturday evening September 16 with a parade starting at 7 30 p m instead of 7 45 p m The lineup assigns positions to bugle and drum corps and bands Participating units include Rogers Israel Post No 14 of Hile Lake Shore Post No 105 Corty Post No 985 and Warren ex service men. The parade route will feature veterans from Warren and nearby areas with Val Murray directing the march assist ed by C V Green and Y E Orn
President Coolidge ends a three month vacation in Superior Wisconsin and heads to Washington with Mrs Coolidge and attendants. The party departed at 6 45 p m and will reach the White House by tomorrow. He praised the summer and noted the labor of executive staff in the auditorium of Superior High School where he stayed. Secretary Davis will join the group at New Castle Junction Pennsylvania before Plymouth Northampton trip.
The three-masted Lincoln reported in distress after colliding with the Boston officer Sewall's Point six miles south-southeast of Cape Cod. Coast Guard cutters Burrows and Act Five towed the damaged schooner to Boston. No crew injuries reported. no danger of sinking.
Gov Alfred B Smith plans a extensive campaign tour through the West and Northwest as a crusader for farm relief labor welfare and prohibition modification. He aims to win over La Follette voters and Republican deserters by stressing his farm relief program labor record and water policy while appealing to diverse voters in the region.
United Press reports the National Miners' Union completed its organization with a constitution and elected officers at a meeting in East Pittsburgh, after a riot ended the Pittsburgh session. Deputy sheriffs halted the secret session as delegates dispersed and James M. Clark granted permits for today’s Pittsburgh convention.
Vienna dispatch reports the Paris-Budapest Express collided with a freight train near Lumd snbilnf station in Czecho Slovakia after missing signals. Twenty people died, 71 were injured, 21 seriously, with international travelers among the dead. A switchman allegedly caused the wreck by faulty signaling and attempted suicide afterward. Russian agriculture minister Ari tolann narrowly escaped injury, his former carriage among those wrecked.
Members of the Business and Professional Women's Club met at Hotel Corry for the first session after vacation. Miss Helen Morrell led, an invitation from Meadville to meet at Bartlett Hotel Cambridge Springs on September 23 for a dinner, and a $100 scholarship was approved for the top commercial student at the 1928-29 term.
Listing of programs on multiple networks includes WIZ at 9:00 P.M. with music of great composers from Newark station WOR and sketches on Main Street, plus a 5:30 P.M. Central Show and a Show Boat segment on WABC. WEAF airs Eveweedy Hour later.
Henry Woop reports on Lord Cushendon defending Anglo French disarmament efforts before the League of Nations. He notes Britain’s naval reductions, the Kelogg pact’s influence, and the need for bilateral progress despite differing national conditions, urging continued cooperation for future stability.
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