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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1927
Page
6
Reported hijacking on a fast boat from Port Dover to Erie amid Canadian whiskey smuggling. Two hijackers allegedly boarded, diverted the cargo vessel, and loaded contraband before fleeing. authorities from Canada and the United States opened a case as the vessel carried legitimate cargo.
Columbus residents note a Community Aid gathering this week with sewing carpet rags and quilt block work. The group marks its sixth birthday with a picnic lunch at noon and expects attendance. members urged to bring a plate cup and silver. Local visitors include Mrs. John Carroll returning from a week away and Miss Dorothy Reed visiting Edinboro. James Carrigan attends business college in Jamestown, New York.
A flawed OCR fragment touts a Dr Leonhardt prescription for pile relief claiming quick, safe cure without cutting or danger. It asserts many sufferers find permanent relief and urges readers to seek the treatment, with dubious promotional language and garbled phrases.
Forty five sneitibers of the Stanford Host Company are to participate in a parade announcing the Erie County Volunteer Firemen’s Association annual meeting at North East on October 1. Fre laddies await measurement for their pants as preparations proceed amid regional civic events and minor fires report no major damage.
A two weeks field engagement at the corner of East Main and Summer streets opens tonight with a large tent on the lot. The program promises good singing dancing and comedy acts and a real Jane band as a headliner.
Harold Zeigler 44 a Pennsylvania Railroad conductor was killed when he fell from a side of a freight car in the yards at Highspire Sept. 10. The accident occurred as he rode the train and he was hit by the wheels.
LT McElroy of Standard Automatic Products Co reports that Corry turnbuckles equip Boeing’s 25 new mail planes built for Boeing Air Transport. The aircraft, built by Basing Airplane Co of Seattle, fly at 135 mph and reach 10 000 feet. The fleet serves San Francisco to Chicago under a four year U.S. contract.
Half a million dollars worth of Corry product equipment has been distributed on numerous aircraft. Many of these planes have served in the mail service along routes between Frisco and Chicago, operating for several weeks.
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