Weight Games Highlight Local High School Varsity Action
A fragmented report outlines weight class events and a varsity lineup in district play. Mentions Corry and a Sunday event with standings and sponsor notes.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1937
Page
7
A fragmented report outlines weight class events and a varsity lineup in district play. Mentions Corry and a Sunday event with standings and sponsor notes.
A garbled city column notes chatter about Fourth Ward land purchases and a move by a major retailer to a larger North Center Street space. It hints at gas pressure complaints, a Second Ward resident, and a Pacific swing by a president, all wrapped in a patchwork of local anecdotes and names.
WARRION Sept 22 An explosion yesterday morning destroyed a General Petroleum Products Company storage building at Starbrick and caused fire damage worth several thousand dollars. D W Madspinner 329 Prospect Street narrowly escaped serious injury being hurled about 15 feet by the blast. He sustained a cut to the left ear and minor burns while his hair was singed. He had been refilling a tank and switched on a pump just before the explosion. The brick and tile structure collapsed but timber kept the roof from crushing him. Firemen contained the blaze to the roof timbers and nearby oil soaked debris. Warren fire department prevented tanks in adjacent units from exploding.
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania tar crop performed well this summer compared with most states, trailing only four others in condition. Secretary of Agriculture Hansell Trenen notes the favorable result while local notes mention a new passenger station project and civic club collaboration. The Highway department aims to finish Route 25058 from The Comers to Ward Wattsburg before worsening weather traps farmers for spring.
Columbus township P T A plans installation of officers for the coming year at the school on Thursday evening September 28. A Constitution Day program by high school and Dean grade students will be shown, featuring a model of the Independence Hall. Community Sunday School officers were elected: superintendent Lea McGaughey, assistant Jane Williams, secretary Zoe Williams, treasurer Amy Onin, librarian Tone Williams, pianists Zella Carroll and Ohrn, with a rally day committee led by Amy Ohliza beth Cuthbert and Zella Carroll. other local society notes follow.
Gary friends of Captain Charles L. Hall, former well known Corry pesi Ment, note the Boulder City Nevada clipping reporting Fort Drirgins Colonel Walter S. Fulton presented the soldier's medal to Captain Hall, Sixtieth Infantry, in a September 16 ceremony before both companies. Lieutenant-Governor Trede Allard introduced Fulton. Attendees included Bureau of Reclamation personnel, army officials, and officers from Fort Douglas. A reception followed the ceremony.
A fragment listing cosmetics and toiletries including Lipstick 5060 Rouge and Talcum 50e, Skin Tonic and Lotion 25c, and related items in a brief supplier display. Contains partial product names and prices, reflecting a vintage catalog snippet.
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