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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1949
Page
7
Unclear OCR text fragment references 20 inch measurement and property terms. Reads as stray items about rent and renovations with missing context and names. Unable to determine concrete event, location, or involved entities from the fragment.
A damaged OCR fragment notes concerns about steam wire operations. Details are unclear but mention measurements such as one inch and references to checking safety or reliability. No clear entities or events to identify.
The Penn York League plans a meeting in Jamestown to consider adding a franchise for the Legion Rockets and other cities like Corry and Franklin seeking entry. Gowanda, Jamestown, Kane, Bradford, and Olean previously formed the circuit, with Gowanda the prior champion. The piece also previews NFL and AFL action, noting Browns and Bills as contenders and early season matchups.
Classified ad snippet mentions names Nigur Neb-Baly Joe Wal cott and Williams with percentages and locations Wichita and Omigha, offering three items for three days. Readable fragment hints at a buy or sell notice in a local paper.
The Associated Press reports the Yankees head to Boston to face the streaking Red Sox as Ellsworth Kinder and Mel Parnell prepare for the opener. Lefty Ed Lopat and Allie Reynolds are slated for the mound in Boston with a New York-New York rematch looming. The pennant race in the National League remains active with the Cardinals hosting the Cubs and the Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
Veteran Hetty Cotton, returning from retirement, defeated Sonny Palmer of Badin North Carolina two up in the quarter finals at Walton Heath England advancing to the final of the British professional golfers match play championship scheduled for 26 holes. Cotton then defeated Lloyd Mancim of Chicago in the semi final two and two to reach the final.
Corry High dominates North East with a 43-0 win as Pitts scores four touchdowns and Crawford adds two. The Beavers’ line and backfield, led by Pitts and Crawford, overpower the visitors for 390 total yards and 17 first downs. Rex Treland Rex Spaulding Bill Keppel and the defense key the shutout as Corry reserves see extensive action in the final period.
New York reports the first big Saturday of college football with 50,000 plus crowds expected at Michigan vs Michigan State in Ann Arbor and Navy vs Southern California in Los Angeles. Notre Dame, Texas, SMU, Wake Forest, Harvard, Stanford, North Carolina, Purdue, Clemson, Georgia Tech and other top programs are featured, with several venues near capacity as fans pack early season battles and interconference clashes across the nation.
Washington defeated opponents 9 to 1 while New York won 8 to 7 Detroit beat Cleveland 3 to 0 and Chicago edged St. Louis 4 to 1 Only game scheduled National League had no games on the slate
The Datendences in vse asm dies B League clung to the lead last night while dropping only the final game to Buss five. Ann Royek posted 130 163 and 104 while Jean Root led the Sewers with 85 124 and a 140. Rossbacher’s lost to Leed’s as E McCroy rolled 156 181 125 and E Clark led the losers with 148 198 124. Alta Watrous anchored Tonps as they took five from Franz Jassies with 181 158 124. H Gromustaj led Prana with 148 144 104 as The Helen Shoppe won two close games. Dorothy Billie posted 126 195 150. Harvey had a 185 followed by 119 119 for the jewelers. Hollywood callout Andy Gardid 126 from Los Angeles.
Two top teams, Penn State and Pittsburgh, headline the opening day slate in Pennsylvania as Penn State hosts Villanova after a 35 0 win over Texas A and M. Pittsburgh aims to rebound with William and Mary visiting at Pittsburgh. Lafayette under Chipper Smith travels to Princeton in a Leopards potential win while Temple debuts under new coach Al Evans. Boxing results list Terry Young winning a New York bout by decision.
Brooklyn players dominate the list with Robinson scoring 197 hits and 23 stolen bases, Kiner driving in 122 runs for Pittsburgh, and Williams of Boston leading several categories with 348 batting average and 155 RBIs. Muted by formatting errors, the season tallies include Ernie Banks style misplacements and inconsistent team abbreviations throughout the compilation.
Detroit blanked Cleveland 5 to 0 behind strong pitching as a first victory marked by the mound. Ed Malone paced the White Sox with a triple and two singles in a 4 to 1 win over St Louis. Scholastic scores list numerous small team results including Meadville 26, Franklin 0 and Conneautville 20, Cambridge Springs 0 amid a batch of uneven showings.
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