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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1923
Page
8
A boy named Imray, age 9 or 10, was killed when a live wire he touched while climbing a horse chestnut tree sparked and fatally fatally struck him. The accident occurred in Erie near Short Street. His mother, a widow with seven other children, faces destitution.
A cluttered classified list offering various sale items including a gray baby carriage at Mrs Anderson's, furniture at Grace street, a large chiffoniere, sewing machine, gas heater, sink, garaged car details, poultry stock, a plastered house, a player piano, uprights, a Buick, and live poultry. Also includes rental listings for newly furnished apartments and a six car garage.
At Waterford road ten miles south of Erie a vehicle driven by D P Peterson sped away from a scene where Milt Matterson, 17 West Fourth Street, and others fixed a tire on a truck. Matterson was severely injured and Mrs. Whitnauer was lightly hurt as Witnawer’s car collided. The Peterson car fled south after the incident.
A historical snapshot of the New York produce market listing items such as butter at steady to higher than extras, eggs and dairy grades, live poultry like broilers and turkeys, flour varieties, cornmeal, rye flour, oats, hay, and pork products with prices and market notes. Includes specific grades and regional references, reflecting a detailed commodity update of the day.
A Sept 4 report from Clymer details social visits and family news A Republican women’s event in the county is noted with local residents attending church gatherings and Sunday School. The piece lists visitors including Mrs Ella Hikes and Miss Jane McCray and mentions a missionary conference at the Reform church with expected China speakers. A lost brown velvet item is reported with a request to leave it at Ames Drug Store.
A massive Ku Klux Klan gathering drew an estimated crowd of tens of thousands in DuBois on a Sunday. The demonstration spanned the upper East DuBois area as the event reached its climax with widespread Civil War era themes and Klan insignia observed by local watchers.
Sale item roundup items include 200 pairs of Men's Railroad Stripe Overalls with bib and shoulder straps in full cut up to size 48. Regularly $1.35, undercut by dealers at $1.50 to $1.75. Sale runs Wednesday through Saturday with supply at $1.19 per pair. Also features pantie dresses for children ages 3 to 8 at $3.50 value with Quy special price and a 1200 lb candy counter offering guaranteed Cocoa at a special price.
Notice is given that Letters Testamentary for the estate of W Eugene Rhodes of Cory Erie County Pennsylvania have been issued to Grace G Rhodes executrix. All debts and claims must be paid or presented promptly to the undersigned attorneys Kincaid & Kincaid.
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