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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1942
Page
6
Corry dealers have begun cooperating with a War Production Board order restricting collapsible tubes. Retailers must trade in old tubes before selling toothpaste or shaving cream, with penalties up to a $10,000 fine and a year in prison for violations.
Funeral services for Mrs Stela Bris were held at the home of Mrs Ids Mead in Blue Eye with Rev. Georgia Markey of Wesleyan Methodist Church and Rev. Guy McIntyre officiating. Hymns Some Time We'll Understand and In the Rifted Rock I'm Resting were sung. interment at Spring Creek Cemetery. Bearers were Charles Spencer Peter Spoon George Med Theodore Vanderhoof. Attending from Edinboro Girard Cambridge Springs Youngsville Greybull and nearby communities were several relatives and friends.
U S forces report continued fighting on Bataan with heavy artillery and counterattacks as Japanese forces attempt to break through American lines. Paragraph details indicate encircled units, limited in-foxhole space, and survival rations as the battle intensifies. Parachute assault plans were reportedly unlikely to aid encircled units.
Beaverdam April 3 events note funerals for Mrs Slye’s brother in law George LeBaron of Shreve Ridge and Ward Alexander of Corry. Attendees include Carl Proctor and Welter Proctor at a Missionary Society meeting. families visit relatives in Smithville and Spartansburg. numerous church guests and neighbors host meals and travel between homes in Union City, Corry, and Lowville.
An auto accident just west of Union City on Route 26-030 around midnight involved three men. The car, owned by Robert G. Hurley of Meadville, overturned after missing a curve onto railroad tracks and was removed after flagging rain. All three occupants escaped with bruises as authorities work to identify the driver.
Local listings show a dense radio slate with NBC CBS and affiliated stations airing a mix of sermons performances concerts and talk shows. Notable entries include Seven Last Words of Christ Brooklyn Philharmonique Chorus The Crucifixion Lucille Manners Concert Information Please What Price Victory and a Glenn Miller Band event.
Sec torship services will be held this evening at 7:45 o clock in observance of Good Friday. The pastor will preach and administer holy communion. Special musical numbers on the crucifixion will be rendered by members of the choir. The public is invited to attend.
Forty pupils at Liberty Township Consolidated School near Port Allegany fell ill from food poisoning after a lunch served during a WPA arranged program. Dr. H J Meader led investigations with Kane community medical director and traced the gelatide food served over a weekend. The students were treated and all had recovered, returning to classes on Thursday.
The fully seated St. Leo's church in Ridgway Pennsylvania opened on April 3 with the first mass at 7:30 led by Rev. John W Murphy. The St Leo's Junior choir under Sister M Mau performed Leo Viv Mass setting for the occasion.
A compact recap of the quiz answers lists items such as Tue, Albert Isbrun, Black Sea, Battle of Bunker II, colonial troops, Interstate Commerce Commission, Low Gehrig, PC. Wren, Bach and Handel, and Tea.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E. Sarver, who died Thursday morning at her daughter's home, Mrs. J. B. Cogan, will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o clock at Gillen-Gouller Funeral Home in Homestead, Pa. Her body lies at Davison Funeral Home in Corry for calling until Sunday morning, with interment at Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport. The article notes an unrelated Koh-i-noor diamond weighing about 186 carats.
Pittsburgh markets show apples and potatoes steady with multiple varieties quoted, while Maine and Pennsylvania russets and Staymans appear with several price ranges. Buffalo livestock sale notes include hogs, cattle, and sheep with varying weights and price differentials, and beef and dairy items priced across standard ranges.
Fragmentary OCR text about an Indians game mentions a 83 point element and a player named Jonny. Details are unreadable, unclear teams, dates, and outcomes.
Fragmentary text referencing an event or group, with unclear names and locations. Mentions group F-2 and a person named Alstriot, plus references to positions, land, and debts, but details are obscured and unreadable.
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