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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1945
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment references army fronts and distances but lacks coherent names or events. Readable bits imply military context with mentions of fronts, miles, and uncertainty about location or outcome. No clear person, place, date, or organization can be reliably identified.
Pie Matthew Reyda of Corry, Pennsylvania, serves with the 85th Engineer Battalion, a long-standing unit that built and operated heavy pontoon bridges for U S Army river crossings in Italy and France. The battalion supported Seventh Army troops under Gen. Devers and Lt Col Leonard A. Perdue notes bridges used treadway and Bailey constructions during Riviera and push from the Riviera theaters.
In Venango County Court Judge Lee A McCracken oversaw the sale of Eugene B Grimm estate oil properties to C C Hogg Pleasantville Oil for 29975 after Milburn Anderson had bid 27000. The eight leaseholds six land tracts in Sandy Creek Sugar Creek Richland and Cranberry townships include 191 wells and jumping equipment.
Warren reports the Pennsylvania Railroad is funding extensive repairs due to heavy wartime traffic. Crews have shifted locations from Sheffield to Kane then Johnsonburg to fix tracks, bridges, and rolling stock damaged in recent incidents. Dozens of damaged cars sit on a siding at Johnsonburg as work continues.
Historic look at multiple 1943 1948 coal strikes under UMWA and wartime agencies. Details show wage demands, portal pay fights, 30 day extensions, the Smith Connally act, seizing mines, and eventual settlements yielding retroactive pay, wage boosts, and vacation increases amid continuing wage and benefit fights into 1949.
A Warren man sustained serious injuries in a vehicle crash while delivering flowers. Hanson, driving a panel truck owned by Sherman Offerlee, was struck on Conewango Avenue between Roy and Pioneer streets. The collision involved a southbound Pontine sedan driven by Raymond Welson. Nelson carries no insurance. Hanson received medical treatment after a left shoulder bone was found to be fractured.
In Waterford on an April 2 preliminary hearing before Peace Justice Wallace Lee, witnesses including court attaches are ordered to testify for three defendants William Edinger Kenneth Van Cise and Charles Powell who plead not guilty to conspiring to procure an indictment. District Attorney Burton Laub and ADA Damien Metaghlin will attend. Leon Morrison brother of Karl E Morrison of 233 Sehnley Drive, architect, convicted of morals offense, seeks court records related to the trial.
An old advertise style claim targets middle aged men noting life has lacked curtain vitamins and hormones. Tromone or Tromane combines vitamins with hormones to restore youthfulness, energy, and zest. Directions on label. Rexall Cut Rate Drug Store and druggists everywhere offer July 3 sales.
The State Police warn drivers to slow for curves as high speeds reduce tire grip and raise skidding risk. Officials advise easing off accelerator before entering a curve and maintaining steady control to prevent loss of traction.
State police and county officials seek suspects driving a car with a New York license plate in a string of burglaries at Penfield and Kyle Run. Loot valued around 500 dollars plus merchandise worth 850 dollars and 50 dollars cash stolen from W R Irwin store. Items include tools, pipes, tobacco, and gear from B and O hunting camp. Damage described as wanton.
Jamestown reports two youths aged 18 and 29 detained after burglary. They allegedly tied a padlock, fled in a vehicle, and a fire led to one man’s death. Police recovered cash and stamps from the suspects.
A study of fevon children shows that 5 to 6 percent of the school population have some hearing impairment. Extrapolating from this, about 8.9 million Americans have some hearing loss, with at least 5 million severely enough to affect social adjustment.
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