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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1944
Page
6
War needs and local affairs fill the page as Edinboro and surrounding towns report training courses, lost and stolen property, quarantine rules, and school reopening after Easter. Authorities note police hold bicycle and dog incidents awaiting owner claims, while a War Department list shows 195 American soldiers declared missing in action.
James Edward Graves, 67, was found seated in a kitchen chair at his Pleasantville area home two miles east of town. Neighbors reported he had not been seen for days and a coroner attributed the death to natural causes, noting a high gas fire and a warm room. Graves kept about 200 chickens and ten hogs. the animals appeared well fed and the property included three dogs.
The downed airmen describe a dramatic escape after their plane broke apart near Denmark. They traveled at night through Sweden to Malmo, aided by locals, with Swedish authorities taking charge and considering refugee status. Crew members hail from Mason Michigan, Canaan Connecticut, and Rochester New York.
Brazil hosts vast monazitic sands along its shores and river banks yielding thorium cerium and other rare minerals. These deposits provide materials used in chemical industries and potential catalytic applications linked to armament production.
Corry committee leaders urged residents to attend a 8 p.m. meeting at the Municipal Building to discuss Victory Gardens and bring soil samples for analysis. The meeting, hosted by Gerry Victory Garden Committee with R H R Bull, aims to boost wartime food production as farmers go to service, stressing gardens remain crucial for supplies. Crawford denies political motive in Hatch Act context amid criticism over alleged Democratic ties and political activity near his OPA post.
Erie police raided a numbers syndicate headquarters at 445 West 17th Street. Officers seized $1,299.75 in cash and adding machines, slips, and policy forms. Frank Plaxo Salvatore Pizzo Anthony Pozuttu Patsy and James Provenzano were charged with operating or trafficking in lottery tickets and released on $1,000 bail.
The corrections list: 1 The Dnlester 2 Perseus 3 The Blue Jays 4 Paul Joseph Goebbels 5 Venus 6 Not sweet 7 Povey Bynste Shelley 8 Amenea My Country tis of thee 9 Henry George 10 Caracas.
In a Pacific atoll tale by Staff Sgt. Dick Gordon, Marine Bergeau credits a rock thrown by James B. Griffin of Clymer NY for likely saving his life during a close encounter with a Japanese fighter on Engebi Island. Griffin joined by others, then used a hand grenade after a rock volley failed.
Mrs Lydia Stone longtime resident of North East died at home after a long illness aged about 75. She lived on the family farm for years, receiving the deed from the governor of Pennsylvania in 1932. Survived by one grandson John W. Brone of North East, five sisters Sarah Stetson Anna Case Minnie Pabory and others, and a brother Nathan Covey Fredonia New York.
Car turned turtle after collision on East Second Street injuring Oscar Johnson. Driver Caro Pihl, 28, charged with public intoxication, pleaded not guilty in City Court and posted $500 bail. Witnesses helped occupants from the overturned vehicle after the Saturday morning crash near a gas station.
April 17 report from Stall Sgt Robert Diffenbacher notes a bomber crew member survives a crash over Germany. The aircraft reportedly broke up after an engine failure, killing seven airmen and injuring others. Diffenbacher, from Lyenty, details the accident and his comrade’s injuries while awaiting medical care.
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