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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1942
Page
2
Deckhand Henrich Homehrich of Toledo fell 78 feet into a cargo hold aboard an ore boat in Erie. He suffered a possible broken leg and was taken to Hamot Hospital in serious condition. The accident occurred Thursday afternoon as he worked aboard the vessel.
A review board chaired by William A. Lowrie and joined by Charles B. Steener Louis Sohlembergh Herbert McMaion and Maysnalt Pisier ordered arrest actions after delaying cases for hours. The proceedings followed the July 23 blackout test prompting police enforcement for failing to follow instructions.
In a vivid look at the postwar economy Babson outlines an industrial facelift as armament activity wanes. Substitutes for oil and textiles rise, metals shift toward aluminum and magnesium, and advertising aids civilian adoption. Demand grows for industrial consultants and skilled workers with saving and hard work. A reckoning may come later after the postwar boom.
Funeral services for John Reid Benson 68 were held this afternoon at 2 40 at the Union City U B Church with Rev E W Mattison officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Charles Butler Mrs Roy Butler and Mrs Ward Parkin of Union City a son Everett of this city and two sisters Froderice Benson of Union City and Grace Benson of St Peters burg Florida.
Navy says about 10000 Japanese held positions in the Aleutians including Kiska Attu Agattu and possible Pribilofs. Allied planes and submarines sunk ships and damaged others while Japanese forces occupied several islands. Roughly several hundred residents were moved from St Paul and St George.
Long running Ridgway grocer retires after sixty years, store taken over by A. F. Beckimani to become Beckman grocery. Italian American Club prepares a basket picnic at Sekerak's Grove. Warren County farmers tour highlights projects and praise. DuBois milk deliveries suspended. routes cut to meet federal orders. Local incidents include derailments near Kane and Findley Lake. A dance at Garland and a Westfield grape drying plant update appear in this weekly roundup.
Dr J J Pattihoy has been accepted for medical camps with the Army and will be called in the future. He will be dismissed as lieutenant and will close his Sherman office after orders to report. Santares Eades, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Eades and brother of Robert Eades in the navy, enlisted with the Coast Guards and may report soon but was stricken with mumps last Saturday delaying orders another week or two.
A married woman near the Franklin street bridge was struck on the head from behind and rendered unconscious. Her husband, said to be drinking, was jailed after the assault as neighbors aided the injured woman who was taken to City hospital and later remained dazed. She is mother of two, with a month old child among them.
James town report of Homer Brooks Lord 71 of Dewittville dying after falling from a second story window at W GA hospital Aug afternoon. Coroner Samuel T Bowers ruled accidental death. witnesses said he appeared confused near the lit siren as he stepped from the ward window. He had been a hospital patient since June 6 and was visited by a nurse moments before the accident.
Residents face an imminent blackout with preparations under way from August first to August fourth. Officials confirm power cuts to test grid resilience and notify citizens to conserve energy and plan contingencies during the event.
Chadakoin dredging to remove flood threat in Jamytown’s mercantile industrial and residential districts is postponed until after the war. Public Works Director Charles J. Strandborg said the inspection of the stream was completed and plans await postwar action.
A Buffalo office representative warns that river conditions east of Warner Dam have been acute for years as ice plants leave Chautauqua Lake in spring. Mayor Bumuel A. Stroth and the City Tax Sale Property Committee appeal to the public to reclaim the city’s 4000 vacant lots in the ongoing battle against blight.
Fragmentary Corry text blends local notes with scattered references to hearings, housing, and postwar concerns. It hints at municipal talk, construction, and social pressure while interleaving disturbing phrases about Nazi queries and civil discourse, with unclear dates or outcomes.
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