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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1944
Page
8
Erie Democrats plan a fall rally with Senator Harry S. Truman as vice presidential nominee in Erie. County Chairman Owen M. Burns said Roosevelt’s return is unlikely this year, the committee targets Truman with an official invitation extended but no definite answer yet.
Aug 9 reports two new infantile paralysis cases in Potter County prompt court orders to close all public places. Tioga County adds cases in Wellsboro and Mansfield. Dr Herman S Mosch notes theaters churches schools and fraternal halls must close immediately to curb spread.
Sgt. Quin Ravencroft of the 47th Infantry, killed in action July 15, served since October 1941 and fought in Sicily earning the Purple Heart. His letter from July 17 spoke of his unit entering Cherbourg and being glad to fight on. He leaves two brothers in the Pacific, a brother and sister in Mississippi, and his parents.
The text traces a nationwide rise of Greek style in American architecture from Maine to California, highlighting architects' adoption of ancient Greek grandeur, symmetry, and temple-like forms. It notes Latrobe’s Bank of Pennsylvania (1800) as early inspiration and the Crystal Palace Saloon at Tombstone, Arizona, as a late example in 1679.
In Clymer August 9 a "Ladies" group hosted Mrs. J B Cook of Los Angeles visiting relatives. Guests included Mrs. Frank Neckers, Mrs. Arthur Schermerhorn, Mrs. Albert Arming, Mrs. G Querreveld, Mrs. Alfred Newhouse, Mrs. Harl Osborne, and others. Bridge prizes went to Mrs. Querreveld and Mrs. Casler. The honored guest received a gift. The Red Cross blood bank plans a drive on August 29. Local events note Mrs. James H. Wright’s death, church programs, and a busy social scene with visits from relatives and service members.
Erie county reports record individual bond sales in the Fifth War Loan drive, best in Pennsylvania, with city and county total of 23,128,957 dollars, achieving 123 percent of the 18,609,000 quota per war finance officials. Final reports from the Federal Reserve Bank confirm the county’s top performance in the state.
Jamestown Aug 9 Albert Borswardt 6% Silver Creek patrolman died in Rhinehart Hospital Silver Creek two hours after his saddle horse reared and fell crushing him He had returned home after an evening ride about to dismount when the horse panicked and collapsed Neighbors say he bought the horse last spring and rode it all summer Officials seek cause for the accident.
In Jamestown on August 3, two Olean women Elizabeth Dwaileebe and Elizabeth Knafele pleaded guilty to possessing spiritous liquor with unpaid taxes. They were fined $300 each, given one year suspended sentences, and placed on probation by Judge John Knight. Each was allowed to seek time to raise the funds, with an indicated sentence to be formally imposed after they appear with the money.
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