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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1945
Page
4
Twenty years ago Corry Hotel Company stockholders gathered at the Municoes building to vote on approving or disapproving a proposed debt increase. The meeting aimed to decide on a resolution affecting the company’s indebtedness, with a limit around one hundred thousand dollars.
Rumors swirl that the Federal War Agency office in Erie may move to Corry, stirring local political maneuvering as Democratic leaders, led by Ora Gibbons, press for a Corry presence while noting the agency’s rarity in the county and GOP opposition elsewhere. The piece also covers community veterans, railroad history, and local civic concerns amid postwar shifts.
A report flags the poll tax being phased out in Georgia and Virginia as new constitutional moves advance abolition. Hearings pop up on proposed amendments while debates reflect shifts in the South from a previously solid bloc against Negro voting toward a changing stance and potential reform nationwide.
Private Claus Shreve of the 401st Infantry earned the Bronze Star Medal for gallantry during operations near Lorbeck Germany on April 7 1949 His unit faced an enemy position where surrender was refused He voluntarily exposed himself risking his safety aiding allied forces and helped secure a German officer and 19 enlisted men He also participated in the Roer River crossing Rhine crossing Weser River crossing and advance to the Elbe He holds a Purple Heart for prior wounds and is honored for courage and initiative benefiting his regiment.
The report surveys diplomacy around Tangier and the Tangier zone, noting Moscow’s stance and US involvement. It recalls Algeciras 1906 and Roosevelt’s aim for prestige, then shifts to a medical aside on mumps, its symptoms, complications, and high risk in young adults.
Early this month Secretary Schwellenbach questioned the accuracy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics retail price index, calling it lousy and too academic. He later said he was misquoted and warned drastic changes could come if charges proved true, noting the index measures price changes for workers in large cities without adjusting for quality or living habits.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses Russia and Japan, hints at detency and sanity, and mentions a controversial comparison to an atomic bomb. The disjointed passages reference military power, deterrence, and looming doom, with partial quotes and malformed names, conveying a debated wartime stance without clear events or dates.
This fragment questions a set of quiz items from a classified page. It mentions true or false items about governance and policy, a sports food group during wartime, authorship of novels, presidents born in Massachusetts, and broader themes of imperial power and economics. The legible bits point to a miscellaneous trivia page within a newspaper.
A mix of wartime notes and local curiosities fills the page. Reports cover security concerns at a housing project, grain reserves and supply chains tied to Normandy, a couple losing a car window plate, Regulation W discussions with merchants, and the arrival of a Reserve Bank representative. Also noted are new stainless cookware prototypes for peacetime use, a five foot old pipe relic from immigrant labor, and pine fowl remnants near a former roadbed. The Sith Station Hospital in New Guinea receives the Meritorious Service Unit Citation for its personnel led by Lt. Sarah Shier.
Aug 1 Warren county Mrs Ralph Covell of Clarendon was injured in a vehicle crash on Route 1 when the coupe overturned. She sustained a jaw fracture scalp lacerations and extensive body injuries. Mr Covell suffered abrasions to the leg and face. Both were hospitalized as police investigate the cause of the vehicle losing control and rolling over.
Morris Chapin and Bo Hawkins joined Jack Loveland on Park Street to clear out a grain theft ring at the Clough farm. They targeted 25 birds robbed from the area and reported a confrontation with suspects during a Wednesday afternoon cleanup.
Coroner ordered autopsy to determine cause of death of Thomas McGovern ten who died at St Vincent hospital after collapse near 1980 Peach Street. McGovern, an Irish native long familiar to the neighborhood around Lemonade Street, had been a well known character in local police circles.
Dr R Owen, former Corry optometrist now at 14 Brato Street Mile Pa Second Floor reminds former patients that if it is inconvenient to travel to Erie during the day glasses fittings may be arranged on specified evenings.
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