Panasnar Wiendy Conditions Bring Little Relief
Weather bulletin notes extremely hot weekend with minimal cooling. Forecaster Poulay warns temperatures remain high and only partial relief expected later, as heat persists across several days.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
6
Weather bulletin notes extremely hot weekend with minimal cooling. Forecaster Poulay warns temperatures remain high and only partial relief expected later, as heat persists across several days.
Erie dispatch reports multiple cases including the release of Cylnfato for bribing an Erie policeman and parole actions for others. Observed thefts include pocketbooks and a stolen Ford cabriolet, with police warning to watch two suspects. Three Corry aviation cadets enter US training. broader notes on war steel surplus and a Presidential citation for Cpl. Raymond H. Root. County law and safety measures urged by New York Sheriff's Association amid ongoing local licensing and divorce actions.
The county purchased a total of 23.189 million dollars in War Bonds during June 1 to July 31, surpassing its 18.8 million quota by 23 percent. Corporations bought 14.029 million against a 10.169 million quota, over the target by 40 percent. Individuals, with a 6.164 million quota, bought 8.91 million, exceeding the original value, while Series E bonds lagged with 4.742 million against a 5.04 million goal. The overall 94 percent filing remained when sales totaled 4.742 million with a 5.04 million goal.
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Corp. William Hibbard son of Mr and Mrs Hibbard stepped from the Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Oil City to a crowd of friends after escaping death in the ragged mountains of Italy. He was prisoner in Sicily and Italy, escaped German capture after Italy’s fall, hid from German and Fascist pursuers for ten months, and was found safe in Allied hands delivering a reunion with Virginia Veach who aided him in Red Cross work after liberation.
A postwar plan to deepen and shield the Barcelona harbor, at an $803000 federal cost, was aired at Hason Hall. Local officials and Assemblyman Herm Magnuson supported national funding with state and local shares estimated between $20000 and $30000. The plan features 1880 feet of breakwater in two sections, 250 feet of dock, and basin dredging to eight feet depth, creating a safe refuge for light vessels.
Marcus Hook Pa Aug 14 three workers badly burned as flames spread through an underground piping system at Sun Oil Company new 12 000 000 high octane gasoline refinery. The blaze followed an explosion when butane gas was drawn into the compressing system. Fire chief Raleigh Heacock said no further details available.
The Associated Press reports a drought inflicting extensive losses in Pennsylvania agriculture. Estimates show corn production up overall from last year, but sharp declines in oats and buckwheat yield. Overall financial impact reaches into the millions, with weather curtailing several key crops.
A Ridgway family suffers four deaths in two years beginning with 17 year old Clarence Altainger dying of a heart attack on his Coveney Drive lawn. Robert Aneinger, brother, was killed two years earlier. The father died last March and the mother passed in June.
Harrisburg reports that over May June and July more than 600 Pennsylvanians aged 65 and older who had relied on Old-Age Assistance found employment and became self-sufficient. The trend has reduced rolls to about 84,900, with many cases closing General Assistance or All 10 Dependent Children as earnings cover dependents.
Mayville reports the first polio death in Chautauqua county since the outbreak. An 11-year-old Brocton boy, Roger Arnold, died Saturday at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk, after earlier cases in Forestville Dunkirk West Ellicott Sinclairville and Jamestown. Twins brother Robert remains unimpaired. The Brocton case is figure bilbar type affecting cranial nerves and more serious than the usual form. In Lyndon Park a combined barn and garage owned by Lawrence Morrison burned from spontaneous combustion in hay, with $600 total loss.
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