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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1943
Page
3
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Arrangements are under way for the eighty second session of the United Brethren in Christ Conference at Camp Findley Findley Lake N Y opening Aug 25 and continuing to Aug 29 G T Bergman named official delegate Rev and Mrs H Ray Harris will attend Rev G D Batdorf bishop East District will preside Other officials include Rev S Paul Weaver ey H Ray Harris recording secretary Rev Ivan G Hunsberger assistant recording secretary Rev E Gould and Rev W H radley assistant secretaries and Rev C G Grover treasurer The program opens Wednesday evening with Rev Oliver E Isiams speaking and benediction by Rev H F Reagle The conference opens Thursday at nine with Bishop Batdorf sermon A memorial service led by Rev C E Dibble at 1040 followed by business at 1115 Sessions run three days with speakers Dr D T Gregory Dr William J Mudge Dr W E Snyder Prof A G Wertsch Prof John F Smith and others The stationing committee will submit pastoral assignments at Sunday afternoon session.
The Northwestern Potato Cooperative Association Inc of North Girard Pa announces its annual stockholders meeting at Rice Avenue Union High School Girard at 8:00 P M Wednesday evening August 25 1943. Five Erie county directors two Warren county directors and two Crawford county directors will be elected. By law amendments will be voted on. The association resumed operations on duly sale and is dehydrating potatoes for the Food Distribution administration and for lend lease shipments for Allied forces. The plant added two new dehydrating units and aims to operate year round with capacity of one million pounds annually.
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved the merger of Keystone Public Service Company of Oil City and Bradford Service Company into Pennsylvania Electric Company of Johnstown. The absorption creates efficiency in utility operations across western Pennsylvania. Both firms are subsidiaries of NYPA NJ, part of Associated Electric Company, under SEC order to comply with the PUHCA.
The Erie County Motor Club and county engineer William H Supplee pressed township supervisors to provide immediate data on bridge and road needs. They warned lax cooperation could exclude the county from a forthcoming state postwar road and bridge program. Officials expect increased funding and aim to submit a complete county needs picture soon to be included in the state plan.
Persistent personnel problems have caused the Corry School District to face its biggest teacher turnover in history. A special meeting is set for Thursday evening to act on remaining vacancies before the 1943 44 term begins September 8. A teachers committee meeting starts at 8. The board recently appointed a Cochranton teacher to the Junior High post but the candidate soon left for a higher salary elsewhere, necessitating another appointment and attention to one or two other vacancies.
In Girard, FP. Webster records 8% years of continuous service in the same bank, surpassing a New York state contender with 73 years. The three veteran bankers of RS Battles Bank total 200 years combined, led by W. C. Kibler at 73 years as assistant cashier and his son W. F. Hibler with 44 years, both in assistant cashier roles.
Erie officials report Westfield resident ERIE Aug. Lb-yunou apquisso 38 of 33 East Pearl Street West Held N Y was arrested and brought here by U S Immigration inspectors charged with illegal entry based on a criminal record he is jailed in Erie County prison awaiting a deportation hearing at the federal building immigration office says
Jamestown August 18 The possibility of a wholesale release of Chau tauqua county prisoners held at Monroe county penitentiary emerged after Harold Hans 39 was freed on a writ of habeas corpus. Justice William F Leve of the state supreme court ruled Hans contention valid finding the imprisonment illegal due to lack of a cross county maintenance contract under section 480 of the correction law. The decision also rejected two other challenges alleging lack of authority to sentence beyond one year and immediate sentencing in the court of special sessions.
Bradford Pa Aug 18 plans by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways for resurfacing a number of streets designated as highway routes were accepted by city council. The plan details the grades widths drainage and other structural work costing about 75000 paid by the state.
City officials weigh compulsory sidewalk repairs after residents complain of dangerous walkways. Director of Streets Fred L. Barres reported multiple complaints at Monday’s meeting and outlined possible steps to compel property owners to repair or rebuild walks, with cost assessments if action proceeds.
An aged Erie resident, George Henry Terns, 4, died at about 4:50 a.m. Tuesday at his son Weaser B Kraft’s home, 602 Schenieyer. Born in Buffalo, he once ran a shoe store and later worked in contracting, then served as a factory agent for building materials firms in Erie before retiring ten years ago.
All employees of Commonwealth Edison of Chicago collected more than a million pounds of metal scrap at home, adding to nearly eight million pounds salvaged by the company at its plants.
Kane Pa Aug 18 Transfers affecting state police sub stations were announced by Lt Jackson Dodson Troop will move Corporal Rasavage from Kane to Smethport replacing him Corporal Hineman from Smethport to Kane Harold Galloway from Smethport will join troop headquarters and be replaced by Joseph Dussin from troop headquarters Sergeant William J Graham named in charge of the DuBois sub station Corporal Rasavage served Kane substation over two years Titusville Rabbi Morris Gray leaves Congregation Bnai Giluth for Shomre Emonah Cleveland as assistant rabbi and education director Hebrew school enrollments total 25 daily and 250 Sunday students
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