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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1946
Page
4
Charles Geiger, a well known citizen and former local businessman, was named business manager of the Corry School District for the 1926 27 season by the Board of Education. The announcement came during an adjourned meeting in the basement of the library building.
Pete An Jerie Workman fatally crushed when a ditch at General Electric's test lab site collapsed. Mike Drogini, 34, of R D 7 Erie, died en route to Hamot Hospital after being buried for about 30 minutes. Coroner investigates cause of death amid witness accounts he was alive on rescue.
An August Daily Dozen palm card discusses swimming's health benefits and risks. It advocates water free of disease germs, proper sterilization, and supervision by health authorities, warning against unknown water quality and unsafe pools.
Roy Laggon escaped serious injury after his car sideswiped another machine five miles east of Columbus and plunged down a roadside embankment. The other vehicle caught fire and was nearly destroyed. Larson leapt clear and was unharmed. A Pard automobile owned by J M Purpura was reported stolen from West Pleasant street. C E Shoop and Cart W King will represent Renovo Division in a regional Pennsylvania Railroad athletic meet in Dennison Ohio after notable horseshoe victories at Owlon last week. Martha Ann, first daughter, born to Mr and Mrs Merley J McIntyre on August 32.
OPA prepares to announce a batch of price increases by Friday as Congress sets a new deadline. Many items such as refrigerators washing machines and radios are already on the docks with potential auto price boosts under consideration to maintain dealer charges prewar. Local social notes mention residents received hankies at a gathering and visiting figures including Rev Edward Ten and Mrs Mary Ton.
A Paris Peace Conference subcommittee remains divided on local administration and international controls for the Free Territory of Trieste. The draft envisions a provisional government and a permanent statute with a governor, democratic authority, universal suffrage, and UN oversight. The area includes the port and about 300 square miles of hinterland with 296,000 Italians, 49,801 Slavs, and 18,000 others.
A reader poses seven trivia questions about history and language from a damaged classifieds page. Topics include US cabinet history, telepathy, Scottish nicknames, whale biology, Mercury, Le Hon Homme Richard, and Robert E. Lee's middle name, amid a fragmented note on Danzig Poland post Versailles with vague political context.
Miss Phyllis Tenpas of Erie and Miss Shirley Ismets visit relatives in Clymer with other local callers. Reports of fires, reunions, and church activities fill the week, including a banquet at Hotel Jamestown, a Bible school ending with awards, and a Sun day School picnic planned for James Holthouse grove. Families from Clymer, Mayville Park, and surrounding towns are cited with travel and visits to Chautauqua Lake and Grand Rapids.
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