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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1942
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions dates, places, and people in a muddled local notice. It references Wheed, Falls, a premier event, and names such as Luis Seely and BUENED DE. The legibility is too poor to determine a clear event or outcome.
Erie driver Gehrlein charged with involuntary manslaughter after Richard Mello of Erie died when their car, hijacked from John Tyndall of Union City, crashed beyond the Borden Milk Co plant on West High Street. Deputy Coroner Crowe continues inquiry. inquest not yet decided.
The Brie Annual Conference of the United Brethren in Christ meets at Camp Findley Findley Lake with sessions led by Bishop G D Batdorf. Dr B P Weaver of Jamestown is reappointed superintendent for the ninth year. H Ray Harris acts as secretary. Cael F Hart of Parkersburg WV speaks at 7:30 PM.
AP dispatches from Helsinki report the heaviest raid on the Finnish capital with two planes reaching the defenses and minimal bombs dropped. In New Delhi, Deva Dass Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi's son and Hindustani Times editor, is discharged by a magistrate after charges tied to defense regulations. Tokyo broadcasts claim 43 US ships were sunk or damaged in the Solomon Islands engagement, with three large warships listed. Washington agency notes a US merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk in mid August with no casualties reported. Moscow notes Soviet warships sunk two German transports in the Barents Sea. Chungking reports a fresh Chinese assault near Canton opposing Japanese forces. Bern reports fatalities and injuries from the August 27 Athens earthquake. London notes a Norwegian-flagged ship with 160 Germans aboard sunk near Hammerfest harbor.
Allied forces pressed a tough assault along Milne Bay as Australian troops, with American air support, fought Japanese for beach heads. Reports say heavy fighting, fires, and jungle skirmishes marked the battle, with air losses and constant updates from MacArthur's HQ.
Babson Park Mass August 29 Roger Babson argues that saving money and how it is used after death shapes future generations. He asserts inheritance and well chosen investments in land buildings or securities endure beyond lifetimes, guiding either good or evil outcomes. He urges readers to make a will, keep it up to date, and obtain family approval, noting the distribution period lasts far longer than the accumulation phase.
Howard Miller, longtime Powell Motor Company service chief, was elected to the Hatch Vocational School teaching staff after a special board meeting as resignations were accepted. He will teach auto mechanics on a substitute basis with a 1800 salary plus a 100 allowance for 1992 43 term. Miss Evelyn Brooks and Howard Brubaker also released from contracts as replacements sought for fall term.
St Edward's High School and grammar division announce open registration on Tuesday September 1 with classes starting September 2. The program emphasizes mathematics science English and social studies with Spanish optional. New aviation elements and airfield ground work will be added along with mechanical drawing and blueprint reading to aid postwar adjustment and technical training for boys and girls. In Hollywood Dennis Morgan welcomes a newborn son at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital as his wife gives birth.
Mergers of the Board of Education confirm a higher price for the Fairhaven housing site. Jono B. Quinn and Parker of Citizens National Bank led discussions with the Corry School District trustees at a special meeting. An agreement raised the price well above the preliminary government appraisal of about 4800 dollars. A hearing to allow filings and testimony will follow a viewing by designated inspectors Owen M. Burrs Owen Richardson and H. D. Hole of Erie at the site next Wednesday September 1 at 10 o'clock.
Harrisburg awaiting a September court session to dispose of five indictments of embezzlement and forgery involving $25,000 against Clifford G. Baugher, former deputy state treasurer. Prosecutor Cer B. Shelley said he had asked Dr. Benjamin Goldman of Erie to examine Baugher at his Erie home while he recovers from ill health.
At a board meeting held last evening at the Rite Restaurant the advisory group discussed accepting a bequest of $100,000 or more from Joe A. Bush of Jamestown, formerly of Corry. They outlined plans for Corry’s winter program and the early opening of the recreation center on First Avenue, welcomed two new members Bruce Smith and Earson, with Hillstrom presiding and Rogy Brown recording secretary.
Lindila Pavliokienko, student of history turned sniper, told reporters at the Soviet embassy she killed 309 Germans in WWII. She defended the killings as destroying tyrants and savages who would kill civilians. She recounted German threats to tear her apart if she fell to their side.
President Roosevelt indicated Americans may face meatless days as the United States could share a larger portion of its meat with American forces overseas and with Great Britain. Argentina Australia and New Zealand remain major sources, but proximity to Britain could shift supply, saving shipping and reducing losses.
Berlin reports a German high command communique claims 2195 Allied troops were captured during the Dieppe operation on August 9. It asserts the raid aimed to establish a continental bridgehead for an invasion of France and says Allied casualties were heavy with about 600 dead and 597 listed as missing or wounded.
Guards at the Raymond Manufacturing Company plant have been sworn in under the articles of war by the War Department through the Finance Department of the Cleveland District. The arrangement mirrors other defense industry setups in the district and provides for periodic inspections of the armed personnel as well as for plant productive purposes.
Sparta police plan to quiz a Sparta man believed owner of a car tied to two recent assaults on women. One woman, Mrs Bred Peterson, reported an attempted attack after she rode with a motorist who diverted toward Lovell's Station road and struck her before she resisted and returned to the city. The second case involves an unnamed north side woman, with details withheld as investigators pursue possible leads.
Soviet counterattacks around Stalingrad drive back German assaults while enemy tanks and infantry remain wedged into the city. Red Star reports Germans driven from a village near Ubey as a fresh German division enters action and fuel shortages hinder tank operations. Prisoners described as hungry and exhausted are reported, with Axis losses, including ships and submarines, claimed by Red Navy and air forces.
Brett Peterson faces grand jury on contributing to the delinquency of a minor after giving alcohol to two Fourth Ward boys ages 12 and 14 who became intoxicated. Hisfemale companion Florence McGraw is committed to a state hospital for observation. Bail set at 1000. Peterson taken to Erie county jail. The incident occurred after liquor was supplied to boys on the southside. one boy staggered home, another was found paralyzed.
The Navy reports American planes from the Maurine-held Solomons attacked a Japanese destroyer squadron of four ships. One large destroyer was sunk, another probably evicted, and a third damaged and burning. The ships were loaded with supplies for Japanese units of Saipan and the Solomons.
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