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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1942
Page
3
Corry Boy completes training at Williams Field Chandler Arizona receiving silver star and second lieutenant wings. He will serve with the Air Force and is assigned to duties following graduation in formal ceremonies.
A garbled 1922 item recounts events from August including school openings September and the adoption of a new woman’s adoption law. It notes Community Service Council appointing Monturd to run programs starting September and mentions General John St. Pereh Ing and officials passing through for Washington statue dedication. Prohibition enforcement agents confiscated liquor in Warren county. Emmanuel church attendance at a Diente at Brokenstraw Park. Marriage license issued in Erie for Charles Bret-Henshin and May Morrell. Oarmen Hill to join the New York Giants after being purchased from Indianapolis.
The June grand jury returned indictments charging two youths with ten counts of larceny. In separate cases Frank Janis Mistreria, 20, of West Street, and Ross Yarr, 46, of Mumard Street, were indicted for burglary and larceny involving stolen vehicles and property. Statutory indictments also named Roy Stephens and Gladys Violet Stephens, and others face charges including abandonment and criminal negligence.
We express sincere thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement. This expresses gratitude from the families of Lulu Pettit Clyde Pettit Bertha Michels Ethel Beles Goldie Hanselman Glenn Pettis for the loss of husband and father Elvin E. Pali.
The article discusses tax equity and income shares as WWII costs rise, arguing for moderate taxation on all citizens based on ability to pay. It advocates income taxes over sales taxes to share the burden and awaken civic responsibility, while noting warnings of a prolonged, costly pacific war and the high price of defeating Hitler. It also touches on Allied momentum, Latin American responses to Hitler, and a closing note on a mixed topic in “Today’s Common Aaron.”
The article notes molar teeth called Brinders perform digestion of food and that many people grind teeth at night due to nervous conditions. Nervousness stems from various factors, with children showing worms, adults from overexertion or too much physical activity. Dental correction and will power are discussed but not seen as complete solutions.
Question asks to name the commander of British forces in North Africa in 1940, a period when Allied command centered on General Claude Auchinleck before Montgomery later in the war, reflecting the page's test style.
Fragmented text discusses sulphonated castor oil used to coat fibers for durability in weaving. Mentions Empire and New York City, with unclear timing or events. Content appears garbled with missing words and stray punctuation.
The 59th Wattsburg Fair opens Tuesday and runs through Saturday with exhibits ready by 4 pm. Campbell’s Band will perform nightly amid a slate of acts led by Fanchon and Fanchon and the Oranto trio. Highlights include auto stunt drivers on Saturday and a grand livestock cavalcade on Friday.
A privately owned plane bound for Cleveland via Erie was reported missing near Buffalo. Jett Wer, the pilot named Warfield, and two passengers were not heard from. Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania police joined a search. Warfield later surfaced in Cleveland with his wife, stating they landed safely in Willoughby after diverting from the intended route.
A welfare committee members from police and fire departments challenged a salary task move as excessive. Lieutenant Richard Moynihan and Detective Franklin Fox led police reps with Captain Victor G R Anderson and Biren Kennetty Sandburg backing fire crew concerns. The group argued the rise was based on living costs, but city council action was not compelled.
Mrs Ida Lindsey dies after long illness at her son Guy Lindsey’s Corry area home. Born February 7 1857 in Greenfield Pennsylvania she married LeRoy Lindsey December 10 1874. She is survived by daughters Ward Cheney Bemis Point and Clarsia Coon Corry RD two grandsons Ralph Lindsey Alvin Goon and granddaughter Berniece Zenns several nieces and nephews Services will be held at Guy Lindsey’s home Wednesday at 2 PM with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery Spartansburg.
Funeral services for Harry L Davis Ware were held from the late home on South Street. Rev J A Bekman, pastor of the Baptist church, officiated as friends and neighbors attended. Bearers included Steward Messenger Walter Wilsted John Neylon Alton Nichols J B Dani Strand and Charles Dahlstranti. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery with attendees from across Erie and other cities.
Maj Philin G Cochran of Erie, longtime Army Air Corps member, received the Soldiers Medal for heroism from the War Department. The AP report states Cochran helped rescue an officer from a burning plane after a Windsor Les Gouin event. Also honored were Charles Felland of Westonlang Fla and Ralph G Taylor Jr of Durham.
An old advertisement promotes SAN CORA Ointment for hemorrhoids and minor sores with SANCORA Soap for cleansing. It claims soothing effects and comfort, recommending SAN CURA products as antiseptics available at druggists. The copy emphasizes relief from irritation and minor injuries.
A coroner's jury in Warren found Warner, 58, of Barnes guilty of reckless driving tied to a July one car crash near Garland that injured eight others including Eugene and Davie Marshall, infant sons of Mr and Mrs Clair B Marshall. District Attorney J Hy Cinldatein indicated action would follow.
Erie Pa Aug 31 Deputy Coroner Frank St George reported a plant worker, 59 year old Tynatio Amusso, died yesterday after a heavy steel flask fell on him at the National Brie Company during floor sweeping. He left four children.
Answers to daily quiz items are listed including names like Sir Archibald Waveil and Loit Gehrig. The fragment mentions “No surrender” and a reference to the Gunpowder Plot era, with scattered letters and locations such as Poland and Str Paul. Content is partial and garbled but preserves quiz answer style and some proper nouns.
Markets report mixed activity across commodities and livestock in Pittsburgh with apples and potatoes showing limited movement and mixed quotes. Buffalo livestock trading in New Jersey and New York markets shows hogs, cattle, and sheep activity with bids uneven and prices mostly lower, while New York stock market opens with mild gains on favorable war news but softens later as investors pause and await clearer demand signals.
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