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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1944
Page
4
A review of Joseph Caillaux’s political career and downfall, noting his prime ministerships and treason charges, followed by reflections on tobacco’s wartime role and its social impact. The piece blends historical profile with commentary on nicotine’s public perception and military use.
Twenty years ago notes show Corry's tax valuation totals 6 008 240, up 1 084 825 from last year. Reports detail Roy Leslie injured by a fall and in fair condition, while Thomas Burkhart recovers after surgery. Plans include using the State Armory for basketball, reopening Corry Junior High after Christmas, and a meeting on industrial recreation with the Recreation Board and Francis Wheeler.
A digest reflects varied food tastes and nutrition ideas from historical notes. It cites examples from many cultures and ages, from grasshoppers to crabs, and discusses how dietary choices relate to nutrition. It mentions soybeans' energy value and ancient eating practices. The piece also touches on a baseball scandal era and the importance of decisive leadership.
A quiz page with questions about a British Pistol Marshal who died in Washington last November, corrections to a template, David Stayr’s writings, the highest U S military decoration, the word wampum, the Isthmus of Panama, checker game colors, the Lucknow relief during the Indian rebellion, the VP before Henry Wallace, and whether the moon is self luminous.
Fire destroyed the Pt. Gratiot city pavilion and its winter stored equipment including swings benches and tables. Fire Chief Louis Cieslewies estimates losses at 18 000 though higher replacement values suggested by authorities put building at 20 000 and equipment at 25 000 to 30 00. Insurance on the building was 10 500. David Rye and Frederick Arnold, duck hunting nearby, discovered the blaze as flames enveloped the large frame structure and spread rapidly.
Darsie, former trust officer and vice president at Marine National Bank, was elected president of the Erie district school board. Neil McLaughlin, retiring Central Labor Union president, became vice president. Nominated by J A Zurn, with second by Jack Richardson. McLaughlin nominated by Zurn, Dr R W Shenend seconded. Darsie moved to Erie in 1994 after banking work in Washington PA and Uniontown.
Note: detailed schedule shows Pomona Grange and Belle Valley Grange hosting, with Fourth and Fifth Degree sessions. Rev John H. Hart leads devotions, LaVerta Turner chairs Home Economics, musical interludes by Jeanette Francis, and Harry Burrows discusses road funding. Includes meals, lecturing, and closing remarks by Josephine Phelps and John Ratsch.
Erie residents press Erie school board to publish inquiry results into October explosion at East High School that killed John Laidis. The Erie Industrial Union Council demands a new joint investigation and accountability across schools, amid safety and replacement of obsolete equipment. In Warren a separate crash prompt prompts police probe and assessment of vehicle damages and highway conditions.
Pittsburgh officials report a rare drop in the county's real estate assessment, with the 1945 valuation set at about 980 million dollars, marking the first time in nearly a quarter century that the figure falls below one billion.
North East residents figure in federal sentences as John Walter Conlin of Erie receives six months for unlawful possession. Harry K. Miller of Beaver Falls gets two to a charge of possession and transfer of counterfeit gasoline coupons. Lanai Amott of North East gets 600 and costs for alleged involvement in a lob hildup. John Henry Zertn of Tarentum faces suspended sentence and two years probation for failing to inform draft board of address changes. An elderly couple and child in Erie overcome by natural gas fumes are treated by Hamot Hospital staff.
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