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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1945
Page
4
A wartime report details ANTU a new rat poison substitute derived from alpha-saphthyl thiourea shown to kill rats without harming humans at typical doses. Trials in an Eastern city demonstrated effectiveness while noting stability in storage and versatile application methods. The article warns of broader fears of biological threats and links to a push to control disease vectors.
A missing acting hotel manager triggers citywide concern and a suspected funds shortage in the company. City Council fixes 1926 taxes at thirteen mills and prepares to pass the budget near 385000. Merchants boost holiday sales as Christmas approaches. A High Losers basketball win starts the season, with a road trip to Meadville upcoming. An accident at Staubeard Automatics harms a worker, possibly losing part of a finger. Mrs. Leo Mulderick hosts a holiday ladies' gathering at Marion Street home with festive dinner and honors for several guests.
A 1940s survey item outlines Red Cross structure and financing. It asks about volunteer workers, paid staff, uniforms, and distribution losses, noting officers are volunteers and some chapters hire managers and secretaries. It mentions uniforms costs, overseas shipments with losses, and high participation rates amid electric lighting expansion.
Pennsylvania lawmakers debate merging the State Fish and Game Commission with the Forests and Waters Department into a single conservation department. The joint committee weighs duplication of personnel and facilities, with hearings planned from sports groups and game preserves. Governor and two commissions have remained noncommittal as discussions proceed toward 1947 legislation.
In Pennsylvania a clash of anglers and hunters over game, quotas, and management pits many factions against each other. One sportsman says the state swarms with more than a thousand groups, making unity rare and debate across committees even harsher.
At Orbenville Mercer County two people died when a Bessemer and Lake Erie freight train struck their car at Main Street crossing. George Wallace and his wife perished. Kathleen Bradley, a Wallace employee, was rescued in fair condition after workers used acetylene torches for two hours. The Wallaces left three children Philomena St John Proffie and James Marines.
A historical look at labor mediation shows most threatened strikes never reach the strike stage. Between Pearl Harbor Day and Wad Day, only 7 percent of cases proceed to actual strikes, with 23 percent referred to higher bodies and many resolved via mediation or arbitration. Mediators stress face-saving, timing, and keeping parties at the table to reach settlements and improve long-term labor relations.
A quirky set of seven classified prompt questions on wartime topics. Items include posthumous awards for war correspondents, Gestapo leadership, Nuremberg trials timing, hidden Sino-Japanese discoveries, US military draft fitness percentages, a 1948 social security tax question, and nicknames for states plus domestic service questions.
Funeral service for George L. Howard was held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home. Major Alfred Schotter of the Salvation Army conducted and sang. Burial will be in Wheelock Cemetery at the family’s convenience. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Howard and Miss Betty Jean Dunbar.
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