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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1942
Page
8
A Dubois area racketeer posed as a mountain hog farmer and swindled residents in Kin Mer Sykesville and nearby suburbs out of two dollars each by selling pork at 15 cents a pound with a two dollar down payment. He promised three to four day delivery and refused to name his alias, leaving victims baffled as they learned they were duped.
Jamestown December 31 Investigations by city police fire departments and the FBI into the Matthews Tire and Tread Company blaze remain in progress with no criminal findings yet. The fire started in the rear of the boiler area where extensive retreading work was done and about 24 employees were on site serving state and other large tire needs.
The Wayne Valley United Brethren in Christ church in Beaverdam received a $500 donation from a friend. The funds are designated for church and parsonage improvements and repairs. Pastor Mrs. J Hal Smith announced plans to strengthen the Sunday School and invited nonattenders to join. Local members and groups attended services and related events during the Christmas period.
Maynard and Chatlup families along with relatives from Clymer Reillys Union City Warren Pa attend Christmas visits. Proctor, Shreve, Gates, Proctor and Marsh households welcomed guests from Spartanburg Lowville and Bry. Several Sunday dinners and weekend calls noted.
An advertisement-style fragment touts Thompson's Borsoma Tablets as a remedy for pains and kidney waste buildup. It references relief from excess acids and warns of misery without the product, mentioning a 1911 establishment and availability in stores.
Six hundred ninety nine bars of Corry and vicinity receive a notice for the first issue of On the Home Front a monthly paper by the Women's Victory Club. The paper, four pages at two by eleven inches, contains news about local boys in service and city happenings. Mrs Wicket Niph serves as editor and club members assist in distribution from the Municipal Building.
Floodwaters recede in Pittsburgh with three feet of water in low areas and the Allegheny River at Pramielin near 10.18 feet. Red Cross disaster stations, rationing, and food deliveries expand as navy trucks and volunteers assist. officials report no water supply impact but warn on gas lines and phone overload.
J. G. Peck of Lock Haven named to succeed H. Carlson as Elk County superintendent of highways. Carlson returns to Smethport as Mudjean county superintendent. Ki previously head of in Clinton county will base at St Marys.
Mrs Agnins M Warfield 40 of Bradford Pa mother of three and grandmother of four was enrolled in the Women Army Auxiliary Corps at the Buffalo recruiting station yesterday. She said it was one of the happiest days of her life after her acceptance into WAAC.
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