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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1945
Page
6
In Corry area snowdrifts hindered gas and electric crews and roads, while street cars and parking rules tightened. Police report derailments, fuel shortages, and wage enforcement notices as theft and crime tests surface amid wartime conditions. Local RAF and Reserve units gain promotions and community drives seek donations.
William King, 72, of 54 Market Street, was hit by a westbound Pennsylvania Rail Road train near Union City station on Sunday evening. He suffered a mangled left foot requiring toe amputation, a double fracture of the right leg above the knee, head lacerations, and severe body bruises. He lay in the snow for almost two hours before help arrived and is in critical condition at Union City Hospital with exposure complications.
John Clark Burns, indicted by the February grand jury on morals charges, was rearrested by Constable James Hogan on beating a witness to prevent testimony. The witness Emma Jean Jennings accused him of assault on January 7 and threatening more harm if she testified. An assault and battery charge and a penal code count for attempting to interfere with a witness were filed by Assistant County Detective John Coates.
Everett Wade, 17, of Waterford, was arrested for stealing more than $100 in cash and checks from Lyons's Consumer Oil Station on North Main. He admitted taking $10 on prior occasions and confessed to similar thefts at three Waterford stations. He is in parental custody awaiting Juvenile Court action.
Harold Toray Graue of Cranesville pleaded guilty to a hit and run that seriously injured two women workers on September 4. He was sentenced to 6 to 12 months in the Allegheny County Workhouse with a $50 fine and costs. Police traced him after the crash to a garage where he attempted to repair his car. The victims remained confined at home.
Adam Groholski 64 confessed to detectives that he shot himself in a car owned by Ali Son and John Grohalski on Sobieski Street. He said the weapon was not placed by a third person but that he acted in a despondent mood. his estranged wife and family were present during questioning.
ERIE Feb 6 Well Median Com PA by Monday petitioned the court for shearing in a compensation case of Poster J Kelsey 1206 Psst 20th shear. The petition was granted but no date was set for shearing. Kelsey was awarded 3600 compensation by the State Workmen's Compensation Fund when a referee wired the man was the victim of silicosis. The company has asked that an impartial physician be appointed to examine Kelsey. They contend the attorneys cannot agree on the cause of Kelsey's total disability.
A small gathering near Spartansburg honored Mr and Mrs Willis Northrop with a miscellaneous shower on Saturday night at the J J Goodwill home. Guests played 500 with Mrs Taabelle Johnson and Wirt Ingram winning high, and Mrs C E Thompson and HP Ingram taking low.
Community members and relatives gather for weekend visits and church events. Names include Mrs Northrop Jamestown, Mr and Mrs Willis Northrop, Clyte Rust Union City rd, and families from Bee Sparta and Westford. Funeral services held for Mrs Addie Rittenhouse with relatives from Spartansburg and Lown attending.
Allied forces mass divisions under Eisenhower and threat along the Roer River west of Aachen. U S Ninth Army and British Second Army deployed from Holland toward Duren and along the Roer indicating imminent joint action against German positions. German reports claim rising American artillery along the river as forces prepare a broader offensive toward Cologne.
County commissioners plan to sell the county home at Ridge town and Pillsburgh Avenue next Friday. County Controller Harvey M. Wills supports the sale though the 90,000 bid from a Buffalo manufacturer is seen as high but possibly below true value. Proceeds will go to the county institution district surplus fund to reduce tax money requests next year, per officials.
Hana Mae Bistry pleaded guilty to striking her 14 year old daughter Ethel Mae Bishop on December 27. Judge Elmer L. Evans sentenced her to 11 months to two years in the Workhouse before parole. The mother said the injury occurred during a fight after the girl refused to care for siblings while she worked. The girl was hospitalized until January 12 and is living with relatives in Arbor Township.
A Dunkirk resident Clarence Fe Snyder 0 was found dead by his wife in the rear of their home with the car engine running. Dr Joseph F LaPaglia ruled death monoxide poisoning and coroner Dr W H Vosburg certified death by own action due to despondency over illness. Snyder, a lifelong Dunkirk resident, leaves a widow and sisters in Dunkirk and Buffalo. The Dunkirk Blood at Larson Fineral Chapel conducted the services.
Prominent Bradford physician DeGaria aged 55, a well known cardiologist for a quarter century, collapsed and died in his office in the Huakeer Polton building. He suffered a heart attack while in consultation with a patient from Ninagd Run. Born May 5, 1890, he studied at local schools and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1918.
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