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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1944
Page
6
Local residents reported a herd of deer feeding along the Epi Sill wheat field near the Waste Valley U B church yesterday afternoon. Witnesses noted increasing deer numbers on Route 6 while traveling to Corry, suggesting movement from eastern hunting territories.
Lesnor, 26, a U S Navy veteran returned from Guadalesna, was stabbed by his father Joseph Lesnott, 65, at their 105 Sobieski street home. Lesnott is jailed on aggravated assault. the son received 42 stitches in neck and scalp, reported in fair condition. Neighbors alerted police. Julius Talbert and Harold Raymer arrested the father.
Fishermen marooned on an ice floe off Ferncliff Saturday afternoon for over an hour were saved by Ray Heidt and Alex Lynch in a rowboat. Nine men listed include Frank Casey and son Thomas, Norbert Stoll, Carl and William Aho, Oscar Fiinkman, William Bush, Adam Voxel, and Charles Dane. The floe broke away as a south wind drove ice ashore, drifting about a half mile before rescue.
Edgar Drake, a Wayne Township farmer born February 1, 1854, died at his Corry home after a month of bed confinement. He leaves wife Etta D Drake and daughter Janette, plus a brother Nelson Drake of Corry. Funeral at Bracken Keating Funeral Home with services Tuesday at 2 PM. burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Harrisburg reports indicate GOP leaders explored a single candidate for the U. S. Senate race, with discussions led by Governor Martin and others in Philadelphia. Despite hours of talks and pressure from party factions, no decision emerged before informal nominating petitions circulate. potential contenders included Johnson Bell Weldon Heyburn and other state leaders, while the slate for state offices remained unsettled.
Jamestown Feb 7 A general alarm went out to all enforcement agencies in Chau Tauqua County to search for three of eight prisoners who escaped Erie County jail in Buffalo last Friday night. New York state police at Westfield were ordered to block Routes 5 and 20 with village police augmenting speed checks at Barcelona and the main intersection in Westfield. Officers halted traffic and inspected vehicles for clues and remained on duty all night.
Smoke and water damage hit Diminut Brothers Confectionery in St Marys as a basement fire was spotted around seven Saturday morning. Firefighters contained the blaze about two hours later, sparing adjacent businesses in the downtown district.
Deputies throughout the county search for three men linked to a break in Buffalo. Ringleaders Joseph Augello of Buffalo 22 and Ber hard Berman of New York City 20 are indicted for first degree murder in a tavern shooting. Norman Curry 22 of Williamsport Pa is a larceny suspect.
Erie editor John Donaduey, 36, was arrested on a criminal libel charge after Erie restaurant owners Albert Mena and Charles Scheinwartz swore information before Alderman Thomas McCarty. They allege a Town Crier story damaged their reputations by accusing indecency and immoral acts at a waterfront cafe. Unable to post $1,000 bail, he faced arraignment and confinement in Erie county jail. In Latrobe, William Kyler, 22, was hospitalized with a fractured skull and broken leg after a truck rollover on the Lincoln highway near Gueonsure.
Details from Widow Margaret Bynnint Horton confirm Lt Jack W Horton son of Ralph and name, died protecting aircraft near Wilk with Thunderbolt pursuit craft. Priest Father John Rykers of St Monty’s Catholic church in Miggiley wrote that the body was interred in his churchyard. Message traced through Red Cross, Geneva, and Jamestown Red Cross offices.
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce have been shaping a postwar program for Titusville. At a Friday meeting they discussed activities and future directions aimed at rebuilding and strengthening the local economy after the war.
The directors hope to craft a simple yet comprehensive plan to guide community projects and align industrial interests as Titusville transitions from wartime to peacetime, warning the change may unsettle local conditions.
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