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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1946
Page
3
Union City approved its budget and tax rules in a brief council gathering. Property assessments for local manufacturing were reduced from 67,000 to 40,000 following court proceedings, with fire reduction grants approved for several properties, lowering the total assessed valuation to about 1.167 million dollars from 1.256 million.
Robert Carey, 29, of Worth East, disappeared Monday after leaving home to seek employment. Police described him as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 130 pounds, with brown eyes, wearing gray trousers, a flange shirt, a hunting cap, overcoat and rubbers. His brother-in-law, Joseph McClelland, filed the report. Authorities and a distiller and state police are assisting in the search. The area is North East as details spread through the community.
Erie Railroad releases year end figures showing 1945 accident total around 120 incidents at crossings with added protective devices. automobiles causing nearly half of crashes, 24.2 percent by stalled vehicles, four wheel accidents through lowered gates and signal disregard noted. increases and declines vary by state with New Jersey up 125 percent and Ohio down 9.5 percent.
Bear Lake residents and service members record furloughs and discharges from Camp Pickett and a mine sweeper near Ching. Joe Zalok and Max Crosby return home with honorable discharges. Thomas Grow reenlists after a 90 day furlough. A newborn at Bear Lake Hospital is noted and residents seek a local doctor. Gus has over 20 000 Indians use.
Girard National Bank and S. Battles Bank merger plans were called off at the last minute. Both banks will continue as separate entities with Girard National at its current site and S. Battles at 8 East Main Street handling baking functions for their customers.
Erie health chief Dr James B Smith warns Inlet residents that wide spread outbreaks of malaria could occur next summer. He cites a second malaria case reported in the city since Pearl Harbor and notes overseas veterans have prior exposure to malaria.
The funeral for Mrs. Oliver D. Skinner was held yesterday from 216 Northwest Street with Rev G J Boyd of the Presbyterian Church presiding. Bearers included Clarence Wallace and others. burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery. Attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. K G Freeman and Mr Ralph B Perry.
A garbled report warns of mosquitoes biting carriers and transmitting a parasite into blood streams of family members. The text also bizarrely mentions a newborn porcupine and a child’s cab, indicating severely corrupted OCR.
The 18 member Woody Herman Herd visits Erie for a single night on Tuesday March 5 at Werner Theatre. The Temple Men's Club presents two shows just before Ash Wednesday with ticket prices 1 4 50 and 2 plus 20 percent tax. Mail orders go to Temple Men's Club Werner Theatre Erie Pa with payment and a stamped self addressed envelope.
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