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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1945
Page
8
The District OPA announced a stricter stance on overdrawn ration point banks effective February 7. Institutional and industrial users will be notified and given 15 days to repay first overdrafts. continued overdrafts will close accounts. If suspended, users must pay in cash or ration currency.
Karl A Anderson of Celoron was awarded a $1000 verdict by a jury in a Supreme Court action against Excel Metal Cabinet Company Inc of Falconer and John Wilton Johnson of West Ellcott. The claim arises from injuries from an accident on February 26, 1944 on Dunham Avenue Celoron when struck by a car owned by Excel and driven by Johnson.
Girl Scouts restart regular meetings at the Crosby home with cookies served, inviting guests to February 10. Local clubs hold social evenings and sleigh rides, with 500 games, door prizes, and birthday celebrations. Community church services and Bible events list schedules and pastors, with youth groups invited to Bible Club prizes.
Fire of unknown origin yesterday morning leveled the Briggs-DuBois Forest Products Company sawmills located one mile east of DuBois near Morningside cemetery. Co-owner Charles Briggs estimated losses at 100000 dollars as firemen saved the lumber yards with water from nearby streams and ponds. no casualties reported.
Jamestown February 9 A coal shortage relief move by local tavern dealers curtails hours starting tomorrow with closing at 1 PM two hours before legal time. Beginning Saturday bars open at 11 AM and continue until further notice while Sunday hours remain 1 PM to 10 PM. Mayor Samuel A. Siroth cautions the emergency may end after the weekend.
Canadian forces under General Crerar surged across the German frontier along a five mile stretch near Nijmegen and Kleve, advancing into the Reichswald edge. Kranenberg reported captured, with Crerar’s troops overrun Wyler and nearby towns on both sides of the border as German airpower was grounded by weather. German rail disruption and troop shifts reflected the pressure on the northern front.
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