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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1947
Page
3
Rolio Drive and Polish Club rally push raise about 125 toward a 1600 target. The drive, backed by the Foreign Wars post and Polish Club, aims to close Friday with personal contributions tipping the scale to meet the goal, echoing past campaigns in 1945 and recent years.
In Oil City on February 18 Harry Bell of Greenville was injured when a tree toppled during logging work in a lumber camp. He was trapped beneath the trunk and sustained skull fractures and other injuries. Bell was rushed to the Oil City hospital for treatment after fellow workers cried out and attempted to rescue him.
Rev Francis J Graves celebrated a Requiem Mass at 9 30 am for Frank Hopkins with the children's choir aiding. Temporary interment followed in the church crypt. Attending from away were J T Hopgood and Mrs Hopgood, Mr and Mrs William Robin of City, William Hopkins of Brie, Mr and Mrs LaVerne Nel Me Nicholas Larned Miss Agnes Maharon and Mrs Mayme Brady of Imestown.
Brazil expects several hundred astronomers from eight countries to observe a May 20 total solar eclipse. Delegations from Finland Sweden England Australia France Argentina and Russia will join National Observatory organizers in Araxa Minas Gerais near Belo Horizonte. Plans include a 400 guest hotel influx and a major observatory setup with advanced telescopes and labs amid clear weather in the region.
State funds have reduced overall state debt by over 25 percent in recent years. Government at all levels have invested more than 5 billion dollars in surplus funds, mostly in government bonds. Unemployment compensation reserves total surpassed 8 billion dollars by war’s end.
County officials, at conference, call a special 24 member grand jury to hear evidence in the Leonard A. Lee manslaughter case involving his housekeeper Dorothy Ware. The district attorney orders the panel for 10 a.m. Monday, with notices being served countywide.
Local FBI agents said charges against Charles Hallowell of Warren for draft evasion and a prior charge of bodily harm by his wife were dropped. Hallowell had served in the Army before 1941, later discharged, and had not re-registered. The Army would not have accepted him even if he had registered, authorities said. He was released from Warren court jail.
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