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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1945
Page
6
A morning with temperatures near six below zero is noted along with a chimney storm that damaged a barn on Bidcambs Corners road in Chautauqua County. The report covers local thefts, farm losses, aviation activity, military payouts, and obituary notices plus a Franklin D Days succession update.
Reported Soviet advances around Dresden claim heavy German losses as the front tightens. Moscow tallies 158,150 enemy killed or captured in the last week, with Zhukov massing matériel for a broader offensive.
Erie officials warn of an imminent rabies outbreak after four cases and a suspected case in Wattsburg and surrounding county. A dog bite on a resident prompted Pasteur treatment for two women, with others bitten in Wattsburg and nearby areas. A New York licensed dog infected with rabies reportedly bit several dogs, two destroyed, plus a prior case near Harborcreek before Christmas. One veterinarian monitors a Hart Road dog observed for rabies' progression. last year saw over 40 rabies reports citywide and numerous bite victims.
Expenditures for public assistance in Pennsylvania totaled about 4,409,000 in January, down from 4,641,000 the previous year. Aid to Dependent Children drove the decline, accounting for roughly 60 percent of the drop, with Old Age Assistance and General Assistance also contributing. The Federal share covered over half of Old Age Assistance and about a third of Aid to Dependent Children. The state bore about 2,190,000 of the monthly costs, while the rest came from federal funds and program allocations.
A wartime Red Cross dispatch notes shipments of standard food parcels for prisoners of war from Marseille to Geneva via Gilbert lines and southern ports. It cites improved transport, daily tonnage estimates, and weekly totals in 1944, with cooperation from national societies and international committees.
In Jamestown on February 19 burglars forced entry into the Sins Plumbing and Heating Company offices. They moved a 600 pound safe and cash register toward the doorway but fled after failing to open the strongbox, causing only damage to the safe and not to other property. No losses were reported. one worker left the office at 2:40 PM and found the break-in upon return at 7:58 PM.
The list presents corrected responses for ten quiz prompts, naming topics such as Soviet Russia and Pearl Harbor. It includes answers tied to nations, locations, and events, with several entries noting partial or garbled spellings. The enumerated items reference subjects like Columbia and Colorado, East Prussia, and China.
FBI reports Sam Preachmore and Antony Pulls o, reputed ilvlits of Art wompatiour, led a 1927 Erie County Electric Company robbery and 1928 heist, with Toslence from Western Penitentiary. They and Gus M. Diges and Artin Pi ney aided the crime, while victims were burned by the flagrait money. Preachmore and a co-defendant were later captured in Buffalo as the pardon board prepares a new application for parole for Frenchmore, hoping for clemency amid prior violations and pending petitions.
Prominent Erie man Raymond Oven of the Hammermill Paper Company was found dead in his basement today. Coroner Warren Wad said the death appeared from natural causes after an illness of two months. his survivors include two sons and other relatives.
Sharon Pa February 19 authorities probe the mysterious death of 43 year old Waller Myers found with a fractured skull and a $106 wage, eight in pocket, after a Friday incident in a Sharon bus station waiting room near the Pennsylvania Ohio border. Executives and notices include Guardians of estate and master hearing in Erie County with dates set for March 2 1945 at 2 PM in the Marine Bank Building, Erie.
Livestock and produce market notes from Buffalo and Pittsburgh dated Feb 19 show hogs active with good demand at 15.15 for barrows and gilts, sows at 14.40, cattle around 400 head with steady best at 14.85, and heavy weights 600-750. Calves steady at 18.40 to 17.50, sheep 400 with active demand, price ranges for yearlings and various weights, and mixed dairy and produce quotes.
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