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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1943
Page
6
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An Associated Press report praises Erie lieutenant Gleason and his five tank crew as they foiled a German attempt to slip through American lines in Tunisia. The action left no loss to Gleason's unit while disabling the enemy. His wife Emily Yuck, mother to a 17 month old son, waited at 3972 West 28th Street as Gleason attended Ohio State University.
The Erie area reports a swindler posing as a soldier from Fort Benning, several missing persons, a drunken arrest, and multiple divorce filings. Police found an abandoned bicycle near the Rex Theater and await further investigation. State news covers parole changes, sugar ration shifts, and a dividend declaration while a Harrisburg bill seeks motor police name changes.
Commissioner Thomas W. Platley states the collection effort for the Fourth Air Force headquartered in San Brancho invites donations of knives four inches or longer. Residents may leave knives at Litz Shoe Repair Shop on North Center Street for dispatch to Major General Barney Giles, USAAF, for delivery to the armed forces in the Southwest Pacific.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Schramling were held at her lake home in Columbus Watnesday afternoon at 2 o clock with Rev. B. J. Eighmey officiating. Nephews served as bearers. Interment was in West Lawn Cemetery at Soutmills. Attendees from away included numerous Schramling relatives and friends from Corry Spartensburg Venango Sugar Grove Panam N Y and nearby areas.
A congressional inquiry targets deferments across government and private sectors. The investigation will review who directs military welfare studies and how deferments are granted or sought, including industry and private employment.
The piece surveys John Selay on Retinger’s Conrad parallels and Poole’s Giants of Chicago, praising Retinger’s detail on Conrad and linking Poole’s portraits to Chicago’s world-facing figures. It also previews Selwyn James South of the Congo and other titles, highlighting biographical and historical works and their impact.
Warren February 25 Frank Henry Ferrett, 65, 19 Canton Street, is hospitalized at Waynon Cheeral Hospital with facial lacerations, body bruises, and shock after being struck by Evan Whitten, 117 Grant Street, while crossing Grant Street at Pennsylvania Avenue on his way to work at 7:40 a.m. Whitten, turning left into Grant Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, caused the collision and the injured man was rushed to the hospital. The police investigated the incident. Ferrett is described as in critical condition though stable.
A 21 day fast in India by Mohandas K Gandhi is echoed by Conscientious Objector Corbett Bishop in a New Hampshire camp. Carleton Mabee says Bishop began his fast with Gandhi and is fasting on water only while performing camp duties and caring for a nurse under local medical supervision.
A judge denied a new trial to Red Fing of Fairview and James Martin of Erie in a civil suit over a crushing accident that left the plaintiff with permanent injuries valued at 20,830.28 against a truck owned by Redding and a cement mixer on a West 26th Street project. Two Scranton boys, Robert Ritchie and Paul Poytak, were rescued after being trapped in an abandoned mine. they had been missing for about 24 hours while police and volunteers searched nearby woods chasing a half dollar rolled into danger.
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Buffalo market notes report hogs at 500 head with activity and mixed weights averaging 200-220 lb and prices around 16-16.25. Cattle seen steady with steers and yearlings around 14.75-15.00, beef cows 10.00-19.25, calves weak, and sheep around 19.50 for goods and choice 75-90 lb lambs. New York egg market shows mixed color and white egg prices with various grades. Pittsburgh produce notes demand steady with prices for Apples, Delicous, Rome, and potatoes. Stocks rise on mixed industrials with gains and notable names like American Can, American Smelting, Boeing, Chrysler, General Electric, and Standard Oil mentioned.
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A fragmented note suggests a car issue related to charging and pairing a general item with the vehicle. Readable phrases indicate concerns about power or electrical connections for a device linked to the car. Further context is unclear due to mutilated text.
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