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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1944
Page
3
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Erie officials report War Manpower Commission directors approved a request to employ prisoners of war in North East and Girard processing plants possibly for harvesting duties. An Army inspector will visit to review camp sites and housing. U S Employment Service cautions no plant may receive prisoners without government payment.
Milton Hudson, 33, Negro, held to May 1 grand jury after facing operating a house of assignment on the second floor. He posted $1,000 bail. Previously he paid $100 in police court for operating a disorderly house tied to a second raid at 4 a.m. Wednesday. Co-defendant Constella Walden, 48, a widow, also fined $100 for being co-proprietor. Deputy Sheriff Barron then jailed her for unpaid costs.
Dr. James Smith, Erie health director, asked City Solicitor Edward Murphy to draft procedural rules for rounding up stray dogs during a rabies epidemic. He warned that some dog laws are tricky and patrols must understand the legal phase to avoid embarrassment. He urged dog owners to cooperate despite daily police complaints.
George L. McElhoe of Wesleyville narrowly escaped death when his auto vaulted over a barrier at 12th Street and Franklin Avenue and overturned into a creek at 9:30 am Wednesday. Police say he opened a door and crawled to safety, then walked home as fire crews recovered the four foot deep creek car bed.
Columbus's Frank L. Dodd will join Western Pennsylvania Potato Growers in Union City on March 2 for an all day conference on production, machinery and marketing for war effort and potato industry. Northwestern Pennsylvania leads as a major grower producing over 3,000,000 bushels yearly with 7,000,000 consumers nearby.
Warren County February 25 surveyors for the State Highway Department report a plan for a four or six lane highway on Route 6. The project aims to straighten curves and reduce grades, with Kane’s route set to bypass business congestion. Senator L E Chapman promoted Route 6 as an east west arterial in 1941 and urged rebuilding with federal aid. The rebuilt highway would be broader, straighter, and safer, eliminating many curves between Warren and Sheffield and reconfiguring connections near Kane.
Erie doctor Capt. B. M. Ralston, 19 months in the army, received the Silver Star for gallantry in Sicily. The citation notes his voluntary move under heavy fire to supervise evacuation of wounded, reducing suffering and saving lives. He previously worked in Dr. Herman W. Reister’s office.
Corry Veterans Service plans to reorganize its structure to create a local referral group for returning servicemen. The group debates which entity handles emergency relief and employment rights, with Washington’s new works director adding complexity. a meeting next Monday aims to finalize responsibilities and revive veteran aid efforts in Corry.
Erie county school directors gathered at the court house for their annual convention to discuss teacher shortages rural transportation and postwar problems. More than 100 rectors attended the session which began at 10 o clock and extended into the afternoon with C C Davis Union City outside P O Van Ness executive secretary of the State School Directors Association as a principal speaker. Ray W Robinson chief of consolidation and transportation at the State Department of Public Instruction spoke at the afternoon session.
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