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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1943
Page
2
The Cory Hospital Awulliayy quill hold their monthly mesting Mohidey evabing at the nurses home.
A dense OCR collage lists grocery prices and ads, gas and war ration items, personnel notes, events, and local notices from Bradford area papers. It includes references to gas company testimony in Buffalo, deliveries, furniture, bingo, injuries, church notices, Army air crew arrivals, and school, club, and civic updates with multiple named places and people.
A state liquor board ruling directed granting a license to Yarosz, despite earlier refusals. The decision, delivered yesterday, found grounds insufficient to deny a properly qualified establishment, reversing prior board actions.
Dunkirk February incident told by Army air base officer who grounded Leigh Whitehead after illness found him fit to fly. His buddy Basil Link died in a crash near Greenville, South Carolina on February 4, along with 12 others. Whitehead mourns the loss of friends, including Donaldson the navigator, and recalls the empty feeling after the fatal accident.
Erie February 27 Chief Scully reported about 40000 dollars of stock destroyed in a blaze at the Kresge Co. store on State Street. The adjoining five and ten cent shop will reopen today after workers completed repairs. Manager Harry DeVol said minor damages were fixed from the fire.
The Bureau of Census in Washington reports Erie County population at 185 405, up from 180 980 in 1940, marking a 2 percent increase amid wartime industry growth. Data based largely on war bond registrants and related factors are released. Rev. Frederick Berman moves from Trinity Lutheran in New Brighton to Christ Lutheran in Lawrence Park starting April first.
A truck driver, Warren Beebe of Burlington Avenue Burlington, Ohio, escaped with a fractured shoulder and minor burns after his truck tractor was crushed on the 610 City Tittaville highway Friday. He was unconscious and picked up an hour later by a tanks truck driver and taken to Oil City Hospital. Gasoline draining from the wreck was noted. Beebe’s condition listed as fair.
Three Erie officers including City Detective Paul Luthinger State Patrolman Dave Hoffman and Deputy Sheriff Nel Robbins are under investigation for accepting a $30 expense check from a University Heights man tied to a returned stolen set of garments. Luthinger allegedly cashed the check and kept two thirds while Hoffman and Robbins deny receiving any portion.
Charlotte Petti, 16, of 137 West 19th Street, is in good condition at St. Vincent Hospital after collapsing at H. G. Grant Cleaners, 1719 Sassafras Street, where she works. Fire officials say she had been near an open gas stove all day, exhausting oxygen in the small room. Witnesses report she regained consciousness after treatment.
Funeral services were held for Robert Bryant born July 14 1881 who died February 8 1943. Survived by wife Sadie Bryant son Robert daughter Mrs Richard Garison and two grandsons Roger and Raymond Carlson of Philadelphia. two stepdaughters Miss Viva B Thomas Newark N J and Miss Louise E Thomas RN now at Casualty Hospital Washington DC. brother LeRoy Bryant Huntington Ind. sisters Mrs Kath ry n Davison Ripley Ind and Mrs Beatrice Boyle LaGrange WL. aunt Mrs Madison Conner Erie. uncle Grant Southworth Warren Ohio. Nearby neighbors attended from Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Corry. Interment Rose Hill Cemetery beside first wife Florence Blakeslee Bryant and son Rexioril Dekelso.
Harrisburg reports a bill to base Jobless Insurance fund contributions on employer stability. The plan from Senator Frederick D. Homsher would set rates from one to seven percent, rewarding firms with less idle time. GOP leaders say passage has a good chance, though no position has been taken yet.
Dairy operators report a 10 percent milk yield rise after milling three times during the winter season. Prominent pallbearers listed include Willut Bowers Garry Stockton Paul Soonten Clayton Patchen Floyd Brown and Wayne Flopkins.
The readable fragments mention Hitler, potential futures, and promises, but the garbled OCR prevents identifying people, places, or events with confidence. The piece lacks coherent facts, making a precise summary impossible from the given text.
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