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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1944
Page
6
Local notices report a correction to last week's Rex theater purse winner. Raymond Splesman is credited with the $300 prize, while a $10 award was previously noted. The Sony Ration Board announced merchant ration token application forms are ready with a January deadline for submissions.
Rep Carlisle proposes major tax reform to ease filings for millions of taxpayers. He favors automatic withholding for most income and a simplified base and rate, plus repeal of the earned income credit to reduce complexity and comply with the 1944 tax agenda.
An elderly man, Philin Porter, 80s, fled a seven room frame house on Jol Mes Carty near Georgetown Road to the Nicklin area last Thursday night as the residence burned to the ground. He was found injured and exposed, his escape through a downstairs window leaving him in underwear, with the cause believed to be an overheated stove.
Allied forces push into southwest Pacific with landings at Arawe and air strikes over Rabaul, Kallar and Bongaluyie as Chiang Kai-shek calls for encirclement of the Japanese mainland. China reports heavy losses in the ongoing battles, while Roosevelt signals support for eradicating Japanese militarists.
The readable text shows a list of quiz answers with errors and garbled terms. The lines include True and Dostoevsky as potential answers, references to the Colorado River, and a miswritten name Andrei J. Vishingkry. The excerpt also contains stray phrases about books divided among the penitent and a garbled Moonglade WPA Guermit, indicating transcription issues rather than a coherent article.
The new experience rating plan for Pennsylvania unemployment compensation raises employer contributions to fund unemployment benefits. About 4,090,000 workers remain covered. the system uses a graduated scale based on payroll history. Employers will learn their new rates before first payments due in April, with anticipated annual savings of about 80 million dollars for the state.
A Rocky Grove man faced a personal crisis as a convoluted local notice names several persons including Hil Thompson and Mrs Ban L, mentions deaths and hospital or alibi clues, and references Venango county. The garbled OCR text implies a family dispute or tragedy centered around a Thompson and a May meeting in Venango county with local reactions.
Miss Elizabeth Dailey, 96, died Saturday night at 1048 in Center City, survived by her brother and seven nieces and nephews. Esther Delil om and Muth Henunien of Pittsburgh, Leone Baynes of California, Joseph Boland, Donald Boland, James Dailey, and Winifred Dailey listed as relatives. Body at Bracken-Keating mortuary with calling hours. Funeral Tuesday morning at St Thomas Church with requiem mass and interment at The Crypt St.
The article reports a 10 delegate contest for the GOP convention, naming candidates from multiple counties and towns. Potential delegates include W. Lamberton, Wale, and others, with discussions about eligibility, county support, and early organizing in March.
Word today from the Porter family on South Center Street indicates Canon C B Porter remains in a very critical condition. Reports say his health worsened last week and continued this week, with his condition described as very serious.
Jamestown School Board files claim for about $800,000 as its share of city utilities fund payments. The note outlines franchise taxes and utility payments, with discussions of tax matters, city revenue, and the board's demand for proportional allocation of the funds.
Erie January 3 The total fire loss for 1943 was estimated at 373 459 by Fire Chief Lawseice Sell Hevemaber, noting two major downtown blazes December 11 at Baker's clothing store and Fisher Joy department store. The Baker block collapse and stock losses will exceed the official figures. Damages to contents were about 262 929 with five firefighters responding to 1004 stays during the year.
This table lists most food items rationed under the Brown Stamp program. Effective January 2, 1944, it details consumer point values for meat fats fish and dairy products. The document appears to be a wartime guidance sheet translating ration categories into point costs for households.
C R Austin veteran Erie builder owner of B E Austin and Ben Lumber Co dies at his residence 8HaG Boach avenue Saturday afternoon. He had been ill two weeks. Survived by wife four children Lieut Robert Austin Margaret L Austin Mrs Lewis Helrick Jr and James S Taylor and two sisters in New York City and Erie.
The report shows about 74,500 workers in the Erie area employed across industries. It notes increases in employment with figures around 11,000 and 8,200 in specific sectors, including Corry and Union City areas, reflecting a broad uptick in local labor activity.
Police identified the body found near Wood Streets in Erie as Meyeneold Lenk Notio, 220 Bi Hest venti, Mound, after two youths spotted a man matching the description. The victim’s nephew Lewly Mahila reported him, and the body was taken to the county morgue for positive ID.
Fragmented OCR item lists canned foods and prices with references to pork and beans, oleomargarine, lard, ibs weights and cents. Reads like a small grocery sale notice with multiple line items and unclear dates or store names.
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