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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1944
Page
4
The document lists demand and time deposits, government and state deposits, and bank obligations. It notes total deposits, mortgages, capital accounts, and pledged assets. Signatures include A. Depew as cashier and multiple directors.
Miss Joanne Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold L Brown at 404 North Center Street married Mortis Wickwire AMM 2/c United States Navy son of Mr and Mrs Tra M Wickwire 504 Concord Street in a morning ceremony at St Thomas rectory Rev Br Francis Graves officiated The bride wore ice blue wool with gardenia corsage maid of honor Miss Barbara Brown wore yellow wool and Windsor rose corsage Best man was Ty an Wickwire A wedding dinner followed at Pittsfield Inn They plan to reside in Deland Florida with Wickwire set to depart next week for new assignments Congratulations flowed from friends
Anne L. Peacock and her father Ralph A. Peacock, longtime turtle traders, gain wartime roles in science and Coast Guard service. Anne, a Michigan State College graduate with home economics and herpetology interests, serves in the U. S. Coast Guard while her father scouts marsh lands for turtle farming. They plan to resume turtle studies in South America postwar, researching species not yet known to the United States. Nearby items note furloughs and visits of soldiers and families in Corry and surrounding towns.
A Wrightsville area gathering honored Donald Engle as he prepares to leave for service. Friends and neighbors including Janet Engle and Charles Nichols presented a monetary purse, with a patriotic home decor and social time ending with refreshments.
The Women's Victory Club met at the Municipal Building with Mrs. Leslie Wells presiding. Five lunches were packed for service men and letters of appreciation from soldiers were read. Mrs. Barnes shared a letter from a prominent Englishwoman on food and clothing conditions, and the meeting adjourned after her report.
Mrs Walter Purdy hosted a card club at her East Collin Avenue home last evening. Awards for two tables went to Mrs Glen Dickson, Mrs Joli Sheehan and Mrs Dorr Clark, with Mrs Murel Kolstee winning the traveling prize. A salad lunch was served.
Parachute White unveils a resort wear collection featuring white cotton twill swimsuits, skirts, and sun hats. The line emphasizes practicality and stretch fabric derived from parachute materials, aimed at sun lovers and service personnel alike.
Despite severe winter weather the St Pauls Lutheran Church supper and annual business meeting drew a good crowd. The program opened with prayer and a motion to establish a quorum. Treasurer reported a healthy balance and parsonage debt cut. Alton Tallstrand and Carl Ghistatson elected to church council succeeding retiring members. The church received two donations including one anonymous gift and a contribution from the Ladies Aid Society.
In Jamestown a surrogate court granted limited letters of administration to Carlstrom for his wife Paulie Carlstrom who died after being struck by a car on Lakeview Avenue December 1. The driver Dorothea Anderson of Beechview Avenue faces action. Special County Judge Robert Palmer presided. Hugh Bodine was sworn in as county judge and surrogate appointee for future sessions in Mayville and Jamestown.
A six year old boy, Jan Zurcher of South street Warren, contracted a typical contagious meningitis. He was treated at Warren General Hospital with antitoxin and sulfa drugs. Early signs improved. neck and back tenseness eased and eyes returned to normal, with expectation of full recovery and no lasting effects.
Erie June 8 Thomas Schaper elected president of the Erie County prison board at a courthouse meeting. Harrison A. Dyn reported to have held the recommendation of the Erie County Medical Association, with Dr E H Drovaski’s successor named. Matthew Hess and staff reappointed. Edwin Gerbracht kept as prison board secretary. Judges Elmer Evans and Miles B Kitts named vice presidents.
Erie city leaders including Mayor Charlie R Barber and Council members raised their salaries by 1000 a year as part of the 1944 budget. The increase also covers City Controller Al Lechner and named council members Joseph C Martin Gale Ross Sherman Hickey and Harry Jebes. The new salaries become 6250 for the mayor and 5500 for each council member and the controller.
Fragmentary text mentions a league's conduct and a marathon day with a late reveal. It references a team, a location, and a date but details are garbled and unclear.
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