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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1944
Page
3
A man claiming Gerry residence is held by Warren su bhavities following a string of narcotic thefts from physicians and drug stores in the area. Local police deny knowledge of such a resident and the case remains unsettled.
A report shows 863 men in four to seven categories reclassified as I A after reexamining five groups of 1,000 from different regions. Primary reasons for disqualification include rheumatic heart disease, high blood pressure, and neurocirculatory asthenia. Additional notes warn future examinations may be more exacting as examiners remain limited.
A Salamanca area crash involving a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train and a truck injures four aboard and a man in the baggage car dies. Elmer Van Slyke and Myroi G. Lynch are in serious condition at Our Lady of Victory hospital after the collision near Murphy's Crossing. Survivors include a wife and two children of the deceased.
District housewives will purchase rationed foods under a new token plan announced by OPA director Charles H. Leslie. The plan keeps purchases on an even keel by adjusting peg values and allocations, with 60 points for meat and 50 points per person for monthly purchases. Fats reports covering December 13 to 31 must be sent to the District OFA office by January 20.
Jin Erm 17 and three year old Thomas Mestiger are named victims in a case where a boy died Sunday hours after a Davenport blow in the homestead. Doctors attributed infection to meningitis caused by streptococci, with no head injury found upon examination at Hamat hospital.
Corry Evening Journal notes the hospital board in New York discussed a portable lungmotor shipment for Fred Kimball Inc Corry Hospital. Willkie faced criticism from Moscow papers over an article urging Americans to ease distrust of the Soviet regime in a broader Eastern Europe settlement context.
Serjeant Grady Sc, son of Mr and Mrs Mitton Sates, returns to his parents after 10 days convalescence following severe spinal wound and injuries from Tarawa. A graduate of Academy, formerly with Magnolsy Seed Co Dallas, he enlisted three years ago and trained in San Clewy.
Bodine, appointed by Gov Dewey to fill the late James Bodine seat, succeeds Lee Ollaway on the supreme court. The first session opened Monday with no formal ceremony. Several attorneys attended as routine business proceeded and the court’s calendar was set.
The piece warns that renewed efforts in Congress to simplify the income tax will rise in urgency as Americans face a more troublesome filing season. It notes lawyers and accountants may profit, but home taxpayers will struggle, especially first timers, with the heavy, complex system.
The French Creek influenza outbreak appears to ease as fewer new cases arise and remaining patients recover. Reports note many families affected and several pneumonia cases, with lingering convalescents. The article also mentions Grange activities, a Christmas party, and visits among local residents. The Drakensberg mountains in Africa are described with elevations up to 11,000 feet.
Erie County schools superintendent H. H. Denison announced the county directors conference, originally set for February 17, is postponed to February 24. The meeting will be held in the county courthouse large courtroom with several speakers and a general discussion of school affairs.
A scrambled question quiz appears on the page asking seven queries about history and language. Queries include Garig river location, Queen of the Netherlands, Ethan Allen role, meaning of cruet, Melville invention claim, 1815 New Orleans general, Monte Destrine origin, and other misc questions.
North East grower L J Wagner, a leading fruit producer, set a Pennsylvania state record for tomato tonnage. He harvested 180.95 tons from 7 7 10 acres, averaging 23.5 tons per acre, with figures verified by the Keystone Co operative Grape Association. The record marks a rare achievement in tomato tonnage per acre.
T/Sgt. David J. Clark, instructor of crew at the Casper air base, is awarded the Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary heroism in the line of duty. Born in Warren and a 1942 Youngsville High School graduate, he saved four men during a December base accident while demonstrating plane motor starts. He was hospitalized after the blaze and later moved to barracks.
In Erie on January 1 Governor Bayard Martin was asked to postpone the execution of William McCausland until the state pardon board reviews his clemency petition. Attorney Wendell Good asked for a date after the board’s consideration, with hearings slated for February 12 or 20. If unacted, McCausland could die in March or early April for a Hickory Cafe murder.
Army Air Forces navigator Lieutenant Robert Anderson awarded for extraordinary conduct while serving on a B17 bombing mission over Germany on August 17 1944. He became a prisoner of war after being shot down following the mission.
Mr and Mrs Peter A Anderson were presented with one of the air forces highest decorations at their Ridgwar home Sunday afternoon. Relatives and friends witnessed the simple ceremony as part of the observance for the family.
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