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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1943
Page
3
Enthusiasm at yesterday's meeting signals growth of a movement to build a modern gymnasium with swimming pool and basketball facilities in Cory. Ten new committee members join to study the proposition.
A ten percent pay as you go tax proposal appears in a House resolution by Rep Samuel A. Wells of Glassport. The measure would withhold taxes from wages and dividends and include allowances for dependents and special groups. It argues the revenue impact would be offset by broader collection for 1942 and later years.
The Office of Price Administration requests December records from institutional users including restaurants hotels and diners detailing the number of persons served gross revenue and quantities of listed food items used during December 1942. Forms will be distributed later for filing and must show items such as sugar coffee butter meat poultry canned goods dried beans and other staples with total weights and amounts.
The State Department of Public Instruction urged raises for teachers with broader salary boosts expected in the new session. Proposals include higher base pay and subsidies across districts, with initial figures noting increases from $1,000 to $1,500 and statewide totals approaching $30 per teacher in wealthier districts.
In Erie Jin Rose Mary Coughlin, 17, daughter of Ray Maelau stilu, was treated at St Vincents hospital for a possible severe fracture after a sleigh party mishap on West Cheipy street. She fell from a sleigh when horses reared and pulled the vehicle against the curb. Hospital reports indicate her condition is serious but improving.
A Fort Sill deserter named Seth pleaded guilty to arson at a barn owned by Wir Tile Company west of New Bethlehem. He received a stern sentence after authorities described the deliberate destruction of property and significant risk to lives.
The article notes Roosevelt’s tribute to Russia Britain and China in Congress with China receiving the loudest cheer reflecting American support for China against Japan. It also honors Dr Abbott Lawrence Lowell, praising his Harvard teaching and broad education, then critiques current shifts toward practical science over liberal arts and the fading of classics and culture in higher education.
The piece contrasts Britain’s wartime health with rationing noting no malnutrition signs and better child health while rich Britons eat less. It also mentions hoped US food adequacy for 1942 and a note on Swedish gymnast Henrik Ling, born 1776 and died 1839.
G H Barlow of this city was elected to the board of divers tors of the Security Savings and Trust Company in Erie. The Security Savings and Trust Company ranks among Erie’s largest banking institutions. Mrs Mary M Beavis died at home at 419 West Pleasant Street after a long illness, aged 79. A marriage license was issued to Leroy E Hamilton and Raith Elizabeth Holden, both of Erie. Mrs Harry Ayer and daughter Mrs George S Peck hosted a Municipal Club tea hour with bridge, awards to Mrs James Machines and Miss Liville Loye.
The letter urges readers to reduce driving and conserve gasoline for American servicemen overseas. It highlights unused fuel coupons and war stamps as patriotic acts and argues driving less in cold and slippery weather is essential to support troops in Alaska Iceland Guadalcanal and the African desert. Corry replies with wartime urgency.
Dan House Patima House and two co defendants were denied new trials on morals charges related to orderly houses in Erie. Judges Evans and Waite ordered sentencing January 16 after ruling evidence showed guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Also denied were new trials on pandering loitering and accepting bail money counts. The article notes six hundred thousand old American Army rifles used to arm Britain's home guard after Dunkirk.
Jamestown residents may see a substantial reduction in the 1903 tax levy as the city council plans the first session of the year. The budget, readied for the new year, is expected to reflect this decrease.
Officials report gas shortages and plummeting gasoline demand after OAS traffic restrictions. Regulators issued form notices and police enforcement as stations report reduced business and motorists curtail pleasure driving amid the congestion controls.
A Jamestown girl sustained severe burns to the abdomen and thighs when her clothing caught fire from an open stove. She was hospitalized at Jamestown General Hospital after the incident Saturday night and remains under treatment.
Bradford authorities tighten enforcement of a gas ban with police issuing tickets amid pressure from local authorities. The move follows statements about removing offenders from restricted zones as cooperation with officials continues.
A Jamestown area housewife was sentenced in Chautauqua County for multiple charges including burglary and larceny stemming from incidents in 1935 and 1944. She served 40 days in the Monroe County jail after a prior equity jail term and faced additional counts of forgery and related offenses.
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