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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1942
Page
6
Reports from Walon City describe a water main rupture at Barton Second Ward Store on West May, with shutoff arranged but unknown extent of damage as owners are away. Police note a frozen pipe issue recurred within a week, while diverse items include tax stamp guidance, hunting reports, store renovations, and personnel changes in rail and public services.
Preliminary figures from the Game Commission indicate 1941 deer kills may range between 15 000 and 18 000, similar to the 1936 total of 20 084. Hunters report larger, fatter bucks and reduced highway hunting as deer browse shifts, with weather and industrial activity affecting effort. Bear seasons look strong, while other fur bearers show varied results due to favorable hunting conditions.
Sunday worship unfolds in Brokenstraw parish led by Rev. John Waite at 11 15 a m with Bible school at 145 p m and Youth Fellowships at 7 30 p m Spring Creek Congregational Church holds service at 10 a m with Bible school at 11 a m West Spring Creek Congregational Church conducts worship at 2 30 p m with Bible school at 1 30 p m The Columbus Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday afternoon January 1 at the home of Mrs J A Anderson.
Ford A. Persons, a well known line man evangelist from Orie, will speak at the Spartansburg Gospel Tabernacle Sunday evening at 8 o clock. He is known in this part of the state for his preaching and energetic message. Rev W W Conley, pastor of the Spartine Tabernacle, will preach Sunday morning on The Church Wh. Sina.
Erie County saw a dramatic drop in relief needs as November grants totaled 17,829.05 dollars. Only 26 percent funded general assistance for unemployable and dependent groups, while 2.6 percent were deemed employable with just 20 individuals cleared as capable of work.
In New Castle Pennsylvania Ivor V. Davis advised the Republican state committee that Secretary of Welfare E Arthur Sweeny should be considered for governor. Davis praised Sweeny’s welfare record as making him well qualified for Pennsylvania’s top office. Sweeny, Greensburg publisher, stated he had not sought the idea and was surprised by the suggestion.
Dunkirk will conduct a test blackout this evening with a five second siren blast at 6:00 p.m. followed by a three second interval, leading to a two minute all clear at 10:16 p.m. Northern Chautauqua and parts of Cattaraugus counties join nearby towns Fredonia Westfield Brocton Silver Creek Forestville Cassadaga Gowanda in observing the precautionary demonstration.
The widow Fuancio Jablotsatt seeks damages for her husband’s death after a July 2 1940 auto and sulky collision. She contends the vehicle frightened the horse, causing it to plunge and throw him, leading to fatal injuries sustained the following August.
On Route 20 six miles east of Erie Joseph Chambers 6 year old of Worthington West Virginia escaped with cuts to his hands and face after leaping from a skidding heavily loaded truck on a steep embankment The ten ton load of sheet steel rolled down the 30 foot slope trapping the vehicle before Chambers reached Log Cabin Inn and was taken to Hamot Hospital State police from Lawrence Park said the truck and trailer damage was about 8000 dollars
The 1941 annual financial report from January 6, 1941 to January 5, 1942 covers receipts and expenditures for road, bridge and general township purposes in Concord Township Brecknock County. It lists road tax collections, state aid, miscellaneous expenditures, debt service, and taxation details along with balance and assets. The document includes totals for receipts, expenditures by function, and tax levies with notes on exonerations rebates and unpaid taxes, signed by township supervisors and a notary.
A fragmented sale listing shows items such as a young Hereford cow, various misread entries, a milking device, a cabin, and references to Abraham Lincoln and a warrier. The legible names include Millen, Doliation Hill, wy, and Pennsylvanie, with uncertain items like Bird 5 and Ditiester.
In Confluence Pennsylvania Mrs George Uphold 97 and her three year old daughter Betty Jane perished from burns after an oil lamp explosion in their two room house ten miles from Somerset. The home burned and Uphold husband a lumber worker and their son Andrew eight were treated in hospital in critical condition. At Scranton Pennsylvania Howard Young 44 died when a tank or lamp exploded causing a fire that struck his head.
Readable fragments show a brief local legal notice or court item mentioning an ark law and a win in a small context. Names, dates, or places are unclear, but the fragment implies a decision or ruling tied to a local governance issue.
Pittsburgh reporting moderate demand across produce lines with varied berry and apple quotes from Virginia to New York and Ohio. Buffalo market shows slow hogs and steady to higher cattle and calf values with light buyers and mixed weights, plus subdued sheep and lamb activity overall.
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