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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1943
Page
6
A notice from the local office invites young men to interview Thursday at the Union City offices for naval enlistment. The announcement appears amid a string of local incidents including bicycle injuries and reports on income, missing youths, contagious diseases, and public notices from Harrisburg and Corry.
The Board of Health considered three complaints at the city council meeting. Health Officer John D. Flanigan ordered further investigation into alleged unsanitary conditions at Bassett home East Trying Street and Lee Second Hand Store West Main Street. A separate complaint cited lack of sanitary conveniences at Fred Stengel trailer park North Center Street. The Baldwin home on Brook Street, condemned for three months, was slated for further official attention.
A 1941 Pennsylvania House proposal by Rep Edward Reagan seeks to extend aid to veterans who served at least four months in World War II with eligibility rules set at December 1941. Other measures aim to lower age eligibility for assistance from 85 to 66 and to bar disqualification based on ownership of consulting assets. Rep Jol L Bower supports the discussion.
Washington reports a 40 percent cut in fuel oil for non-essential firms in the East, effective April 1, ordered by Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes and Acting Price Administrator John Hamm. The move targets manufacturers of materials not vital to the war, aiming to conserve fuel oil amid wartime needs.
An OCR fragment markets Stuart's Pyramid Suppositories as a fast solution for itching burning and irritation. It touts protection and relief with a claim of real comfort and tighter membranes, presenting a vague health tone and a price of 1.2 dollars.
Spartanburg March area notes an Honor Roll listing sixty local youths in the services with plans for a permanent roll to include town residents. Also reports on a 500 Club meeting, furlough news for three Spartanburg soldiers, community visits, and local club events and reassignments.
Erie June 198- Ding Mouse was sentenced to 18 months in the Allegheny County Workhouse after initially appealing his conviction for nefarious leadership of a colored finderworl Were. He later decided to serve the sentence. Sheriff Pred Lumberton will arrange the intake despite driving conditions permitting.
A 25 year old Olean flier, Ayers, was killed in a bomber crash in Kansas on Saturday. He had been living with Mrs. Georest Becker at 229 North Twelfth Street, Olean. Ayers left a brother Nathan in the army in Alabama and spent most of his life in Portville after being born in Cleat. He worked for Rhodes Baking Company of Olean before enlisting April 21.
Thomas Collins of Meadville will show moving pictures at Spar tansburg Vocational School Thursday evening January 21 to instruct the Local Defense Council. All members urged to attend especially Air Wardens and Auxiliary Police. Various problems will be discussed.
Albert R Calabrese on furlough after being rescued from a light cruiser off Ty and the Jays in a dramatic naval engagement. He and other crewmen stayed aboard for 15 hours after Athmia was disabled before rescue by Marines. His mother Mrs Calabrese says he was very lucky and warns against disclosing military details.
Bradford Pa Jan 1 Defense Attorney R T Mutzabaugh said no appeal will be filed in the second degree murder verdict against Heffner. He was sentenced by Judge Charles G Hubbard to 10 to 20 years in Western Penitentiary after a jury found him guilty of shooting his wife Edith at their West Washington Street home October 8.
Governor Martin warns that after the war the nation must supply capital for private enterprise. He decries overgrown government payrolls, claiming more than 5,000,000 employed by federal state and local bodies. He calls for ending wasteful boondoggles and government overlap to ease burdens on taxpayers.
Federal Judge John Knight sentenced Minto Gurvitz, 23, Sanborn high school principal, to five years in an institution after Gurvitz pleaded guilty to three counts in a federal indictment. The letters to trustees followed the November 11, 1942, school fire. Gurvitz blamed illness for his actions.
Victor, a St Marys man formerly of Ridgway, injured in a three car collision near Olean Friday afternoon en route home from Rochester. His car locked bumpers with another, a approached truck then struck the two autos, sending his machine careening thirty feet. He is hospitalized with injuries described as possible fractures and multiple wounds.
Bradford Pennsylvania reports that refiners expect a reduction in prices due to rising gasoline inventories. Motor fuel moved eastward and northward to shortage areas, easing potential surpluses in refiners tanks. Western New York and Pennsylvania regions are noted as shortages with movement to Buffalo to relieve demand. Authorities coordinate to ensure proper distribution of surplus supplies.
A December survey by Time States Employment Service notes an overall employment rise with 37,356 more jobs, influenced by seasonal factors in retail and manufacturing. The report highlights increased demand for home goods and military era implications, with contractors noting a seasonally weaker outlook in some areas and a shift toward extra help for holiday production.
A fragmented report details a large walkout by UMW District 1 workers amid wartime labor tensions. Leaders threaten action while President Roosevelt faces pressure to preserve production. Local votes show decisive backing for union action with hundreds participating.
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