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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
6
Erieopa reports investigations prepared against several gasoline stations in a seven county district for black market sales. OPA agents have monitored stations for months and plan crackdowns. Investigators believe a parent ring operates locally and have faced bribery attempts tied to gasoline coupons.
Jesse H Jukes of Columbus was buried yesterday in West Lawn cemetery Columbus after funeral services from his late home Those attending included former co workers from the Corry Jamestown plant and relatives from North East Bear Take Jamestown Falconer and Spring Creek among others Interment followed services were largely attended by relatives and friends
Message from Machine gunner Al Schmidt, patient at Philadelphia Naval Hospital, appeals for support of the Fourth War Loan. He loses sight in treatment and sends a pledge for a $25 bond during a CBS broadcast. Treasury report shows January receipts and debt. Admiral Mark Kerr, 79, RAF founder figure, dies in London after long illness.
The Corry area employment survey covers 21 plants and firms with 4914 workers at December 1943. Reported by U S Employment Office manager J Paine, 156 men and 1758 women were employed, up 600 women from 1942. The data show August 1943 peak and November 1943 low, with leveling off as war demand declines and women filling roles left by men in the armed forces. Local offices serve multiple townships across Erie Crawford and Warren counties, reflecting a 1940 census population of 20 199. The December poll reduced jobs by 207, mostly women, while only 56 men left due to military call-ups.
The Pennsylvania Electric Company board meets in Erie on Friday January 21 with officers including P H Harris R A Gallagher D W Jardine B M Kirsch A F Tegen PR Law and C Edlund attending. The visit aims to review progress on Front street steam plant additions and a note on Jardine’s election. Dismantling of the Park Hotel walls occurred late Tuesday as workers led by Jerry Quirk pulled down front wing sections on Liberty street drawing spectators.
Theodore Toms twenty two Navy crew member is missing aboard a submarine overdue in Panthe r. Parents Mr and Mrs Wasil Toras received a telegram with brief details. Toms enlisted after East High graduation and had served since March 1947.
In Fredonia on January 20 the South Shore Milk Producers Association voted 29 to 6 to stop supplying Dunkirk and Fredonia Milk Distributors unless they pay a 30 cent per hundredweight price increase approved by the Office of Price Administration. Distributors contend they cannot absorb the rise without also raising milk by the quart from 14 to 18 cents. The Buffalo OPA forwarded the request to the New York office and an answer is awaited.
Buffalo stock market reports hogs cows calves and feeders with prices across weight classes and prime notes. Pittsburgh produce shows apples potatoes and regional varieties with stock and crate prices. Also included is a New York egg market and a general stock list with noon prices and notable declines or steadies. Notable line ends reference the claim that two-thirds of U.S. livestock life is raised west of the Mississippi.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a cash amount, a raise, and names but lack clear context or full sentences. The readable items include financial figures and possibly personnel, but no coherent event or outcome can be established.
Comical garbled text fragment appears to reference Ohio and a figure named Bob Lo with a penny lope. The readable portion suggests a local snippet or caption rather than a full report.
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