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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1944
Page
6
A collage of short items covers a red headed film star promoting in Jamestown, a Beloved teacher Velma Lobb guiding two hundred Brisbin pupils from a burning school, and police reporting a quiet night with no arrests. Also noted are blood donations, timber sales appeals, and locals awaiting servicemen’s return.
Western New York endures winter drought threatening milk production and pasture health. A slight drizzle failed to relieve shortages as wells run dry and grass fires plague area fire crews. Milk cooperative notes water shortages reach into Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, with December and January totals among the driest in record.
Vollant, 46, an Erie County Electric longtime employee now with Penelec after a merger, collapsed at his desk at the Fifth and Cranberry streets plant. He died en route to medical aid. Survived by wife Ellen, son Lieut G Vollant, USAAF, and daughter Mrs Shirley Stine. address 2622 Plum Street.
Miss Helen Bates opens a Nation-Wide Store in the Martin building beside the post office with a full meat and groceries line and a new cooler display. Obituary notes report the death of Mrs. George H. Davis on Main Street after a brief illness. she leaves a husband and sister Mrs. Luther Titus and other relatives. Local clubs meet at homes. the Friendly Neighbor and Ivy Embroidery clubs share meals and plan committees. Juvenile Granges, Tabernacle and church notes cover services, programs, and upcoming initiations and sermons.
Lillian Williams formerly Lillian Myers was awarded 6000 dollars by Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co of Hartford after the company refused a 7000 policy payout on Cassius G Mayers. The award followed a jury hearing and a decree of presumption of death in 1942 for a husband who disappeared on April 5 1934.
Jamestown Jan 21 Losses from farm fires in Chautauqua county paid by the Chautauqua County Patrons Fire Relief Association declined by more than 6000 in 1942 from the previous year. The annual report shows losses for 1942 at 3209.93 and insurance in force rising to 17 837 791. Officers were re elected: Rundell Holten Hewes Blaisdell Edson and Fardink.
Auto dealers were warned by the OPA against substituting inferior tires on resale cars. Investigations showed three nearly new tires were removed from a sold car and inferior tires fitted before completion, violating OPA rules that tires are frozen to cars and cannot be removed during a sale.
William Tighe, a 15 year old from Erie, is hospitalized at Hamot with a bullet wound through the left chest after a 22 caliber pistol ricocheted off a backstop at Sportland, 801 State. Doctors say recovery chances are favorable and no serious complications are reported. The incident occurred last Sunday night during target practice.
Police seek two youth gunmen after a Janitor Carl Benz at Technical High School was threatened at 8 65 p m in front of the Tenth street insurance office school. A revolver was used, Benz struck one attacker with a basket and one shot was fired before the pair fled west on Tenth street.
The editorial page lists correct quiz responses including Tommy Harmon as item one and Alten Property Custodian as item two. Other answers reference national committee chairmanship, Moscow and Cairo as locations, Clare Boothe, Vancouver, a quoted R, and Henry Clay.
Jan 21 Warren Pa. State Police investigated a crash on slippery roads that sent J. P. Ostergard to Warren General Hospital with a broken right hand. Ostergard was en route to Youngsville when his car hit a patch of ice, skidded, and struck a tree. A Greyhound bus driver aiding at the scene remained to assist.
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions early events and a sequence labeled Germ with numeric or timeline hints. Unclear proper names or places present.
A puzzling OCR snippet mentions Pitt and 200,000 but lacks clear events. Readable parts imply finances tied to a race or jumper action, with no verifiable names or dates. Further context needed for precise headline and summary.
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