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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1945
Page
3
Health authorities report a mild epidemic with about a dozen cases under quarantine in the city. The notice notes some confusion in spelling and wording from the Tuned Pipe archive, dating back to January 22, 1824.
Notification from the War Department announces a policy update on mail handling for American prisoners of war held by Germany. Letters may be addressed to the International Red Cross Directory Service in Geneva with the prisoner’s rank and name in care of the International Red Cross. Do not use this address for a definite camp. no parcels until a camp address is provided. Next of kin should follow official procedures and use the Directory Service only when official POW announcements lack camp details. No letters to servicemen listed as missing are permitted.
An autopsy confirms the fatal stabbing in Erie tied to Irene Brzezicki, 82, the housekeeper. District Attorney Burton Laut says Brzezicki, held on $1,500 bond for voluntary manslaughter, claims the victim stabbed himself as she moved to throw a knife in a sink. Paul Confer, present at the scene, supports the autopsy finding and the victim’s account.
A deadly fire north of the city killed two men and left the Gerzinа family homeless. Firefighters removed charred bodies from the ruins and identified the remains. Investigators noted possible causes, including a cigarette stub, while authorities pursued leads about the camp’s ownership and related timber operations. Four dogs and two cats are believed dead in the blaze.
Jamestown dispatch reports nine year old Gionia Poster died from injuries after a milk truck collision near South Work Street Falconer. The three tractor roller truck owned by Borden Milk Co driven by Waynefield Lewis 30 Arrado was not held. Police say two children were walking home from South Side School when one attempted to ride the moving vehicle. the girl fell and was crushed under a wheel. Brother of the girl, Foster, remained at the hospital with injuries.
J Roseon Dehring of Corry was appointed Journal Clerk in Harrisburg and will begin duties at the state capital next Monday. State Police raided several bootlegging joints, with one arrest at the Victoria Hotel after officers bought two drinks. A broad inquiry into origin of recent poison pen letters was announced as dozen or more residents received caustic missives. Corry Kiwanis Club marked the tenth anniversary with a special observance tied to a luncheon at the Bluebird Restaurant.
A garbled reading presents a broken quiz asking for names and facts across politics languages and literature. It mentions page six answers, a fourteen point author, a prime minister, a Finland pilaspurie claim, and a quote about a big stick by a U.S. president. The text is scrambled and incomplete.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a voyage where an Erie father and son meet in Hawaii during a long travel period. The text references crossing the Atlantic, ships like the Rising Sun, and a Philippine setting with unclear names and dates.
Reports indicate consumer labor groups pressuring for higher wage and rationing control as part of wartime mobilization. Observers warn machinations may be more about political leverage than victory, with contested motives and unclear impact on policy.
The article argues civilians bear heavier burdens in wartime with disrupted food supplies and inflation risks. It urges reducing home wastes, improving nourishment, and resisting government price controls that threaten free enterprise and democracy. It warns against surrendering independence to centralized regulation after the war.
A historical note cites 5 200 deaths from two or more collisions through 1943, about 70 percent of the 1842 total, with more than half the deaths occurring in 1841 and fewer in other years.
This week’s ration facts cover Meats Fats and Processed Foods with Book Four stamps now good and no termination dates set before March 1 Next series validation dates are January 28 for meats and February 1 for processed foods Sugar Hook Four stamp 34 grants five pounds with a February 1 renewal due Shoes Book Three airplane stamps 1 2 3 remain valid indefinitely Gasoline 14 A through C coupons valid for four gallons through March 21 and other B and C stamps valid for Age gallons Fuel oil periods four five and ten through all areas for the current heating year
Three men held at Jefferson Barracks escaped months ago and hid in a hospital for a period. No information on the crime is available. Taft’s alleged home is said to be in Dunkin.
The German push near the Bulge is reported as a full retreat. Allied plans hint at a forthcoming major offensive against the Rhine. Field Marshal Rundstedt delays decisive action while Eisenhower prepares for a strike near the Siegfried Line, with Patton’s Third Army advancing toward Luxembourg.
Jamestown Jan 23 William Brands 23 of Russell Pa a driver for West Bilge Transportation on the Jamestown Drean route was hurt in a collision on Route 27 at Poland Center. A lading baking company truck being towed slowed on the icy road and struck the bus shattering the rear vision mirror and injuring the driver as passengers remained aboard the bus bound for Olean at 5 10 PM according to J M Armes assistant general manager of the company.
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