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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1943
Page
3
A fragmentary report references Enger and fore com vumby's ts and iperties, with mentions of tax, interests, and possible injuries. The text is garbled but hints at property matters, assessments, and municipal concerns tied to a person or group, including references to Chub and Rev. stinporty and Supt. al.
A regular city council meeting was held Monday evening with police asked to aid in locating a missing 1-year-old child from Spring Creek. The report also covers new mumps cases in Dolores Hosier and Sally Lu Runer, a will dispute involving Mrs. Sarah Fairchild and distributions to the First Evangelical Church, Red Bird Mission grants, unemployment payments, a marriage license filing for Harold A. Brown and Flussie S. Brown, utility and gas service notes, a theft inquiry, a CBS Major Bowes show tour for Army camps, a tax rate reduction in Cumberland County, Atlantic Refining earnings for 1942, and upcoming local meetings and notices including a hot blood donor drive and school directors convention.
The Asa Jaan branch fire department on Wednesday night named a five member committee to confer with the Kiwanis club on its proposal to hold an Independence Day celebration this year. The committee will meet with the Kiwanis group then report at the regular fire department meeting. Members are Carl McKenna, Carl Carlson, Isude Hanson and H. B. Wingate.
Campaign kicks off countywide to raise funds for polio treatment and prevention. Donors include Mrs. Jack Paulson’s Erie relative aiding care at home. Corry’s 842 contribution totals 70.10 with an allotment for every donor. William Tr Johnston tied to Aero Supply Mig, reflecting local civic support.
Erie district attorney Burton R. Laub announced that Emmy Fenstermacher, 29, a divorcee of 2314 French Street, was indicted by the grand jury on charges of concealing the death of a four day old baby. She is slated to go on trial the week of February fifth on bail, accused of hiding the infant's body in a cinder grave behind her home. The body was found on November 1, with the following day she was jailed. Attorneys Richard Agresti and Josephine Dwyer were appointed to defend her. They will contest testimony from Dr. B. J. Armstrong of Frmont Hospital regarding the cause of death.
Fredonia, Jan. 28 Set Lee J. Cobb age 19 son of Mr and Mrs Yam Cobb of Fredonia died Wednesday in a bomber crash north of Columbus Ohio during a routine training flight. Cobb a bombardier on the aircraft received silver wings on completion of a morning course in Florida and had been stationed at the Columbia army air base since October. He is survived by his parents three sisters and two brothers with the oldest son Clifford serving with the coast artillery in New London Connecticut.
The dispatch notes Allied forces pushing toward the Sea of Azov and Sallaprad Novorassisfe area, with Soviet units striking the Jidheu Rostov railway eight miles southeast of Mrepotkin. Reports say overall advances reach 315 miles, while resistance stiffens near Burs and Stalingrad rumors hint at hurried German retreat amid wartime strain.
Market notes from Pittsburgh and Buffalo dated Jan 29 show moderate remand and steady price ranges for various potato crates, apples and pears, with thin variation across regional lots. Buffalo livestock markets report higher hog and cattle quotes, with beef cows and vealers offering and steady lambs, while New York stocks push ahead on steel and aircrafts led gains.
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