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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1943
Page
2
At the court house board of supervisors approved a 15 percent retroactive salary increase to April 4 for county clerk’s department employees. With last year’s payroll near $20 000, the new rise costs about $4 500 in that department.
Fifty one of one hundred six local draftees in Titusville were examined yesterday by the selective service board. Of those, 72 were accepted by the three services and the rejections were unexpectedly few given ages. A Titusville hospital patient suffered a mangled hand in an accident, while burglars stole $30 in merchandise from Park Cigar Store. Mrs. John Tedesko, injured when a limb of a horse struck her, was reported improving at Meadville City hospital as X rays showed a fractured skull and multiple broken ribs.
Washington July 6 Government regulation of the soft coal mines under the Guiley act appeared doomed as the House Rules Committee considered a bill to grant a delay. President Roosevelt faced renewed opposition as Ways and Means rejected a two year extension and instead supported a one line resolution to continue the law until January 1.
Wallace Turner, 20, of Corry, suffered three fractured ribs after a fall on the Erie Railroad crossing near the Clough building area. He was hospitalized, then sent home, as authorities investigated the incident. In Washington, Rep Hartley said OPA agreed to relax gasoline restrictions for A card holders on eastern seaboard for summer vacation trips, with permits issued by local ration boards based on planned departure and return.
Henry G. Kolstee aged 79 died at his home on Town Line Road near Clymer on Monday at 3 am He farmed the same property for 51 years and is survived by his wife Ata a Kalstee a daughter Mrs Carl Crosby Bear Lake a son Glorence Salstes at home two brothers Frank of Clymer William of Corry three sisters Mrs J G McElroy Corr Mrs Roy Simmelink and Mrs Charles Simmelini all of Clymer eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren He belonged to the United Brethren church of Bear Lake Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Abbe Reformed church Clymer preceded by prayers at his home Rev Byron Berry Bear Lake will officiate with interment in Holland cemetery Clymer
Rev Anthony Kobaczewski celebrated a requiem mass at St Thomas Church for Matthew J Aysts who died Saturday at Corry hospital. Bearers included Edward Rowth J Gacar Kinney B Gordon John Fischer Leo Mulfierick Leroy Marlett burial in Pine Grove cemetery. Survived by wife and children and parents. numerous relatives attended from Oil City Dearborn Detroit and Pittsburgh.
A new sewage treatment plant serving Celoron and West Elliott areas began operation off Jones and Gifford avenue extension, handling over 400 families with a $40,000 system. Fully engineered by Van J. Bernhardt of the state Health Department, chlorination ran smoothly upon inspection and the plant has operated since May 1942 with no prior reported discharges.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a weekend event at a venue and names including Mr and Bast' Muin, with references to a river and a person named Alb, suggesting a postponed or adjourned gathering. Details are unclear but indicate an social or local meeting context and a date around a weekend.
Revenue agents are due in Erle to begin enforcement related to vehicle stickers. A marked chip or card not displaying the correct Mobile use stamp is being checked in all cars, with forms and penalties noted as due within thirty days.
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