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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1942
Page
2
City news and notices across northwestern Pennsylvania record camp inspections, war industry sidewalk patrols, orchestra changes, lost purse, obituaries, local sales and ads, crop damage from hail, road and municipal actions, and a German alien death during FBI questioning.
Harrisburg July 9 Associated Press reports Adams says overloaded trucks carrying cargo far beyond wartime limits now threaten Pennsylvania highways. He calls for strict enforcement and punishment to prevent loss of lives and damage to equipment amid safety concerns.
Fort Monmouth New Jersey July 4 Staff Sergeant Joseph J Lockard famed for warning of Pearl Harbor raid will receive his officer commission from the Army Signal Corps via a nationwide radio ceremony. He would normally graduate with his class but for wartime orders the ceremony is broadcast this year.
June McNeal, 26, a waitress, was killed early Tuesday in a room at Shaw Hotel, Shaw Street. Police say her 82 year old admirer, Prancis J. Weber, shot himself after firing into her body. Weber had stalked McNeal since their December meeting and had previously stolen a revolver from City Police Officer Walter Pasky.
Henry Meyers Jr 18 a St Marys High School graduate died in Daviestown New York hospital from a fractured neck after diving from a pier at Bemus Point Lake Chautauqua Sunday. Funeral services will be held here Saturday.
Blaine Marie VanGuilder, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James VanGuilder of 251 West Frederick Street, died this morning at home. She was born June 24 and survived by her parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs. David VanGuilder of Tidoute and D O Tryp of Sprite Creek. Committal services will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Bethlehem Moravian Names New Football Coach Ben Wolfson of Kutztown High succeeds Judson Fimm who resigned to take Yale backfield post.
Washington bulletin from the Price Administrator states the 1842 crop fruit products and jams may soon see higher ceilings. Peanuts and peanut butter ceilings could be dropped entirely in November. A 15 percent boost for 1949 canned and dried fruits was already announced. The move reflects preferred price treatment authorized by Congress and higher production costs.
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