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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1942
Page
2
A compact item lists 19 jars or pieces, various cucumbers and large chocolate bits. The phrase suggests a grocery catalog entry or sale note with product counts and item descriptions. No clear event or date is present. Entities include cucumbers and chocolate bits. no organizations or people are specified.
Simon Andrews of Farewell appeared before the Renova school board to request financial reimbursement for expert medical expenses after his son, Simon Andrews Jr., fractured his right femur in a May 26 school gym accident during regular sessions. The boy required hospitalization as a result of the fall.
The Navy announced the sinking of four U S ships off South America with 11 crew lost from a 29 man crew. This brings the weekly tally of United Nations vessels destroyed by enemy U boats in the western Atlantic to 350 since Pearl Harbor.
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania on July 10 five men searched an abandoned quarry for the body of 21 year old Mervin Fisher a dairy worker who drowned while swimming with four companions. After diving he disappeared despite a brief shout and a short swim. His wife parents and siblings were notified.
From interviews with H A Flaherty and Dr. Nelson, two survivors recount that during the May 5 attack on the Neosho, U S Navy men leaped into the water to free space for the wounded as crew abandoned ship. A lieutenant urged men to make room, diving into the sea to secure a towline. Several who leaped perished or were killed by sharks, while others survived. Also included is a bank condition report for the National Bank of Corry, showing assets, liabilities, and capital figures as of June 30, 1942.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions years around 1983 and 1985 with unclear names or events. The readable bits show a personal reference and possible date markers, but no complete narrative or identifiable figures emerge.
First returns from a House poll show a majority opposed to consideration of a sales tax as the 5.8 billion revenue bill moves to the floor for debate next week.
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