Local price listing shows bulk egg and dairy sign
A fragment lists 196 dozen A9e 16 VWe Avenue items priced at 25 cents and 27 cents, indicating a terse catalog note or storefront price tag with small quantities and modest per unit costs.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1942
Page
1
A fragment lists 196 dozen A9e 16 VWe Avenue items priced at 25 cents and 27 cents, indicating a terse catalog note or storefront price tag with small quantities and modest per unit costs.
Hitler's drive into Russia gains momentum as Boneste Gordon is named new home economics instructor for next year at North Western Pennsylvania district. The post comes with a salary of 1600 plus 100 cost of living addition. Livermore building to be redecorated and re equipped for the program serving senior high students on a phased basis.
On Bastille Day Marshal Petain placed a wreath in Vichy as crowds watched. In London Free French under De Gaulle celebrated as Fighting France with a Welington Barracks review and medals for 38 heroes. Occupied France banned all Bastille Day observances including fires and emblems.
The Pittsburgh area faces possible gasoline rationing as some distributors ignore the 72 hour operation rule and drivers seek to curb use. Lewis W. McIntyre of the Pittsburgh Motor Club cites wartime fuel savings and urges a “Gasless Sunday” to reduce consumption, warning Western Pennsylvania counties may soon face shortages.
Federal agents arrested Private Frederick Wilhelm Hardt 22, a Philadelphia native living in Haverford, for desertion after a June 17 furlough. The son of a German-born butler whose citizenship is being revoked, he was found in California wearing civilian clothes while working in a garden when captured. Authorities say he retained allegiance to the Reich despite taking the US oath.
The body of a man tentatively identified as George A. Shall, about 45, of Venango County, was recovered in the Allegheny River near New Kensington. Coroner's deputies said identification came from papers in his pockets. Also reported, E. Mark Sullivan of Boston was elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks at the national convention in Omaha, succeeding Judge John S. McClelland.
July 4 to July 14 dispatches detail a Senate farm bill patching most issues except one over a 600 million dollar allocation for wheat sales, a Zagreb assassination aftermath blamed on Gestapo, invasion footing updates in Belgium and northern France, Major General Clark taking command of American ground troops in Britain, Purple Heart awards in Australia, British air raid casualties, and a shift in gasoline rationing policy ahead of July 22.
The Office of Price Administration obtained a temporary injunction in Federal Court prohibiting Jardwin Brothers, an Erie real estate firm with about 1,000 housing units, from collecting rents increased since March 1. Government counsel said the action is the first of its kind under OPA rules. Dates set for arguments on making the injunction permanent.
Merchants of the Golded Rule Club sponsor wartime gift kits for departing soldiers and plan use of ads in a Lane for war bonds. The group, meeting at the Ike Restaurant, voted to continue kits, seek municipal financial help, skip July, and reconvene August 5. Members include Ajax Ty on Works and others. D.C. Mitchell spoke on war time transportation at a previous meeting.
Washington July 14 The draft call order directs local boards to call married men last and to take single workers first. It ranks registrants by dependents and war effort engagement, listing 24 essential occupations to guide whether a married man is deemed engaged in the war effort.
Acting Secretary Welles said the Vichy government found two proposals by President Roosevelt to remove demilitarized French warships from the Egyptian war zone.
Ascormien Press Cairo reports Axis armored forces repulsed in an eastward push on the Egyptian corridor. British RAP claims heavy enemy losses as land front reopens. Air actions intensify with bombers destroying landing grounds in El Daba and Malta battle casualties. Allies strike supply lines to Matruh Tobruk.
The Panama Limited derailed near Memphis at Kerrville 26 miles north of town. Observation car overturned injuring Miss Love Bates of Chicago with head trauma, possible internal injuries, and James Biles of Dixon, Illinois, with minor facial injuries. Train reached Memphis late after leaving Chicago at 3 15 P M for New Orleans. Mrs R A Wells of Wheal Scuitty retreat Bradford visits relatives.
An explosion at the Blanchard Oil Company distributing plant in Waynesville VC killed four people and injured eight others. The blast destroyed the plant and nearby houses, ignited thousands of gallons of gasoline, and sent fire and debris into the air. Fire Chief L R Kerly and plant manager W Hartin were among the injured. Asheville Fire Chief Fitzgerald aided in firefighting efforts.
The U S Naval Patrol boat ran aground near Sea Rocks at the entrance to the Golden Gate. All hands were rescued according to a Navy spokesman. Early reports say the vessel grounded just outside the Golden Gate in the San Francisco Bay area. The scene drew a crowd as salvage efforts continued amid strong currents and rocky shorelines.
Empl oy es of the McInnes Steel Company won a Minute Man flag from the Treasury Department for their 95 percent participation in the U S Bond buying program. The banner will be displayed at the First Ward plant to celebrate the strong worker response to the government bond drive.
Helen Schenk Snell of Erie died after a hay load accident on a farm last week. She had been hospitalized since yesterday afternoon with chest injuries. the deceased formerly operated a repair shop in Erie. Survived by husband Florian Shelat two daughters Mrs Frank Mangold Jr and Mrs Joseph Carroll mother Mrs Borbely Sherer sisters and six grandchildren. Funeral set for Thursday at Schroefer funeral home and St Job's church with interment at Charity Cemetery.
Ninety six members of the Stanford Hose Company took the oath to join the civilian defense program. A special meeting at the First Ward fire station established a strong coordinating agency with other defense units. The group plans fifty active firemen and forty six substitutes, with two members to attend Pennsylvania State College for instructor training to run classes locally in the fall.
Reading arithmetic and spelling suffer from frills, says board discussion at regular meeting. Members urge more time for fundamentals, condemning trends in late education. Continues on page two.
Anonlated Prise reports Nazi forces stall along the Volga area while seeking diversions to blunt the Red Army. German offensives near Voronezh and along the Upper Don are described as extended with gains and encirclements. A Soviet countertext suggests setbacks for German advances. continued fighting across the Don and near Leningrad is noted with page two follow up.
Washington July 14 There is a speedup in the military trial of eight saboteurs who shipped from Germany on submarines and entered the sixth day. Seven generals will decide on death or life terms while two FBI agents finish questioning. A civil case against 14 alleged assistants to the Nazis looms, with charges still未 filed and treason or espionage possible.
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