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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1943
Page
2
Cofi Masonic members affiliated with the Voudersport Con Sistas plan to hold a two day reunion on August 16 and 17. The event, postponed from June, will feature Scottish Rite ceremonies and is expected to draw about 100 attendees.
Bromley, 21, of RD, will return to Western Penitentiary to finish a sentence raised to a minimum of sixteen years after Friday’s court action. Judge Miles imposed seven to eighteen years on the burglary count, following a prior 31 to 10.7 year sentence for a prior assault. The defendant showed little remorse and claimed ignorance of other crimes when questioned.
Washington announces sugar stamp No 14 in ration book No 1 becomes valid August 16 allowing five pounds of sugar per person through October on a one half pound per week basis. Stamp No 13 remains valid until August. Attorney Geo B Whidblery, former official, was found dead in Philadelphia home. detectives treat as suicide.
City and vicinity items report Cauley collapse at home and later hospital, Christy injured by falling plank, co-pilot duo linked to Germany via a U S bomber base interview, aviation exec Gleaves resigning to focus on private practice, Purple Heart award to Pvt Michael W. Peace, obituaries for Mrs Maude Flanders Potter and George C. Dane, and various community notices including fishing report, hospital discharges, and a Mead Park Association meeting invitation.
Announcement describes registration for Sugar Creek event with names unclear and mentions tomorrow hours from 4 to 9 90 p.m. at Donald an's Store. It references Mrs. Wintined Janis and the Forencn Forter ard Itt in charge. The readable fragments indicate a local registration drive but details are garbled.
Titusville July 26 Corpora Mitlhiew J Miller 2%, son of Mrs Miss M Miller of 423 East Spring street, wounded in the Al Hed invasion. Letter dated 15 days after the invasion began says he is not seriously hurt and is in a station hospital in North af eh. War Department has not confirmed casualty status.
The Corry unit of forty two state guardsmen led by Lieut. Guy E. Abbey will depart Friday evening by special train to Indiantown Gap for the first Pennsylvania State Guard summer encampment. Guardsmen from Erie Meadville Olean City Franklin Warren Bradford and Kane will join en route. The camp will run one week with final instructions given at a Tuesday drill and a three day session at Valley Forge prior to departure.
Funeral services for D. W. DeRosay were held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with Rev. Edward H. Van Bouben officiating. Active bearers included S. B. Elston and Cassius Sears, while Pine Grove Cemetery Association directors and Corry Hospital board members served as escorts. Out-of-town attendees came from Philadelphia Washington D C and Olean among others.
Reports state Marshal Ssoet absorbs the blackshirt militia, about 250,000 strong, into the regular armed forces boosting his grip on the Fas cists. Swiss dispatches claim border station militia were replaced by regular gendarmes, while bans on Breaths appeared aimed at factions outside those ranks.
Local No. 1 of the Independent Tron Workers of Corry organized a Sunday outing with a $25 bond, drawing 469 attendees to Meal Park. Mayor Frank E. Hepler opened the day with the first ball as day shift won the game, followed by an ox roast, minstrel entertainment by Dell Darlitty and Erie troupe, and games for all ages.
City officials announced Saturday that several offices will be relocated from Perry Square and City Hall to the Second National Bank at 9th and Peach streets due to crowding. The city treasurer’s office and coordinating offices in city hall will move to the abandoned bank building with changes to upper floor offices planned for an early date.
July 26 report from the WPH notes that metal slide fasteners may gradually resume production for civilian clothing in coming months. Revival hinges on availability of productive capacity, power, and access to distress carbon steel stocks, with limits until facilities and stocks are cleared.
Harrisburg July 20 Associated Areas reports Agriculture Secretary Muien Hoya said current conditions threaten farmers ability to maintain food production for the war. He noted rising costs, frozen prices, and a drain of experienced workers as teens and women fill farm jobs, risking 1944 output.
In the next two weeks the official weather station will be re established at the Spring Water Company water works plant. Precipitation measurements are in operation and materials from Harrisburg are expected soon. Nearby Kane with Allegheny slopes provided notable temperature readings, winter at the bottom and summer at the top. Clarion adds a second dentist, Dr Lawrence Heeter, now a Navy lieutenant, to report August 2 at Newport for a 14 week course after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 1926.
Small wounds warned as infection gateways. Antiseptic San-Cura Ointment claimed to soothe pain, aid healing, and protect tissues. Promoted for minor burns, bruises, skin irritation, and itching. Sold at all drug stores alongside Saf-Cura Soap.
Erie July 26 Charles Haward Holla 26 of East 12th Street held in jail on a charge brought by the girl’s father. The 15 year old was reported missing by her father after not returning home Thursday night and was found in a Ford automobile beyond the city’s eastern outskirts. Police traced the events to Edison School playgrounds where she met Holla Thursday morning. Holla reported to work Friday noon at a plant and was arrested by Officer Theodore Hosson. The girl’s statement to Chief Christoph prompted the hold for cheating in court. The investigation continues.
Fragmentary text mentions trains and moving plans with scattered names and events. Difficult to extract a cohesive news item but suggests discussion of schedules, people, and departures. No clear incident or date. context remain uncertain.
Readable bits describe a corporate petition or capital movement with references to a government or authority figure. Names and places are unclear, but the text hints at a business or municipal action and a possible funding or power transfer scenario.
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