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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
3
Classified notice announces advertising rates and delivery details for the Corry Pennsylvania newspaper. Includes publisher andAssociated Press ownership notes and pricing for mail and carrier delivery, with regional restrictions.
The text reports on a coming civil rift between Germany's Army and Now Out of it may later come as a throne stand for some form of government by the people. It also notes Pullman plans to dispose of its sleeping car business to satisfy a U.S. District Court decree and avoid running both manufacturing and operation.
Reliable sources report the Eagle Street sewer program remains as proposed with no abandonment. In local incidents, James Town man Pearson plans to sue after a Sunday smashup involving a Willys Knight sedan on Suvi and Genter streets, while Andrew Peliciuk’s West Columbus avenue car left Trist Main Street off the road Saturday night. Chief Dunkie says work crews are active and expenses will fall to property owners. Corry Naval Guardsmen won Silver trophies at Mount Gretna camp, while Company A claimed rifle-range honors in the 114th Regiment. In Tri County league play Cory Independents beat Meadville Machinery 9–7 thanks to late heroics by Paddy Wilcox and Ernie Baghomm.
The article notes widespread rheumatic fever in the United States, with over 500000 children affected and another 500000 adults scarred by prior infection. It outlines elusive causes, links to repeated sore throats, and risk factors like poor nutrition, lack of sun, crowded living, and inadequate clothing.
A scrambled OCR-like list presents seven quiz questions about politics geography and animals, asking true or false, name origins and definitions. It mixes misspellings and partially legible queries such as presidential electors binding, Maryland Pennsylvania boundary, and Pacific wartime harbor roads, with several unclear items and missing context.
Willard W Olds died at his home in New North Girard, Py, late Thursday afternoon after a long illness. He was born in Corry to Charles and Ros Olds and lived there most of his life, moving to Erie and then North Girard three years ago. Survived by wife and three grandchildren, his body was taken to Corry for funeral arrangements at Bracken Keating Funeral Home. Services will be held at the United Brethren Church at 4715 Saturday afternoon.
A Sparta youth writes from a frontline scene describing double chest and limb wounds from a machine gun attack. He notes multiple bullet injuries, removal of a cast, and praise for blood plasma and Red Cross aid. He mentions receiving care and friendly nurses while his unit awaits medical evacuation.
An Erie 16 year old described as so drunk he could not walk was arrested by Patrolman Nick Butta after his car hit a parked vehicle on Buffalo Road near Franklin Avenue. A youthful passenger was hurt and taken to St. Vincent's Hospital with a lip laceration and head injury while another passenger was uninjured. The arrested youth was detained overnight at police headquarters awaiting arraignment on drunken driving charges before Alderman George Brabendeh. Police plan to testify to the intoxication.
Republican leaders from across the state plan a series of conferences with Thomas E Dewey during his Pittsburgh visit on Monday The schedule shows Dewey arriving by 8 30 a m and meeting with governors party officials and local leaders including Harvey Taylor Edna Carroll G Manson Gwiett Worthington Scrantom James Malone Nellie Dressler and Senator James J Davis among others for talks on national and state races
Mrs Addie Day Aylsworth died July 22 in San Diego California from complications after a fall. Born June 29 1863 in Columbus Pa she moved to this city long ago and was active in D JagR Auxiliary Garrison of the Army and Navy Union Post at Ak ron. Surviving are two sons Raymond B Day and Marian Day and three grandchildren with further relatives in Corry and nearby including N Dodd Maude Trisket and F L Dodd.
Mrs Flora Covell Guignon wife of Walter E Guignon died suddenly Thursday afternoon at her Philadelphia home Relatives in Corry were advised of the death She was born in Corry and graduated with the class of 1895 Married in 1902 She leaves a son Captain C Guignon at Columbus Ohio a daughter Harriet at home and a brother in law Joseph Guignon plus four sisters in law from Corry and Erie The body will be brought to Corry Saturday morning for services at Bracken Keating Mineral Home at 2 30 p m Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery
Wede killed JAMESTOWN. July 28 Norville D. Norton senior aeronautical inspector of the Civil Aeronautics Authority his wife and 12-year-old daughter were killed in a plane crash near Castile. Norton a well known figure in the area was a frequent visitor at Jamestown Municipal Airport and had many friends here. The dispatch reports the family Mary Lee were aboard when their civilian plane crashed in a field near Castile. Administrative notices follow for various estates and executors in Warren County Pennsylvania with multiple names and dates listed.
Pittsburgh stock and commodity market notes describe apple and egg prices with various bid ranges, while New York reports mixed grain and poultry quotes. The report lists numerous firms and utilities including Bethlehem Steel, General Electric, General Motors, Montgomery Ward, National Dairy, and Studebaker, mirroring a broad price board and vendor names.
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