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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1942
Page
6
Police reported a tires valve removed from a parked car early Thursday morning near a home in Wilkinsburg. Neighbor Mrs Jourdet signed the time as the thief fled leaving a trail noted by witnesses. Suspect sought as police widen neighborhood checks.
A sea story from Erie reports Seaman Edmund Kotaski, 15, safe in Mexico after his torpedoed ship sank near South America on July 6. In a letter to his worried parents he describes a four day lifeboat ordeal with 32 survivors from 37 aboard, one fallen comrade, and rapid return plans by air to the United States.
Erie July 31 an Erie General Electric employee Forrest Lee Hance 41 of Syracuse now at 336 W Street was injured when his car was rear ended while stopped for a red signal at Liberty and streets around 10 p.m. He suffered a fractured neck vertebrae and was hospitalized at St. Vincent's. Police say another man, Anthony Natchieul 50 a dealer, was detained after police actions.
William Storm, 65, of Sizer Run, near Emporium Pennsylvania, was struck by an ax during tree felling. The blade penetrated his chest and lung. Fellow workers rushed him to Dr Martin Kissen, then to a St Marys hospital where he was listed in fair condition.
Advertises BAN-CUBA Ointment and SAN-CUBA soap to relieve discomfort from piles and itching. Claims antisaptic properties ease sting and itching, with SAN-CUCA products sold at Beat It drug stores and SAN-CUMkA ointment also said to aid between toes. Includes washing with SAN-CURA Soap before application for greater help.
Spartanburg area loss as Ingram Hart, new vocational teacher at Spartansburg Consolidated School, suffers a severe leg injury when his clothing is caught in a power take-off while spraying potatoes. Community efforts include a Victory Club dawn social to aid Sparta boys awaiting homecoming packages. local club meetings and Auxiliary surprise party honor Mrs. Alfred Lord. Multiple notices cover church services, funeral attendance, and births, with Prof T S Berkley joining faculty and moving to Spartansburg.
A jumbled OCR style list presents answers to a test with items like Bramklin and Jutland. It includes references to theater in Washington, a German context, and names such as Eugene O’Neill. The fragment shows misprints and garbled phrases but indicates a quiz answer key.
Bradford organizers announce a large Labor Day celebration set for September 7 with participation from all city fraternal groups the Bradford Trades Assembly Veterans of Foreign Wars and hoteliers. Temporary committees were named to organize a broader representation at a meeting tonight in the Board of Commerce offices. the event will be the county’s only major public affair this year as McKean County Fair has been postponed due to the national emergency.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County Pennsylvania, Alton H Homer seeks satisfaction of an unsatisfied mortgage on property in Corry bounded by Sixth Avenue and Drake land. The petition notes mortgage dated August 1 1924 payable monthly, recorded 1924 and paid off September 3 1899, with no satisfaction of record entered, and a public notice to J W Morewood and Margaret D Morewood to appear on the second Monday in September 1913 to show cause why the decree should not be granted.
Harrisburg July 31. Public Utility Commission plans to cut rail service at federal request. Commissioner Ralph B Thorne says routes unnecessary will be crossed off and locomotives and cars redirected to higher priority uses. Some routes may face divergence of opinion with Joseph B Eastman sought for guidance. Adequate commuter and freight service will remain. The U S Treasury distributes 4,000 printed money pieces daily.
Pittsburgh markets show steady apples and varied potato and cobbler prices across states. Buffalo livestock market notes higher bids for cattle and mixed weights, with calves and sheep offerings and prices broadly firm amid buying support.
A jagged, largely unreadable text fragment mentions managers, players, and national figures in a sports context. It references team adjustments, possible ascents, and ongoing season dynamics, with scattered names and phrases suggesting a chaotic update on club activity.
The page presents scrambled excerpts referencing writers, training, and political figures. Mentions include a Democrat governor, News Tram, and various names such as Lorin Hl and Max. The text is garbled, with many misspellings and incomplete phrases, hindering clear events or person-specific conclusions.
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