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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1942
Page
6
Local fire crews battled a small blaze at a store on North Center Street shortly before 10 o’clock last night. The fire caused smoke damage but no injuries were reported and the site was quickly extinguished.
The Kane board of education fixed a budget of 111 950 for the next school year and cut one mill from the tax to set the rate at 33 for 1942. The reduction saves about $1 per thousand in assessed valuation, funded by accumulated funds and completed repairs. The budget remains similar to last year with minor changes, and future years may require restoring the mill. Total tax rate now stands at 56 mills, including borough and poll taxes.
British and American air forces pressed a massive raid on the Ruhr and western Europe, attacking German airdromes in Germany France and the Low Countries. Allied bombers inflicted heavy damage while intruder forces sought to disrupt night fighter defense and rail links in Holland Belgium and France. German retaliation hit Canterbury and Ipswich as night raids persisted.
One hundred sixteen students of the junior high will receive promotion certificates marking completion of studies at 8 20 this evening. The program includes a patriotic pageant The Spirit of Americus and admission by ticket only. Names of girls boys and staff listed among those receiving certificates.
Meadville June 2 A body of a boy about ten was found near Linesville. Deputies and state police failed to identify him despite fingerprint dispatches to the FBI. He was found shoeless and poorly dressed, possibly a county home inmate, and may be buried by the county if no claimant emerges.
A committee seeking a Republican candidate to oppose Dan Reed in Congress met at Hotel Jamestown. The group announced former Jamestown mayor Leon Roberts as the committee’s choice, though Roberts is one of three people under serious consideration.
A strict quarantine was placed on the maternity and pediatric departments of McKeesport Hospital following the sixth infant death from pneumococcal meningitis. Health officers reported the disease was discovered 10 days earlier after the death of a newborn.
Harrisburg June 2 Associated Press Secretary of Agriculture John Hy Light urged Pennsylvania to keep county and local fairs going as morale boosters for rural residents. He warned transport problems may reduce attendance but said fairs should continue on a smaller scale if needed. He noted 13 of 120 fairs are canceled and 1 more doubtful amid wartime gasoline and tire restrictions.
The county quota for wartime bonds tops 1.29 million dollars as secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. sets the county level at 1,290,900. The state quota reaches 89,339,500 for the month, reflecting increases over May. Nationwide, Brien is expected to participate as the nation shifts to a billion-dollar-a-month War Bonds plan in July to fund wartime costs.
Answers listed for test questions include thirteen million two coral Sen amphibian and other items. Names such as Dr William Temple British Giana Smith iron worker Bert Wheeler and Na appear among responses. The list also references the Great Seal of the United States and a true statement among the answers.
War Production Board must approve materials for an 380,000 sewer relief project in the Second Ward delaying progress. Federal Works Agency notes certification tied to military need. City site for sewage disposal prepared with bond funds. project includes storm sewer parallel to East Smith Street and Bear Creek extension toward Bear Creek. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is described as the world’s largest volcano with a 13,675 foot dome.
June 2 reports weak demand across commodities with apples and potatoes slow, various regional fruit and tuber prices listed. Buffalo livestock trade softer with hogs down and cattle steady to lower, vealers weak, lambs mixed. New York stock market muted despite war news and rail group losses.
Snead Fi Ewell is Other Sp Sam. The piece describes a national tennis or track event with final placements, mentions Dusley and Barney, and references a fast run or swing by a player. It notes a tournament taking place on a Saturday with various athletes and teams mentioned in a disjointed report.
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