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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1943
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR entry cites Dorsey and Eadie in District Four with references to Sammy and a 7:30 time at W035. Mentions mayoral context and Mo Gould, but details are unclear and unnamed events or actions are not specified.
Heavy showers and warm weather predicted with a prolonged rainy spell through summer. The 70th annual Corty High commencement to honor 112 graduates. A Warren man was arrested at the passenger station after causing a disturbance. Real estate transfers and a minor bicycle accident near Ames Drug Company are noted. Robbery reported near Conewango Creek. items stolen include a boat and oars. Church leader Rev. B E Ewing named superintendent of the Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League. OPA urges quick War Ration Book 4 applications. milk deliveries to Pittsburgh area switch to every other day. Potatoes and other crops incentive program advisory to Erie farmers. $25,000 approved for Drake Well Museum in Venango County. PA Historical Commission to supervise. Milk rationing and price filing reminders for new season eateries.
Jamestown unveils a limited curfew enforcement starting at 9 pm for youths under 16. Police Chief Nelson says officers will stop and question likely minors on streets for two to three days to assess effectiveness. if unhelpful, parents will be notified and summoned to police headquarters. The curfew ordinance, in effect since 1931, had not been enforced recently.
Dudauin, 70, of Franklin Avenue, was struck while crossing Main and Third streets and rushed to Brooks Memorial Hospital. Police report internal injuries and possible two broken legs. Driver Joseph Marwalla of East Third Street said rain reduced visibility and he could not avoid the collision.
Public learned today of a fifth alleged Japanese air raid on the West Coast, reportedly launched from a submarine last September 28 near Oregon. A forest lookout near Port Orford observed the plane, bombs caused fires in timbered canyons, with prior Sept 9 bomb drops near Brookings. Army officials detailed the incidents in Washington as part of ongoing defense disclosures. Additionally, several Corry residents will attend a Gas Specialists school in Erie on June 21, 22 and 28, training overseen by the State Council of Defense and led by L. Siebert with demonstrations, films, and drills for civilian defense units from the Northwest district.
Saegertown Inn, once a western Pennsylvania resort hotel, suffered about 2000 in damages yesterday afternoon. Four families were displaced from second-floor apartments as fire, starting near a stairway to the upstairs ballroom, was brought under control within an hour. No injuries were reported and the cause remained undetermined by nightfall.
May rainfall at Kane reached 0.830 inches in total, marking one of the wettest months on record. The Spring Water Company notes the previous high was 71 inches in 1927, with rain recorded on 25 days and a measurable drizzle on four others, leaving only six days without precipitation.
Funeral services for W L Greeley held at the home of his sister Mrs Dona Domsidson in Spring Creek on Tuesday afternoon officiated by Rev John Waite of the Brokenshaw parish. Interment was in Spring Creek cemetery with pallbearers Lon Matteson Harold Matteson Leslie Donaldson Harold Eddy Arthur Brundige and Nell McKay present. Attendees from Wattsburg Corry and Panama attended the services.
Warren man Bey snoeueiBHEd died of accidental asphyxiation from gas escaping a water heater in the basement of his home. Coroner Lowrey reported the man lit the gas to warm water for a shower. Neighbors alerted police who found him face down on the basement floor. He was a son of the late Levi Smith, a petroleum refiner.
George J Schreiber, 67, of Sergeant, superintendent of the Sergeant Wire Glass Company plant, is recovering from head injuries suffered in a Sunday night automobile accident at East Kane. He was alone in the car at 12 45 PM when his car left the highway and struck a telephone pole.
Arthur Dahlstrand, son of J B Dahlstrand of 217 Ene Main Street, graduates from Harvard Divinity School with a degree. Commencement was held in the Fordyard on May 27 before about 12,000 attendees including Mrs Rui Dahlstrand and J B Dahlstrand. Rev Dahlstrand previously earned a degree from Taylor University.
A Penn State College extension specialist checks corn crop damage due to heavy rains. County farm agent Paul Crosenin notes little corn planted so far this year. residents urged to contact the extension bureau at the courthouse for assistance.
A Minnesota born pastor moved to Newport Rhode Island where he served a parish and aided a half dozen families. Recently he led the Friendship Methodist Church in Providence Rhode Island. Mrs Dehistrand’s present address is 102 Park Avenue Edgewood Providence Rhode Island.
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