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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1942
Page
2
A noon to dusk blackout drill was announced with public air sirens and whistles. Dr A C Marts urged residents to continue ordinary activities while shielding interior lights to prevent visibility from outside. Certain war industries and utilities will be exempt to avoid service disruption.
Joseph J. Desmond, born April 23, 187?, in this city, died last evening. He married Florence Kibler June 28, 1900, and survives with two of three children, Mrs. William Elliott of Philadelphia and Mrs. Danel B. Taegart of this city, plus four grandchildren. A son Lawrence Desmond, with his father’s business, died in a Sweden plane crash in 1986. a sister Miss Helen Desmond also survives. Funeral arrangements, likely Friday, incomplete. Chicago’s six major depots handle 1294 passenger trains daily.
Renovo police and railroad police arrested Harold Watt of Lewistown after a Saturday attempt to break into the Renovo P. R. R. station ticker office. Watt was found with a 1937 Dodger sedan stolen from Kenlstown, and the case ties to local thefts as officials investigate additional leads.
Gunfire on a busy Paris street killed Albert Clement editor of Le Cri Du Peuple, an organ of the collaborationist French Popular Party. The attack, attributed to Nazi-aligned elements, marks a new incident in ongoing occupation-era violence.
JAMESTOWN June 3 Holland W. Rood of Leicester 7 was named supervising principal by the Celoron board of education at its meeting. The action came after about 30 parents urged against reappointing Mr Pilette in a delegation from Celoron West Ellicott village and part of Lakewood. Attorney Ernest D. Lest presented petitions with 547 signatures requesting the change. Pilette offered to answer questions but none were asked and the board did not announce the decision season.
LEWISBURG PA June 3 M L Annenberg Philadelphia publisher released from the Northeastern Penitentiary on parole after 23 months of a three year sentence in a large income tax case. Release moved forward eight days on doctors’ recommendation. He had been in the prison hospital for treatment of low blood pressure and ear trouble.
Lee Mumford died this morning at Erie’s Hamob hospital around nine. He lived in Corry most of his life and had been staying with his daughter Mrs. John Bonnell in Erie for three months. Survived by wife Helene four daughters Mrs Bonnell Mrs Frank Palmer Ruth Mumford and others two sisters in California and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements with Davison Funeral Home to be announced later.
Allen Roush infant son of Mr and Mrs Mildred Roush died at the Clymer home this morning at 5 oclock. Survived by parents Theron Gale sister Shirley Ann and grandparents Fred Beckerink and Mrs Forrest Roush. Services with Rev J J Prank officiating with burial in Holland cemetery. Erie sister Immantiate Lenahan died yesterday after long illness. She joined the order of St Joseph in 1876 and supervised musical instruction for Willy of the area.
The Renovo division of the Pennsylvania Railroad opens more towers and extends siding at Roystone to handle a record freight surge. Materials and crews are on site as block stations go into service at Roystone, Wilcox, Garland, Howards, and other points to speed train movement. Some ore trains are routed via the river line from Warren to Olean to relieve congestion on the Earle Till line.
The Office of Price Administration plans a Philadelphia headquarters Monday to streamline price and rent controls in Pennsylvania. Raymond Ashenfelter is expected to supervise the new post, succeeding T. Elmer Transeau. The 422 local boards remain, augmented by federal staff for detail work, with districts in Pittsburgh, Erie, Scranton, Lancaster, York, Philadelphia, and Bethlehem or Allentown.
The Corry Senior High School held moving up exercises with a pageant, orchestra, and certificate awards. Superintendent Ralph Dewey presented 116 students, with twelve earning five inch letters for scholarship and citizenship. American Legion and Auxiliary awards were to be presented, alongside three inch letters for forty students.
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