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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
8
The board plans an executive session this evening to fill impending vacancies on the staff of the teachers committee for the 1942-49 era. Freight totals fell 5 percent week ending last Saturday with 195 758 loaded, prompting local reports on transportation and related industry activity.
Area Erie June 6 approximately fifteen Erie families with members considered dangerous enemy aliens will likely be expelled from the Eyle defense area for the war. The expulsions follow orders of the Easterly Defense Council and First Army to weed out individuals deemed dangerous to industrial plants and shipping. Families will be sent to mid West non defense areas as many already have been shipped from the western coast. It is unclear when the orders will take effect and further families may be added.
Mrs. Jackson reports from the Navy Department that her husband, Ridgway resident Jackson, a chief electrician’s mate in the US Navy, is missing while serving near the Malino Bay area after a prior Japanese advance. No death or injury confirmed. he may be a prisoner of war. Mrs. Jackson and daughter reside on Depot Street.
report details Allied ship sinkings in Atlantic and Pacific theaters. One submarine spared survivors and offered cigarettes after sinking, while another fired on crew with machine guns. Of 35 aboard the suckler ship, all were saved. another vessel lost 4 officers and a seaman, with many rescued or missing. Additional sinkings cited include a British merchantman in the Gulf of Mexico and an Allied ship in Chad waters. Pacific loss occurred off Australia as Japanese submarines attacked.
June 5 Sparta Vocational faculty and Rome township teachers to aid sugar canning rationing. Residents of Spartangburg Sparta township Rome township and Union Independent register at Sparta school with lettered groups from 1 to 9 p m. Thursday through Saturday. Follow directions to have ration estimated.
Word reached here Tuesday of the sudden death of Robert H. Lyons 63 brother of Barry Lyons of this city at his home in Victoria British Columbia on Sunday May 81. Lyons had been in failing health for two years but recently showed some improvement and his death came as a shock to relatives in the vicinity.
In Waterford Pa on Saturday around 1 oblock residents heard screams from the lake. Charles Schloser Jr and Lathe rushed to Chet Comers boat house, secured a boat and reached Betty Range and Bob Peterson after their canoe overturned. Both youths were saved from the water and grateful for the rescuers.
Frewsbur s June 5 Frewsburg J Thompson dies at W G A Hospital in Jamestown Wednesday at 9 45 p m Survived by wife Mrs Phila Wilmarth Thompson a daughter Mrs Mary Thompson Davis of Frewsburg two brothers A Link Thompson of Brig and O J Thompson of this place six grandchildren and one great grandchild Death resulted from a fall He was born at Union City Pa and spent boyhood at Cambridge Springs Married August 4 1883 they lived near Bradford for 15 years before moving here four years ago taking up real estate interests in the village
Sunourn Room 3 held a Wednesday noon lunch on the playground with students bringing lunches and ice cream served. Room 5 students bought $1000 in War Bond stamps this term and plan summer purchases. a note cites earnings from paper sales supporting stamps. Concord Press and Cordor are printed by overtime effort of the press committee including Joyce Ondus Barbara Thornton and others, with articles by morning and afternoon English classes.
The Irvine plant of the National Forge and Ordnance Company forms a band called the NF Q Employes' Band. Directed by Zimer Bederbure of Youngsville, rehearsals occur each Thursday at the Forge clubline with about thirty members. The group debuted in the Memorial Day parade of Youngsville.
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