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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
2
The Golden Links class of the Methodist church will meet at the church edifice this evening for the last session of the year. Elevator of officers will be the business of the evening. A new line of dresses is advertised at Reich's with sizes 9 to 52 priced $1.95 to $5.95.
Readable fragments show a string of town notices and incidents: a hearing on Mrs. Elma Fenstermacher’s possible release from Allegheny County Workhouse following a murder concealment conviction. a taxi service suspension 2 AM to 7 AM due to gas restrictions. charity sales and clothing ads at Reich's and Lindsley’s Dog Store. transfer of three suburban Buffalo bus lines to Jamestown Street Railway operator John G. Campbell. job calls for log cutters and mill hands. a June 11 anniversary for Father Murphy. a body identified in Dunkirk as R. H. Sleap. obituaries for Mrs. Blanche White Brown of Titusville. cottage robberies in Franklin County. various church and Red Cross events. legal notices and local election candidacies in Warren and Kane counties. minor accidents on river road near Tid bit. and community meetings at local halls.
Councilman J. a. Light urged the city council to address grave albination in the water system after reporting waste and overtaxing pumping capacity. He noted the pump station cannot sustain such load for protracted periods and called for relief measures.
City Council last night arranged loans totaling 7500 with Howard W Loveland and A O Bandburg at 3 percent to pay for the recently purchased fire apparatus. Fire Chief Andrew Pilson sought three additional nozzles and hoses with adapters for 300 feet of 1 1/2 inch hose, referred to Safety Director Wilmer Waterhouse for investigation and action.
Gerald Kennedy, taxi driver, was held on a 1600 bond to appear at the next county court term after four hearings before Alderman George H. Gordon on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. He allegedly took Nichols' taxi Sunday morning and drove it to Jamestown and French Creek before being found asleep in the damaged cab. The case will proceed in open court with possible clemency sought.
A Corry boy Hal Desmond Jr 16 of 17 West Church Street suffered the loss of the end of his left forefinger after a horse bolted during a horseback ride. Amputation performed at Corry Hospital. An accompanying rider, Mrs Howard Sheeh of Bash Wayne Street, was thrown and bruised but not fractured.
Two railroad workers were injured in an Altoona yards wreck as an express train crashed into a derailed freight car. Engineer Frank M. Nickols died later from burns. Fireman J. W. Dixon was seriously injured. It followed another steam burn accident the day before.
In Lansing Kansas four guards faced a violent incident as an escape attempt led to one convict killed and two wounded, a mine pit boss and another guard receiving minor knife injuries. Warden Millon Famrine identified the slain prisoner as Max Landreth, serving a Shawnee county burglary term.
Moscow dispatch reports the German air force bombed the industrial center of Gorki on the Volga river for two consecutive nights. Observers say the raid signals a war of attrition with a long conflict ahead.
A fragmented notice describes Borsoma Tablets marketed as a remedy in murky terms. It alleges benefits like relief from various pains and aches, while warning of potential issues when combined with other products. The text is unclear on authority, dosage, or safety.
Governor Martin announced the State Liquor Control Board has prepared a rationing plan to be used if needed. He expressed hope rationing will not be required and noted discussions with LCB Chair Frederick Gelder about reserves and distribution, with current stock shared among licensees and individuals on prior ratios.
Lawrence Anderson of 217 West Third Street Jamestown is charged with arson in connection with a fire at Jamestown Metal Corporation on Blackstone Avenue. He was held for the grand jury by Glory Dodge Allen Bay or after the blaze on a five story factory platform shortly after firemen extinguished an early morning fire that damaged the facility.
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