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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
3
A fire at the plant triggers charges and leads to a grand jury indictment. Authorities report sudden spikes in hazard signals and investigations continue as buyers assess impact. Identified individuals and organizations are named in the municipal records, with investigators pursuing possible connections to prior incidents.
A brief clipping notes a Day event and mentions a person named during the toads. The fragmentary text provides hints of a local matter without clear date or location. Further readable details are insufficient to identify the event or participants with certainty.
The Office of Price Administration outlines rationing issues and stamp validity for Book 1 and Book 2 coupons across meat, canned goods, sugar, shoes, gasoline, and fuel. It explains expiry dates, adjustments for home canning, upcoming canning sugar supplies, and next year’s application mail-out plan to enable most households to obtain fuel and stoves by July.
Twenty years ago a severe storm with high winds and heavy rain swamped the rural southwest of the city area, causing extensive property damage. A radiator company worker, Charles Tubbs, was injured when his radiator exploded, crushing two feet and a finger. Memorial Day photos by Leo Cook hung at his North Center street shop. County officials Walker Rogan Moorhead and Joseph Leslie planned a Corry Motor Club banquet at Parish Hall, hosted by Emmanuel Guild, with a musical program to follow. Emmanuel Episcopal church members prepared for the St Boniface Home cornerstone laying supervised by Bishop John C Ward of Erie. The Cory High Alumni Association gathered at Maccabee Hall where Miss Lena Cohen presented a rose bouquet to Mrs J A Pond, oldest surviving member of the class of 1874.
Lieutenant Colonel Cito A. Miller, a Corry native, reaches 30 years of service in the U.S. Army. A 1924 Infantry School of Arms graduate, he served in World War I and the Mexican border campaign, contributed to Springfield Armory technical data, and helped prepare materials for the Garand rifle before moving between Radford, Carbondale, and Hartford ordnance works.
Washington reports 12 state congressmen from the Northeast and Midwest pressed for easing wartime gas controls. The group, led by Major Jubal Purten of PAW, heard officials say relief for the East is unlikely soon due to limited transport and supply constraints. They questioned why B and C gas coupons remain limited while other states face different rules. A plan to transfer rationing authority to new agencies was floated, shifting responsibilities amid ongoing fuel shortages.
The army revolt in Argentina led to President Castillo's resignation, with democratic and pro-Ally factions pressing for free elections and a switch away from Axis ties. Analysts say the move reflects public pro Ally sentiment and may ease regional tensions, though concerns of fifth column threats persist if democrats falter.
The War Department telegram from Washington informs Bemus Point that Sergeant Howard Welch, 21, attached to a bombardment squadron in Europe, died on May 12 during a bombing mission. A brother in Canada’s Royal Air Force has been notified and is returning home after word of the loss.
Four labor organizations led by Central Labor Union Erie Trade Council, Typographers Union, and railway Brotherhood plan to monitor price ceilings. They expect police and local officials to enforce violations and will submit a report to the OPA enforcement bureau with evidence.
Louis Bromfield, writing in Collier's Magazine and Wis Tal, argues a war between farmers and bureaucracy over food production. He cites machinery and labor shortages, a looming crisis, and optimistic notes on 000,000 volunteer agricultural workers. He warns that farming collapse could threaten a saved world and provoke social and economic dangers.
A historian cites long foot rationing in England noting death rates near record lows and births at a decade high. He argues rationing, with a balanced diet of vegetables meat milk and fats, shows health benefits while planners including nutrition scientists guide Americans to adopt better eating habits for lasting improvement.
Associated Press reports crowds of service members and civilians clashed in downtown Los Angeles in a riot sparked by zoot-suiters. Police and military units dispersed about 60 arrested, with 100 plus youths jailed on various counts as order returned after 1000 officers were called in.
A nation becomes a vast team in war, linking millions to war production. Citizens must work harder and smarter, sacrificing private interests for public safety. The piece laments shirkers and champions national duty under the slogan Strike for your altars and your fires.
Howard Van Tassel has been appointed supervisor in Wayne township for the unexpired term of four and a half years after Fred Hartman resigned. It marks the second change in recent months as O. Lyons resigned last January and Harry M. Burrows was named to succeed him. Laienino remains the sole remaining elected official on the township board.
An Eastern Canadian port reports that Prime Minister Churchill traveled to the United States for the Washington Conference aboard a ship carrying nearly 400 German prisoners of war, including some high ranking officers. The voyage accompanied by Allied capture in North Africa and withheld censorship delayed disclosure of the pairings.
A set of quiz prompts asks about capitals, agencies, iceberg math, nicknames, naval bases, bird types, sentence correction, stammering by gender, hat styles, and calendar names. Answers reference South Carolina, the WMC agency, iceberg buoyancy, the Swedish Nightingale, the Horstadt base, and more.
In June 1943 gas shortages close Twin Deltes recreation center serving Kane and nearby areas. Government and WPA funded the lodge beaches and picnic grounds, but fuel limits and driving bans lead the forest service to close recreation, picnic, and lodging areas across Allegheny National Forest per Forest Supervisor Hemingway.
An Erie County coroner vacancy remains unfilled after the full primaries. An administration source said appointment is unclear as the sheriff votes against a coroner. The office has been vacant since Dr W G Strole resigned on May 20.
Harrisburg June 8 Namiur William Clarke Mason of Philadelphia was named president succeeding John Arnold of Clearfield. The executive committee postponed the annual meeting due to travel restrictions. J Paul Macelee of West Chester was elected vice president, John Mot Smith of Harrisburg re elected secretary in his 1st year, and Mrs Barbara Lutz of Morrisburg was chosen executive secretary for the 22nd year.
Brie man June dMaurice Hens of 138 West 170th Street received a sentence of three to six years in the Western Penitentiary on charges of larceny and receiving stolen goods. Judge Elmer Evans presided on Monday. Other defendants included Saxton Barber discharged on costs for stealing $680, and Casimir Szocki charged with stealing license plates. Ray Revich, a deserter, pleaded guilty to burglarizing shoe shops and was remanded for army authority investigation.
Coroner recommended Tony Parlevecehin, 27, be held for grand jury in the death of James Hetrick, 22, who suffered fatal injuries during a scuffle last night. Witnesses testified Parlevecehin struck Hetrick after knocking down his brother Robert Hetrick, 26, who suffered a broken jaw.
Nearly four-fifths of the 420 million acres of timberland in the United States are classified as second-growth or younger stands. The article notes progressive forest regeneration and specifies growth stages from second to fourth growth across vast commercial for est areas.
The steamer reappears lively on Chautauqua Lake making a round of familiar shores including Celoron Maple Springs Midway Park and Lakewand visitors cheer as the vessel displays a fresh paint job and new life while passing the Guliet and other familiar spots.
Erie county bar association elected W Spofford president at a meeting held at the courthouse Monday. He has served as acting president since W Danfield left for service in the United States Army. Other officers include B Y Gifford vice president Jackson Magenau secretary Gerald McNelis treasurer and a board including Elmet Googe William Washabaush Jy Maurice Chugulin George Bethel and Gerard P O Connor. The group also announced offices would close Wednesday afternoons during July and August.
Air hero Phil Cochran may appear in Erie on Wednesday per Army Air Corps officials in New York. Cochran, featured in the cartoon Deny and the Pirates, could meet Milton Cantif the creator and Lisut ally. Maj Allen of New York says Cochran is to be available for interviews at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m.
The Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg on June 8 approved the alteration by the Pennsylvania Railroad of the Walnuk street grade crossing in Shaepsville Mercer County by removing three valid racks and affording safer passage for vehicles and pedestrians.
Flood control efforts are underway in Burg to mitigate damage from recent disasters. Christie and Dutt Sonsieuation Company of Kune deploy shovels and dredging equipment to clear sewers and restore drainage toward the Paper Company plant, with multiple repairs planned.
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