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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1945
Page
2
The Corry Hospital Association faces rising costs and flat patient income for the year ending May 31 1944. Directors seek to convert to a board of incorporators to end the stockholder model, adopting a nonprofit structure with members rather than stock ownership as part of reform.
Teresa Feldbauer, 79, who disappeared from the John Braun farm near Ridgway on Monday, was found walking along the Emporium road about five miles east of St. Marys. She was in feeble health and could not recall her actions since leaving home. State Police and St. Marys police aided by family members located her after a highway sighting.
City and Vicinity notices include Powell Motor Co. advert for car lubrications, Admitted to practice before Crawford county bar Arthur Diskin, entry of a missing billfold recovered with $100, and a series of local items: a strike by 226 workers at Allegheny Ludlum steel plant, Moose Club events, war department notice on a fallen officer, bingo and club activities, a Ridgway division award, and local obituaries and notices of frost damage to gardens.
A wartime bulletins claim Japanese forces landed in Borneo after a convoy of about 50 ships supported by cruisers and destroyers. The report mentions Chinese and Japanese movements in Indochina and the Sino-Japanese front, with B-29 raids extending toward Honshu targets, including Nagoya and other southeast coastal plants. Tokyo reports mass destruction in Tokyo Yokohama and Nagoya, with millions displaced and rebuilding efforts under way as Barbaro Swivel pledges continued war effort.
County commissioners tighten rules for military ballots ahead of the June primary. A $1,000 fine and up to five years in prison await any service member voting more than once. A double check system compares military ballots with registration records, removes enrollment cards if already voted, and verifies discharge or furlough status to prevent duplicate ballots.
In Philadelphia on June 9 two sisters Irene Jones 15 and Janet 1 were absolved of criminal intent after admitting they took a three month old from his parents to "play house" before the child died of a broken neck. Judge Charles L Brown ordered placement in a suitable home following a court psychiatrist testifying Irene was below average and Janet was retarded.
Michael Tomshike of Corry reports war department message that his son Private Vincent Tomchile was wounded in Okinawa during severe fighting in May. He served in the Philippine invasion, was wounded at Leyte last November, hospitalized until January, and returned to combat. He enlisted in 1943, trained at Adaire Oregon and Fort Ord California, and completed advanced training for the Mahan Islands. The last letter, dated May 5, his 20th birthday.
Over ninety relatives and friends gathered at the home of Wir and Mrs Ora Mitchell to honor Gadet Jie and Mrs Norman Mitchell on their recent marriage. Hosts served by the hostess and her daughter, with a wedding cake baked by Mrs Johnson. Local visitors and distant relatives are noted in the report from Spring Creek, June 9.
Dr Owen formerly of Corry now at 814 State Street Erie PA Second Floor across Warner Theatre reminds former patients that if daytime travel is inconvenient they may arrange fittings in the evenings on Monday Wednesday or Friday at 8 00 PM. Call 70 138 or send post card for appointment.
Town residents and visitors attend family visits church events and social gatherings across Kane and nearby communities. Names include Mrs Hettrick Mrs Donaldson Dorothy Clark Lois Sickler Eunice Sickler Kathleen Koestner Morton Kafferlin and others with references to engagements travel to Norfolk and Atlantic states and a Belgian relief sewing session at the Congregational Church.
A memorial service is held for Sergeant Stupa, killed in action, with Reverend Pal officiating at St. Marys Church. The service honors his service and the sacrifice of his family, as relatives from Austria and Adenia attend.
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