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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1943
Page
6
A regular Board of Education meeting is planned for this evening. The report lists topics such as school policies and upcoming budget items, with likely discussion of personnel changes and building maintenance. Residents are encouraged to attend and submit public comments.
Pennsylvania reports a sustained decline in general assistance cases through late June due to more job opportunities and targeted rehabilitative services for health and physical disabilities. Public assistance staff and health clinics contributed time and effort, cutting costs and producing self supporting citizens aiding the war effort. total cases on the rolls fell to 193,496 with notable declines across old age, dependent children, and other general assistance programs.
Gen Olmstead former Corry resident and U S Army chief signal officer received a Doctor of Science degree at Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia Sunday. He was among five distinguished guests awarded honorary degrees as Governor Martin delivered the commencement address to 280 graduates.
Allied air forces pressed a major assault on Sicily with bombers and fighters targeting airfields near Catania and Gerbiti airfields while destroying many Axis planes on the ground. In Russia, Red Army operations around Orel and the Moscow front claimed gains, reconciling heavy artillery and infantry assaults with German positions evacuated from four towns and 300 German casualties.
Two teenagers in a four person party died in a Saturday morning crash when their car collided with a tractor trailer north of Olean near Chaffee. Geraldine Waters 14 East Aurora Howard Abbott died at the scene. John Reuther Loyd Olson and Mary Laverty were injured. Waters died later. Coronor says Abbott died instantly.
Philadelphia report notes Bas Herwood Country Club member Jane and Charles Clark maintaining a four month record of hole in one for every month. The June 14 event on the 145 yard No 4 tee preserves the unique streak and reflects the club’s golf prowess.
A restricted draft notes an election for a new bishop in the diocese led by the Rt. Rev. John Ward. Emmanuel parish delegates from the city plan to attend the convention beginning this week to elect a successor and confirm leadership for the diocese.
The Northwest District YM C A plans a June 1 meeting at Hotel Carry to discuss the coming Y M C A centennial. Secretary Clyde Shoinbarger announced venue and time, with E R Seibert of the Ng 1 House WMCA Connell New York as guest speaker on The Coming Centennial. The world Y M C A will mark its 100th anniversary next June 6 144. Leaner notes relate to public relations and event planning.
Memorial services today mark the death of Henry J. Smith a prominent Jamestown industrialist and banker who died of a heart attack while boating at Clement Park Lakewood. Smith chaired Art Metal Construction Company and was a former vice president of Jamestown Worsted Mills and president of Adams Express Company.
Smethport man M Connors, 33, died in North Africa on May 26 during the present war. His wife Mrs Ruby Anderson Connors received a telegram the same day confirming his death. Connors enlisted January 4, 1982 in Philadelphia and sailed June 30, 1942 for England. He had a brother Emerson Connors who went overseas with the unit. He previously served in the regular army from 1931 to 1939 at Madison Barracks, Watertown, N.Y.
The United Brethren in Christ Church opens its Vacation Bible School this morning with 141 pupils and 22 teachers and workers present. Regular instruction followed the registration period. More pupils are expected all week with a chance enrollment exceeds last year’s 28. Boys and girls of all denominations are welcome.
Treasury report from Washington notes expenditures of 28,110,152,045.00 and a net balance of 11,659,220,788.88. Total assets reach 140,698,212,706.97 with an increase of 245,227.73 over the prior day. Recruits listed as 88,158,019.93 in the June balance figures.
A 62 year old polisher at 4 P Danielson Company received $1,176 for 20 percent loss of use of the left hand after a May 1 1982 fall. The award, part of a Friday hearing at city hall before Referee Margaret M Slavin, covered about 7 percent of a large varendst that day.
Englishmen woke on September 14 after the September 2 date disappeared overnight under the calendar reform. Guild leaders in that era protested the time change and faced 9 to 11 days' pay issues for workers affected by the overnight adjustment. The report also notes Shoshone Gayern National Monument in Wyoming, which covers 210 cave streams.
fragmented OCR listing quiz items with garbled headings and partial phrases. mentions Deutschlendsendar, Full employment Practice Committee, Turkey, New Guinea and figures around £4,000. unclear context but reflects an education or reference page with question prompts.
Buffalo hog prices steady to 20 cents over Friday with 200-220 lb hogs around 14.90-15.00 per cwt and weights up to 1465. cattle slow with some good steers 15.25-16.00, beef cows 12.35-13.00. calves 18.00-18.50. sheep and lambs steady with 83 head of sprinters 13.50-16.00 and handy weight ewes to 9.00. Pottsburgh Produce in Pittsburgh notes moderate demand with apples and rome beauties priced and potatoes shipped. New York egg market firm with mixed colors and extra fancy offerings. soft spots in stock market with declines in leaders and noon quotes for major firms.
Fragmented OCR text discusses selective service, potential changes to induction schedules, and parental roles. It mentions fathers seeking examinations, occupational deferments, and fears of encouragement or discouragement impacting conscription. The passage references policy proposals and timing around postponements and the effect on workers and families.
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