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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
3
A fragmented sports blurb notes Northey hitting five home runs and a triple in a Legion game. July 6 entries appear, with references to Brives and double plays. Readable details are limited and uncertain from the OCR fragment.
Washington reports a wartime WPB order restricting furniture plants to 24 patterns or 5 percent of their September 1941 offerings. The aim is to cut 65 percent of patterns to streamline production and reuse manpower and materials efficiently. The rule, effective March 18, will limit manufacturers to the greater of 24 patterns or five percent of prior offerings, with a broad shift toward standardization.
Twenty years ago Corry showed remarkable growth driven by migration and industrial shifts. A fire at a hinge barn north of Lovell's Station caused several thousand dollars in damage. The Corry Jamestown Mig Corp held a prize ceremony, with Valentine Kestler winning $25. Mrs Adah Brundage, 13, died after a long illness. she leaves two children and a sister. Summer school enrollment is expected to exceed two hundred with HG Wolfe directing high school classes. Ethel Street and George Ostrander wed in Buffalo with Rev. Dr. Bruce Wright officiating.
About 15 local motorists were cited for alleged violations of the pleasure driving ban Sunday and Sunday afternoon and evening, per Chief Enforcement Officer Charles Cowley. Most violations occurred on the Peninsula with some tied to the Pla Day parade. Peninsular engineer Fred W. Calbot noted 275 vehicles checked. bicycles dominated the counts, few automobiles in the state park, and a small number from out of town. Hearings will be held soon at the price administrator’s offices under Attorney James P. Rossiter, with a schedule to be released within the week.
Over the weekend three burglaries in Erie were reported with $816 stolen. Joseph J. Nbremis on Wesket Street lost 85 in a task wallet and two gasoline ration books when a burglar pried open his trousers at Kelso Park. Anthony Dylewski and Joseph Krakowski, who slept at 2517 Wallace Street, found wallets missing 788 and 123, Krakowski the bigger loss after entry through an unlocked window. Josephine Swenson on Ash Street woke to a prowler and found a bank bag missing 20 after turning on lights. she did not see the burglar who entered via an unlocked window.
CORRY PA daily paper details its address and staff including Arthur Golegrove publisher W Lombard managing editor and Fred Kimball national advertising representative. It notes Associated Press exclusivity for news dispatches and outlines subscription and advertising rates. It quotes Hoover era food supply concerns and World War II era production expectations with mentions of farm crops weather and egg production records.
Associated Press reports a Williamsport physician was shot by the son of a patient. John Francis Murphy, 48, a machine shop instructor, admitted shooting Dr Louis, saying anger over the patient’s death last November prompted the act. The attack occurred after Murphy allegedly confronted the doctor about burial issues and refused medical care. Police expect to file charges as Murphy remains in custody.
A war time essay argues that Allied forces press in Europe and Africa while planning to move into Sicily and Italy. It frames Europe as a pivotal front and predicts a long struggle, with victory in Asia and the Pacific seen as equally arduous. The piece suggests that after victory there remains a deeper spiritual goal, the Kingdom of Heaven, ahead for humanity.
The piece argues Americans owe Greece a debt for civilization and liberty from ancient Greece and urges support for aiding Greece now. It praises Greece’s contributions to art, science, and freedom and hopes U.S. help will hasten Greeks’ return to self rule under their historic landmarks.
A discussion on tire care highlights that many owners neglect inflation. Tests show only about one third of tires meet proper pressure, with examples of under and over inflated units. Experts note service stations routinely address tire pressure issues, stressing consistent maintenance.
Grayness and white tints noted in Canilfex hair. Heredity blamed as the chief cause of gray hair. Young people may show gray strands. Hair texture varies from crisp woolly to straight or curly. Red hair not tied to race or climate. Gray hair common, some dye to cover gray, but color not restored. No cure for gray hair.
A fragmented trivia quiz page asks readers to turn to page six for answers. Questions cover Tchaikovsky's given name, Roosevelt's Harvard LLB, parliamentary law terms, common surnames, NYSE memberships, Bizet's nationality, solar mass comparisons, Old Testament content, spousal mail rights, and censorship heads, with a note about safe handling during a fire crisis.
A Dutchman named Kovérs killed his wife in 1899 and dismembered her body to hide the crime. He was later found and sentenced to life imprisonment. Recently he was appointed director of a Nazi concentration camp at Ommen, Holland.
A personal contribution to the blood drive of the American Red Cross has been made by members at Post No 8049 and its auxiliary, Veterans at Foreign Wars of the United States, Portland, Oregon, for use in the present war.
A McKean County draft group of 35 married men, plus around a dozen from other towns, reported at the railroad station for induction. The contingent, among the largest to date, consists mainly of married men, many with high school backgrounds, and was delayed over an hour due to a siding disruption near Ridgway as a heavy freight train moved slowly to the shipping centers of the East.
A June 15 1941 crash at McInerney s Crossing west of Union City involved a Chrysler sedan driven by A G Zimmermat who, with his wife, stalled on the tracks as an Erie Railroad freight train No 314 struck it. The car was torn and dragged more than half a mile before stopping.
Pittsburgh June 15 Lieu viennent Commander E B Keckler announced there are a few openings for men ages 28 to 50 with at least two years police experience for enlistment on shore patrol duty within the United States. Recently modified physical standards may allow enlistment for previously ineligible applicants. Prior military service is no longer required for higher petty officer ratings. those with military service but police experience may qualify. Apply at any Navy Recruiting Station. advanced petty officer ratings will be assigned based on experience and qualifications. Birth certificates and letters of recommendation from employers or police chiefs should accompany applications.
A large two story frame house on the Winfield Scott farm about three miles east of Waterford on the Java road was destroyed by fire Sunday morning after 7:30. The fire began in an oil cook stove in the kitchen and spread rapidly through the home. Some furniture on the first floor was saved, but the loss is estimated at 6,000 dollars. It is not known if there was any fire insurance.
Frederick T. Koch aged 18, son of Postmaster William L. Koch, died after a car overturn in Winston-Salem Memorial Hospital. He completed his freshman year at the University of Virginia Charlotte campus and had planned to return to Dunkirk to enter the Army. He was a 1942 Dunkirk High School graduate and four-year class president.
Kane burgess H J Mc Ghee Kane burgess World War I veteran elected state commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart at the annual convention in Williamsport Sessions opened Saturday with executive committees and Sunday featured five regular sessions Dr McGhee previously served as junior vice commander and has led the Idea council since its founding a decade ago
Warren Pa report notes Jung 15-Pred J Sands formerly of Warren and known countywide died Sunday morning at his Chandlers Valley home after a night heart attack. He was 76 years 10 months and 25 days. A telegrapher for the Erie Railroad in youth, he later moved to Warren to work in carpentry and the construction trade. He ran a general store in Chandlers Valley until his death leaving two sons, a sister, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
In Philadelphia on June 16 Dr Don W Gudalunst, director of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, says thousands contract infantile paralysis yearly without knowing it. He notes symptoms resemble other diseases until advanced and cites estimates of about 1,000 cases diagnosed as the illness annually. He argues against closing pools and public places, saying we know little about the disease and why it strikes some victims.
Triontown Pennsylvania June 1 Associated Press Dor mer SA Herrington reported Heidi Blassotti 40 an investigator for the Department of Public Assistance killed his wife with a shotgun and revolver and took poison ending his life in their home on West Mason Street authorities said a thorough inquiry into how Blassotti obtained poison is needed The coroner quoted Kamelig Blassotti sister of the husband saying her brother shot his wife after she suggested they work in a Philadelphia war plant Blassotti the former Gallatin school teacher and later a saleswoman at a Uniontown department store. Navajo Indians of western New Mexico own more than one tenth of all the sheep in the United States.
Mrs. Blanche Lindsey Brown, formerly Miss Blanche Lindsey of Concordian ship, died at Elkhorn hospital Wisconsin on June 7. She leaves husband Clinton F Brown of Elkhorn and four sons, plus siblings and extended family across Illinois Pennsylvania and California. Burial was at Glenview Ti.
Brocton physician A Minch 47 pleaded guilty to a morals charge under Section 483-8 of the state penal code and was fined 500 by County Judge Lee Ottaway. The Highland Avenue hospital operator, born in Onields, previously moved from Silver Creek in 1925 and had court history including a 9000 cash bond.
Lieutenant Paul E. Carlton of the Army Air Forces returned home for a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs R William Carlton at 2050 West 26th street accompanied by Lieutenant A Chaplin both instructors on B 17 Flying Fortress at the Tocbourne Air Base Columbus Ohio. A large gathering of relatives and friends met at the airport to see the takeoff after a Sunday noon visit.
Reported theft at a Kane area school describes the removal of two toilets from a maintenance substation. Police pursue suspects and expect recovery of the plumbing equipment soon.
A despondent woman at Erie drank odine Sunday night, was found with a note and reported to authorities. Investigators say she consumed the substance after an emotional personal crisis, leading to hospital observation for suspected poisoning. Local officials opened an inquiry into the motive and circumstances surrounding the act.
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