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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1942
Page
6
A local racing figure Panacnar captured the 8190 Rex theatre award last evening, with a prize of 300 dollars and a 100 dollar consolation. The event celebrated on the presenter’s birthday, as the crowd drew for the win and next week’s prize.
Police in the city report multiple arrests for ignoring the two hour parking limit on West Main Street and other streets. Chief John Flanigan says patrols will intensify and drivers risk arrest if they fail to observe the limit and meters. Motorcycle patrols under Patrolman Harley Drake note improved traffic conditions and fewer speed violations.
Dr. Wunan J. Soury, president of Allegheny College, will give the dedicatory address at Wallsbure this afternoon for a commemorative plaque set on a native boulder at the joint high school near Hatch Hollow, birthplace of Miss Tarbell one of Allegheny’s oldest graduates and biographer. A large crowd is expected.
The Prague radio said Czech suspects linked to Heydrich’s assassination were eliminated along with key aides. Germany previously executed about 32 figures in Prague and Bruenn and destroyed Lidice, with sources claiming up to 250 killed or displaced. Heydrich died June 4 after failed attempts to save him and was praised by Himmler and Hitler as a martyr.
Officials say workers respond voluntarily to industrial job calls under the selective service act. Registrants from Local Board No. are urged to report to the Employment Service on North Center Street for openings in defense industries. Four or five men with relevant experience have been interviewed. managers report willingness to aid the war effort as questionnaires identify non essential workers who could switch to wartime production.
The article notes a secret visit by Churchill aides like Sir Alan Brooke and Hastings Ismay to discuss a possible second front. It highlights naval strategy concerns and ship movements, with U S and British officials urging caution yet signaling progress in conversations on Allied plans.
Governor James announced at a press conference that the state relief allowance would rise 11 percent. He said the increase would help those on old age assistance, with final approval due at the June 24 board meeting. Budget notes show $40.7 million of the $105 million 1941 appropriation remains, plus $15 million from higher tax returns to be added after July 1. General assistance rolls continue to decline, with current aid below the $5 million monthly estimate. An insistent weekly report records 74,360 people receiving direct relief.
Washington reports a sharp Senate dispute over a bill to pay civilian war and blackout victims. Democrats and Republicans oppose, despite approval from agencies including the Budget Bureau. The measure would provide monthly cash benefits from 10 to 86 dollars for disability, death, or capture due to enemy actions and similar victim payments for blackout casualties.
Harrisburg June 1 The Pennsylvania Farm Show Commission will decide within a week whether to drop the war era giant agricultural exhibit at the state capital. A portion of the 150 acre show grounds near Harrisburg is being repurposed to train airplane mechanics during the war.
Hugh Schutte, a Northeast-born twenty year old, recalls six days at sea after a torpedo damage split his lifeboat from a ship in the Atlantic. He describes hours of heat, scant food, and a Navy patrol plane that spotted but did not rescue them while he and a sailor clung to a life raft and improvised gear.
Announcement says Rev John Boryk, formerly living here, will speak at Sunday night services at East Branch Advent Christian Community Church. He is returning to his home church in Panama City Florida after a conference in Aurora Illinois and is visiting the area. Former member of the Pennsylvania conference, friends are invited to hear him. Services begin at 8 o'clock.
Petitions filed in Erie County Pennsylvania seek a name change for Juli Galvin Good. Hearing set June 98 at 1 o clock in Court House Erie for interested parties to speak. Attorney: John A Blackmore, Erie Trust Building.
Markets report moderate demand for produce in Pittsburgh with mixed prices and limited output. Buffalo notes active hog trade with gains and varied weights, cattle and veal steady to higher, while several major stocks drift lower amid thin turnover and lack of selling urgency per Associated Press.
fragmentary notes describe a Wednesday game night with two clubs, Ramblin and Morb Coop White, racing for the league lead. Dusty, Raymond, and Jone are mentioned amid injuries and a tight race, with uncertain results and chaotic details from the early season.
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