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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1943
Page
3
Readable fragments reference fashion items and gatherings. Mentions wardrobe, possibly events or meetings. Names and places are unclear, but imply a society or showroom context with attire discussion. Further text needed for precise card.
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The notice lists Cecil D. Hanks son of Mr and Mrs David L. Hanks at Basle ning Center No 9 Army Technical Training. A theft reported at an apartment building on St building between 5 and 6 pm. Local stores named for sugar tax stamp sales and price administration. A federal report shows department store sales up 28 percent for the week and 24 percent for four weeks. Health efforts outline rural rehabilitation in Erie county and tic measures on a veteran’s induction training at Newport News.
Postmaster James P. Sullivan appeals to postal patrons to follow delivery rules to speed mail handling. Include full addresses on all mail with clear return addresses and house numbers, and ensure separate boxes for multiple families. Do not expect carriers to stop specifically for collection unless delivering and stamps are proper.
June 26 three Kane area residents Graydon Smart Clif ford Baker and Holger Carlson left Kane for the U S Army reception center at New Cumberland as part of the June quota totaling 82 men. Simart longtime Kane Republic editor Baker grocer for 19 years Carlson worked locally since youth all left to enlist. Baker says goodbye to his three month old daughter Carlson leaves two children.
M Harry Smith 62 a former welder of Route 1 north of Barkeyville died after falling through a hay mow opening in his barn floor. He suffered a fractured skull and died shortly after the accident. Coroner Dr P B Guyningham ruled the cause an accidental fall during hay storage prep.
Two men pleaded guilty before Judge Miles Ritts Priday in Erie. Pranels Hunt of Conneaut Ohio received three to six years in the Western Penitentiary for posting worthless notes on downtown merchants, while John Gittard of Brooklyn was sent to Allegheny County workhouse for two and a half years for stealing and adding machine from Charles Jerrell on 123 Bayt AM street.
An outbreak of shipworm damaged piers and wharves in San Francisco Bay, causing losses estimated around 25 million dollars. Repairs and containment dominated Room 1017 in discussions spanning 1921.
Pennsylvania counties show a total borrowing capacity around 406 million dollars to fund public works in the postwar readjustment period. Only about 91 million can be drawn without broader consent, per Secretary William S. Livengood Jr. He urged counties to plan projects now to reduce employment lag in industry’s postwar transition and noted potential additional borrowing with approved actions. The study lists capacities including Crawford, Erie, Warren among others and emphasizes extending public facilities and materials access.
Dr. Horace Lovely of Allegheny College delivers the commencement address on “A Commencement Meditation.” Diplomas are awarded by William Grayink and Principal Wesley G. Miller. The program includes the Silver Trumpets by the Central School Band and the Abbe Reformed church baccalaureate service.
Erie area residents meet at Fairview High School to oppose a school board member who resigned amid pressure. A West County Citizens Committee forms with Rev. James A. Gist as chairman to draft a resolution to present to Leslie and challenge local officials.
Ray Lang of 242 Prospect Street was found guilty of cruelty to animals after he threw a beagle on Prospect Street last May 15 following a bite. Lang, a factory worker, paid $80 fine and the case drew many calls to City Judge Allen Bargar's office. The dog belonged to LaVerne Johnson of 234 Cole Avenue.
In Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania two seven year olds were reported drowned in French Creek after wading offshore. Deputy Coroner Gin Levine said one child could not swim and the other did not resurface, with authorities noting it occurred around late evening. The incident is under Crawford County investigation.
Three miners killed and two seriously injured in a 9 letritic explosion at a mountainside colliery near Wilkes-Barre. Names: Charles Levancoski, Hartley Parker, Ross Lambo. Injured: Chivatore Pailila and John Kochinsk. Officials investigate the blast at the Premier strip mine.
Readable elements describe American troops using fat tanks in combat areas with mentions of Bagliid Franke and Jamestown. The text is fragmentary and contains garbled phrases like Revi Baber Hunk on Juice and No Malayan, providing no coherent event, date, or outcome.
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