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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1943
Page
5
An official report notes 45 fires scorching 17 acres in Forest County as circumstances worsen. A comparable period in 20th century saw over 30 fires in a similar span, signaling renewed wildfire danger and urging vigilance.
Unclear OCR fragment notes a near four hundred license plates start date and costs. Mentions Tracy Route Corsica and a 12:45 a.m. gasoline station scene with police chief reference. Details are garbled and partially unreadable.
Mr and Mrs R H Edgerly and sons Royal and Larry leave today for Albany NY where Mr Edgerly will visit relatives. They will continue to Rochester NY to spend time with her parents. Miss Kathryn Dorshel was a weekend guest of her sister Mrs John McGuire in Meadville returning to Cory. Miss Mary Sturdevant and Mrs Mery Magee were Jamestown visitors Saturday.
Lieut Charles Fracken returned to Drew Field after a home leave. Mrs Kenneth Bock and daughter Andy depart for Baltimore to visit family. Seaman Robert Woodworth returned to Great Lakes after furlough. Many residents and visitors are listed, with travel between Meadville Titusville Union City and Buffalo. Cigarette output figures show 21,789,717,930 for September.
Mrs Elizabeth Ransom and her daughter Miss Raith Ransom of New York City visited Cony this morning en route to the Edinboro youth conference where Mrs Ransom serves on the faculty. Miss Mary Kathryn Miller, nurse trainee from Buffalo, will return there tonight after a few days at home. Various local residents including Dick Akain and Minworth Suttles of Wesleyville, and Thomas Cragg on leave from Buffalo, were noted visiting family and friends.
Doctor Dolores Pinero, Puerto Rican child hygiene expert, says postwar needs will center on abandoned children and widespread malnutrition. She urges parental education as Puerto Rico faces diet related anemia and emotional instability among youths while women work outside the home. Pinero, born in Puerto Rico and educated in the U S, led Puerto Rican hospital services and is now directing school hygiene.
Sandra Devereaux celebrated her second birthday at her East Smith Street home hosted by her mother Mrs Maxwell Devereaux. About a dozen children attended with favors balloons hats and noisemakers. A birthday lunch followed with pastel decorations and a centerpiece cake. gifts were given to Sandra by friends and family including members of the Phillips and McElroy families.
Two births recorded in local notices. A baby girl arrived Sunday forenoon to Mr. and Mrs. Alton Rigby of 712 North Center Street. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Einem Elskeslee in Corny, with the event noted at the local hospital.
The MCA Circus Clubs began definite practice at the Junior High athletic field with flying rings and handstands. Six boys and three girls passed their first battery of tricks including Jack Scott, David Andrus, Roger Andrus, Raymond Lawson, Don McCatherty, Pat Warner, Jane Butters, and Amy Shotzbarger. Next Saturday more ring tricks and body conditioning will continue as the group shows great interest.
Mrs Sam Broughton was honored at a Friday evening gathering hosted by Mrs Larry Long and Mrs Alta Klinger at her West Washington Street home. Guests included Mrs Joly Broughton and many others from nearby areas. prizes were awarded during a social variety game and refreshments were served.
The day and night shift employees of the Raymond Manufacturing Company held a dinner party at the Post House Saturday night. Twenty-one people attended with Mr. Coy acting as toastmaster. The chicken dinner cost 130 and was followed by social time and dancing.
Archery expert Stil Sergt. Prank A Arboline of Netcong New Jersey now with an army unit in Hawaii felled a 21 pound wild boar with a bow and arrow while hunting near his station Two well aimed shafts brought down the tusked game which was then cooked in a boar barbecue
Seed Now varieties of disease-resistant seed arrive by plane in Moscow to aid Rivest m and improve crop yields. Less ice cream reduction by 30 percent in ice cream and frozen desserts would save 9,300,000 pounds of butter in December, about three quarters of a pound per soldier.
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