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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1943
Page
2
John O Connor of Pep lar street fractured his right forearm after slipping on a stink causing him to fall against a car door while entering. The Columbus Community Aid meets at Mrs Blanche Bunnell home Thursday with Mrs Frank Betts assisting host.
Local reports include Louise Cxpasi injured at Diversal Cyclops Steel Plant when material fell. Helen Gumbert appointed to Otto Township High School near Bradford with no successor named. multiple short items from Dunkirk to Warren detailing missing youths, blood bank records, fire, soil, and local wartime rationing notes, plus civic notices and minor incidents across several towns.
The article explains that historic timber bridges were built with roofs and covers to protect during weather, a practice not primarily for travelers shelter. It cites a United States Public Roads administration view noting that housing structures aided the bridges’ usefulness and durability.
A 15 year old Ruth Cope of Rockland died when a lightning bolt struck while she stood on a hay load on her father’s farm in western Pennsylvania. The bolt stunned her father and Philip Canfield 13 who rode on a tractor pulling the wagon and her brother George 18 who walked beside it. The storm cooled area briefly then rose again.
Corry residents provided blood in April that aided wounded American soldiers in Tunisia. Dr. D. N. Troy Gillette announced a Buffalo Red Cross mobile unit will return to Corry on July 26 and 27, with a three day visit planned for September. Hours this week are 11:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. New donors must apply early with Edits on Harmon at 109 East Smith Street. A 931 pint two day record was set last week.
Associated Press report from Philadelphia June 2 details Eastern Penitentiary inmates volunteering to donate skin for grafting the eight year old girl Evelyn Henderson. A long serving inmate, unnamed, was chosen for the grafting operation Priday to aid the child who has undergone three prior grafts after severe burns.
County Democrats report they cannot field candidates for treasurer two school directors two city councilmen and several ward offices though incumbents may run and announcements could come in a week or two. Other names are being mentioned for the school board posts.
A Corry youth named Baris hanged himself at a Clymer farm, using a rope tied to a beam. Spitzer of Clymer assisted in handling the body as responders reported the act was swift, with Mrs Wander Kyck finding the scene soon after the suicide. The deceased, who had several siblings, left behind grieving parents. The father works for Precision Products.
Army Lt. Julian J. Blais of Fitchburg Mass piloted a B 25 near Greenland during a fog bound patrol. He guided the craft to a 300 foot reef and skimmed the water at ten feet, then crash landed. The crew escaped with minor injuries as rescue teams reached them after three days.
Allied air raids struck Leghorn and Cologne as heavy bomber groups targeted Sardinia and other Italian targets. RAF Wellingtons attacked San Giovanni while intruder missions hit Nazi rail targets. Italian reports claim great damage at Leghorn and Calabria with deaths and injuries, as raids extend across Italy and Sicily amid pre invasion offensives.
A fragmentary report describes a naval clash near the Bay of Canart where a German vessel faced bombardment and battle damage as forces contend for control of the sea lane. Unclear details but signals a heightened maritime confrontation in the region.
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