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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1943
Page
3
The readable fragments reference injuries and tangles in a transport or incident but lack clear names places dates or outcomes. The text is too incomplete to determine a specific event or responsible parties.
William McCausland, 29, is scheduled for a hearing before Alderman William Heisler on Tuesday March 16 on a first degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Leo Knoll in Erie. McCausland has confessed detailing his movements from a Griffin Manufacturing plant to the Continental Rubber Works and Hickory Cafe, ending in Knoll’s death.
Franklin March 8. Copies of the citation awarded to Lieutenant Morris A. Hirsch U S Navy survivor of the ill fated USS Lexington were received by his aunt and uncle. The commander in chief Admiral Chester Nimitz signs the commendation praising his leadership in the Coral Sea actions May 7 and 8 1942. He directed hangar deck fire control rescue and the removal of the wounded.
chaotic scene at a Pennsylvania state liquor store after chaprp Campbell attacked a clerk amid a labor shortage linked to wartime production. police subdued him. medics called, he resisted, taken to borough jail. meanwhile state and federal reports note continuing unemployment shifts and workforce constraints impacting relief programs and public assistance.
Kane Manufacturing and UMW Local 215 reached a settlement after five and a half hours of talks. Mrs. Rudolph Deams will return to work following her February 10 discharge. Hearings in the New Thomson Hotel were led by referee Horace Voukon. Union president Charles Tooker said forelady Emmy Hidell bore no blame for the incident and the February 19 demonstration capped ongoing grievances.
An ad touts San Cura Ointment for relief from skin discomforts like minor sores burns and irritations. It also recommends San Cura Soap for washing before ointment application and mentions a 35 cent price for the ointment.
House Speaker Iva T. Plas predicted postwar planning and tax measures moving this week to put the 1943 session in a position to adjourn by April 15. Revenue bills would raise $186.5 million from cigaret, gasoline, corporate net income, gross receipts and excise levies, while a planning bill would create a reconstruction commission. Senate leaders forecast a reapportionment bill and possible public hearing on a merit-pay scale for unemployment compensation taxes. The legislature has 801 measures filed, with three signed into law and three awaiting action.
In Erie in March 1943 Private John F. Sopp of the U S Marine Corps was reported missing in action after his unit left the country to join the war. His mother Mrs Cornelia Sopp of 908 Parade Street was telegrammed with the notice and instructed not to reveal ship or station details. The message was signed by Lt General T Holcomb.
Archaeologists near their camp north of Cairn uncover a mosaic from a tomb dating back over 9,000 years. The finely preserved piece suggests a site marking an ancient city uncovered by two soldiers at the dig.
War Department lists four Erie area soldiers missing in action in North Africa Europe and the South Pacific and one soldier held as a prisoner by Japan. Missing are Pvt Stanley J Dudkiewicz Tech Sgt Frederick M Bierchner Corp William A Henry Tech Sgt Theodore Hass and Pvt B C Alexandrowice with parents named at addresses in Erie.
Sinclairville March 8 two large red foxes were shot in the vicinity last week by Sherman Foster and Harry Hitchcock on separate hunts. Hitchcock and Westley hurried ahead while Foster followed and joined later in the Sylvester woods near the village.
Wartime civic appeal from Mayor T. Frank E Hepter calls Corry residents to back the 1941 Red Cross War Panel. The message emphasizes home front readiness against disasters and the Red Cross's relief and welfare programs, urging broad public gifts through the local chapter.
A man named William Bumpus killed another person in a rural setting three miles from Cassadaga Village on Crery Creek road. The event occurred the same day as a separate incident described in the fragment.
Carrabelle Florida March 1 Camp Gordon Johnston reports 19 soldiers recovered dead after a landing barge ran aground during a sea maneuver. One sergeant Chester Domeracki of Kirie Pit is missing presumed drowned. Fourteen others believed drowned in the storm incident near the Florida coast.
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