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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1942
Page
6
A storm lashed Pennsylvania with deep snow and wind, killing ten and injuring several. Quarantine targets a Fairhaven family member amid fever reports while a window peeper case, typewriter ban, and stolen bicycle recovery appear in Corry news. Local fire, a gas heater incident, and a guard training assignment are noted alongside civic meetings, aircraft model programs, and wage hikes for Mee School District staff.
Pennsylvania General Assistance rolls show 130013 persons still listed while 12,948 cases were removed in the latest week. 4,354 cases closed and 1,406 opened, with 2,484 merged into aid to dependent children. Expenditures for the week totaled 834,629 dollars.
May eight in Erie consisted of three family members and their housekeeper who were overcome by gas in a Lawrence Park basement. Carl Bergstrom 38, Robert Bergstrom 20, and housekeeper Mrs Trene Kelly were treated by the Lawrence Park Fire Department inhalation squad under Chief W H Lytle. Dr J W Switzer predicted recovery. Albert Bergstrom arrived home to find them. Robert later suffered gas effects on the porch while trying to call for help.
Funeral services in memory of Mrs. Florence Morgaridge who died at her home at 26 West Park Place will be held Tuesday at 11 o'clock in the morning at the residence. Rev. G L Boyd will officiate. Friends may call at the late home.
Reported military actions describe surrender claims and a strike by Australian air forces against a Japanese armada near Salamaua and Port Moresby. Observers note the strategic value of Salamaua and the narrow sea gateway between New Guinea and New Britain, with bases on New Britain island cited.
Erie Mir 8 County Commissioner Dell Darling says the old county home and adjacent land west of Pittsburgh Avenue on Ridge Road will be offered for sale. He notes the property is valuable, salvageable, and suited for housing or industrial use, and that past offers stalled at the due diligence stage. He will propose proceeding with the sale at the next commission meeting.
The Thaddeus Stevens Wuduslal School of Lancaster Pennsylvania invites applications for admission to the new term. Eligible applicants must be 16 to 17 years old, completed ninth grade, able bodied and of good moral character. The school provides free board room and tuition. students furnish clothing and personal items. Admissions are competitive with exams in April. Courses cover machine, electric and carpenter trades plus academic and drawing training. Graduates join industry as skilled journeymen.
Police hunt for James Daye 19 who escaped White Hill Industrial School near Harrisburg. He was spotted in the Gem theatre lobby around 11 p m and earlier in a store at 4th and Chestnut with two youths. Daye escaped along with three others during 1941 burglary cases.
A bag of canned goods protected 65 year old Minnie Miller when she slipped and was run over by a bus in Erie. Police say the bag absorbed the weight and saved her from serious injury as the bus passed over it Friday night.
Erie Myr a man named David Seawright, a 145 year old negro living at 828 Ey al 5th fleet, suffered multiple injuries in a four car collision Saturday ten miles south of Erie on Route 18. Seawright's condition at Hampton hospital Saturday night was reported good by attendants.
Three Pennsylvanian youths from Newcastle and Pulaski attempted to cross into Canada to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force but were refused after officers found a revolver and 60 cartridges they had been carrying. Green admitted borrowing the gun and funds. he faces weapon charges while the others are detained for inquiry. Pennsylvania authorities were notified.
Fragmented vintage classified item list shows autos for sale, trucks, a retired railroad man obituary, coal prices, and a musical instrument ad. Notable entries include a Teraplane coupe for sale, a World War II era rail worker obituary, and local coal price posts with contact names and phone numbers.
Market reports from Pittsburgh and Buffalo detail mixed activity. Produce demand in Pittsburgh was moderate with certain fruits and vegetables quoted, while Buffalo shows hogs and cattle trading unevenly with price ranges across weights. The New York stock market summary notes delayed buying with small gains and mixed trends across industries and major equities.
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