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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1942
Page
8
Men of the 28th Division continue training in Louisiana with simulated ammunition load to mirror actual combat. General Ord orders daily officer meetings and mandatory noncommissioned officer schooling to keep soldiers ready for the most daunting task ahead.
Mrs Cathevine Hess wife of the Erie County Prison Warden is robbed of a purse containing $12 and miscellaneous items. The theft occurred near 133 West 5th Street just before 8 p.m. Saturday as a young man fled east on 5th Street. Police searched the area but could not identify the thief due to the quick crime.
High water washed out tracks at Langdon between Waterford and Erie, halting the evening Erie train and stranding passengers who were shuttled by taxi. Repairs continued overnight and service resumed modestly by morning. New York Central and Nickel Plate routes between Westfield and North East also suffered washouts with diversions planned via Buffalo Pittsburgh lines.
Sparta Spartansburg hosts a community event with American Legion aid to honor John Kolaja enlisting in the service and Corporal Roy Ehrhart on furlough. The evening features singing, talks, penny bingo, and box packing for service members. Proceeds fund comfort items. prizes donated by local merchants. refreshments requested from ladies.
Gasoline overflow from a Kendal Refining Co bulk plant tank loading spilled about 860 gallons into the street area. Fire officials, including Chief Rudolph Swanson, ordered all open fires extinguished as a precaution while investigators traced a 20,000 gallon storage tank being filled from a truck owned by W L Men of Bradford and operated by Edward Norton of Bradford.
Tornadoes struck Indiana near Goshen injuring many and killing two, with at least 30 wounded. In Mississippi Baldwyn’s destruction claimed a new mother as a baby and others escaped. Shelbyville in Kentucky reported three injured as violent winds swept through. Navy tankers described as largest in use, capable of 16 knots.
A fragmented radio schedule lists NBC and CBS programs with times and show names including Burns and Allen, Bob Hope, Fibber McGee, Red Skelton, and Duffy’s Tavern. Also notes a Wednesday prospect of Light of the World and Ma Perkins plus Navy band and other segments along with a stray busily labeled timetable.
Jamestown reports detectives obtained a confession in Erie from two Buffalo men charged with stealing an automobile and transporting it across the state line in connection with an attempted robbery here January 31. James Davis and Bryney Clark, both colored, are in Erie county jail awaiting federal court proceedings March 17. A purse snatching attempt on North Main near Price ended when the elderly woman clung to her purse and the suspect fled in the stolen car. A warrant charging first degree attempted robbery was filed based on the investigation and their Erie location.
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