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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1945
Page
3
Westfield reports five inches of wet snow damaged phone wires but easing fears for grape crops as warm spells threatened early budding. Vines were not trimmed last winter, delaying spring work like pruning and wiring. Peach and cherry trees show leaf curl risk, with Walter Falway noting some peach trees damaged by snow cover allowing rabbit nibbling on bark.
Large turnout attended a 9 30 am requiem mass at St Thomas Church for John J Courneen. Fr Francis J Graves officiated with a brief home service at Liberty street prior. Floral tributes reflected high esteem. bearers included Dan Culver Edward Sullivan Lester Hepler Jeremiah Kelly George Kinley Alfred Morrison. Interment planned in St Elizabeths Cemetery crypt with later transfer to a plot. Numerous relatives and friends from Buffalo Union City Bradt Titusville Kane Oil City and Erie attended.
Advertisement promotes Bor soma Tablets as a stimulant diuretic to kidneys, claiming they flush out poisonous waste from blood and ease aches and night trips. Also touts benefit for liver and stomach and recommends Golden Lax for constipation.
Jamestown March 29 Veo Manges 22 a truck driver arrested on a warrant charged with bigamy held to the grand jury by Judge Allen EB Bargar bail 500 not posted returned to Mayville jail to await action April 2nd. He confessed earlier to being first married in Erie in 1929 and believed his wife divorced and remarried. He wed again February 10 this year to Armenita Peru now in Brig. Second wife testified but was not allowed to incriminate herself. she was subpoenaed for April 2 grand jury.
The Hour of Charm all girl orchestra led by Phil Spiranyl arrives April 12 for two Warner Theater shows in Erie Pennsylvania under Temple Men's Club. Reserved seats from 1.50 to 2 plus 20 percent tax, with order specifying seat and performance. Featured are Evelyn and violinist Viola Smith harpist Ann Nisbet and the Three Harmonettes for a charity and war drive fundraiser. Tickets selling quickly. mail orders urged.
Allied air and ground operations press toward the Rhine as Bremen box targets and Wesel area see intensified raids. General Crerar returns to continental command while Montgomery’s front remains steady amid patrols and strategic pressure.
Staff Sgt. Donald Allen, son of Mr and Mrs William Allen of Spartansburg Township, returns from a 21 day furlough after 35 missions as a B17 Flying Fortress tail gunner with the 100th Bombardment Group. He earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, good conduct medal, and a presidential citation. He joined the Army Air Forces in 1943 and will report for reassignment in April at Santa Ana California.
The State Police warn of dangerous springtime risk from soft berms along improved roads. Drivers who drift off the hard surface onto soft shoulders are likely to crash before regaining control, especially at speed. Authorities urge lower speeds to prevent accidents.
Four Tenth Air Force engineers based in Upper Assam huddle in a Burma jungle foxhole after their cargo plane overshoots a ridge and becomes lodged. They salvage the aircraft despite mortar fire and a night of danger, uncovering a jackal in a dawn search before repairing and flying the plane home.
Seven members of the Nichols family escaped a two story blaze along Grant road three miles west of Ridgway. Origin traced to an overheated coal furnace. Firefighters arrived too late to save the home. Snow fell as survivors fled in night clothes. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars with some insurance.
Treasury agents led by Elmer Treay visited Miami and collected 550000 in forgotten taxes from resort spending. The effort aims to trace offshore income and ensure taxes are paid on cash flows from popular vacation areas.
Philadelphia March 2 a federal court orders Pullman Inc to divest its sleeping car servicing business within a year ending a long anti trust suit. The ruling names Pullman Inc the Pullman Company and Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing as parties in the proceedings and directs the sale of the service operation.
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