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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
6
Only 101 people signed up at the courthouse registration office before the deadline. Republicans led with 76 registrants, Democrats had 25 and one registered with no party. Registrar Jose C. Wile Harris noted thousands were purged from the rolls last year for failing to vote in the prior two years.
Word reached Erie of the death of Earl A Raymond who lived at 437 West Third Street for about 15 years. Born in Corry, he was the son of Mr and Mrs Adel Raymond. He died at Harbor Hospital in Erie. The body will be taken to Bracken Funeral Home for services Sunday afternoon at 2. Survived by his wife Wee Burton Raymond and six children Thora Jean Thelma Carol Ann Wills and Burton.
Answer key from the editorial page lists Bernard Baruch and Nicholas IL as question two and three respectively. It assigns a narrow arm of the seg as part of an item, claims sixteen billion, names Tschnikowsky and a phrase Little Biya. It notes Switzerland as item eight, chess as item nine and marks true for item ten.
Wartime ration details outline period March 2 through late May 1941. It lists stamp types blue red and sugar stamps with applicable goods. Blue tokens cover processed foods and change. red tokens cover meats and fats. Sugar stamps govern sugar and home canning. Shoes airplane stamps and fuel coupons set expiration dates and household consumption rules.
In a note on fuel rules a schedule issued for both parties confirms that licenses must reflect current registration and gallon levels. The document references automobile tires and mileage thresholds, with guidance on certificates and grades tied to gasoline usage and allocation.
The article reports Joan Berry, a former acquaintance, recounting experiences with Charlie Chaplin and discussing a recent trial where Chaplin, age 44, faces charges of transporting a woman to New York for immoral purposes. Berry mentions cross-examination moments, Berry’s private alleged connections, and names attorney Jerry Giesler as he faces government objections during questioning at the Pierre hotel and in New York.
Federal Court gave maximum five year terms to three more draft evaders as part of the Meadville area case. Jaye Larimer, Stanley Bandeh, and Darwood Moran, all convicted by juries of Induction violation, faced five year prison terms. Judge Schoonmaker presided. Victor Schumidt acted as defense counsel seeking leniency.
Notice of an inquest under an order of the Orphans' Court of Erie County Pennsylvania to partition or value the real estate of Mary E Miller deceased. The land in Cory City ward bounded by Chestnut and South Center Streets, with specifics of frontage and adjoining parcels, is to be appraised or partitioned on April 1 1944 at 10 oclock M. Also includes administrator notice for Emma A Dean estate with letters of administration granted to Carl E Dean and a sale notice for farm auctions in nearby townships.
Soviet forces under Zhukov pushed toward the Polish border driving through the Carpathians. Moscow reports show advances northwest of Kovel and south of Taropopol with railway towns Mikulinitsi Trembolova and Kopohintse captured. Germans struggle to maintain escape routes from Tarnopol as fronts expand north, east and south.
ITTSBURGH produce report notes moderate demand with various apple and potato prices for New York, Massachusetts, and Maine stocks. Buffalo listings show hogs, cattle, and sheep prices, with range details for sows, canners, fat cows, heifers, bulls, calves, and local demand steady. Associated Press and market wires list noon stock quotations and commodity notes for March 24.
A partial OCR fragment mentions an event tied to Saint Oi and a fund activity. Details are unclear, but the text suggests a local or charitable fund related to Saint Oi with unspecified purpose or scope. Further readable context is needed to identify participants, location, or date.
Community celebrates opening of West Street Market with a street parade and local officials present. Shoppers greeted by vendors offering produce, baked goods, and crafts as Friday afternoon crowds gathered downtown.
Abund and the ice wedge mystery unfolds as readers puzzle a fragmentary report. Names and places are unclear, but the surviving lines hint at a weather or science item with minimal context and no explicit outcome.
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