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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1943
Page
6
Police reported a quiet weekend with one arrest while a local character was found intoxicated near Maple Avenue. A boy, Malcolm Dearing, was treated for a foot injury from a pitchfork, and several other town updates cover hospital visits, stolen goods, fire safety drills, and a cadet training plan for Pennsylvania colleges amid wartime shortages.
Spring Creek residents report multiple service departures and returns as local families note sons joining the armed forces and relatives visiting in Warren Erie and Union City. Veterans and trainees are referenced with Coast Guard and Marines, while others plan moves to New Cumberland and Camp Barkley for early 1945 enrollments.
Erie man Erdely in fair condition at St. Vincent's Hospital after being struck by a truck driven by William Danylka while walking near the road edge on Route 99 three miles south of Erie at 4 50 p.m. Saturday. Danylka, attempting to pass another truck driven by G W Fetteroff, did not realize he had hit anyone and was stopped miles away by a witness who followed.
A Special detachment of the Seventy sixth Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop from the Seventy fifth Infantry Division will visit Emporium on April 3. The troop will give an exhibition at Sylvia Field showing various war equipment types used by American forces. The program is sponsored by the Army Navy Electronics Production Agency to educate electronics plant employees on their role in modern warfare.
The first class of Nurses Aides graduates Wednesday at Epiphany Episcopal church amid a formal program with an organ processional and diploma presentations. The ceremony marks Red Cross efforts in Corry Hospital as civilian defense nursing training expands locally with 150 hours of duty pledged per graduate. A second class is planned under Mrs Josephine Sherman as leadership expects growing interest in a longer volunteer career.
Jamestown March 29 Dominie Piazza 21 of Ol East Second Street released on $1,000 bail after arraignment on charges connected to a Friday morning shooting at the Pisxaw home. Carl Rinotta 41 of 181 East James Street Falconer was wounded in the left hand and treated at Jamestown General Hospital, in good condition with no permanent injury expected.
The Olean city council Friday adopted a budget raising $235,730 on an assessed valuation of $24.1 million, with a $19.64 per $1000 tax levy and a new bonus for department heads and salaried staff. Corneil won the garbage collection contract at 74 950 for five years. Jacob Jackle bid on other services. Thomas Gustafson commented on fairness to workers and taxpayers.
Ridgway Service Club approved erection of an honor roll to list local men and women who served in the United States forces. The memorial will be unveiled Memorial Day May 30 on the Main and Broad street corner of the courthouse lawn, a ten foot by three panel structure trimmed in white and blue with space for over 1 000 names.
Er ie resident Sanford 42 of 44 German street held without bail by Alderman Filiszewelst on complaints by two waitresses. Four charges including indecent assault lodged. Sanford sought since March 10 after offering to drive one waitress home. He made advances at 36th and Holland, woman jumped out and injured leg. treated at St. Vincent's. Woman is mother of five, one in armed forces. Sanford identified by the women. The first symptom of a cold is burning sensation in the affected part.
In Pennsylvania during the week ending March 20 the General Assistance toll declined by 92 cases, bringing total aid recipients to 172,714 across General Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, Old-Age Assistance, and Blind Pensions. The drop reflects 678 cases closed and 86,000+ private industry layoffs, with many temp aid recipients tied to pending federal military dependent allowances and ongoing WPA-worker absorption.
Howard Russell aged 84 of North East died Saturday after a Lake County illness. He served as Erie County schools superintendent for seven years and was the oldest living past master of Olive Lodge No. 518, M and A.M. He was honored for 50 years of service to Olive Lodge and was active with Araza Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Sherman Grape City Lodge 1073 Olive Temple North East and related Masonic groups.
Answers list includes Office of War Information item 1 and 2 True with Popal subscription and South America. It cites a garbled line about a baby falling off her chair and mentions metal and Shaker. True statements apply to Singapore and a claim about one square foot shape is false.
Harrisburg March 29 the defense volunteers gathering for an advanced civilian protection institute heard Governor Martin warn that every acre of Pennsylvania could be bombed and that Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are key wartime targets. He urged vigilance as lectures on incendiaries chemicals and plant protection were planned by U S Army officers. Delinquents facing long terms for jail and federal cases were noted as a rising concern with a large draft contingent slated to report for examinations in April.
The Commonwealth continues distributing bonuses to veterans from the Spanish American War through World War I. Checks of ten dollars monthly are issued to eligible veterans who resided in Pennsylvania at enlistment and served sixty days, with a maximum of two hundred dollars. About 30,000 veterans had not filed claims, according to Treasurer Wagner.
A large Jamestown audience attended three performances of Army Go Ahead Please by the Aircraft Warning Service in the Jamestown High School auditorium. The event featured U S Army officers and ASA volunteers, directed by Captain Dillon J Howell, with equipment including two Army staff cars a Jeep a weapon carrier and a 24 ton truck. The cast and gear traveled by road tour from Buffalo to Western New York and Pennsylvania.
Three Erie men had parole requests denied at the Western Penitentiary. Burton R. Laub, district attorney, reported that Joby Wojnarowski, serving a four year sentence for murder, had his tenth parole attempt refused. Also rejected were Louis Tomsk, sentenced in Erie County for larceny to a term of one year and nine months to three years, with five years for escape. and others connected to recent prison terms. The report lists additional details from recent parole board actions.
A fragment notes a night edition reference to a tune titled Twelve Last Est The Night in 1983. The readable line hints at a music or broadcast item with limited context and specifics. Entities include 1983 and a tune title.
Fragmentary reports indicate German air raid on Ber caused civilian disruptions. Observers noted bombs fell southeast of the city while batteries and barrages targeted near infrastructure. No definitive casualty figures released pending military assessments.
An unclear snippet mentions a Swlester from Vaile and a Pope Plus aletey, lacking coherent context or identifiable events or entities for a proper summary.
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