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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1943
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal lists publisher Arthur Colegrove and managing editor Ed W. 2 Lombard with Associated Press affiliation. Advertising rates are available on request. mail and carrier pricing shown for local delivery in Corry, Pennsylvania.
A wartime column argues inflation risks from wage hikes threaten the nation as American industry, farmers, and ships sustain Allied fronts. It warns against spiraling wages and profits, urging steady policy like Canada and Britain to support war production and supply lines.
A reader is asked to turn to the classified page for answers to a quirky set of quiz items. Questions cover wartime boards, grammar fixes, science facts, proverbs, colonial relations, national origins, calendar events, and language origins, with several true false prompts and odd wordplay.
Twenty years ago a prom journal piles news of a bank bankruptcy tracing Florida investors and shifts in management at Mc Nawie Conidtenued Mille Company. Marie Sundelius garners praise from New York press as she appears in the city Friday May Lith. Two wedding notices include Guy Pearce of Corry and Mae E. Hylington of Sandusky NY as calls for a May wedding follow a brief trip.
Atypical pneumonia is described as a nonconforming respiratory infection. It varies from mild to severe, lasts 3 to 14 days, often with fever malaise and chills, and shows little benefit from sulfa drugs. Exposure to cold and dampness is noted in about half of cases. Complete bed rest and fluids with a mild diet are advised.
May 1 reports from Youngstown describe a Thursday evening blaze in the Market Street home of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Williams. Two children aged 13 and 3 suffocated while three others, the eldest eight, were severely burned and remain hospitalized in serious condition. Relatives from Erie include Mrs. John Deering, Bouin, and Henry McQuinney, brother of Mrs. Anna Willame of Glacier Avenue, Youngstown.
Johnstown patrolman Dorsey Brown, 24, was held on larceny charges after allegedly stealing $275.50 from a Fourth Street beauty parlor on his beat. Detective James Orris aided in the case as Brown admitted theft and related break-ins, with Chief A. J. McDevitt confirming the statements.
Erie County reports a major oversubscription in its second wartime bond drive. County chairman B. Nichols said investors have overbid the $20 million quota by about 13 million, with Erie City and local securities groups contributing heavily. Final figures will be tallied in a week, but current totals show substantial support for the bond issue.
Miss Rutt Goodrich, 83, died from burns after a fire on Main Street in Jamestown. She was seized by smoke in the Allen Block building and died at Jamestown General Hospital about 4 p.m. Wednesday, as officials ponder an accidental death certificate. A 7 year old, David J. Jones, was treated for injuries and possible skull fracture after the blaze originated on the second floor.
Mortimer Morris writes from a German prison camp to his parents saying he is in good health after being captured by Axis forces in North Africa. The letter confirms his status as a prisoner of war and notes earlier reports of his capture and wounding. He asks his family to send pictures.
Amid wartime shifts, a smallpox vaccination clinic is set for May 4 at Clymer Central School. Dr. Less leads with county nurse Mrs. Margaret Conway assisting. Open to all ages, vaccination offers simple protection against a serious disease imported by migratory workers or travelers.
A collage of Corry area items includes military promotions at Westover Field Massachusetts and Cincinnati ceremony honors. local residents promoted or in training, school district and bank personnel changes, civic meetings, and social notes. Readers learn about community shifts, parental war-time roles, marriages, engagements, and local events through brief notices and public notices.
Erie police investigate alleged delinquency at RIE involving a mix of students and staff. Assistant district attorney Danian McLoughlin says the inquiry encompasses several weeks of potential incidents. Police matron Elizabeth Jeff and deputies oversee the probe while school records are reviewed for context and timing.
May 1 the National Labor Relations Board announced it had directed an election within three days among production and maintenance employees at Lord Manufacturing Co Erie to determine if they wish to be represented for collective bargaining by the United Fibber Workers of America or the Lord Employees association.
Fragmentary dispatch notes a May Day weather reflection and local entertainments. Names such as Sam Diehl and John G. Diet appear alongside mentions of coast musicians and performers. The text suggests a mix of gambling-tinged tabloid chatter and shifting attention to coastal entertainment figures.
Dispatches report a massing Allied fleet at Gibraltar signaling an impending landing. American and French forces push toward western shores of Lake Achkel near Bizerte, northern Tunisia, repelling Axis counterattacks as they near the coast.
Erie reports stronger business activity with a 26 percent year over year increase and improved conditions in the latest monthly survey. State College notes conditions improving across major areas, with gains centered in key sectors.
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