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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1942
Page
8
Trade sources note a wartime shift reducing nonessential goods in drugstore inventory. General merchandise stores face shortages of metal items and certain gadgets as materials priorities cut supplies. Electric appliances, rubber goods, toys, and hardware may disappear while glassware and wood products replace some lines.
Lee Smiley and wife Mary L. Smiley of Venango County sue Frances M. Serge of Columbus and Naomi Shanaman for 25000 over a September crash at Center and Pacific Street. Mrs Smiley, a passenger, sustained permanent disabilities. husband seeks damages for loss of consortium.
Albert J. Schafer, sentenced for false pretenses to two to four years, has been paroled by Judge Miles B. Kitts. The sentence originally handed down at the western penitentiary was later changed to Erie county prison with the order signed Monday.
Elkton reports a record rise in marriages as stricter license laws and blood tests draw couples from Pennsylvania and nearby states. Through four months this year 5,196 weddings occurred, 45 percent above the 3,467 in the same period of 1941, with year projections around 20,000.
Spartansburg hosts Scrap Day on May 13 to collect rubber iron brass copper and rags for war needs. Firemen Hall hosts a meeting to form a service club aiding soldiers, with officers to be elected. Community members urged to bring gifts, donate items, and join local efforts as 25 boys from Spartansburg serve.
The OPA advised East region visitors to return home or face penalties for false statements. Non East tourists were urged to leave before rationing begins, with Friday set as the deadline. Those staying must apply for ration cards, while essential vehicles will receive K cards for unsimulated gas purchases.
Conover goes on trial for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the November death of John A Pearson in Connellton Ohio. The incident occurred near West 26th Street and Pittsburgh Avenue when Pearson was struck by a vehicle. Attorney Robert J Phan represents the defendant.
Erie has been selected as a training center for Junior engineering aides with the Army Signal Corps. The program begins June 18, announced by John F. Jeffery, director of vocational education. Applicants must be 18 to 85, with emphasis on women. about three thousand trainees are planned nationwide, with local recruits to Erie.
Funeral services for Walter J. Conrath publisher of the Albion News were held at St Lawrence Church Albion with multiple clergymen assisting. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery Erie with pallbearers named. Conrath died after injuries from an auto accident near Conneaut.
Local notes from French Creek and Findley Lake recount neighbor gatherings and events. Jestful visits honor Mrs Ar thur Johnson of Jamestown. Grange banner exchange in Busti. Garden Club meeting in Findley Lake. listings of family visits, Sunday school programs, and a school meeting electing trustees and staff. Durkeyville teacher Miss Wasink to Washington with FBI. district decides to keep the school open.
Advertisement notes San-Cura Ointment and San-Cura Soap provide relief for persistent skin irritations with before application washing. Ban-Gura Ointment claimed to cool comfort and aid for minor cuts burns and itching of external piles. promoted by druggists.
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