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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1946
Page
4
A public health notice stresses immunization against diphtheria as a prevention method. It cites 1943 44 European cases and 100000 deaths among adults unvaccinated, notes regional U.S. death rate disparities, and urges vaccination for children after six months and Schick Test eligibility to determine immunity.
Resurfacing and repair of North Center street pavement from the railroad tracks to Glinton street or from Washington street to Park Place is probable this year. City Council discussions marked last night’s special meeting. Roy L. Skinner and Sons will open a gasoline station at Scott's Crossing May 17 with gasoline and automotive accessories. A Columbus machine owned by I W Wickwire was damaged by skidding on slippery pavement at South and East streets. South street east of Haat street was oiled, with some spill making a dangerous condition at the intersection. Memorial Day services will be held Sunday afternoon May 20 with Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion coordinating. Corry High School students excelled in county typewriting and shorthand contests. Miss Dorothy Gates led in individual work, Miss Bath Raymond high in shorthand. Eight friends celebrated Mrs Emma Malone’s fifth birthday at her grandparents’ home with a lunch and gifts.
Associated Press reports Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania May 15 as four truck mounted blowers spray a mist of DDT at high wind speeds to treat trees. The effort works with two planes in a 600 square mile area east of Wilkes Barre to wipe out gypsy moths within five to ten years. State officials note the program has already cost over 36 million and uses one pound of DDT per acre in treated zones.
The May 17 194?, Commencement program at the local school features Miss Ebba Garunson as director, with Rev. Earl Carlson giving the invocation, Kenneth Faust delivering the valedictory on “What American Citizenship Means To Me,” and Agnes Valastiuk presenting “Race Tolerance.” Diplomas will be awarded by Sheridan Baker as the Freehold township school board watches.
Mr and Mrs David E Mattingley of the Polk community Venango county observed their 61st wedding anniversary with a dinner party at the Polk playground pavilion last Saturday though the date was May 10th They are in good health and have five children 21 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren, reflecting a long family history in the area.
An Army AT-11 ground-looped at Jamestown Municipal Airport at 12:55 PM yesterday. Three Army officers and an engine indeterminate crewmember escaped injury. Captain Kellogg reported repairs would take several days. crew planned to depart on another plane. The incident followed a training mission with calm wind, and naturalization and immigration notes interrupted the narrative.
Reader puzzle asks 10 questions on government, geography, history and language. Topics include under secretary roles, state names, Abe Lincoln alias, Native American tribes, former empires, Swiss names in German French and Italian, garland crabs, state nicknames, Rockefeller sobriquet, and the country linked to the Reign of Terror.
A man identified as Joseph Verbanec sought medical help at Corry Hospital around 10 p.m. for a foot injury after hitchhiking about sixty miles from Corry. He left after treatment, raising suspicions about his identity and目的. Authorities notified: city police and Saint? local officers.
Lottsville May events include visits from Pittsburgh and Columbus guests to families of Wilson Dyke Fitzgerald and Clark. Stella Rebekah Lodge hosted a mother and daughter banquet with fifty six in attendance. Sunday School adopted new song books and honored elders and young mothers on Mother's Day. Mrs Nels Miller died in Buffalo, NY, funeral at Wrightsville cemetery. Baccalaureate service held at Lottsville Methodist Church with special music and readings by local pastors.
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