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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1943
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes mention V-19 class tests and names Bassett Pitts Ist. It hints at Mr and fst return from Pitts but data is incomplete and lacks clear event or outcome. The readable items point to tests and people but no verifiable conclusion.
War ration notices detail stamp validity for meat cheese fats sugar and processed foods in ration books. It lists red blue and other stamps with dates through May and June, including shoe gas and fuel allocations and eligibility guidance for housewives and supplementary home needs.
The Erie diocese will select a successor to Bishop John C. Ward at the Oil City conference in mid June. About 130 delegates are expected. parishioners and lay delegates will participate. Bishop Ward retires after 22 years serving in the Erie diocese and plans a period at Belmont Home before future plans are announced.
In Erie on May 2, custody of five year old Kani Aller Hoover was awarded to Mrs Mary Hoover. The child will live with her maternal grandparents, Roy Hoover of Albion, while the father Howard Hoover, in the United States Army, faces habeas petition issues after allegedly failing to respond to summons. Deputy Robbins reported an attack on him while serving notice. a peace hearing is set for Wednesday. The grandfather reportedly fled the scene and the father has not been seen since.
The Jamestown, the new submarine chaser, was christened in a formal ceremony led by Mayor Hamar A. Birath. Attendees from Stamford, Connecticut, and local shipyard officials participated as the vessel received a ceremonial champagne splash. The event highlighted wartime shipbuilding gains and the recent War Loan drive contributions totaling $3,800,000.
Corry Evening Journal announces its publishing details including address, publishers Colegrove and Lombard, Associated Press affiliation, mailing options, and yearly and weekly rates. The notice lists advertising rate information and distribution terms for subscribers and carriers.
A garbled collection of help wanted items mentions female applicants, housework, receptionist, and meal server roles. Names and addresses are unclear. several lines reference contact methods and box numbers with broken or incomplete details.
The Washington column discusses extended Roosevelt terms and the idea of elections only when truly desired, comparing to Britain and Canada under Mackenzie King. It notes shifts in American politics and touches on air power, Allied production, and a potential new phase as American war effort expands and a large army forms.
Old timey quiz items mix true false and geography. Questions touch Moroccan tribesman and French officers, Hanging Gardens location, inward bullet stop, river with largest flow, Chetniks in Europe Asia or Yugoslavia, citizenship restoration, swimming truth, admiral lashed aboard Hartford, Louvre Paris category, and greenish flower hides used in saupoeo in southern Europe.
Twenty years ago a deal completed by Wiley G. A. Stockton buys the Clinton street site housing the Comy Bed Springs Company. C Wales buys the corner of Liberty street and Pennsylvania avenue and starts a new factory building. May 26 marks wall holidays at the Pennsylvania freight station through summer.
A historical note discusses Bert at the table with refusal to eat attracting attention. It mentions how such behavior can upset others and links to food allergies in children, including rashes eczema vomiting and digestive issues. It states allergy is largely hereditary and notes idiosyncrasy in nervous children and selective eating for attention.
Reader confusion rises over mysterious aches and back pain linked to kidney failure. Poor waste elimination and acid buildup are blamed for systemic illness. Thompson's Boraima promotes kidney support and quick relief through a tonic and urinary aid. Side effects include constipation relief with Golden Low Tublets.
Meadville May 25 Crawford County Judge Andy Ken handed heavy sentences to multiple offenders. Stanley Lukavich, who did not utter a word during his trial, received a ten year term while Trotto drew three to twelve years.
Meadville report details Lukavich's second suicide attempt after slashing his wrist. He bled heavily but survived and is not in serious condition, with background of burglary and larceny convictions in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Additional sentences include Yeager for involuntary manslaughter and Ando Trotto's voluntary manslaughter case.
The tale recounts Poon Lint surviving 131 days afloat after his vessel was torpedoed. He foraged with a bent nail as a fish hook and a flashlight spring as bait, catching up to 50 pound fish. He endured 65 days without water and used a canvas shelter in loneliness, humming songs of his Hainan homeland as rain supplied limited relief.
Local recollections trace Maj. Gen. Walter H. Prank born in West New York. He grew up in Sugartown Valley near the Great Valley, attended district and Salamnanpa schools, then West Point Military Academy. Family ties include Dr. Albert Prank and sister Mrs. Quince D Brown.
Mayport residents Harold Brosou and four companions from Clarion County were arrested Sunday in Warren while carp fishing in Conewanpo Creek. Police checked their vehicle at Gal Street foot and found one driver with a valid B card from the gas rationing system. Officers say they will return the boat and determine charges.
An advertisement promises rapid muscle pain relief with MUSCLE-RUB. Try a bottle at 60c or 1.25 for large size. use half, return remaining half if not amazed for a refund. Applies directly to limbs neck back shoulders and face with no burning or irritation.
Administrative and legal discussions ride the rails of a wage dispute as the emergency board prepares to submit recommendations to the President. Treasury approves salary increases for supervisory railroad workers, citing a six day work week boosting weekly earnings. a proposed 20 cent hourly rise with a 70 cent minimum wage in a nationwide settlement affecting over a million workers.
The governor, Martin, signed into law 265 bills from the 1643 Assembly while rejecting five. Measures include liquor board rationing, moving inheritance tax workers to a Republican department, a three member civil aeronautics commission, a higher gross receipts tax, and bonds for emergency funding. Also adjusted candidate withdrawal deadlines and allowed flight strips and road construction to war plant sites. Duquesne wins title in Pittsburgh baseball action as they beat Turtle Creek Union 5 to 1 and advance to face Charleroi.
Markets include Buffalo livestock prices with cattle and calves steady to firm, New York egg market firm with various grades listed, and Pittsburgh produce slow demand with fruit and potatoes. Obituary notes Silas Harvey, a 67-year-old retired Oli Gresse township farmer, dies after months of illness, following surgery in St. Vincent's hospital. Also listed are stock market quotes and company names from a New York session.
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