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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1943
Page
6
A brief meets at 8 pm in the Municipal Building as Mead Park Association holds its monthly session. Police report rounds up several boys on Spring Street for mischief, with reprimands issued and parents notified. Also noted are cemetery driving rules, a stolen Barley Davison motorcycle, SPARS training in Pittsburgh, and pending legislative district reapportionment studies.
Erie May 25 OPA agents here arrested more than 200 violators of the pleasure driving ban in a broad round up. Hearings for alleged violators will be held Thursday in the office of Charles A Leslie OPA district director. Gas ration suspensions or revocations will follow based on offense severity. Willam F Johnson Pittsburgh enforcement chief said the program will continue during the emergency and agents are under orders to curb violators with no rest. Jolson called the Saturday night round up the most disgraceful exhibition of unpatriotic activity seen, noting the ban aimed at duty over entertainment.
Memorial Day activities include a parade forming at Grange Hall at 2 PM with Cony Civic Band. Honor Roll dedication at the route stop, cemetery program led by American Legion, and a speaker to be announced. Spartansburg Vacations school ends this week with final exams and graduation planned for early next week.
Jamestown alert officials reported a daytime air raid drill caused a citywide pause. The test arrived at 11 19 A M without prior notice and prompted wardens to clear streets and halt traffic until the all clear at 11 59 14.
Veteran crews restore the 24 inch Big Inch emergency pipeline moving oil east from Arkensi river flood area. W Alton Jones, president of the pipeline and Cities Service Co, announced completion of an eight mile long bypass and pumps began to deliver about 250000 barrels daily to Nomtis City, Alabama for tanker shipment east.
Answers to quiz in editorial column include items such as Gonms and Asda with true statements about reversing options, listing Amazon Yugoslavia repatriation Farragut and group of buildings for capers, reflecting a fragmented fixture of reader engagement.
May 25 reports show numerous violations in a recurring Erie blackout. Homes with lights on during outages puzzled by absent occupants, while several downtown businesses had lights burning. Officers logged similar incidents across streets as radio warning signals were tested. A regular drill plan, including two monthly and one daylight drill, is set for spring and summer. Howell James, head of the control center, said council officials reviewed the exercise. No incidents were recorded during Sunday practice.
Chief of Police George J. Christoph visited Pittsburgh Monday for talks with Army Personnel Procurement District officers about a possible Army commission. He could not specify the line of work, but his police experience may qualify him as a military police officer. Vasily Lazar, about 56, was in a vertical condition at Spencer Hospital Meadville after being struck by a Kerr Town automobile driven by A. B. Griffith.
Edward Bryden seventeen of Franklin is injured while firing a target rifle at home. A loose firing pin caused the breach to strike and break his glasses, sending glass fragments into his right eye. A physician removed the fragments and an X ray showed no immediate threat to vision, though some glass may remain.
Charles Smith, 68, escaped with severe burns after a Friday night gas explosion blew apart a two story farmhouse on Van Buren Road two miles from Fredonia. Fire Chief Donald Ghost-Wild Tire estimated $150 damage to property and $800 from the blast. Smith, who fell asleep after losing water to heat, told officials the room filled with gas ignited. he is listed in fair condition at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk.
Warren May 25 A Logan of the Petroleum Advisory Board EH Ley of the Rationing Board and George E Huehn chief of police warned readers that gasoline supplies are critically short. The Arkansas River pipeline breakdown has cut 200000 barrels daily from District 1 affecting Warren County stations. Major oil firms halted Buffalo outlets and allocations may shift to agricultural districts. Ration books will be seized from owners reported, and police face future directives to enforce curbs.
Dunkirk reports indicate William J. Nowak, city attorney and educator, is endorsed by the Republican city committee to challenge Democratic incumbent Mayor Pyank T. Bartels. The slate includes City Engineer Albert G. Waller, Clerk Marlon F. Prey, and several ward and county posts, with tentative bids for City Attorney, representative, and judge as age limits and nominations shape the field.
Funeral services are set for 2 30 pm Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church in Smethport for Edward Benson a veteran McKean County commissioner well known in local politics. He died Sunday at the home of Carl W Johnson after years of ill health aged about 70. He had resided with the Johnson family since last December after leaving Milard Fillmore hospital in Buffalo.
A brief entry notes a purchase described as an overture or compromise for six dollars. The fragmentary text provides limited clarity on parties or context, but indicates a small monetary transaction or settlement noted in an archival record.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss final adju ment on taxes for various classes including freachers and servants. Mentions monthly payments and wages with a March calendar reference. Names, dates, and full context are unclear due to distorted text.
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