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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1945
Page
2
The article lists a Bradford business, Henry Emery company, facing hardship and a sale of Seventh War Loan bonds in Beantollin district totaling $231,202 with 7 percent of the district quota. It also notes war bond purchases across ten districts and mentions discharged hospital cases including Richard Doty and Roger Fagin, plus a Fair Store inventory line.
Reconstruction at St Ann's School begins Monday March 1 with a $70,000 project and $30,000 for new equipment. A local committee is fundraising for the new school to be ready for the fall opening. Also listed are FBI conference in Erie, memorial services, and multiple local notices including burns, missing persons, and public events across Titusville and surrounding towns.
Bundetto A Montan 33 of Girard was shot beside his auto in Borough Park and taken to Vincent's Hospital in critical condition yesterday. State police at West Springfield investigation found no reason for the shooting. The 22 caliber rifle was recovered. Morton's wife Winnie is a lifelong Girard resident.
Leroy Bradley eleven is in serious condition at Spencer Hospital Montville after a trailer toppled while he and Bobbie Gillette played behind Pred Riebe store. Bradley has a crushed leg possible brain injury and internal damage. Gillette escaped injury as workers freed Bradley and rushed him to hospital.
The Erie General Electric plant plans to restart production of electric refrigerators in the early fall as part of a major wartime effort. The plant has been allocated about 20 percent of the national total of a million units authorized by the War Production Board.
Amid meat shortages the OPA faces closures of several restaurants and packing firms. One slaughterhouse operating under quota may shut down, while two meat plants, Oswald & Hess and Denholm Packing, plan to close sections unless dine meat quotas rise. Only one of 17 restaurants in Connellsville remains open after red meat restrictions hit. Williams notes no justification for closures of legally operated eateries, citing reliance on local War Production Board reports and customer volume. Congressmen expect red meat allocations to shift but distribution remains uncertain. Pall Burkhardt returns home after surgery at Help Hospital.
Associate Press reports American taciturn Pvt. Ina H Hayes, 24, of Arkansas, one of three survivors of the Iwo Jima flag raising, will return to overseas duty at his own request after two tours. Hayes, reluctant to leave his Uth Regiment, was recalled by Roosevelt to boost the 7th War Loan. Treasury notes $1.10 billion raised so far, with bonds leading the drive.
Allied forces push on in the Okinawa campaign with a large search and cleanup of up to 500 square miles for an estimated 1,000 Japanese soldiers and 130,000 Okinawans. In Mindanao and Luzon operations, divisions and guerrillas consolidate gains as Chinese and Allied actions shift toward other fronts. USO centers plan two years of operation post V-E Day as mobilization continues.
The Salvation Army center remodel near completion offers recreation for youth with ping pong, darts, archery, a library and more. A grand opening event Friday at 7:30 will explain membership rules for boys and girls clubs. ages 12 to 30 invited. Tickets via Major Gedotter on Tuesday and Thursday 4 to 6 pm at 31 East Washington Street.
Unclear OCR text mentions Corry 1 serving with Jon the Ablurt, TySgt Artt a visitor, Hodg service through invasion, four years, months, furlough, and return from duty. The fragment references a veteran return and extended service periods with vague details and names.
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