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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1944
Page
14
The page blends obituary like notes and civilian items with ration and rent actions. It records a 6 year old son of a local family amid hospital cases and court actions, plus OPA rent maximums and price ceilings for potatoes. It mentions Corry and Warren area incidents, and a radio or stage program in Jeners.
A car owned by Robert Fisher was found with two bullet holes after a driver fired at Patrolmen Jack Martin and Ray Runser during a pursuit through Erie streets. The vehicle, seen running red signals and crashing into a market window, eluded capture. Investigators traced the car to Fisher and continued the probe with an unidentified suspect.
Coroner Dr. A C Meyers conducted inquests into three Ridgway area fatalities from last week. One verdict found Charles L Nichols died in an unavoidable accident in Ettrick Virginia. Another coroner’s jury cited possible criminal negligence by Tima Mae Duphy and George Aguore for the death of J P Deveraux aboard a B O freight train. A third jury held William Capelia of Thorsey for a crash near Boo Jack. Dash of Ridgway faced charges in a separate wreck on the B and O slowing a train collision that claimed a trainman’s life.
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The Sparta PTA and Sparta Grange hosted events with community turnout, including a successful PTA supper serving over 100 people, an autumn husking bee at the Chelton farm, and a Halloween party in the gym with winners in costuming contests. Notable social changes include new officers for the Friendly Neighbors Club and various visits, travels, and family news across local households.
A jumble of names and brief social notes from the community recount visits and gatherings. Families from Erie Corry Union City and Franklin are mentioned along with church midweek services and club meetings.
Mayville Nov 7. Richard K Moynihan said the sheriff department is probing a shooting that struck Glenn R Parnham 66 while working on a window in a Kidder room. He received a flesh wound to the forehead and was later released from hospital. A group of boys reportedly fired from an improvised rifle in a nearby alley.
Rev. A B Kendall, 75, retired Christian Church minister, died at his Rice Avenue North Girard home after a heart attack. A native of Edinboro born June 2, 1869 he served in New York state, Pennsylvania and Ohio and led the Erie County Labor School Association before retiring fourteen years ago.
Mrs Marie Ro Miheuy receives 500 under award S4 for her husband's death dated December 31 from a rabbit ailment alleged to have been caught while cleaning rabbits at Cascade Park Club. Attorney Thomas B. O'Connor notes a prior Workmen's Comp claim was denied on grounds the disease does not constitute an accident.
Meadvulge Nov 7 announcement that Allegheny College and 17 Pennsylvania colleges will add aviation to curricula after World War II. Bendix president Ian R. Breech cites a nationwide survey showing 455 colleges planning aviation offerings and suggests government aircraft assets could be sold or leased under federal disposal laws.
The city council and mayor faced a fiscal decision after a series of repair bills for a vehicle tied to the parking meter fund. The car had been out of service for much of its life, with last night’s approval bringing repair costs to nearly 170 dollars, alongside prior large ash deficits.
The Packard Motor Car Co said it has closed its entire plant in Detroit affecting about 39,000 workers due to a dispute over Polishers that created an unbalanced material condition blocking aircraft and marine engine production.
An OCR fragment advertises Deluxe Milk door delivery with a phone number and product lines. It mentions farm sales, dog supplies, and a farm agency seeking more farms for sale due to high demand, inviting contact with West's Farm Agency representative Clair Weldner.
London reports speculate Adolf Hitler has undergone a brain specialist examination and is in seclusion at a castle near Salzburg awaiting fortifications in the Berchtesgaden area. The absence follows a July bombing bid and a voice broadcast claimed to be his.
Postponement granted today by Judge John Knights in Buffalo on OPA charges that Jamestown hotel overcharged room rentals in 221 instances from July 1 to September 1. Penalty of 860 dollars per instance sought by OPA enforcement official David A. White.
Battlefront reports U S Army forces push toward the Cologne plain on a ten mile front along the Mans river with Montgomery ready to strike across waterways near Rotterdam or into the Ruhr. German losses include 66 000 in men captured and 5000 prisoners with damaged bridges in the southwest Holland theater. In a separate item the Philadelphia Quadruplets Criminello twins report good health post surgery and a Philadelphia woman pleads guilty to kidnapping the seven month old daughter of a Navy wife.
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