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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1942
Page
6
The 13th regular City House meeting was held Monday. An attempted runaway by two girls aged 13 and 14 was halted with officials and the children returning home. Police also report a broken parking meter struck by a Lyons truck and other local incidents including a hospital plan enrollment rate and timber program meetings next week.
Corry participated in the Erie Downy Health and Tuberculosis Association dinner at the Hotel Law Genes Erie Thursday night. Plans for the 1942 Christmas Seal Campaign were outlined by Lee Hodges and others including Mayor Barber and Rabbi Carrick. Dr. George Reed was remembered. Next meetings will set future canvassing targets with Kenneth Winter addressing the county association committees.
Erin November 13 The county’s 1942 triennial assessment nears completion with increases in isolated cases where prior valuations were low. County commissioners seek accuracy, may check assessors who failed to update personal property tax maps, while keeping the seven mill tax rate and prior figures for tax cards. John Pokorski will lead revisions when needed.
In Clearfield Pennsylvania on November 8 a Navy pilot escaped injury after his training plane crash landed during an emergency maneuver five miles north of Clearfield. Minutes earlier an Army trainer crashed south of Clearfield injuring its pilot and Lieut Freemantle. The incidents occurred within hours of each other as authorities investigated the crashes and the impact on nearby boundaries.
Washington reports that a small amount of gold coins is aiding American expeditionary forces in North Africa. The piece notes Maj Gen Mark W Clark’s secret supply chain and mentions gold as a reliable payment to desert tribes and troops, with caution about rumors and the broader wartime economy.
Norbert Davis 26 and his mother Gertrude 45 were found overcome by coal gas fumes in their Bird Grove Erie home at 2582 Bird Gr. The mother revived. son gravely ill at St Vincent’s hospital after a coal fire started in an open fireplace. Edward J. Davis, a New York Central locomotive engineer, fought through the fumes to summon help as neighbors and firemen worked to revive them. The family had moved from Waterford six weeks ago and the son had lit a coal fire in the dining room before collapsing in bed. The husband entered the home after his shift and assisted in evacuating the family.
The article reports on Spain and Portugal seeking Allied assurances while Madrid and Lisbon deny aggressive aims toward the Iberian Peninsula. It notes Franco’s caution if Germany violates Spanish neutrality and outlines observers’ reasons Germany might delay or avoid occupying Spain, including defense constraints and strategic risk to southern ports.
Sunday morning the Girl Scouts of Springs Creek will unveil a plaque honoring the boys serving with the armed forces from that community. The program begins at 10:30 at the Congregation Church, and everyone is invited to attend.
Nov 13 Mayville reports tax decreases in Chautauqua by about 14 percent per thousand, applying to Thawestown and Dunkirk as tentative budget figures await board action. Township rates fall 48 cents. city welfare costs offset savings. Equalized valuations set by Land Values Committee show county average 8.59 percent. A request to raise 15 percent for county officials was referred. The board approves 297 miles of primary snow routes and 480 miles of secondary county roads for snow removal.
A Thursday morning blaze gutted the Alliance College Technical School electrical department in Cambridge Springs. Watchman Albert Roner was overcome by smoke and admitted to Spencer hospital in Meadville, where he is not seriously hurt and expected to be released. Fire started in the boiler room around 5:00 AM, with the alarm ringing as firefighters moved in within minutes.
A vintage ad promotes Antiseplic SAN CUKA Ointment to ease itching and stinging from piles and skin irritations. It claims soothing, infection-preventing action for minor cuts bruises and wounds, with price around 38 cents at druggists and guidance to wash with SAN CURA soap before use.
Grown at Wi Rowe's Greenhouses offers 62 chrysanthemums in bouquets sprays or baskets. Located at 675 E Wayne St with phone 33-054. Availability noted with price and display.
Transcripts describe German forces retreating toward Tunisian and Yugoslav targets while other German units move along the French Mediterranean coast and toward the Spanish frontier. Vichy radio claims the Toulon fleet remains in harbor and urges escape to Gibraltar. Allied air raids hit Tunis amid alarms as Rommel’s retreat signals a shift in North Africa.
New York stock and commodity columns report eggs prices varying from fancy to standard grades with numerous subcategories and regional rates. Buffalo livestock markets show steady cattle and calf values amid broader New York and Pittsburgh produce listings, while stocks see uneven moves with gains aided by Allied successes in North Africa and broad sector quotations.
Fragmented text references Bobby Lee and Wis, with unclear scores and team notes. Mentions Duke, Wooster, Geneva, Naval, and West closing dates.,” Beave department and next transfers hinted. Overall, garbled report hints at college football activity and upcoming schedule adjustments.
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