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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1940
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment mentions nerve, belief, and a possible historical event but provides no clear names, places, dates, or outcomes. Details are insufficient to identify persons, organizations, or actions with confidence.
The Venango County trial calendar includes the Dragan case, with the defendant Dragan facing charges after a fatal 22 caliber shooting at his Franklin home. Prosecution led by Attorney J Gerald Mocihih. defense awaiting proceedings as judge George H Rowsley presides. Also listed is the Commonwealth against Mrs. Drm Sloss for abortion-related solicitation, before Judge Rowsley. A state assignment district attorney, DB J Skelly, will handle the November term prosecutions. Aly Peterson, inmate at Polk Site School, deemed criminally insane by the commission, will not be tried.
Charles and Claude Orton, brothers, go on trial for the West 26th Street liquor store robbery in Erie. The same jury will hear the case at the end of the term. DA Laut notes the brothers were previously cleared in a Rieger confectionery robbery. The state accuses them of two robberies and arson to pressure merchants, with the brothers allegedly acting as special policemen.
A glossary compiled by Associated Press detailing Army terms and slang. The Harrisburg dispatch surfaces an alphabet of weapons, units, and roles from Garand rifles to howitzers, machine guns, and field artillery, with notes on uniforms, ranks, and battlefield jargon. The piece clarifies terms like D-Olive drab, Guidon, and Revolver while defining key equipment and unit types across U.S. military history.
October milk to county plants totaled 952,995 pounds in the county pool, with an October uniform price of 192 per hundredweight. Administrators report higher pool quantities offset by steady market demand, as milk sold in the open market declined about 3.37 cents daily while the pool rose slightly.
An Elmo Dairy in Clairton County owned by James Wendl was destroyed by a fire that began in the boiler room of Murpihink. Knox Volunteer Fire Department responded as flames overwhelmed the building around 6 o clock Saturday. Loss estimated at $8,000 with partial insurance coverage. nothing was saved from the structure.
Tank An armored fighting vehicle relies on caterpillar tracks for mobility. Top Kick slang denotes the first sergeant or senior NCO in a company. Trooper refers to a mounted soldier. the defining terms explain close quarters defense and firing limitations of 45 caliber pistols.
A severely mutilated body was found along Route 19 near Waterford in a suspected hit and run. County coroner Stephen Jenkins and sheriff's officials investigated the death of Floyd Tenis, a Waterford resident, who had been visiting Worster prior to the crash. Ralph Mantas of Waterford identified the victim as Pay Babbit, and Rayewond Lopery summoned the coroner at the scene as investigators sought the vehicle and driver involved.
In Oil City on November 18 a man accused of stealing from Bundles for Britain was arrested after entering the J C Penney store. He wore a coat identified by patrols and was found with a bundle of overshoes. a woman reported seeing him take the items from the charity barrel. Daugherty of Dunkirk, NY, was arraigned on drunkenness and other charges after recent release from a sentence.
Distress of getting up at night may signal kidney strain. Thompson's Barsome Tablets claim to purge toxins, strengthen the bladder, and aid the stomach liver and bowels. Available at your drug store. Nineteen.
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