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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1945
Page
6
A string of short items from Corry and nearby areas details youths held for investigation after a theft in a shipping room, new tax and forestry reports, and local fire response efforts in Colesrove. Additional notes cover mine production trends through November, naval drought relief funding, and upcoming weather forecasts with possible snow near Lake Erie.
Police Chief George J. Christoph released a report naming 48 homes and six stations linked to burglaries and thefts, all tied to 14-year-old Leonard Szewesyk who admitted the crimes. Szewesyk implicated his uncle Stanley Szewenyk in 42 cases and his aunt in 19 car thefts, with 80 percent occurring at home. A proposed campaign seeks to change state beer sale laws.
Andrew Howgard died this morning at City Hospital in Meadville at age 38. He had lived in Meadville 12 years and worked for American Visease Corp. He operated a West Washington and West Wayne streets grocery in his youth. Surviving: son Robert Howgaard of Buffalo, granddaughter in Buffalo, two sisters Mrs Ghester B. Wynn of Buffalo and Mrs Adolph Huckenberg of Erie. The body goes to Bracken Keating Funeral Home tomorrow at 3 pm with services Saturday at 2 pm. Interment in Pow Grove Cemetery.
Erie County officials confront a hard budget year as seven mill tax rate may remain. state rules require gas tax receipts to be spent on road and bridge needs or retirements, preventing use of about $200,000 to balance the budget. County Controller Harvey M. Willis outlined plans to keep the seven mill levy for the eighth year, but gas tax funds must be allocated to roads.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 20 the Davison Funeral Home hosted services in memory of Oluf Wellejus with Rev C F Hildebrand presiding. Masonic members from Comy Lodge 0 265 F A M attended and a number served as pallbearers. Pine Grove Cemetery hosted a separate Masonic service led by Clair Linen doll as worshipful master and A Bruce Smith, Howard Ross, Tracy Whitehead as wardens. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs Ket Wellejus of Jamestown. A severe shortage of butter was reported today in Garry stores and by residents Geiger of Erie and Herbert among others.
Robert A. Milley 18 of Fredonia admitted stealing a pocketbook from Mesennle Wood in Dunkirk on October 12. He pleaded guilty to grand larceny in county court and was sentenced to Elmira reception center for disposition. Milley claimed he fled to Buffalo and hid the loot, with $60 recovered along with a locker key.
A committee of the Erie County Medical Society called for sweeping improvements at Lakeview the citys 16 year old municipal hospital for contagious diseases to better conditions and care in Erie on November 28.
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