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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1943
Page
6
Amid rumors a dreaded malady was spreading, officials reassured residents that no case had been confirmed. The town continues to monitor health developments while emergency planning proceeds with support from the Pew chieftains and local agencies.
Seargent Funk J Wingerter, a side gunner aboard a Flying Fortress, was reported missing after a July 4 incident over Noe Fayinee but escaped capture. He allegedly fell from the plane during bailout attempts, survived in a risky landing area, and reached England with aid from friendly French pilots and others.
Sparta notes report Sparta Firemen farewell event for Bateses planning move to Arizona and Victory Club gathering at Firemen’s Hall. Local residents, troop notes, and community updates fill this social page with marriages, military resumes, and church announcements.
Titusville Oct 6 Lawrence Ralston of 321 Hane Spruce Street Titusville died Monday afternoon after a wind gust lifted him and a sheet of corrugated tin from a truck on the Pleasantville Titusville road about 12 30 pm An eye witness William J Miley dealer East Titusville said Ralston lay on the roadway when the wind blew the tin from the truck He was taken by ambulance to the hospital but died there shortly after arrival
Fredonia resident Katherine Cushing of Predonia presided at a ceremony honoring her father Commander William F. Cushing, Civil War naval hero, as the destroyer Cushing was launched at the Bethlehem Steel Staten Island yard. The event recalled his 1864 torpedo-ram destruction and solemnly celebrated the ship’s fitting tribute.
Erie man identified as a Negro, Charles Christopher Cobb, formerly of 16 Best Street, Wis, received a sentence of 10 to 20 years in a Philadelphia penitentiary on a graft charge. Records show arrest on duty for an investigation but release. Chief George J. Christoph, Oby, Christophaid noted a sentence of 13 to 30 years in 1941, with one sentence suspended.
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Six undesirable Erie aliens face completed deportation proceedings at the Erie federal office, with 15 to 20 more cases pending. Deportations will be delayed until hostilities end. Requests have been received to deport Germans and Italians after the war, with most Germans indicating dissatisfaction with the United States. Only one dangerous German has been interned thus far.
Dunkirk Oct 5 Miss Peniy Koch daughter of Poster and Mrs Willian Koch of Dunkirk married James M. Moe son of United States Lone and Meg in St Mary's Church. The chapel was decorated with white and purple chrysanthemums. The pastor Rev Evekrand Mee led the ceremony with music and prayers. Guests included family and neighbors as the wedding procession moved through the home of hobelde's wife.
Police raided a gambling house on Main Street in Jamestown during the early hours of Monday, detaining 19 suspects as detectives entered by breaking doors and arresting occupants. Attorney Willard W. Guss represented the defense, while officers and city officials oversaw the operation.
Erie police report a man tried to pass a counterfeit ten at a downtown box office. He received three tickets and change before cash was checked. the note was detected as fake due to visible security features. The suspect fled as officers investigated the altered bill.
The Soviet bulletin said barges carrying troops and supplies were sunk, more than 100 trucks and armored vehicles destroyed, and German groupings dispersed. Abandonment of Staro Tumanskaya noted opposite the Griten Wille. Bad weather and resistance slowed the Red Army. preparations for a major Dnieper drive were under way with Blinady massing. In Sharon, Merker County Civil War veteran William Bailey, 88, died at Sandy Lake after 73 years as a miner.
New York stock market edged higher on a thinner demand while selective gains appeared in air transport stocks. Reports note modest advances in some issues though overall prices fluctuated near midday. In Buffalo, hogs sold around 15.18 for good, cattle grading steady to lower, and calves and sheep seen at mixed but steady levels.
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