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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1945
Page
4
Teachers report pupils in early grades suffer from inadequate breakfast and sometimes no breakfast at all. Many begin the day weak and unfocused, with health and learning declines linked to poor dietary habits. Parents are urged to ensure timely, proper meals to support child development.
Twenty years ago a child narrowly escaped ammonia fumes in a Boston Candy Kitchen refrigeration plant where he worked. A Shreve Chaly truck accident near Cony left Lloyd Harvey severely injured, requiring leg amputation. Erie marriage reports include Guill Collin Larson and John M Windath at the Bethany parsonage. An Erie officer notes wartime gasoline usage per soldier in offensive operations.
Willie Hutchison, 44, will have a court appointed attorney after failing to secure funds for his defense in the dual murder case of Robert Beard Jr and Edina Beard. A preliminary hearing may be postponed to October 17 while investigators prepare for trial aiming for November sessions. Police report a cold blooded, deliberate double slaying and plan to call witnesses.
Jamestown and Warren staged football rally disturbances ignite strong censure from Mayor Samuel A. Stroth and Police Chief Henry Nelson. A Warren girl may lose sight in one eye after glass fragments injure her during the celebration. Injuries and vandalism include broken glass, overturned hydrants, and general chaos. Local officials vow curbing action to prevent a recurrence.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz warns the nation to maintain a permanent naval force ready to deploy abroad. He argues Britain’s alliance remains valuable while global threats persist, and he urges readiness against fascist forces and Franco’s trial. President Roosevelt and Truman faced denouncement of Franco as a fascist conspirator. Marshall cautions Americans to prepare or perish and to curb international violence beyond borders.
A fire damaged the back yard and kitchen of Mrs. Mary Henschel in Titusville on Saturday afternoon. Discovered by her daughter-in-law Mrs. John Flanagan, the blaze started while Henschel was visiting her daughter in Corry. The fire, which had a late start, caused about 500 in damage, largely from smoke. origin is unknown. Insurance partly covers the loss.
AP reports this week’s ration details cover meats fats and Bic Book stamps. Items A through El remain good through October and November with limited validity noted for December and January transitions. Some specific stamps and shoe or airplane items show extended validity, while others retain no planned cancellations according to official guidance.
Report describes Laval’s execution and burial near Thiais cemetery. Officials escorted the hearse. Laval’s coffin was lowered beside a grave marked for an unknown collaborator. Spectators watched in silence as doctors pumped for two hours before the execution proceeded, with reflections on war and arms.
Local ad fragment lists prices for generic consumer items with references to bulk quantities and unit costs. The brief notes show midcentury style pricing in dollars and cents, indicating sale ideas or daily specials without full product names or context.
A reader quiz lists nine questions from a classifieds page covering fortune, military abbreviations, politicians, history, and geography. Questions reference topics like the world’s greatest fortune, KP in the Army, the Big Five Foreign Ministers meeting, the great white plague, UAW, The Man Without a Country, a Yugoslav government organization, the capital of Portugal, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a Roman forge association.
Commissioners delay decision on appointing an assistant county clerk in county offices. Miss Estelle Hunt has been promoted to chief clerk, while several candidates including Chief Registrar Joseph C. Williams and Mrs. Allee Draeger are mentioned. The board remains uncommitted on when any appointment will be made.
Tonight on ABC two National War Fund programs at 9 30 feature State ape Screen stars and talks by Gerald Swope William Green of APL and David J McDonald of CIO plus a 10 20 GBS concert from Philadelphia Navy Yard ABC 10 15 opens four discussions sponsored by CSO with Philip Murray president
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