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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1945
Page
3
Dense fog blanketed Crawford Erie Forest Venango and Warren counties causing traffic delays on major highways for two to three hours. Officials reported near zero visibility as commuters and service crews navigated the slowed roads and halted travel in the early dawn.
Extensive services were held at St. Thomas Church for John E Boland with a requiem mass at 9:90. Rev Father Francis J Graves presided after a prayer service at the Soper home on East Pleasant Street. Large attendance included American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members. Local and out of town relatives traveled from Erie Jamestown Buffalo and Dun Kirk for the rites and graveside military honors were provided by veterans groups.
Meadvill e, Pa Oct 17 Rapid expansion of the American rayon industry in postwar years with an annual output of about 114 billion pounds by 1955 is forecast by W C Appleton president of American Viscose Corp He told foremen at a dinner the Meadv ille plant employing 2000 will double production and Viscope may enter the plastic field The optimistic outlook for the future is cited Also mention of a new odorless fly spray by USDA chemists as a postwar pest control aid used by armed forces globally against disease carrying insects.
Karl Morrison and Evie architect Morrison plan a final writ appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Philadelphia Monday. Attorneys Margiard of Pittsburgh and Seabrook of Erie will seek to overturn Erie County Judge Elmer L Evans for denying a coram nobis hearing on juror conduct during Morrison’s two sodomy convictions. Morrison began a 14 to 13 year sentence at Western Penitentiary, with DA Burton R. Laub opposing the appeal.
Funeral services for Mrs. Esther Bidwell were held yesterday at 2 o clock from Bracken Keating Funeral Home on North Center Street. Rev H Ray Harris officiated with Mrs Harley Banks and Mrs Harold Pish singing Face to Face. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery. Attendees from out of town included several families from Erle Warren and Sherman and others. Seventy species of maple occur throughout the world.
The Associated Press reports a state initiative to place an airport within five miles of every Pennsylvanian community of 5 000 or more. A $2 725 000 appropriation backs a master plan by the Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission to build 148 new airports and expand 95 existing fields, creating a 2869 airport network over the next decade, with shared costs among state, local and federal levels.
A note asserts there are no harsh drugs in Fletcher's Castoria and promises it will not cause gaping or discomfort.
Allied investigators uncovered a Nazi Party master file in Germany detailing about 8 million member cards and 2 million foreign Auslanders. The document, tied to the overseas Deutsche organization, shows many entries later rejected or expelled and highlights Argentina as a large foreign presence.
The article reports a sudden move toward ending a long AFL Longshoremen strike in New York harbor and related industry effects. Police estimate 6 000 to 37 000 workers involved, with thousands returning to work as talks progress. The piece notes expected steel ingot shipments and impacts on steel consumers amid the shutdown.
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