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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1944
Page
2
Army casualty reports inform Kane area of Kermit Smith dying in France and Pauline Baldwin news. local PTA, church sales, and community gatherings announced. Looming topics include a factory award, tax and road safety notes, Halloween events, and a busy week of meetings. Town notices cover business, crime, and civic activities through October 24.
Allied air and naval attacks pressure Japanese supply lines across Visayas and Mindanao. Bombers target Leyte Gulf and Mindanao, sinking several small freighters, destroying storage, and assaulting airstrips and transportation hubs. Night recon raids hit Balikpapan and broader oil centers.
The Setota Aid will convene for an all day session Thursday at Mrs Dumme Lines new residence on Mohawk street in Glymer. Approximately 25 cases have been listed for the October grand jury meeting in Erie County Detective Leroy Search announced Saturday.
Two pedestrians were injured in Meadville traffic accidents over the weekend. Mrs Anita Morrison, 411 Randolph Street, suffered fractures of the right leg and left arm after being struck at Park avenue and Walnut street Saturday night by a car driven by Homer Gerard of Guys Mills. Joe Phillips, R D 3 Meadville, was struck on Water street at Water and Chestnut by a car driven by Jamies A Foust of R D 1 Conneaut Lake around 12 50 Sunday morning, taken to Spencer hospital with injuries not yet fully assessed. his condition was listed as good.
Pittsburgh police spread a tri state dragnet for two prisoners who escaped from Allegheny jail yesterday. One suspect evaded patrol and opened fire as he fled toward a parking lot. Suspects are Melvin Roberts Loveland 41 alleged Army deserter serving five to ten years for burglary and Nick Derembers awaiting trial on auto theft charges. Deputy Warden Grant Rice says the escape appears planned to occur Sunday to dodge workers.
Second Lieutenant Leda A. Johnson of the Army Nurse Corps received the Bronze Star for meritorious service in the South Pacific. She helped organize and operate a civilian hospital under difficult conditions, aiding battle casualties after arriving from Hawaii and serving beyond her shift. The award was presented by Major General S. Jarman at Salpan shortly after her arrival.
The State Relief Group and the Funeral Directors Association of Pennsylvania will hold discussions on public assistance burial benefits at ten regional meetings between October 23 and November 17. Under the Public Assistance Law burial costs are paid when burial expenses cannot be covered otherwise and total costs stay within set limits. In 1943 the state spent about 277,000 on roughly 3,000 public assistance burials. Cloud observations note low altitude bands rarely exceed 1 mile.
Requiem Mass held at St Elizabeths Church at 9:30 for Mrs Janie Jacob BD who passed away last week. Rev Carl Heidt officiated with the church choir and bearers named. Interment in West Lawn Cemetery Columbus. Attending included Mary Callahan Minnie Roberts Mert McFadden Milton Coyle Meadville William Coyle Saegertown Glenn Rhodes Gerald Rhodes Evelyn Rhodes Youngsville Elgie Weidner Spartansburg and John Drobneck Columbus.
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