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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1944
Page
3
The piece argues the political campaign centers not on candidate clashes but on enforced action amid the Constitution. It notes 11 million Americans in arms, ongoing military activity, and broad enforcement by executive and administrative agencies without court appeal. It warns these trends threaten freedom and the need to preserve constitutional rights.
The piece questions legal authority to punish Hitler through existing law and suggests revolutionary tribunals may be needed. Dorothy Thompson notes aggressive war is a crime in conscience but not in law, and recalls Kaiser Wilhelm's failed trial. It argues for a new justice system born from revolutionary tribunals.
Corry schools close Friday for a combined Institute at the High School with Dr C A Yokam of the University of Pittsburgh as main speaker. Interest grows in salvaging building material from the old Second ward school as the Junior High nears completion. Elkane Phillip Owen, 75, dies at Northwest street home. Injured Penn Public Service employee John Danielson dies at Corry Hospital after felling from a tree Monday. Mr Wetmore of the Lester Shoe Co plans a North Center street shoe store after securing a store room in the Masonic Building. The Masonic Building Association halts its elaborate building project for at least a year or two.
The article traces pulse taking from ancient Egypt to modern times, noting that trained fingers surpass instruments like the sphygmograph invented in 1885. It explains pulse origins from pulsus meaning stroke, its usual radial location, and adult norms of 67 to 72 pulsations per minute.
Kenneth Troutman 8, son of Mr and Mrs James Troutman, was killed when a Cleveland Coal and Coke Co truck backed into a driveway on Dewey Road. The rear wheel passed over his head. Driver Clifford L Smith 37 said he bucked the loaded truck away after delivering coal and felt a thud. The boy died at Hamot Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Witnesses included James Wise and Martha Shaffer. He was Erie’s seventh traffic fatality of the year.
World War II veterans will no longer count toward local war industry employment ceilings. Employers may hire any number of veterans in addition to the regular ceiling and priority referral plan. Officials urge proof of discharge and plant records logging the date of issue.
A reader asks seven trivia questions about military history orthography Latin plural forms and general knowledge including who commanded the Sth Corps at Brest who served as a star aide to Romulo the state named for the Utes and the Chief Justice’s voting rule.
APAWE COLLEGE Pa Oct 19 The German people will turn against Hiller when Allied armies cross the Rhine river predicted today by G J Wurfl professor of German at Pennsylvania State College A former German imperial officer who served with the US Army Air Forces in England also predicted Allied armies will march into Berlin What the Germans are knocked out of their fortifications long in the air
The speaker notes that many Rhine civilians fear coercion but will see the futility of prolonging the fight. He cites German desperation at Aachen and attempts to foster a miracle through Allied splits or negotiated peace, warning that German forces will pursue any viable hope as they fade.
Harrisburg reports Republican State Chairman M Harvey Taylor denounces Senator Joseph Guffey for offering 10000 to arrest election crooks in Delaware County. He accuses Guffey of subservience to Sidney Hillman and links him to Roosevelt era politics and tax dodging.
A Youngsville man, listed as Kirkman, collapsed at the National Forge and Ordnance Co plant near Youngsville after reporting chest pains at around 9 p.m. He died en route to the dispensary. his wife Blanche is noted as his survivor. Coroner Ed Lowry and plant officials are handling the incident. The report also notes varying distances of the moon from the earth.
Vernon Means of Jamestown was found guilty by a county court jury of criminal assault on a 12 year old girl after he lured her for a late night ride on Forest avenue. The jury rejected first degree charges, verdict reaching in about an hour and twenty minutes with a maximum penalty of ten years.
Patrick Bwel In resigns as Kane police chief and will assume a similar role in Ford City near Kittan King on November 1. Nelson had not disclosed plans after resigning earlier this month as Ridgway’s Chief Harry M. Mi becomes committee chair overseeing a regional roadblock system.
Jamestown records its second polio death with 18 month old victim Falconer and William Harrison Jr age year old, both linked to the August outbreak in the area. The hospital confirms the late November fatality and authorities note the ongoing impact of the disease in the community.
On October 23 in North East a man was robbed of money after being attacked on the street. He was taken to Humot Hospital with injuries to his head and right eye. his condition was listed as fair. Police could not provide a description of the assailant. The victim is a crew member from the Erie freighter Adequates.
Jilusville Oct 3 A Buick sedan and a Ford pickup were ruined when fire swept Harry F.R. Robinson's nearly new garage near his Newtontown home. Loss estimated 4500 to 5000, partly insured. The blaze woke the Robins ons about 3 am as the structure 100 feet behind the house burned, with no wind and no spread to the residence.
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