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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1942
Page
2
The page lists varied items from butter and milk specials to toy and paper prices, plus notes on zoning changes, WW II blackout preparations, and several local updates. Women applicants for the WAAC, radio repairs, and missing soldiers are mentioned amid shop ads and public notices.
Notes from Erie County and Warren items report a pheasant hunting incident injuring Kelley, a county treasury balance of 238 457 35 with general fund remaining 182 18 76, a Clarendon girl’s arm injury requiring plate, St Edward's PTA silver dollar bingo and prize details, and an old Gem field pledge being discarded post World War I central site on Central Avenue.
Philadelphia Oct 24 Senator James J Davis formally endorsed Edward Martin Republican nominee for governor. He stressed the need to keep Pennsylvania Republican to assure soldiers abroad the same state they left and hope to return to, praising Martin for consistent support.
A Pittsburgh schoolboy, reportedly aged around 12, was found shot to death in his father's room shortly after returning from school yesterday. A 58-year-old relative lay beside the body as homicide investigators probed a possible domestic motive linked to a scolding over a war toy. A fragment mentions an unrelated historical note about Jamestown and a fire while stray text references an engine colony.
London Oct 24 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt dined at Buckingham Palace with King George and Queen Elizabeth hosting American guests. The gathering included leaders of women’s war services and Allied officials. Mrs Roosevelt and her son, a lieutenant colonel, were among the attendees with Prime Minister Churchill and U.S. Ambassador Winant present.
Military observers in London assess renewed Axis efforts against Malta and North Africa. Allied planners anticipate joint British and American action to push German and Italian forces from Attica and reopen the Mediterranean to shipping, easing long supply routes to India and the Far East.
A bomber and an airliner collided, killing 12 people including songwriter Ralph Talngar. The crash left investigators with little time to examine debris, while a crew of nine perished aboard the airliner. Captain Crawles, Redlny, Ly PB, and stewardess Halle Regga were named among the crew and passengers.
A dense reader column surveys multiple books including John Winkler’s Tobacco Ty, Freeman’s Lee biography, Franklin Adams’s Tolent anthology, Agnes Sligh Turnbull’s revolutionary era tale, Kirke P. Udge’s Usage and Abusage, and several novels by Heym Burgan Douglas and Matthews. It preserves period tone while critiquing themes, style, and impact. Mayville reports a three-man panel for gasoline license applications.
Former Corry resident Melva Albyo McCoy died Thursday October 2 in Endicott New York after a period of illness following surgery. She lived in Corry for many years before moving to Endicott where she resided at the time of her death. She attended Gerty school and graduated with the class of 2012.
More than 200 appeals were filed at the city assessor Andrew Steetitt s office as property assessments rose in Erie. Officials expect many more within two days. Appeals must be filed before hearings opening next week as the city council sits to review assessments.
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