Cold War News and Local Updates Across Corry
Colder morning with scattered snow and wartime updates from Corry. A.B Corbin becomes Western Auto Store manager as Lieut Cal Lops overseas. War Committee calls meet at Hotel Corry tonight at eight. Infantile paralysis diagnosis and ration book guidance affect local residents. Casualty list reports 240 Americans wounded in action across four theaters, with one tied to Butler. Radium Book Four filing windows set, and unemployment benefits paid in Corry fall to a weekly low. Local police report threats at Powell Restaurant and curfew violations linked to youth. Union City figures show Orville Hatch remains critical, with son in Hawaii. Wendell Willkie’s Readers Digest article sparks partisan debate on leadership and war policy.
Senior High Honor Credit List Issued By Principal Sheen
Principal Howard Sheen announced the first marking period honor and credit lists for Senior High School ending October 20. The lists name Seniors on the Honor Roll and Credit List across three classes with numerous students grouped under each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheen
Howard Sheen
Ias
Joyes Butters
Mary Cogan
Etta Coulter
Paul Gates
William Hanmond
Barbara Harvey
Elinor Hildebrand
Olive Lee
John Miller
Jean Mitchell
Jeanne Mould
Howard Pier
Charies Rainesalo
John Rickers
Phyllis Rice
Theodore Savako
Katherine Spleman
James Reynolds
Marie Zastropulos
Donald Anderson
Janice Anderson
Mabel Anthony
Marian Antol
Joan Blakely
Maxine Coulter
Shirley Depew
Betty Dodd
Richard Foster
George Fox
Donald Freebourn
Eugene Graham
Marilyn Haight
Mary Jo Hansen
Mary Lou Hurbers
David Hubertz
Lois Jackson
June Jones
Glenn McKinney
James Klinger
Mary Jean Kolster
Orvar Larson
Youth Taken Here for Return to Army
Robert Nichols of Snyder Circle was seized by local police Saturday night on orders from Maxwell Field. He was charged as absent without leave and held for military police from Pittsburgh who arrived, then took the enlisted man away.
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Robert Nichols
Snyder Circle
Polce
Maxwell Field
Nichols
Pittsburgh
Answers to Q Quiz From Editorial Page
Answers to quiz questions printed on the Editorial page list correct choices: Aegean for 1, peace terms with Nezi Germany for 2, a quoted line about trained soldiers for 3, Corsica for 4, the Hellespont for 5, a triangle with two equal sides for 6, Cuba for 7, South for 8, Hind for 9, and a final affirmative for 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aegean
Nezi Germany
Corsica
Hellespont
Cuba
South
Hind
Wings of Corry P-51 Mustang photo promotes Buy A Fighter drive
A photograph of Wings of Corry, the P-51 Mustang fighter, arrives via George Swinston. Walter Scott and Joan Blatt led the local Buy A Fighter campaign, July 5 to 31, raising 159,997.60 in cash for war bonds disclosed by the state War Finance Committee and Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Swinston
Pennsylvania War Finance Committee
State of
Pennsylvania
Walter A. Scott
Joan A. Blatt
Swinston
Treasury Department
Worth American Aviation Corporation
Crawford Man Appointed County Register and Recorder
Meadville Oct 25 Forest b Knapp chief deputy for years was named by Governor Edward Martin to fill the unexpired term of Ray F Smock as county register and recorder. Knapp born in Ha df ield township a graduate of Edinboro Teachers College class of 1919. He taught a year in Crawford county then joined Penn Furniture Co Connellville. Lifelong Republican he was a presidential elector in 193? when the Republican candidate carried Erie Crawford district. He represented Connellville on the Crawford Republican county committee for years and remains a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Forest
B. Knapp
Edward Martin
Fii
Ray F. Smock
Mr. Knapp
Hafield Township
Edinboro Teachers College
Crawford County
Penn Furniture Co
Connenutville
Erie-Crawford
Bandon
Connentville
Crawford
Butter Top Bread Advertising Prices and Items
An old grocery ad lists Butter Top products with bulk and bakery items including two for 19 cents deals on bread and donuts. It promotes Parkerhouse rolls, salt rising bread, sandwich rolls, fruit and cinnamon rolls, Swedish rye, almond or butterscotch rolls, and various multi-pack specials priced from 15 to 27 cents per item.
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Parkerhouse
Drop in Pennsylvania General Assistance load
For the week ended October 18 Pennsylvania General Assistance declined by 217 cases as 462 cases were removed and 240 added. The figures show ongoing relief demand with about one third opened due to accident or injury, one seventh for unemployment and industry inquiries, and rest for other factors such as exhaustion of resources or transfers. The total rolls fell to 1aa, reflecting continued relief activity amid inflationary pressures.
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Pennsylvania
Ishress
Swettly
Jin
Aus
William Hoysen Aerial Gunner Cadet Graduates
Cadet William Hoyten Hoysen, of Wy Wid Mrs Leo Hoyten, is among six bombardier cadets who completed the Harlingen Army Air Field six week gunnery course. He earned his silver Air Gunner Wings and awaits assignment to an advanced bombardier school. The class trained on all armament types and fired hundreds of rounds over the Gulf of Mexico under Public Relations Office notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avinion
Willian H Hay
Leo Hoyten
Bis City
Hoylen
Corrytad
Am Advanced
Whitch
Harlingen Field
Gulf of Mexico
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A.B. Corbin
N. F. Abies Company
Western Auto Store
Cal
Flaw Overseas
Olin W. Bracken
Hotel Corry
Ines
Iittle
Wayne Edward Skinner
Arnold Fornari
Butler
Spring Creek
Bert Stockton
Columbus
Gordon
Nother
Ust
Clarence Farrington
Spatansburg
Orville Hath
Union City
Tosti
Corry Friends
Fatch
Sergi Orville Hatch, Jr
Ordnance Service
Hawaii
Corry
Wagner
Cory
Powell Restaurant
West Main Street
Testaurant
Andrew Tinko
Joseph Vanik
Willkie
White House
Wilkie
Actus
Southwest Pacific
France
Great Britain
Germany
Corry War Activities Committee
Martin
California
Ige
Sunkist Lemons
Igc
Veeey
Daz
Tbs
William Hoysen
Corry Lad
District of Columbia
U.S
Maryland
Gates
Davis Con
Hoboken
N. J
Dept
Pennsylvania Gas Company
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