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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1942
Page
8
A September grand jury meeting at Clara B. Smith’s home produced a formal statement detailing their actions and deliberations, including indictments of several persons. The note cites legal instructions from the court, affirms motives, and praises cooperation from Mr Laub and his staff.
Coroner's jury found Joseph Skonieczka 13 died September 26 near his East 12th Street home after being struck by a car driven by Albert Sabol. They concluded the boy did not exercise due care while crossing. Sabol said he did not see him until impact. a Girard area passenger corroborated his testimony. Officer James Yaple investigated.
An advertisement urges girls to begin a two step San-Cura beauty routine. Start with San-Cura Soap for cleansing and finish with San-Cura Ointment to treat local irritations blemishes and blackheads. The ad promises radiant skin and urges readers to buy at their druggist.
Hundreds of tons of scrap metal collected by school children countywide to aid the war effort. Biron E. Decker reports to Roy McDonald that Albion and Harbor Creek show large totals, Girard grades haul 490 pounds per pupil, with towns using small wagons to move scrap. He notes earlier optimism and ongoing efforts despite logistical challenges.
Rev Arnold Ttind berg and Capt A F Conley with Mrs Conley visited Fort Meade relatives. They planned a short stop in Scranton before returning to the post. Florence Snapp, tax collector in Corey, offers evening hours 7 to 9 for taxpayers to pay assessments.
A note recalling Edwin Denby once secretary of the navy who joined the marine corps as a private in World War I and later left the service with rank insignia. The fragment hints at Denby’s early military experience and its reflection on his career.
A survey by the Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs reports a general drop in combined county and institution tax rates on real property. Of 60 counties studied, 26 reduced rates in 1842 with cuts from four fils in Somerset to one quarter mill in Montgomery. County levies rose in 22 counties, fell in 11, while institution rates rose in two and fell in 90. Notable decreases include Jefferson 3.5 mills and Bradford Crawford Luzerne York two mills each, with Somerset and McKean not levying for institution purposes. The range of combined rates spans from 24 mills in Clearfield to one and a half in Lancaster, with Somerset and McKean among the lowest institution rates and Bucks Lawrence Westmoreland at one half mill.
A $325,000 blaze leveled the East Butler plant in Butler, Pennsylvania, forcing about 250 workers to flee through windows. Manager Sierman Reed said payroll checks were saved, but all other records were lost as flames swept the paint shop where steel and wooden barrels were finished.
Harrisburg Oct 30 The State and private forests of Pennsylvania can yield at least 20,000,000 cords of fuel wood if needed. Deputy Secretary Chas E Baer says the supply comes from dead and defective trees without harming existing stands. He urges towns to prepare wood cutting programs as community projects and notes guidance from the Department of Forests and Waters on proper cutting methods and suitable wood types.
A settlement was reached in a Thursday court session before Judge Alliver Wade. Mabel Marthers, a child, and her guardians Warren, 6th, 30.-oaprremeny, along with Eugene and Macy Mir thera of Clarendonia, Elmer Or Peterson, received 500 dollars from the defendant Peters to cover hospital and accident treatment costs. The case stemmed from an automobile collision near Wayner General Hospital where the child was injured and scarred. the payout covers all incurred bills. The decision notes forestry guidance on safer fuelwood cutting and forest stand management following the accident context.
Readable parts indicate a Britain related justice matter involving an admiralty or command sequence. The text shows garbled OCR but mentions Britain and justice with possible military or naval context and an implied named figure. Remaining readable cues suggest a political or legal development.
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