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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1942
Page
3
A fragmentary report notes Navy recruitment updates and a related militia activity near Nav Harbor. It mentions Glenn Kay Hughes and a Robert Ave incident with a destroyer unit. a fire at a coastal facility occurred around 0 PM, with several dozen personnel affected.
In Erie County Court James Minisca, 21, of Erie, received the maximum penalty of two to five years in the Western Penitentiary after admitting involvement in the theft of Adam Kingerter’s automobile parked at 2nd and Peach streets. Judge Elmer L. Evans said Erie’s hard line on auto theft applies to all offenders. Howard Wadsworth, who aided in the same theft, had earlier received the same sentence. John A. Key, 2054 Poplar Street, pleaded guilty to failing to stop at the scene of an accident, fined $50 and costs with a suspended two months’ county-prison term.
Corry high school opened with many new teachers listed by name. Supervising principal Paul R. Getts and staff from Youngsville Dushore Warren and other towns teach subjects from geography to Latin. Eleven of the seven’refrom Youngsville.
Ridgway on Sept 1 Missanna Alcon first grade teacher in Ridgway borough school fractured her right wrist in two places after a fall in the yard of her South Street home Friday evening. She was treated by a physician and rests comfortably at home with Mrs R J Lance teaching during Allison’s absence.
Meadvill e area recap shows Judge O Clare Kent upholding a $2 047 014 verdict for five Sharpsburg residents who sued Sadsbury township over an oiling of a pond. The ruling denies the township's bid to set aside the jury award and dismisses a new trial motion. The suit stems from a 1997 automobile accident and cites a 1940 verdict against the county and township. Kent's decision anchors municipal responsibility to keep highway work reasonably safe for pedestrians and vehicles.
Elizabeth Bishop 16, sister of a crash victim, killed herself Sunday night in Pine Avenue apartment. Coroner cites death by self action during mental derangement. She mourned her brother’s February car death. her husband Paul 24, from Smethport, Pa, and other relatives connected to the tragedy.
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania secretary of commerce Marky S James urged federal officials to end the price ceiling on anthracite, arguing miners and operators deserve fair profit as war needs persist. He said other industries benefit from the war program and mining is essential to the defense effort. The Office of Price Administration froze mine prices at 6.75 a ton with staged discounts for April through June containment.
Mrs Maude Dithin of Jamestown was injured in an Erie auto crash at 86th and Cherry Streets and taken to St Vincent's Hospital with a spinal injury after the car she rode in was rear ended by a vehicle driven by Clifford Lapham. The other driver was Mrs Thomas McKee, also of Jamestown, who was shaken up. The Benedictines were the first monks to introduce monastic life into western Europe.
An article explains why meat supply is tight, with civilian demand forecast at about 18.4 billion pounds and total supply near 24 billion. It notes lend-lease and armed forces take about six billion pounds, leaving 17 billion for civilians, compares with 17.8 billion average from 1937–41, and discusses packer costs, potential ceilings, and two relief plans including regional allocation or rationing.
Jerome Wright, 29, arrested by St Marys police after an attack on a student, was jailed in Elk County awaiting county court action. He was arraigned before Justice Paul Garner of St Marys, waived the hearing. Wright, a Tilt Valley resident, faces statutory offense charges.
William El sholx, 20, of Chandlers Valley, is in Warren General Hospital with minor injuries after a Saturday afternoon auto collision at the Market Street and Fifth Avenue intersection. Authorities reported the mishap occurred about 4:23 p.m.
The Office of Price Administration resists immediate meat rationing while urging rapid development of rationing procedures. The agency states no instant plan to curb meat consumption, even as it accelerates policy formulation.
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