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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1943
Page
2
Job sought at the Journal Office for three hours after school and Saturday afternoons. Applicants should send a letter with name, age and full particulars. Also notes a WCTU meeting on Tuesday at 2:30 pm with Mrs Emma Heath discussing a recent conversion.
Ronald Knight, son of Mrs. Eva Albaugh of 12 Petroleum Street, is reported in the Southwest Pacific with a bullet wound to the left ankle and shrapnel in the right foot and back. He says the wounds are not serious and he is getting along fine, per a letter to his mother.
A one story frame storehouse on Laurel Hill road owned by Jack Dutcher was totally destroyed by fire at 10 last night. Loss estimated at $500. Origin of blaze not determined. Firemen responded but did not enter the building. water in the vicinity aided efforts. Flames spread rapidly through the structure.
Denys Knoll has been named a commander in the United States navy. The promotion, announced to his mother, moves him from lieutenant commander to commander, with him serving as chief of the joint meteorological and weather committee and formerly head of the weather bureau in the navy department in Washington, D. C. His wife, Mrs. Knoll, informed the family.
Brig, Sept. 4 Legitimate Erre ment packers say government suspensions on livestock slaughtering for September and October will raise civilian meat supply and curb potential black market operations in the area.
Aviation Cadet Alan D. Fengjell, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd and Fennel Fengjell, received a War Department sword when he died from injuries in a plane crash at Bainbridge Field Georgia. Dr George Philo Pitkin, 58, of Bergenfield New Jersey, a medical author who introduced spinal anesthesia, died at Holy Name Hospital Teaneck New Jersey.
The 1943 Pennsylvania small-bore championship will be decided Sunday and Monday as sharp shooters from across the state gather at Riggles Gap near Altoona for the annual event.
Erie authorities reopen inquiry into Patrolman Paul Howell murder found shot in his car near 20th and Cascade streets. District Attorney Burton R. Laub, after a meeting with Police Chief Capt. William J. Donahue, will question Cascade Club patrons and nearby residents to shed new light on the Sunday morning shooting. Howell left the Cascade Club with waitress Mrs. Joseph Bauman and was found slain about three and a half hours later.
An Allied communique reports a second series of ships carrying reinforcements and supplies leaving across the straits from Sicily by Friday afternoon. The message says demolitions by the retreating army were largely ineffective as German garrisons along southern France maintain vigilance for a possible thrust. No word yet on Lieut Gen George S Patton and the American 7th Army.
In Snowshoe Pennsylvania nine year old Mary Elizabeth Swartz cut her 17 inch blond pigtailed hair to help the war effort. Her mother sent a sample to the government which requested the locks for bombsights due to the hair meeting texture and color specifications.
Massive Allied air assault targets the Cauley Ron Renault plant near Paris and attacks five Nazi air fields in France. The Associated Press reports fires burning in Pay suburbs after the raid. Casualties include 98 killed and 3 injured.
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An item titled By Car Eighteen Advert mentions a price of thirty four dollars and a delivery or purchase notice. Details are fragmented but indicate an automotive or advertising context from a historical page.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at Danish names and phrases, with unclear event or story. No clear date, place, or full entities to establish a concrete local record. Further readable content needed to identify people, organizations, and actions for a proper summary.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Tull and an action relating to earth and serving. No clear names, dates, places, or events available to confirm specifics. Probable note on a person named Tull performing or related to a service involving earth, but details unreadable.
The fragmentary text appears to mention a lease and related parties but lacks clear names, dates, or locations. The readable bits suggest administrative action or negotiation around a lease, with no verifiable events or outcomes.
A fragmented OCR text hints at wartime reactions with phrases about objections, affective states, armies, and potential surrender. The garbled lines mention Berliners, fires, and distant impacts, reflecting partial battlefield chatter and unnamed figures amid confusion.
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