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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1943
Page
8
Skies clear and temperatures rise slowly as locals report transit and policing notes. Enlistees and jurors are named among district populations with theft, dog damage, and mobilization stories weaving through a broad Pittsburgh area update.
Jamestown area report: 15 year old John Ernest Wilson of Brocton borrowed a $35 roadster to visit his sister Esther 17 near Sprague Hill in Poland. He died from a skull fracture and probable neck injury when the car overturned on loose gravel. Coroner Bowers and state police investigated. Cecil and George Short, ages 15 and 18, were at Wassink station with the roadster and allegedly aided Wilson’s return to the car for the trip.
SPARTANSBURG Sept 10 The surviving trustees of Grange Bank declare a 10 percent dividend on original depositor claims payable September 25 1943. This makes 95 percent received by depositors as liquidations continue with the bank closed for winter and remaining assets of notes and furniture to be liquidated.
Erie county Waterford Township authorities authorize alteration of the Waterford crossing on the Renovo division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A new siding will be added over township road 459 south of Waterford station to improve freight handling in northwestern Pennsylvania. Additional siding facilities have been built along the Renovo division to accommodate ore train shipments and expanding freight traffic.
Construction starts on a 725000 federal public housing project beside Camp Shenango to house 180 families and 160 dormitory residents. The plan includes 30 temporary buildings, 24 prefab units, four dormitories, a community house, and a commercial house. Project by Helvat Construction, designed by Gannett Eastman Freming Burke, Sharon prefabs built in Sharon. Completion planned for December 7.
Federal and state agencies cite delayed planting and poor weather as the main cause of reduced crops. Peaches yield about 36,000 bushels, corn output around 667,000 bushels, and potatoes near 92,000 bushels, with overall production lower than last year.
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