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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1943
Page
6
A mixed Erie newspaper item reports a burglarized tool shed at Phoenix Bridge Company with rope and gasoline stolen. It notes public calls for police vigilance, war casualty lists, fuel stock figures, fruit peddling licensing issues, and a letter from a Bellefonte veteran referencing a Spanish American War camp memory.
A head on collision between two Nickel Plate freights near Brocton New York at 3 am injured brake man P L Peffer of Conneaut with severe leg wounds. Damage exceeds 50000 dollars as three locomotives and debris disrupted the line for nine hours with trains rerouted via New York Central.
Jamestown officials say repairs are rushed after a Saturday fire at Hotel Jamestown, the city’s largest hostelry. Damage is unofficially estimated at 30000 dollars, with the kitchen and cocktail lounge most affected. Several hundred people were evacuated from upper floors due to dense smoke. The blaze started from grease on a hot kitchen range and spread via a ventilator shaft to the roof. Manager Merton Johnson indicated food and beverage rooms could reopen soon. Chief Rudolph H Swanson led the investigation.
The Civil Service Commission announces exams for The Examiner at $2600, Rationing Representative Unilesse at $8200, and Switchboard Operator at $1440 a year. Dept. Office of Price Administration, O. A. Johnson secretary. Duty at Erie District HQ serving Clarion Erie Crawford Forest Mercer Venango Warren counties. Standard work week 20 hours with 8 hours overtime. overtime increases annual compensation to about 21 percent of basic salary beyond $2900.
County commissioner Helen M Schiurai said a plan will be recommended to the Erie County board to build a modern detention home. The panel’s post war report urged a new institution to house juvenile delinquents and provide local jobs for returning servicemen.
The page lists nine quiz answers with mis-spellings and garbled words, naming individuals like Hiskens Lime, Admits William J. Standley, Greenland, and items such as Texas and West. the fragmentary text reflects a transcription error on an editorial page.
Sparta Tabernacle hosts services in a new church building with a pending October 1 opening. Rev. W W Conley urges a Thursday night prayer gathering as a key event ahead of the full dedication.
A fragmented OCR ad touts Thompson's Borsoma Tablets claiming relief for headaches dizziness and body aches. The illegible copy mentions comfort and a “Golden tape” product but few clear details or proper naming remain.
Henry M Rosa 61 of 850 East 24th Street died at St. Vincent's hospital at 3 20 a m Monday after admission about an hour earlier Born in Woodstock N J he had been a railway mail service postal clerk for 42 years and lived in Erie since 1919 He was a member of the Elks survived by wife Ethel May daughter Mildred son Harold one grandson Richard Ross brother Claire Dunhagin in California Funeral services will be held from Wood and Firman funeral parlors Wednesday at 2 p m Rev Wayne McCuskey officiating Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery Corry Pa Rosa was a former well known resident of Corry and served on the local division P and E of the PB R RB as a railway mail clerk for many years Travel notes indicate about 1 750 000 troops a month travel on American trains in official troop movements
Joseph O Wage, Erie chair, appeals to Democratic voters to write in candidates for county offices. Listed are Anni Hayes for treasurer, Dan Henley for coroner, Leon Dryfons for deeds, Henry Meyer for prothonotary, Melvin Jones for clerk of courts, May Rossiter for register of wills, and Charles Mertens for district attorney. Wagner letters support write ins due to vacancies and war mobilization.
Lt Col John G Baxter of Phoenixville a Warren native and son of Mrs H G Baxter 28 Franklin Street is highlighted in Belman Morin dispatches from Belman Morin. He trained in Philadelphia and his wife Doris Cook of Warren has returned home after summering with her parents at 420 Water Street. Baxter is listed as chief on medicine aiding evacuation efforts with medical teams involved in Italy.
The Commerce Department reports 1940 to 1949 saw 11 180 abandoned farms in New York and New Jersey, with Pennsylvania leading other states. Causes include eminent domain, nonagricultural uses, labor shortages, and operator deaths. Jefferson and Clearfield counties show large counts.
Girls pursuing nursing gain wartime aid under the Bolton Act creating the Cadet Nurse Corps. Training spans 24 or 30 months with stipends from 15 dollars monthly, rising to at least 20 as a senior cadet. Eligible are those entering since December 1940, with postwar service required. Details available from the National Nursing Council for War Service, 1790 Broadway, New York.
Sept 14 Brie opens with three guilty pleas while two men face robbery trial. Peter J. Branski of 126 East 4th Street is accused of stealing $60 from a downtown store. Dominick Santo Pietro of 915 East 29th Street admitted liquor possession and received deferred terms. Harry Kristiansen of 2120 Gladstone Court pled guilty to a morals offense with a deferred sentence.
Advice for coal buyers outlines how to order anthracite from dealers. It covers statements of annual consumption from 1942 to 1949, arranging orders, and preferring regular dealers to ensure timely supply. It instructs on reporting existing orders and moving suppliers, plus dealer delivery priorities tied to yearly requirements.
The fragment hints at a political update involving Franklin D Roosevelt and draft policy with congressional perspectives. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text, but the item appears to reference ongoing discussions or actions surrounding military conscription and legislative reactions.
fragments describe high level war planning and political figures across a tense preface to a major conflict. references to generals Maj. Gen. chive servi and Lt. Ge deputy chile fan and President BW are unclear but indicate wartime drafts and congressional actions.
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