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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1942
Page
6
Police seek two teens in a stolen 1938 Dodge, while two drivers report a minor collision on West Pleasant. Mergers in the electric firms shift to stock exchange terms. Missing youths from Warren and Celoron prompt inquiries, and local education officials plan Edinboro extension classes for Corry area teachers.
A daylight burglary wave hits Fal coner and Jamestown offices and is blamed on professionals from outside. Loot includes gold cash stamps and miscellaneous items. Dr Arthur Lindblom's 2 West Third street office was first hit with entry by door lock tampering.
Twenty jurors serving in defense plants were excused on Monday after pleading war duties require their presence elsewhere. Judge Emer L. Ryans reviewed the excuses and refused to excuse several jurors upon finding their work not in war industries.
Miss Margaret Barbara Martin 26, daughter of Cleveland natives formerly of Franklin, has been accepted by the WAVES and assigned to officers training school at Smith College. She will depart for school around October 1 after early training in Franklin. A Baldwin Wallace graduate with a master’s from Western Reserve, she has worked for the Cleveland Welfare Aid for Dependent Children.
Corry area readies for the 28th annual Community Fair and Ox Roast, opening Thursday September 17 with a parade on Mechanic Street and a noon ox roast on Saturday. D. Kinney and P. J. Dooher Haye bought 600 pounds of meat for roasting, while local bands, Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Many Trails Riding Club plan performances and exhibitions. The event includes booster badge prizes, exhibits in the new gym, and a large turnout from Consol dated school with over 300 students enrolled across grades and high school. Community groups, Elks, Auxiliary, and local churches prepare activities, with final preparations and attendance urged.
Warren county reports Merrill Gates Jr seaman second class son of Merrill Gates Sr of Russell former Warren residents. Navy notification confirms he is missing in action following duty in the present conflict. Gates enlisted December 11, after Pearl Harbor attacks. last family letter dated July 22 says he was well. No details can be released due to wartime regulations.
Louis Cyril Hohman, a retired janitor living at 716 East 1th Street in Erie, ended his life with a bullet wound to the temple early Sunday. Found by family at 9 p.m., he had reportedly been dead since morning. Authorities cited long mental strain as the probable cause.
The body of Russell Kolodick 38 a former Toca railroad employee who died Sunday at Port Brags NC from injuries from an accident there will arrive here Tuesday Private Kolodick was inducted into the army on August 28 after a physical exam in Altoona He left here last Wednesday with 98 other selectees from Area No 2 of Jefferson County for New Cumberland Pa No details of the accident were received by relatives.
Congressman Lew Rodgers declared Monday that Congress is ready to act on a wage and price stabilization bill to curb rising living costs. He urged prompt passage to avoid President Roosevelt’s threatened executive action and to uphold Congress’s constitutional powers.
Fragmented wartime notes describe Axis forces allegedly shifting operations near Tobruk and Tobruk harbor. The report suggests possible captures and misfortune for Allied units, with limited official confirmation and ongoing war-time censorship impacting details.
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