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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1945
Page
3
Heavy fog disrupts early travel as the region reports weather shifts and a string of local notices. The article lists unemployment bill votes, war worker returns, a fall equinox event, zoning permits, wartime tool transfers, and community notices from Brie and nearby towns.
Reginald K. Wheeler, 27, son of Major William Reginald Wheeler, died after leaping from the Yale Club roof in New York City. He had suffered a nervous breakdown at Yale University and reportedly planned to join the forces. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Tidlante cemetery. Wheeler had been visiting family in West Hickory prior to the death.
John Stanley Borten of Rochester, aged 65, was found insane after weeks of psychiatric examination at Buffalo State Hospital. District Attorney Leo J. Hagerty said he would seek a court commitment to Maheswan State Hospital as doctors diagnosed dementia praecox, paranoid type.
Two vessels reached a radio weather outpost on Greenland’s East Coast rescuing 11 soldiers after a January snowslide. The group, led by Col. Eugene J. Rive, endured a year in harsh winter, with supplies buried and two diesel gens damaged. Radio crew repaired one generator to maintain limited contact. Corporal Marvin G. Long of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, among those rescued.
Philadelphia police investigate the deaths of two young children, Andrew Allen aged four and Carol Ann aged one, found unconscious by a neighbor and rushed to Roxborough Memorial Hospital where both were pronounced dead. The mother Dorothy, reportedly age 28, was also involved in the incident.
Harrisburg reports that Pennsylvania’s northern border extends into the middle of Lake Erie, with historical deeds and acts of Congress confirming the boundary and prolonging the western line into the lake. References to the 1781 grant, 1789 deeds, and a June 8 1887 act support the inland boundary projection along the lake.
William S. Eaton of 10 East Washington Street Corry Pa promoted from private to technician sergeant by his commanding officer in the Spearhead Division. He joined the Rhine Front in March and fought in the Rhineland and Central Europe offensives after serving as assistant editor for the 22nd Armored Regiment news weekly. Eaton, a former Aero Supply employee, is married to Jean M. Eaton and they have two sons, David and William.
Police report no violence marks or gas odor at the residence where a child was placed in an oxygen tent. The seriousness of the situation prompted authorities to investigate the scene for possible medical or environmental causes.
Erie group missing near Union City after a reported night incident. Police search notes indicate two men and a woman linked to a family dispute vanished in a garage area. authorities suspect a possible abduction and are investigating nearby dwellings and witnesses for leads.
Account of the 1824 election where John Quincy Adams becomes president after the House decides the outcome, Henry Clay among candidates and supporters shifting paths as Adams secures the victory. The narrative notes electoral votes were low for Adams among four, with Clay’s rivals failing and Adams taking office.
The report recounts General MacArthur ordering the arrest of a Japanese army chief amid battlefield updates. It notes American casualties near Tukva and ongoing Allied efforts in the Pacific theater, including naval blockades and survivor repatriation talks.
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