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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1942
Page
2
Local residents contributed scraps to harvest a victory effort totaling 12 anti air craft cams. McKiernomiy of Dus yielded 120 tons to date. Tailored to measure sale at Pauls Men's Wear September 25 26. Methodist meeting Wednesday 7 30. Wesly Enot to daughter Mrs Nichols home for viewing and funeral at Fine Grove cemetery Wednesday evening.
City and vicinity items note a Presbyterian ladies social at the church parlors on Wednesday September 3. An all day event with megilly and conrlarice urged, plus a lecture on church cooperation anticipated.
An inquest found the Tucet death an unavoidable accident after a car left the highway and plunged into a ravine. Witnesses included John Tucet and Ralph Trippe with Deputy Coroners Frank St. George and Lawrence Davison, Assistant District Attorney John Galbo, and a jury of Willis Price, Charles Pain, Harry Spicer, Larry Dixon, Owen Fullom, and Williams Foster.
Four year old William Ittenbaugh of Cherryville Schuylkill County was found unharmed after nearly 20 hours missing in a rugged Blue Mountain area just over the Berks line. Jobin Horder of Friedensburg located him late yesterday and returned him to his parents.
Fire, believed to be set, consumed the Stranahag Tavern on the Chelton Brothers farm at Concord Corners around 10:30 Monday night. The vacant building, over a century old, stood as a Concord district landmark and former popular gathering spot in oil boom days.
West Spring Creek Grange holds a regular session September 24 after a Ladies Aid meeting September 23 at Mrs Merion’s church. Birthday observances for April to September are planned. Local residents from Erie and Oil City area are noted as visiting, hosting, or attending fairs and gatherings. The item lists multiple families and travelers including Belerschmitt, Ayers, Raupers, Myers, and Johnson, with social visits at Walnut Bend.
Mrs Eieeta A Davison a Filnsville resident died at her North First Street home Monday morning around 7 30 in ill health since a stroke two years ago She was born December 1857 in Crawford County and had lived in Titusville Corry and surrounding areas Survived by two sons and a daughter a daughter in Philadelphia a sister and six grandchildren Funeral services in her memory will be held Thursday afternoon.
Fast Branch resident Jule Horge Tamicke aged 10 died at home in East Branch Monday afternoon. Last of a family of ten, she is survived by two aunts, Mrs. John Skiff and Mrs. Gassie Smith of Trum's Corners. Prayer services at the home Thursday at 1:30 will precede funeral at East Branch church at 2. Reverend Willim Garnett will officiate. interment in Trimm's Cemetery. Body will be removed to the late home Wednesday evening for calling hours.
The Treasury report dated Washington September 22 lists receipts 248,932,774.67 and expenditures 178,147,595.84. Net balance stands at 1,168,354,517.65 with total debt 26,263,664,42. Decrease under previous year is 51,798,160.81.
City Council set a 6000 price on the West Washington street street department storage building once owned by elby and Mg ols Fudlusor. Ajax Tran Worts plans expansion and may purchase the unit to use for warehousing while the city may erect a storage building for street department equipment if Ajax buys the property. The deal hinges on Ajax’s bid of about 4500, with occupancy and winter storage factors noted.
Joe Amoroso of First Avenue was picked up on commitments and jailed in Erie County after a check payment for a previously imposed fine for failing to restrain a vicious dog bounced. The First Ward resident had been fined by Alderman George H. Gordon for the dog incident and later released after settling the fine and costs.
New York officials report Henry J. Kaiser plans to hire about 50,000 workers from New York Indiana Illinois and Texas for Portland Oregon shipyards. Initial onboarding targets 20,000 New York workmen with rail transport arranged at 75 dollars per person including meals. Kaiser recruiters say 1-A men are excluded and no poaching of other industries will occur.
Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt's personal representative to the Vatican, delivered the president's war and peace objectives to Pope Pius XI in Bern, with Reuters noting a further 30 minute audience later. The move signals ongoing U.S. efforts to engage Rome ahead of the Vatican’s stance on global conflict.
A 27 car derailment blocked the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad near Perrymall Maryland early today. A 38 car freight train derailed but no injuries were reported per a railroad spokesman.
A railroad wreck halted passenger and freight traffic with rerouting via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Wilmington Delaware and Baltimore Maryland. The cause of the wreck was not immediately determined and officials gave no reopening date.
An assorted, somewhat garbled public notice discusses national upheaval, economic savings, and the role of education. It references American readers, prices like 3.00 per year, and debates on history teaching requirements, urging focus on practical finances and civic duty amid war talk.
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