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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1942
Page
6
A mixed Erie region bulletin reports a missing Titusville man Harold Norman Smith, local youths involved in a street clash, several drunkenness arrests, and military calls from Corry and Warren. It also notes the Civil Air Patrol fundraiser, county hospital payments, Virginia peach crop estimates, and Republican women planning a governor race event with multiple attendees.
In Buffalo a Baptist minister Rev Mark S Russell unexpectedly reunites with his half brother William Clyde Russell after tracing family history through cemetery records and old trunk notes. The men, born to different mothers and long separated by emigration and divorce, meet at the Hille Wesleyan Methodist parsonage in Billsott, near Grant Park. William worked in a New York hat company, and the pair connected after a New York man sought William.
Senate Democratic Leader Barkley called for immediate action on anti inflation legislation to meet President Roosevelt's October 1 deadline. He argued the deadline exists to curb price rises and inflation, despite House delays over how to set farm labor costs and parity prices.
New York dispatch reports the German radio claimed a Japanese submarine crew recently visited Bordeaux and was on the French Atlantic coast. The broadcast featured Axis fanfare with naval anthems and English songs performed aboard the submarine.
A garbled note attempts to compare human population figures with rat populations, citing absurdly inflated or mistyped numbers and phrases about proposals and pals. The text is incoherent and contains many errors.
Wartime promotion explains 155 mm and 105 mm howitzers as key weapons. It notes a 155 mm shell weight, range around 12 000 yards, and unit cost near 20 000 dollars. Encourages readers to invest in War Bonds to support the army and purchase these guns.
Sparta students organized and executed a scrap drive on Thursday September 24 collecting about 7300 pounds more than three and a half tons of scrap iron and metal. The event supported local wartime recycling efforts and involved numerous Sparta residents and students from the Sparta schools.
Five defendants pleaded guilty to the Mann white slave act in a federal court. Judge TL P. Sphounmakey ordered two years in federal prison for the two main offenders, while three others received two years probation after one year and one day in prison. Agents cited transportation of a named victim between Erie and Ashtabula for immoral purposes.
Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Stewart and Miss Doris Newbold of Cherry Tree were Sunday visitors to Mr and Mrs Donald Newbold. Donald Newbold was injured by a falling tree while employed by the Marmam Limber Company. He sustained head injuries and a shoulder injury but is recovering slowly.
A pasted, garbled classified page offers cars, furniture, and services for sale and hire. Items include a 1941 DeLuxe Word DeLuxe coupe, a Chevrolet coupe with 10,000 miles, household goods, and baby carriages, with partial contact details and box numbers. job notices ask for a dress shop alteration, a part time housekeeper, and a bookkeeper, plus farm for sale and farm equipment.
Judge Kent yesterday afternoon sentenced 13 defendants from Meadville. Alfred Ross of Meadville pleaded guilty to larceny of an automobile and was sentenced to prison and costs. Sam Coleb, linked to the court's indictments, was noted in the session.
Two Cheektowaga residents were hospitalized after a two car crash on Route 20 early Sunday. Charles Gwinn and his wife, 87, of Findlay Drive, were confined to Brooks Memorial Hospital with injuries. The other driver, Mal Shalley, 70 Blokest Ave, Buffalo, escaped injury. Firefighters planned X rays to assess damage and determine injury extent.
Pittsburgh market notes slow demand for produce with apples and bananas listed by variety and price ranges. Buffalo and New York markets show hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep with varying prices. New York market reports limited bullish activity and sparse offerings. scattered stock listings include several major names and commodities. text also mentions a Bay City ship, 1850s steel helmet relevance.
Disjointed OCR fragment references several sports elements and names without coherent facts. The garbled lines mention teams, players, and possible broadcasts, but no clear event, score, date, or location emerges to form a factual summary.
In a misty recap from last week, star Wa Pre-Flig and the Min team rally as coach George Ille reshapes the lineup. A test for a key forward and the Beaver squad’s late-season schedule unfolds with cautious optimism and defensive focus.
Fragmentary OCR text references a possible incident involving a king, a fire, and a person named Ray. It mentions towns Warren and Greenville, a judge or official rendering a ruling, and activities at a location called Mad Tides. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
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