Aug. 10, 1943
Juvenile crime outbreak in city
Scranton police dealt with an outbreak of crimes committed by children under age 12 over the previous few days.
Police reported that four youngsters were arrested for burglarizing the Tulsa Service Station on North Washington Avenue and Leo McHale’s Diner on Wyoming Avenue.
In another case, a 10-year-old who already was in trouble for stealing mail was picked up by police for stealing $47 from a home on Capouse Avenue. The boy told police he used some of the money to treat a few friends with a trip to the movies.
Also, police picked up a 12-year-old boy for stealing $25 and 10 cartons of cigarettes from a store on Lafayette Street.
Pvt. Gerard Burke of South Seventh Avenue returned home to visit family and friends after being struck by lightning July 12.
Burke said he was with a group of five soldiers inside a large tent when the lightning struck him and a fellow soldier. Burke suffered third-degree burns on his back and paralysis of his legs and right arm.
After several weeks in the hospital, he was granted leave to make the journey home.
He expected to return to A.P. Hill Military Reservation in Virginia, where he was stationed, after a few days at home.
State rushing road repairs for winter
With winter coming, the state Highway Department announced that crews would be working from dawn to dusk to resurface 312 miles of regional roads with oil and chips.
Bernard Harding, the department’s district engineer, said officials hoped to have the road work completed within 30 days.
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