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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1941
Page
4
Older household guidance urges caution in basement stairs and wiring during spring cleaning. It warns painted stairs, cluttered rails, and damp conditions as fire and fall risks, advising white paint on bottom step and safeguarding electric equipment to prevent accidents.
An old newspaper notice outlines subscription prices and advertising terms. It lists a yearly rate of five dollars by mail in advance and mentions a restricted territory. The page also notes that advertising rates are available on request.
Lane, Fe April 4 A six year old boy Thomas Jeffords died two hours after being severely burned in a yard fire caused by a bonfire in back of his home. His mother Mrs Jeffords, burning papers in the yard, left to fetch water and the boy disappeared. He died at Kale Sizamil hospital two hours after admission. Survived by parents two brothers Richard and James and sister Alice.
A confrontation emerged on April 4 between Erie City and Erie County as the county proposed tax compromises for three parcels once owned by Stephen A. Callagher. Gallagher lost the parcels at tax sales and sought redemption, prompting city objections to the county backed plan.
A property owner offered to redeem tax claims totaling 10844. He proposed full payment of 1 44 4 9 to clear a tax lien and penalty on 715 Bastiat Street, plus 63.08 to settle 98 on 2010 West 21st Street. The county pursues a policy of allowing former owners a chance to redeem and may reconvene settlements in court.
The article discusses Plarence Sireli’s proposal for a federal union of democracies, noting 60 Gigstilzation chapters in the U.S. and 250 in Britain. It envisions a world federation after victory, balancing national identity with a law-based global order while contending with predatory nations. It also covers anti-occupation pranks in Belgium and wartime morale notes, including a suggested Alaska coast highway plan and Harvard’s John D. Black remarks on farmers’ outlook.
Berlin dispatch profiles Field Marshal General Wilhelm List as supreme commander of German forces in Bulgaria and Roumania. The piece details his career from World War I to World War II and notes his cautious, calculating leadership, famed for extracting maximum effort with minimal losses. It covers his birthplace, education, early military service, and rise through the ranks, plus anecdotes from campaigns.
Twenty years past a special window display on War Pictures drew attention at Barrow hardware store. A small fire from a lighted cigar destroyed drapes in Lie Living more. News also notes Mr and Mrs Bit Bar tow at Daytona Beach improving in health. Workers and local figures listed with varied activities and an average weather note on snow to rain conversion.
A reader is asked to answer seven questions from a Daily Dozen page. Topics include temperate zone seasons, last year's best picture, Calvin Coolidge’s successor, missing New England state, how a generator works, exclamations for guiding animals, and the Duchess of Windsor’s maiden name.
The entry notes Isaac Babbitt, a Massachusetts inventor, as the discoverer of Babbitt metal, patented in 1899. It mentions Nell Gwyn, Charles I’s mistress, living from 1650 to 1687 with stage debut in 1665 and retirement in 1682. It also references neckties once called cravats being widespread in Europe during the French Revolution.
In Heendsborg Pennsylvania a witness at the Reyloo mine inquest testified gas was detected in the mine hours before the March 13 explosion that killed four men. Cutter Charles Kellman described testing by placing his hand near a mine opening and saying he sensed gas. He also said Albert Benko, a boss, ordered workers to erect temporary brattices to clear the air in the room.
Gerardus Metcator, a Flemish mathematician and geographer, helped establish modern map making and chart systems. His work influenced geographic and cartographic methods used today.
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