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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1943
Page
3
Fragmentary text describes a school setting with references to girls, a judge, jewelry, a hospital, and various names and items. The legible bits mention a music program, a stamp drive, a garden or herd, a chorus or band, and local figures like Grace and Parsons, suggesting a summary of school activities and community notices from a historical newspaper page.
A 1923 item recalls alumna and alumna event plans at Corry High School. Officers of the association outlined duties and upcoming activities including a concert at Rose Theater with Marie Sundehus a famed soprano. School children heard the Stars and Stripes Forever in a first music memory contest. Police hearings outlined a bootlegging case with one suspect released for lack of evidence and another kept for court.
Lt. Gentilman of 86 Park Avenue was wounded Thursday evening in the Pacific theater. He entered service in 1941, trained at Fort Benning and Cramp Wheeler, and received a second lieutenant commission in May 1944 before overseas deployment. His parents have received letters confirming the wound, described as not dangerous.
The fragment lists the Corry Evening Journal masthead with publisher Arthur Colgrave, managing editor W P Lombara, and advertising representatives. It notes Associated Press usage rights and postal registration, plus publication and subscription pricing details and distribution notes.
Local items cover military men and retirees, moves, weddings, and community updates. Entries name people such as Bend aK: News are Bend aK and Anthony Eden era figures, with references to Army officers, air corps, and hospital affairs, plus social notices of birthdays, relocations, and campus resumes in a bustling midcentury community.
Secretary Morgenthau outlines a plan to restore an international currency by using gold as a yardstick. A stabilization fund of five to six billion dollars will be created with contributions from the United States, Britain, and other nations. Most hard money remains in national vaults, guarded for defense, while the plan aims to reassure bankers, depositors, military leaders, and statesmen that sound money supports victory.
Veterans in Local 22 of the International Stereotypers Union have not gone on strike in 52 years, a record praised as a sign of loyalty and teamwork within newspaper mechanical departments. The note highlights reliability in the stereotype trade and its impact on overall newspaper production.
A brief historical note recalls Portugal as a small European state repeatedly invaded by Romans Goths Vandals and Saracens yet enduring. From 1640 to 1640 it supposedly lost independence to Spain but recovered, surviving Napoleonic turmoil and maintaining sovereignty. The piece hints captive nations may gain strength by reflecting on Portugal's resilience.
The article discusses gender-specific workplace issues, noting that women's height, strength, and endurance differ from men's. It argues for lower work benches, closer guards, and tailored safety measures to protect women workers while praising their valuable contributions.
The reader is asked to answer seven old ule questions covering astronomy pronunciation play authorship a UN member and three other topics. Topics include Milky Way nomenclature pronunciation of a name a factory job by a film actor a WAAC commander a mountain system and other general knowledge items.
Four youths ages 20 to 24 were badly injured when Wayne Porterfield 44 of Rocky Grove drove head on into an embankment at the Kennngdell and Bullion highways intersection. Porterfield is hospitalized with cuts and possible concussion alongside injured Franklin residents Robert Wingling 23 Lillian Austin 22 and Annabella Smith 20 all said to be unable to be questioned by state motor police.
William J. Bender, 62, of Hast Lake Road Cold Springs, died at WOA hospital after being struck by an automobile while crossing the Highway near his home. A Jamestown area resident for about 80 years, he ran a tour ist camp and restaurant in Cold Springs since 1997 and was a blacksmith for 40 years. The driver was Donald W. Marz of Sinclaireville, per police report.
Philadelphia April 19 The Automatic Voting Machine Corpo ration of Jamestown Ni paid vice president W H Simling 925000 in the 1943 ASCAD year. The report also listed emoluments to sales staff including McCormack 60085 Lounabury 23360 and ton ales agent 33646.
About 250 workers at Allegheny-Lyden Steam Corporation Dunkirk plant halted work Thursday as a longer 48 hour week was introduced. A spokesman for the ice mill department said they stopped predicting due to lack of authorization. Ray McLaughlin of the local United Railways workers union said the company had agreed to the longer week to end the unauthorized walkout.
The First Presbyterian Church of Kane announces Pastor Jom Navy Kane will report April 18 at the William and Mary Naval Training Station in Williamsburg, Virginia to serve as a chaplain on a U S Navy ship. Rev Sweet also to depart Kane by midnight April 25 for Easter services before joining the Navy in World War II.
In a Supreme Court negligence action brought by Socony Vacuum Oil against Pennsylvania Railroad, Walter Reed of Olean died after being struck by a southbound passenger train crossing Hshnigan Road in Olean on December 14, 1940. Andrew Wallon testified railroad cars were moved near the crossing early next morning, potentially obstructing the view of the approaching train.
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