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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1944
Page
6
The Corry newspaper notes advertising rate details and postal terms, cites AP news use rights, and discusses geography myths. It ponders Everest heights, a possible taller Chinese peak, and Antarctic limits, then critiques the Quiz Kid trend and learner memory vs. understanding.
The piece notes Wisconsin primaries shook the Republican field, helping Theodore Roosevelt over Taft and prompting Willkie’s exit. It cites large sums linked to Chicago mayoral candidate Big Bill Thompson and a cache of money found in safe deposits, hinting at hidden funds in the political scene.
The Hotel Company directors begin preliminaries for a new Corry hotel contract. Bids will open Tuesday for sale of the Babbitt property on the hotel site. LeRoy G. Ruggles rents the Jackson garage on Spring street and plans a Tuesday opening with three mechanics. Also noted are Musi Week entertainment plans and local sport updates including a boxing result and baseball chatter.
Washington notes a Stop-Willkie movement reshaping the Republican race after Wisconsin’s primary defeat of Willkie. Dewey’s Nomination status looks weak while Willkie’s influence persists. party factions debate shifts toward a Slon-Dewey approach amid isolationist concerns and past remarks.
A quirky quiz asks seven questions about geography weight units air pressure pearls tax deadlines and history. It requests checking a classified page for answers.
Science introduces instruments like the bronchoscope laryngoscope esophagoscope and gastroscope to inspect internal body parts. The bronchoscope saves infants by clearing airways and doctors can view the stomach and esophagus to detect issues. These tools reveal color configuration and conditions inside the body aiding diagnosis.
Rev H Ray Harris led funeral rites for Mrs Emma K Thomas in the Cory Church of United Brethren in Christ. Services were at Bracken-Keating Chapel with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery. Out of town attendees included Carlyle Thomas and families, Dan and Arthur Chicago, J C Bunée, Mrs Toren Thomas, and Mrs Sadie Thomas.
Vice Admiral P J Horne told the House appropriations subcommittee that Germany would likely remain active and not be knocked out this year. He indicated the European war may not end in 1944 while testifying on the Navy's next fiscal year budget.
Hearings in Washington reveal it costs 31500 and 18 months of training to produce one Navy aviator. Lieutenant Lawrence explains emphasis on austerity as the flood of river reports and rain forecasts push concerns of rising waters. Admiral King hints at a study of a single national defense department, signaling possible postwar reorganizations.
Pvt. Roy Albert Johnson of Titusville route 1 Gilgow Ridge was killed in action in Italy on March 2 while serving in the infantry. A War Department telegram received yesterday says he had been in service just under one month and overseas about three months, possibly at the Anzio beachhead below Rome.
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