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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1942
Page
4
Classified note lists advertising representative addresses in Chicago Detroit Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Mentions The Associated Press exclusive news dispatches and post office mailing details for Corry Pennsylvania. Includes pricing by mail five dollars per year and three cents per copy with carrier options and restricted territory rates.
The Stars and Stripes, a prize winning wartime paper edited by notable editors, is to have a successor titled Yank. It will be edited by a former service newspaper editor and serve as an entertainment news organ for soldiers, supplementing the existing 250 camp publications. God-speed, Yank, until victory.
The piece likens India's choice to the Bhagavad Gita, where the Hindu leader Arjuna weighs peace versus war under Krishna's counsel. It recalls duty over fear, with Asia poised as nations debate whether Hindus and diverse Indian communities will mobilize to confront invading Japan, questioning future resolve.
Fragmentary dispatch describes Paris facing famine amid wartime strain. Petain may accept Laval in his cabinet to pressure Hitler, while Laval and Darla are depicted as key power brokers. The piece notes threats to French rioters and the potential harvest-driven concessions amid German influence.
A reader-posed quiz asks seven questions from a classified page: questions cover Australia states, US conscription, Army slang, Henry Ford engines, Azores country, pork and mutton origins, railroad load measurement, Abraham Lincoln nickname, Nellie Custis relation to Washington, and Ophelia’s play.
The article notes half a million patients entered U S hospitals in 1941 at a rate of one every 2.7 seconds, with an average stay of 12 days. It cites 6 358 registered hospitals with 66 154 bassinets and 95 136 more beds since 1920. In 1941, 104 940 infants were born in hospitals. half of patients were surgical cases, and hospital efficiency and readiness for emergencies are highlighted.
Factographs note diverse coffee plant species worldwide. Nass grouper color changes observed. U S Ash and Wildlife Service states golden eagles live 18 to 20 years rather than 100. Noratal pears form inside oysters without human aid, forming nacre layers. Cultured pearls arise from a bead with mother of pearl coating. Plated silver or gold mimics solid metals.
A retrospective note questions a quoted adage about types of men. It argues the phrase should read several kinds of men rather than various kinds. The brief commentary highlights language precision and historic usage.
A wide World feature analyzes the Middle East as a historic bridge between continents, detailing ancient empires and modern turmoil. It notes Turkey's strategic fault lines, shifting alliances, and Kemal Ataturk's modernization, with diplomacy and arms shaping the region amid Axis and Allied pressures.
Reported split within Allied circles over French defense posture in northern France and Vichy leadership. Estimates place Nast forces around 20 divisions, with some officials doubting troop quality and questioning German strategic emphasis on coastal and interior defense.
The piece sketches a world of shifting control from Britain to new powers in the Holy Land and Trans-Jordan, with Bedouins guiding Allied forces through Saudi deserts under Glubb. It notes upheaval from Bulgaria to Libya and Persia toward India as the region braces for continued battles and a fragile status quo.
Ridgway, April 18 Norman L. DeVallance, 48, of North Broad street, Ridgway, was killed instantly at nine o'clock Tuesday night when crushed between two Erie Railroad cars during switching at the Brockway Glass plant in Crenshaw. He was dragged briefly after stepping between cars to adjust a coupling. Dep Coroner Howard Johnson investigates.
War Production Board orders halt a 26 mile highway link between Ridgway and St Marys. Preliminary pole removal had begun and full construction was to start soon, announced by Thomas C. Prame, highways chief engineer of Harrisburg.
Jamestown boards forecast a tentative 1942-48 school tax rate of 14.50 per thousand, up 1 82 from 1941-43, with total expenditures of 1 954 423, an increase of 250 479 over last year. Receipts are projected at 565 978, down 48 566, and the net levy is set at 37 018, reflecting budget changes.
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