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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
4
More than 2000 eyes are lost annually to industrial accidents in the United States. Eye injuries cost about 60 thousand dollars per year per employer and employee. Goggles are the key protection and safety education reduces incidents, with large firms investing in programs and reporting significant savings.
Lincolno Borglum, now 28, continues work on Mount Rushmore begun by his father Gutzon Borglum. He plans to finish hair on the presidents Jefferson Roosevelt Lincoln and complete a 800-foot stil tway and records to honor the four faces. Congress may provide funds to finish the memorial as envisioned.
In Corry Memorial Day plans the Veterans' Council seeks to revitalize the observance beyond routine ceremonies. They urge a mammoth parade with school participation and local groups, aiming to stir public interest and honor the war dead while fostering patriotic spirit amid world events. Also included is a critical note on Memorial Day commercialism and a call to uphold its true purpose.
A heavy fire at the People's Hardware store in Fredonia Howe began near the rear just before 9 p.m. causing about 10 000 dollars in stock and building damage with insurance. Propr proprietors Anthony and Samuel Castilone reported 8 000 dollars worth of spring stock lost. Building damage estimated at 3 000 dollars. Firefighters contained the blaze before midnight after flames had gained headway.
A quiz page asks readers to identify the city archeologists deem the oldest continuously inhabited. It also lists trivia questions about Gettysburg, uprisings, and translations.
A retrospective note recalls events from twenty years prior including commentary on Hitler and Hungary amid Nazi pressures. The fragment mentions European tensions and the broader geopolitical maneuvering affecting Yugoslavia and Slav peoples. The passage also contains editorial remarks about language usage and a playful aside predicting wartime toy creations.
A reader recounts a rough trip near Charles Dibble's home where groceries spilled from a car. An oncoming vehicle caused a scare when an elderly lady injured herself, teeth lost, and drivers argued about road conditions and safety. The letter urges road repairs and safer travel.
Funeral services for Herbert E Smith will be held Friday at 2 PM from the late home at Mason Place Langaster NY. The former Laitensburg resident died Tuesday at Buffalo General Hospital. Survived by a wife and several brothers and sisters from towns including Tunnelville Cary Lancaster and Richwood with listed relatives.
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