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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1945
Page
4
A medical note discusses insomnia causes and remedies. It suggests sedatives in some cases, advises against excessive smoking and late meals, and recommends gentle routines like warm baths, caffeine-free drinks, and reading to promote sleep. It also warns that persistent sleeplessness in youth may signal mental health concerns.
Fire started by a blow torch at Wayne Fitzgerald’s Bremen home. Siding and attic caught, heavy smoke hampered crews as water flooded the blaze. Home recently bought by Pitagerald. new roof added shortly before. Estimated loss around $2000 from fire smoke and water damage.
Directors of Corry Hospital Association reported March activity including 184 patients treated and 1198 days of service. During the month there were 156 births and six deaths, with 25 major and 25 minor operations. Improvements included driveway work, an automatic laundry boiler feeder, two new infant cribs, and further decorating.
Allied forces entered Leipzig as 442,068 prisoners have been reported since the Rhine crossing. City streets and landmarks including the Napoleon statue and city hall were seized after heavy shelling and a lightning storm lit the battle. Germans crowded into cellars as refugees fled while American troops pressed from west, south, and east.
Last evening a campaign meeting at the Ritz Restaurant joined local industrial plant representatives with the Advisory Board to launch a drive for 6000 dollars to fund ongoing Salvation Army services for the coming year. Attendees from Aero Ajax Raymond McInnes Corry James town and Trill pledged active support as pledges and early gifts were reported, with a pre campaign update expected by Saturday.
Paul Ostrum son of Mr and Mrs Mavid Getrum arrived home last evening for a thirty day furlough after three years and three months with the Army Air Forces in the Pacific He served at Hickam Field Hawaii and other bases after leaving Corry as a civilian employee with the Army Air Forces He later served as a sergeant in a Hawaii based volunteer corps and was drafted into the Army Air Forces continuing service in the Pacific He returned to Corry by train on the west coast recently under civilian status with the Air Forces.
The piece surveys five postwar presidents who served long in Congress and their relations with party leaders. It notes Garfield and Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, and Harding, highlighting shifts between harmony and conflict with Congress and party bosses. It also covers Lincoln, Hayes, Johnson, McKinley, and Harrison, noting varied congressional roots and political dynamics.
Fragmentary note indicates unsettled conditions affecting harvest, mentioning scoot weather cadence and mine 2 choot harvests. Readable details are limited but suggest poor growing conditions and disrupted agricultural activity.
A reader's questions list ten trivia prompts touching government changes astronomy inventions postwar planning calendar history and philately including which White House secretary exits to private work in June the Milky Way term astronomical niche the Pullman name in invention US wartime lend-lease terms postwar planning statements true or false a date comparison puzzle about ancient calendars a Mather Goose rhyme timing the ten oclock scholar and the head of the General Accounting Office plus the president wife on stamps and a question about fandauele.
Harrisburg April 19 Admin says support exists for a bill to extend the Pennsylvania Turnpike across the western end of the state. A House highways committee draft favors postwar construction of a 150 mile segment from Irwin to Erie. Sponsor Homer Cook Erie and administration officials back the proposal. Governor Martin, during a Erie trip last year, voiced hope for the extension. Estimated Erie route cost ranges from 20 to 25 million dollars.
The glaze is brushed on freshly shaped rolls before baking. It combines an egg wash with two tablespoons of water or milk to create a shiny, even finish as the rolls go into the oven.
OPA estimates printing Book Five at about 1,500,000 with distribution costs near 1,000. The program moves to the new book for household convenience, even if some star stamps remain in Book Four.
A report notes the directors last night formally expressed appreciation for the vitally needed assistance provided by the Nurses' Aides and the Gray Ladies in the local institution, marking a positive boost to planned improvements.
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