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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1943
Page
3
The readable portions reference police orders, costs, and an ambassador, with garbled names and actions. The fragmentary OCR suggests a Sunday arrest and related charges, plus mentions of payments and arrangements, but details are too muddled for a clear report.
The readable text is too corrupted to identify a coherent event, person, or organization. No clear names, places, or dates are extractable. Summary cannot be constructed from the fragment.
In a tense projection the article notes Mussolini’s feeble grip and Italy’s crippling poverty. It suggests revival is possible due to enduring Italian resilience, while warning indecision could invite Allied pressure. It envisions a democratic form of government as ideal yet doubts Italian readiness.
A magazine editorial warns that inflation threatens all, citing past Europe where bread prices soared and many suffered. It urges plain people to curb buying beyond essentials and to resist demanding higher prices to ease pressure on the market.
The piece praises the strong friendship between Premier Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It argues their mutual understanding and compatible temperaments help them work as effective wartime partners, likening their alliance to Damon and Pythias in trust and cohesion despite potential disagreements.
Items from the 1923 prom journal note Board of Education terms expiring and candidates scarce. Poultry thefts near Columbus continue with about thirty chickens stolen from a local farm. Edward Berry sustains bruises when struck by a Ford driver. car owner identity unknown. L J Kelly announces run for county commissioner. Frank C Howard petitions circulated. Harry Dale of Canton to perform feats tonight at Washington and Center. Red Cross chapter accepts Cecelia Sullivan’s resignation as community nurse. Cleveland News reports node’s victory over the Red Sox with former Corry boy Robert Knode playing.
Parasitology examines organisms living on or in another. parasites gain advantage without compensation. Physicians study reactions to parasites preying on humans. Historical notes trace parasitic worms in man to 1600 B C and mention the Israelites. Parasites abound, especially in the tropics, linked to filth, poor hygiene, and crowded slums.
A playful quiz invites readers to turn to Page Six for correct answers. It asks about pawn shop ball displays, encyclicals, China’s resistance, Arthur Hays Sulzberger’s newspaper, farm labor from the Bahamas, a Sith Air Force commander, a British postwar social security plan economist, and authorship questions on Through the Dark Continent and Bizet’s nationality.
John A. McLaughlin, 55, of JuboIs, after roaming the continent for 25 years, returned to his old home and was killed in the Pennsylvania freight yards. His body was found wedged between shifting cars at daylight. The crew alerted authorities and police identified him from a photograph in his pocket. Relatives living nearby confirmed the ID.
Technical Sergeant Richard Vanderneck of Kane R D 1 receives the air medal from Major General Clayton Bissell in India. He served as aerial engineer and top turret gunner on a Flying Fortress over Burma, India, China, and the Mediterranean. He later earned the oak leaf cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross from General H. H. Arnold before returning to the United States on June 27 and resuming duties at the replacement center in Salt Lake City.
Retired Erie police officer and former Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police president August-vowson Hagerty died of a heart attack after 9 p.m. Saturday at the Willows picnic grounds. He slumped at the wheel while with his wife and was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Hagerty had abdominal surgery two years ago and had been in hospital for observation recently. He was brother to city treasurer Bran cis Hagerty and son of the late Detective Sergt. John Hagerty. He had just joined the National Brie Corp plant as head of the police department at defense industry three weeks earlier.
Kenneth H. Snyder, 10 son of Mr and Mrs K H Snyder of Rocky Grove, and four natives of Ol City, died in a B M 4 Liberator crash about 30 miles from Davis Monthan Field Tucson Ariz Friday night. Snyder was assistant aerial engineer on the plane. The body will be brought to Franklin for funeral and interment at a time to be announced. Eight other crew members also lost their lives.
Harrisburg August 2 The State Liquor Control Board announced a new rationing plan governing wholesale liquor sales to hotels taprooms and clubs. About 20 000 licenses will receive 60 percent of base period purchases for June July and August 1842 after a 40 percent reserve for state stores. Card rationing may be used retail purchases but no decision yet. Chairman Frederick T Gelder called the system a fair share development of months improving enforcement against illicit retail sale. Customers are restricted to one bottle at a time and violations will be pursued.
John E. Hessel coxswain in the United States Naval Reserve of Jamestown received a letter of commendation from Admiral R. E. Ingersoll, praising his performance as coxswain of a landing boat during the Morocco assault from November 8 1942 to November 1 1942. He landed under heavy surf and hostile fire, guided troops and equipment ashore, earning admiration for seamanship and judgment.
Seaman Franklin plans an honor roll with over 1000 city and vicinity young men and women in service. Proposals call for immediate erection on the island in the Twelfth street parkway. Designed by Samuel D. Brady the display will use five to seven panels each holding 440 names.
An old advert promotes San-Cura Soap and Antiseptic Ointment to relieve foot pain and itching. It claims washing with soap followed by ointment eases aches and irritations, promising improved mood and dancing joy the next day. Prices listed 25c soap, 35c and 6c for ointment. At all druggists.
Kane Aug 2 oil industry sources indicate producers and contractors across the nation will receive 25 to 85 cents more per barrel within ten days or two weeks. Some committees sought a dollar per barrel, but no firm announcement yet. The increase aims to spur production amid rising labor costs and business risks, while federal agencies have urged more oil.
Yet another rise in expected oil drilling funds noted in Bradford area. The proposal, tied to economic controls, follows earlier recommendations by Administrator Ickes and aligns with wartime price administration aims.
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