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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1943
Page
3
The article reflects on postwar reconstruction, noting widespread desire for peace and the challenges of rebuilding economies. It discusses how vast ruins everywhere could become opportunities for better homes, cities, and living standards through materials, capital, and organized effort, with science advancing restoration.
A wartime discussion cites William B. McDermott warning Americans against the belief that hunger drives wars or that peace comes from industrialized prosperity. He argues wars are led by ambitious powers seeking dominance, not hungry nations, and urges caution in judging foreign aims as conflicts unfold.
Henry Pord argues happiness and wealth arise from constructive work not hoarding money. Money is a by product of labor, a tool, and those who live for money neglect enjoyment. True well being comes from balanced work, effort, and mental steadiness, not possession or luxury.
A fragmentary report recalls a Chautauqua event at the Municipal Building with ward captains named and Emely presiding. Also noted are junior horseshoe champions, encampment returns from Mount Gretna, a car crash near Hare Creek injuring two youths, and the death of Charles Rickerson at Bradford.
The article recalls historic human curiosities and entertainers at royal courts and fairs. It notes Dwyaks and giants like John Jarvis and General Tom Thumb, alongside living skeletons and a dog faced boy. It frames physical oddities as explainable, reflecting 19th century fascination with freaks.
The text asks ten questions from a newspaper quiz page about history geography and science. It includes queries on Madd valorum nine dutch ancestry the International Date Line the Payne Bint misprint George VI Victoria lineage boiling point preservatives etc. The piece ends with a series of true false and factual prompts about ages bones and dog lifespans.
Coast Guard announces new rule allowing certain Erie power boat owners to draw gasoline from storage tanks for any lawful purpose. The order applies to those who had gasoline on hand in bow tanks before November 22 and limits use to the boat’s power needs.
Erie school district plans to assume supervision of the nursery at Franken Terrace from the Salvation Army. Supt Herman Grose filed for funds approved by the school board to operate through December with fees and local contributions covering most costs. The program will serve about 30 preschool children of working mothers. Grose will name personnel once official notification is received.
Erie reports a beer shortage with out of town brands scarce at bars and retailers. Local brewers and cafes struggle to obtain regular quotas as substitutes are used and certain Pittsburgh beers become unobtainable, forcing bartenders to adjust purchases and reduce spillage while prices and supply tighten.
Warren Aug. 4 Mrs A Hoover of Indiana Pa was elected vocal music teacher in Warren public schools to replace Carroll Fowler. She is a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College and has taught in Cresson and Otto Township High School at Duke Center. Mary A Megahan of Clarion was chosen for the commercial department vacancy created by Miss Koontz's resignation. A Pittsburgh graduate, she was recently employed in Clarion public schools and will be assigned to the junior high here.
Harrisburg Aug 4 More than 200 Pennsylvania convicts whose pleas were refused by the State Board of Pardons began a long delay today for 41 others to seek clemency. The board tightened rules on repeat applications delaying appeals for commutations and pardons as Governor Martin approved five pardons and 52 other commutations.
The fragment questions whether John L Sullivan fought through stomach ulcer pains and how illness might have affected his performance. It references extreme symptoms and conflicting reports while hinting at a past era’s medical concerns and public debate.
Harrisburg August 4 legislative leaders gathered to discuss a plan allowing one license plate per vehicle to save future license costs. The proposal, backed by Governor Mirkin, requires legislative approval under the 1943 powers act. Supporters cite potential savings of hundreds of thousands of tons of meth and improved wartime efficiency while warning of space limits for prisoners.
A short-wave broadcast from a U S Navy seaman held in a Tokyo prisoner of war camp was received by the War Department but not verified. Robert Leigh Williams, 24, of Berkeley California, pleaded for his family’s and friends’ well being and sent greetings to several relatives.
Williams from camp intercepts message from Robert Leigh Williams seaman first class of the United States Navy. He sends greetings to his family in New Mexico and California and expresses hope the war ends soon. He thanks the Imperial Japanese Army and others for the opportunity and signs off with blessings.
A vintage health ad urges washing cuts and applying San-Cura antiseptic ointment to prevent infection. It promotes San-Cura Soap and Ointment for healing sores, burns and skin irritations, with prices 6c and 60c at druggists.
A Buffalo OPA legal bulletin declares no petroleum products may be used in lake power boats. Only alcohol and charcoal burners are allowed, forcing owners to convert fuel systems. The ruling blasts earlier hopes by boaters that gasoline or naphtha could be exempt from the muff.
Ways and Means Committee pushed staff and Treasury to study new revenue sources during the war. Rep Reed urged exploration of a broad sales tax with no exemptions to cover colossal wartime expenditures, noting limited wartime options and the need for all forms of taxation.
Wilcox Grocery, branded as The One Stop Food Market, at 401 East Main Street, reports new hires in a brief local notice. The item notes a boxing event tied to the store with six boxers scheduled to participate.
Classified page shows strayed from home notices for Erie Se Selo rer ees ATEN and owner contact, plus autos for sale, help wanted, livestock and household items. Listings include Ford, Willys, Chevy cars, stoves, furniture, farming gear, and real estate notes with phone numbers and addresses in Corry and surrounding towns. Administrative notices for estates of Adams and McIntyre appear among auctions and sealed proposals.
Markets report from New York and Pittsburgh on August 4 shows mixed trading across eggs meats and produce. Note prices in New York for various eggs and hogs indicate shifting buyers and sellers, with several inches of fluctuation in prices for different weights and products. Pittsburgh dairy and fruit fronts report moderate demand with steady to slightly eased prices for apples potatoes and berries as the week progresses.
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