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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1943
Page
4
The Agriculture Department reports early indicators that this year’s food production may surpass last year’s record by about 4 percent. War needs and foreign demand reduce domestic supply, but officials say higher consumer access is possible through reallocating crops and continuing farm support, with careful consumption encouraged.
Article stresses prompt adequate and prolonged artificial respiration. It warns that failures in any of these steps endanger victims and urges quick aid, proper technique, and continued effort until trained help arrives. It notes improper practices and the importance of body positioning and clearing the airway.
A dated wartime sentiment emphasizes belief in victory despite confusing reports on duration. It asserts the war will end slowly with home front effort. references to 1949 and conquering Japan follow Germany’s fall, noting public resolve amid worn government messaging and ongoing sacrifices.
Book reviews discuss The Journal of Philip Vickers Fithian reissued after almost 50 years, edited by Hunter Dickinson Farish with strong introduction notes. The piece surveys Fithian’s Virginia tutor years, contrasting New Jersey origins with Carter Hall life, and highlights the book’s literary stand, along with other World War II and Revolutionary era titles reviewed by the same column.
Twenty years ago Two Fourth Ward brothers are confined by police amid charges of malicious obstruction of a neighbor's property indecent exposure assault resisting an officer to be heard at the September term of court. Chief Dinkle and Officer Spencer arrested them as Nina Sitter of Main Street was struck by Charles Mulligan’s auto near her home.
The reader is asked seven jula style questions across science history and language. Topics include animal groups, Hirohito, Monrovia capital, grammar correction, Miles Standish advocacy, sports field terminology, and chemical processes plus a final political query about France and the Declaration of Independence location and the meaning of pro tem.
Mora reviews two war memoirs and a pilot’s rescue saga. Torpedo 8s recounts a Navy squadron’s revenge at Midway and Solomon Islands battles. The Fight For New Guinea follows MacArthur’s New Guinea campaign with bold planning and improvisation. One of Our Pilots Is Safe tells of a flyer’s crash and hospital ordeals during World War II.
War pundits from AF Wreathes to AP feature writers debate how the conflict might end fastest. Perspectives range from bold cross channel invasions to unifying air power and shutting down home fronts, with emphasis on strategic breakthroughs and allied coordination to force an early surrender.
From Medical Battery of Pennsylvania, guidance warns against poking ears with objects as children often push items deeper. Insects entering the ear canal can be soothed with chloroform drops, then removed gently. Warns against forceful methods that frighten or injure.
Five week old Thomas Holliday, son of Trent Holliday, died after being smothered by a pillow in his Girard home on Hast Math and Penn streets. His mother found him unresponsive shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Firemen revived him briefly but he was pronounced dead. Authorities report the father is stationed in Australia with the Pennsylvania Electric Co. and has not seen the child.
Jamestown city court Thursday morning suspended sentences for twenty one alleged violators from Last Week's blackout. Judge Allen E. Bargar presided after a lecture, with names omitted. Violations cited include burning altar lights at St John's Roman Catholic Church on Newton Avenue and issues at Rogers and Fletcher schools, with church representative Rev Willan Rutharland and school official Edward Price present.
A man serving life for the murder of his wife in Erie was denied parole. Burton Daub, district attorney, reported to Joseph Nissley in Harrisburg that Sampieri has served 11 years at Western Penitentiary. Sampieri denied being the killer when he appeared before the parole board. Area residents named include Steve Menovsky, a morals offense convict, and William F. Hammond, a burglary convict.
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