Rebuilding by Film and Cars in Wartime Report
Automotive News notes more cars and trucks in use in 1942 than the previous year, with many older vehicles still in service. It also discusses precision photography aiding postwar reconstruction, preserving architectural history like Rhelms Cathedral and Westminster Hall, and the hope that major churches and Coventry’s Gothic church may rebound after wartime damage.
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Automotive ‘News
Rhelms Cathedral
Lonfan
Westminster Hall
Warren Hastings
St. Paul's
Wren
Coventry
Italy
Europe
German U boat commander praises US anti-sub defense gains
A German submarine captain concedes the United States has developed effective anti-submarine techniques and defensive power. He notes US crews show fighting spirit, while urging further improvements. The acknowledgment comes as the Battle of the Atlantic continues to stress Allied logistics.
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Blimrs
United States
United Nations
Twenty Years Ago News Highlights From August 7 1922
Extracted from journal files dated August 7 1922 detailing drilling near A. L. Warron farm by local Corry businessmen, postal stamped paper agency activity, a Sunday disturbance on Hast Church Street with police intervention, gasoline price drop to 27 to 28 cents a gallon amid Senate inquiries, a double marriage involving local residents, a baseball injury to Frank DeLury, and birth announcements including a daughter to Mr and Mrs J O Mulderick.
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Corry
Evening Journal
Wess Nowth Street
Gerry
Colegrove Pitombird
Ational Advertising
Fred Kimball
Aes
44Th’ St. Nevae Square
Detroit
Post Ofice of
Corry Pa
Senate
Common Error on Conjunctions in Handwriting
A reader highlights a recurring error using the word as as a conjunction. The note argues the correct phrasing is to omit as and directly state the hand or finger impairment. The piece cites examples and urges careful punctuation and wording.
Self Preservation First in Ancient Religion
A fragmented note discusses protective methods in ancient religion, stressing placing oneself and household under divine protection as a primary aim. It notes that protection of the household and possessions was intertwined with the safeguarding reach of the gods.
Foreign-born population of Pennsylvania tops 973000
Harrisburg reports based on the 1940 census that 973,260 Pennsylvanians were born abroad, about 9 percent of the population. Italians lead with 197,281 natives abroad, while Poland, Russia and Austria follow, with Germans and Czechoslovakians also sizable. The state highlights its history as a melting pot and notes recent refugee-driven growth.
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Harrisburg
America
Pennsylvania
State Department of Commerce
Italy
Poland
Russia
Austria
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Pana
Netherlands
Uving i
New World
England
Northern Ireland
Ice
Norway
Denmark
Yugoslavia
Australia
China
Japan
Spain
Greece
Turkey
Rumania
Finland
Lithuania
France
Pennsylvanis
Amber drop water oldest liquid in the world found
A fragment describes a drop of water trapped in amber for millions of years, formed from rain seeping into prehistoric tree sap and fossilizing over time. The note conflates various historical curiosities and world facts in a single, eclectic snippet.
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Causillan National Railways
North America
Daily quiz from the classified page questions
A reader question set asks for answers to 10 trivia items from the classified page. Topics include a Crimean naval base, Afrika Korps commander, orbital science, Mrs Malaprop, military time signals, biblical Rachel, Siam, a single US president who never married, the federal agency linked to NW, and the common profession of baseball figures Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner.
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Hhese West
Crimean
Nasi Afrike Korps
Venus
Mars
Malaprop
Rachel
Siam
United States
Inilinis
Ty Cobb
Tess Speakes
Honus Wegner
Eddie Collis
Daily Dozen Posture and Corsetry Observations
The article discusses posture keeping the spine upright and the abdomen in a flat line, noting changes as the body ages and contrasting rigid steel corsets with modern girdles. It questions if a rubber shortage could limit girdle availability, stressing corsets affect women's health and morale, with a Jamestown note and a local PA man, Leonard John Carlberg, seeking Navy duty at 57 after a July visit.
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Jamestown
Leonard John Carlberg
R. 2
Sugar Grove
Navy
Carlberg
122 Jamestown Selectees Called for Induction Tests
Jamestown area three young men drafted by Boards 668 and 653 will report to Army Induction Center this month for medical examinations to determine fitness for service. Board 652 plans two to depart August 1 and 18. boards have not yet announced quotas for September or future months. Those leaving will return home for farewell celebrations unless they opt to go directly to the reception center.
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Jamestown
Nose
Tax sale halted by owners paying levies
Howie trip cup, you county treasurer's sale of properties for delinquent taxes was adjourned until Monday, August 17. As bidding began, owners appeared and halted the sale demanding opportunities to pay back taxes. Checks were available but payments were sparse, prompting the delay by County Treasurer Robert Huling.
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Howie
Robert
Huling
Ross campaign in Erie county names leaders
August 7 Audicor General Weile Rose announced the appointments of Joseph G. Wagner and Ethel Davis as chairman and party chairwoman of his campaign in Erie County. They will head Ross campaign for governor in the state election in November.
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Ross
County
Brie
Audicor
Weile Rose
Joseph G. Wagner
Ethel Davis
Glory
Erie County
Governnor
Wattsburg Postmaster Examination Notice in Union City
August 7 application forms for civil service examinations for the Wattsburg postmastership are available. Applicants may file at Wattsville post office and must submit by Monday August 17. Hotehicks, assistant postmaster here, will conduct the examination.
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Wattsburg
Union City
Wattyburz
Wattsvilte Postoffine
Osrilican
Hotehicks
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