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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
4
The article notes DDT's dangers yet calls it a blessing for controlling diseases, urging proper use per directions. It critiques PACs for weak primary results, arguing most opponents are Republicans or Southern Democrats, with influence strongest in Northern urban districts and the issue likely not appearing until November.
Jamestown reports 81 year old Samuel Rashbrook used a .22 rifle to shoot himself in Fulton Street shortly after visiting his estranged wife. Coroner Samuel Bowers said the death was accidental per official certification. Police said Rashbrook went to his wife's home on Tuesday evening, spoke briefly, then shot himself. his body found in the bedroom near the doorway to the bath.
A century and a half ago Elias Howe of Massachusetts secured the first practical sewing machine patent after years of trial and failure. From early attempts by Saint Thimon-Wier and Hunt to Howe's breakthrough in 1846, the device evolved through lawsuits and rival improvements, eventually shaping a global garment industry and modern high speed sewing.
Aug 8 Arthur Stoynoff a 1 year old man pleaded innocent when arraigned before Alderman KiMscewski on five additional charges in the Mike Bubus Millie Thomas murder case. He was bound over to Belcomiiy court in September. The five charges add to another similar charge for which he pled not guilty earlier. The case ties Stoynoff to thefts involving Mike and Mille as the Ho Sol Constellerian Company staff returned to work after a month long strike.
Funeral services are planned Friday morning for Katherine T. Burke a pioneer woman attorney in McKean County who died Tuesday morning at her brother Martin J Burke's home with whom she had been living. Burke was the first woman admitted to practice in McKean County her death leaves Ellenbetty O Mara as the only other woman attorney in Bradford.
The CIO PAC tested its power in three of five congressional primaries, aiding or opposing candidates. Missouri backed the president against Rep. Slaughter, while Virginia’s Byrd won easily and Smith highlighted PAC purge claims. PAC’s overall primary record showed several defeats and notable successes across states including California Ohio Georgia Tennessee and Indiana.
The reader seeks answers to seven qaia style questions on a classified page. Topics include stock market terms, a WWII division nickname, the port near Viniivostate, a Yugoslav ambassador, a misprinted check phrase, a British prince and coat style, mill counts, mountain ranges, Kaiser wartime work, and total veteran population estimates.
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