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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1941
Page
2
A 19-year-old Jamestown Business College student Miss Lela Basten reportedly fractured bones in her left foot yesterday afternoon when her foot became caught between the elevator shaft and its lining in the college building.
City and Vicinity items report varied local buys. Wilcox Grocery advertises tomatoes and broilers while wallpaper care products and dancing shows appear in weekly notices. Community notes include hospital visits, club meetings, and a man arrested for disorderly conduct after a moonlit ride.
Meteors appear more on certain nights as streams of meteors travel through space and intersect Earth. The seasonal display draws observers to skies as brighter meteor showers pass overhead, with heightened activity during peak dates.
A political clash over extending war service and selecting a compromise candidate unfolds on Page One. Opponents argue the national interest isn’t imperilled since the selective service act was passed, while supporters point to the large defense appropriations as evidence of ongoing peril. The debate cites President Roosevelt and wide party support for defense programs.
Associated Press reports Pennsylvania plans a twofold program to expand state parks and improve facilities. Secretary G Albert Stewart says 1900 acres will be added around at least 14 parks, including the Delaware Division canal and Rickett’s Glen. Expansion targets preserve forest land, prevent despoiling, and broaden nonlake recreational areas amid rising park use.
Aug 9 claim states the Mediterranean and the Middle East will receive large war material shipments for the next forward drive. The Royal Navy and the RAF coordinated the transfer, signaling intensified wartime logistics.
In Caldwell New Jersey production on a huge aircraft order froze as workers at the Curtiss-Wright propeller plant conducted mass picket lines. The stoppage centers on an £100 million defense project, reflecting growing labor tensions in wartime manufacturing.
Japanese air raids struck Chungking in two waves today, subjecting the Chinese capital to alarms for more than nine hours and a half from midnight to 2 30 pm. The assault began at 11 35 am and continued into the afternoon as raid waves battered the city.
A fragmented listing shows a dense NBC and CBS broadcast slate with programs across Sundays and Mondays. Items include Prosy and Inflation discussions, Diplomatic Offense, Japan The Setting Sun, American Forum of the Air, Wings Over Jordan, Truth of Consequences, This Is Friday, and The Gate of Learning, among others.
The United States pressed Germany for full information on Francis Vicovarl of New York City and Ned Laughinghouse of Wilson, North Carolina, two wounded Americans missing after the Egyptian steamer Zamzam was shelled. Diplomatic inquiries indicated both were seriously wounded and under hospital care, possibly at Tamests hospital, with no verified updates for months.
Debates over speed limits for trains within city limits. Chief Flanigan says enforcement may begin next week using two men with stopwatches to monitor trains near Center Street. Railroad retaliation and schedule disruptions loom as residents await the next chapter of the crossing episode. Monkeys Shed Nw ’ears Monkeys do not shed tears when they grieve. Some scientists say it is because they lack deep emotions.
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