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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1942

Page

4

Newspaper Boilerplate Copyright and mailing details

The passage states that the Associated Press content is excluded from republication, credits and local English material, and that the paper is entered at the Gary Post Office as second class mail matter. It lists mailing rates: $5.00 yearly, $3.00 yearly by mail in advance in restricted territory, and carrier prices of three cents per copy or fifteen cents per week, with advertising rates available on request.

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The Battle of the Solomon Islands and War Readiness

A wartime column notes the Solomon Islands campaign signaling a shift from defense to offense by Allied forces, with potential strategic impact and heightened Japanese resistance. It also surveys civilian life changes, border travel, and the broader war effort, including optimism and impatience for a decisive big push.

Special Diabetic Tags for Air Raid Emergencies

In air raids diabetics should wear Special Diabetic tags to assure rapid recognition by physicians and hospital staff. Delays in targeted treatment can be fatal if a diabetic is unconscious or in shock among injured patients. Apply through your physician or local medical society for the tag.

Stile Medical Society

Daily Quiz prompt questions from old classified page

A reader prompts a seven of ten multiple choice style quiz items from a classified page. Questions cover a recently deceased South American president, Roosevelt era anti status policy, Soviet city renamings, Panama Canal geography, sailing term meanings, minor offenses, Mississippi River source, Baptist baptism method, last Dutch Hudson governor, and the capital Helsingfors now Helsinki. The text shows OCR errors and garbled spellings.

Roosevelt U.S Congress Waleh City Soviet Union Mgs St. Fetersiure Petrograd Ocestt Gasters Paviama Canal Cape Dake Mississippi River Yorke Everardus Bogwrduy Peter Stuyvesant William’ of Nassau Helsing

Lonely Port of Mazatlan In Mexico of Strategic Importance

Mazatlan port, on the Pacific coast between San Diego and Panama, is described as strategically vital in the narrator’s view. The piece details its harbor, defenses, and inland connections, noting Japanese influence and the port’s proximity to major routes toward California. It discusses geography, desert terrain, and limited transport options, while highlighting the wartime relevance of the area.

Sam Jackson Mazatlan Mexico San Diego Panama Fot. V. Tokys Tokyo Maine Vedllers Lazaro Cardenss Nea Sinaloa Sonora Tor- Yeon Gulf of California Gulf Colorado River Imperial Valley LaBombe Mexicali

Brian Donlevy’s Hollywood rise from stage to screen

Hollywood veteran Brian Donlevy, born in Treland and raised at Sheboygan Falls, built a film career with Western heavies and roles in Union Pacific and Wake Island. His face and style defined era fashion choices, from black garb to a small deringer, helping him stand out in Barbary Coast and other early 20th century pictures. He moved from Broadway beginnings to 20th Century Fox B pictures before climbing to bigger roles.

Robbin Coonsollywood Brian Donlevy Stovky Husky Brian Tag New York Hollywood Donlevy Harold ‘Lloyd Boughit Ghays Ce O'Connell Jay Giga- ST Ac He_kot Brian Barker Hawks 20Th Century-Fox Jesse James Union Pacific Beau Gaste McGinty Wake Island Treland Sheboygan Falls Wisi Anna- Boris Naval Academy Broadway J.C. Levendecker Hendyman Sapta Claus Srive T Cleo Patra

Pennsylvania Farm Column Reports Weather Hits and Yields

Wet weather aids Brown crops yet hampers harvest across Pennsylvania as the Federal State Crop Reporting Service notes. Corn looks promising except in the southeast where Japanese beetles attack. Wheat, oats, and potatoes show damage from rains and blight. Old wheat stocks reach 340,000 bushels in storage. potato output may approach 30.54 million bushels if blight is not severe. Acreage planted remains at 168,000 for potatoes with yield near 130 bushels per acre, while U.S. potato output rises about three percent to 268.829 million bushels. Pennsylvania sweet corn acreage for canneries hits a record 15,400 acres, up 15 percent. John H. Light notes quality-grade contracting and pesticide spray guidance. Orchard sprays to protect apples must be thorough and timely to avoid overripe fruit. Hog production grows but falls 2,000 sows short of 1939 levels. rye stocks total 135,000 bushels.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania Federal Agriculture Department United States John H. Light N. Y Clayton J. Irwin Wide World Wester New York Ming Sta Douglas Leigh Broadway Fimeelt Treasury Department Bond Vale Pearl Harbor Leigh Midtown Manhattan Anniston Ala Empire State Building National Bank

Sign King of Broadway Faces Dimout in War

Nineteen thirties era profile of Douglas Leigh known as the Sign King of Broadway. The article notes his shift from flamboyant neon displays to Treasury Department sponsored designs amid wartime dimout rules. It covers his background in Anniston Alabama, rise to a multimillion-dollar sign business, and his philosophy of taking risks with bold advertising ideas.

Distinguished Service Cross recipient Caplin Villamor’s WWII study note

FACTOGRAP notes that Caplin Jesus Villamor, a sliping pilot awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for Bataan exploits, studied at USAAF Technical Training Command. The text references Chanpto and Lawry fields during 1987 and 1938, and mentions steel copper wire and brass used to craft parts for training aircraft and weapons. It notes Florida’s mockingbird as a state bird and references annual bushel averages.

Caplin Jesus Villamor Bataan U.S. Army Air Forces Technical ‘Training Command S. Chanpto Lawry Fields Are

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