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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1943
Page
4
Classified notice listing advertising rates and publishing details for the Corry Pennsylvania newspaper. Includes mailing terms and pricing for subscriptions, local and AP credits, and office references for advertising.
A man hijacked five tons of coffee from a freight truck during a rationing era. He failed to profit as black markets faded and police pursued him. The public shifts away from illicit trade as morality tightens and hope turns to legitimate work.
The Normandie once queen of the French passenger fleet has been raised from a 79 degree angle to 45 degrees as pumps drain mud from her hold. Engineers expect a slow return to vertical, hoping for restoration and renewed usefulness for the long-time liner admired as a lady.
General Douglas MacArthur says recent Pacific successes are decisive but not final. He urges more troops ships and guns to finish the campaign, noting brutal fighting and harsh climate. He predicts Asia could be cleaned up as swiftly as Europe if forces are doubled soon.
Fragmented text cites a medical society and methodical diet related treatment. It discusses diet regulation and drugs, referencing earlier experiments and misguided therapeutic claims. Details are unclear but suggest historical debates on medicine and patient mind influence.
H E Manley announced the Corry school board has reserved options on land parcels near the Hawk building with a deal closing after abstracts and title proofs. G H Barlow sold two business blocks at Main and Center to Arthur Colegrove after weeks of negotiations. Clifford Davis and Miss Margaret Kepler wed at First B Church in Cleveland and travel to Long Beach California.
Food analyses by Hamet hospital laboratory, the state laboratory in Philadelphia, and the federal lab in Washington found staphylococcus aureus in corned mutton linked to the Erie Works General Electric outbreak affecting about 300 employees. Teams suspect no sabotage as cause.
Chimea Aug 19-8 G L F committee men named at Clymer for three years at annual Grange League Federation Exchange meeting in the high school. They succeed James Brown of Corry and William Gabriel of Clymer whose terms expired. Discussion centered on 1944 farm production and shortages of feed gasoline bedding steel roofing. Osbeck district manager urged War Bond purchases as a safe store of value for future farm machinery purchases.
A reader asks seven questions from a classified page: mayor of New York, a masculine nickname and lifting device, egg boiling at altitude, Victor Hugo author of Les Misérables, the Battle of Long Island outcome, number of constellations in the zodiac, Lewis Carroll pen name, leading role in Portu gal, origin of paper, and Ernest H. Cherrington’s prohibition affiliation.
The young African American muralist and Julius Rosenwald Fund fellow, Charles W White, was awarded a 1943 4 cent renewal of the Rosenwald grant and will devote next year to painting a series of oils on the Negro's role in World War I.
Jamestown August 13 Mayor Samuel A Stroth opened the biennial city election campaign with a formal announcement that he would seek reelection on a platform of absolute independence in the office he has occupied for two years His bid was the first to be thrown into the mayoral ring He promised that his Progressive party would issue a complete platform shortly He emphasized that no public servant who submits to the dictates of any special group or to any individual can adhere to Abraham Lincoln s principle that our government is a government by the people and for the people
An old ad touts Antiseptic San-Cora Ointment and San-Cora Soap for hemorrhoids and skin irritations. It claims soothing, satin smooth relief and recommends washing first with the soap for comfort. Additional products like Bian-Curs Soup and Ssh-Cura are noted for minor sores and burns.
Gloucester columnist Roger Babson shares the story of Carl Crittenden who left clerking for a shoe store to run a tiny combined grocery and lunch room business. He bought the property, worked with his wife and family, and after fourteen years built a stable livelihood with after hours sales and curios on display drawing many visitors.
The piece argues for home based small businesses over chains, noting that merchants who live above their shops can weather labor limits and wage pressures, while chains face overhead and debt. It praises family labor, warns chains may dominate as vacancies rise, and links small enterprise to democratic survival.
A 16 year old North East boy suffering from infantile paralysis was admitted to Likeview hospital and placed in an iron lung. He cannot breathe without the device though doctors call his case unusual with no danger to others. He was moved after city hospitals reached capacity and had been working as a surveyor nearby.
In Youngsville on Main Street West of the bridge the Richie diner suffered heavy interior damage after a fire was reported at 2 55 A M by workers returning from Corry. Firefighters from Youngsville battled the blaze with four water streams, and the cause is believed to be defective wiring. The restaurant was closed at 2 A M.
Rumors say Sir Archibald Wavell becomes viceroy removing him from active command. Auchinleck to command in the field with no successor named, while Lt. General Stilwell is seen as American counterpart. Burma invasion expected this fall after the monsoon. task is clearing terrain and reopening the Burma Road to China. Equatorial Earth circumference noted at 24,902 miles.
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