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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1942
Page
4
The piece surveys Elmer Davis and Davis's War Status report criticizing civilian sacrifice and production. It discusses government info control, public optimism versus grim news, and the Ford peace expedition era as a cautionary backdrop. It questions civilian burden and wartime reporting ethics amid ongoing conflict.
Twenty years ago this date, authorities met to discuss building a local sewage disposal plant with early efforts already drafted. An escaped Polk Institution inmate was being held pending transfer, after causing police to search for his sister. A separate incident described a stabbing with a wounded victim in hospital, and local clubs held an outing to Orchard Beach. The community debated baseball future with the Independents versus the Pittsburgh Colored Stars, while city officials praised Corry Country Club’s nine hole layout and noted a press message from General Auchinleck drew attention to campaigning correspondence.
War front reports warn of a grim near future with rationing, production shifts, and civilian hardship. Britain and the United States push toward a tighter war economy as Gandhi's stance and Russian attitudes influence global risk. Local note: Anthony Tellese, 22, of Erie, held for hearing on involuntary manslaughter after a fatal auto accident that killed two companions.
A fragmentary line reflects a discussion about debt and the ethics of war, noting a father’s caution on borrowing only if repayment is certain. The text suggests resistance to waging war solely on financial principles.
Officials report anticipated changes in district grade openings and start dates due to transportation problems and teacher shortages from military drafts. Superintendent Dry Fre jaas notes drop in upper grades amid housing and family factors, while rural districts may push back to September.
Mazatlan Mexico 11 Attu report on defense cites General Lazaro Cardenas in charge of West coast protection He vows army ready to repel any Japanese attack and notes new roads and railroads to aid transport Cardenas famed as capable administrator who supports US cooperation for defense Biography outlines his rise from youth to presidency and wartime roles including ties to Calles and early oil positions
A discussion on wartime work hours shows averages around 42.6 hours weekly in U.S. manufacturing, far below prewar levels of 52.9 in July 1914. The piece notes unions largely stay at work, while debates on required output persist. Canadian perspective mentions mobilization, farm labor strain, and a broader imperial stance as Britain and Canada prepare for extended war.
A reader quiz from a classified section asks ten questions on wartime aviation groups Africa capitals named for presidents and other general knowledge. Topics include military affiliates, geography, language, biology, astronomy, and literature with true false items and country policies.
Corry Evening Journal reader Corry Panna offers observations from a three week stay in Atlanta. He notes gasoline and rubber shortages and government conservation urging citizens to limit travel to 40 miles per hour. He comments on many cars speeding on Main Street and near Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, questioning why enforcement isn’t stricter to reduce speeding.
The Prometrial Society of Pennsylvania warns that one in twenty babies is born premature, weighing under five pounds and arriving before full term. The article calls for incubators in every hospital, specialized nurse training, obstetric staff, and improved prenatal care to lower premature births.
The text explains that unfamiliar sounds led to the term bar baros and the derivation of Ditisarous. It notes the largest circus has a modern hospital car with up-to-date equipment, a medical bed, orderly staff, and a nurse in constant attendance traveling with the train.
A dated note signed by Major Gladys Harmon urges safety for pedestrians in Corry. The writer hopes for governmental cooperation to ensure a safer walkway and expresses goodwill for Corry’s improvement.
The Caucasus holds vast mineral wealth and grain, vital for war production. It touches Turkey, Iran, and northern Russia with hopes of oil, steel inputs, and food supplies. The isthmus between the Black and Caspian Seas spans 197,180 square miles, a land of patches of peoples under a mountainous profile, with caspian and Trans caucasus regions featuring complex distributions of resources and power.
A fragmentary report mentions jade with rich emerald color labeled imperial jade and describes associated fashion and height details. It references Sergeant A N Hurdle of the Army Air Forces technical training station at Chinmadd station Chirnule Jold, Minnots, with an unclear flight count of eighteen and four officers.
Fragmentary passage mentions western mines near high mountain lakes and marine flocks, plus a subtropical Georgia region beside the Black Segass. Notes a steel industry present before the war, with partial references to Bangse and a 0.5 value.
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