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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1943
Page
3
Washington reports indicate plans for a separate U S Air Force are nearing realization though debates linger. Sources cite Army air forces already aligning with an independent blueprint while Pacific Navy opposition risks stalling reform.
Two major errors shaped coverage of fuel oil use and OPA allotments. Articles critique urging conversion to oil as sin for households and question square footage rules for coupons. Homeowners with burners faced mixed results, while administrative friction harmed cold season planning.
Local notes recall court politics and nearby towns with Judge Olloway’s nomination, Union events, and community figures like Jesse Boyle and Ruth Ellen Phinogogd. Naval WAVES training, charity program plans, and Labor Day committees surface amid dozens of regional names and places.
The war era drives unprecedented book demand as Willkie's One World and See Here Private Hargrove sell millions. Aircraft Spotters Handbook and Bibles sell briskly, while cheap reprints and expanded outlets push sales. Publishers chase volume amid rising consumer incomes and widespread reading.
The note instructs mailing Christmas presents to servicemen overseas between September 15 and October 16. It warns packages must fit size limits, avoid cakes or candy, and be packed compactly on ships. It prohibits machetes, urges simple tools like hunting knives only if in Pacific theater, and emphasizes careful handling by post offices.
Pleading gully to charges of breaking and entering a stolen auto, John Haywett and John Hoover face Crawford county court. The Erie Railroad begins remodeling its local passenger station with interior repainting, new heating, and exterior stucco. Elks from Covey Lodge plan to attend the state convention in Erie August 27th. A Jewett Six car delivers to John F. King in West Frederick Street. Shipping space rules aim to maximize value. many boys overseas still need food and munitions despite more space this year.
British Bomber Command reports for the war period show England receiving 15 900 tons of German bombs in July August and September while Britain’s raids on Germany delivered only 2 é tons. Earlier months April May June saw Britain drop 36 700 tons on Germany and German bombs totaling 700 tons on England. The figures exclude bombing of occupied areas and American air force activity, noting the overall balance remains skewed toward German airstrikes on England.
Taking medicine often involves more than swallowing A pill There are various ways of administering drugs By mouth is the oldest safest easiest and most economical Drugs given by mouth are usually absorbed in the intestines Sometimes it is not feasible to give drugs by mouth Drugs then are given by Injection inhalation or other ways Injection may be subcutaneous under the skin or Intramuscularly deep into muscle tissue Certain drugs are treated in the region of the Spital cores Gaseous and vaporous drugs are inhaled For him the patient who can take his dose by mouth For him it is only fine bone
The fragment asks a set of trivia questions covering names languages operas and history. It includes unclear items about Swedish forms, anvil chorus, Veblen, and literary terms, plus requests to correct a sentence and identify artist movements.
The article notes Frances being compelled to cover occupation costs for one year, a sum described as larger than Germany paid on postwar accounts over two decades after World War I. It mentions American tanks using gas at a rate tied to travel and a 1943 Railway Express Agency funding estimate of 4,758,000 tons. It also cites Noah Webster reportedly linking colds to cometary flight.
Rambling column recalls longtime residents and industry ties in Corry and nearby towns. Mentions C. F. Wabster’s age, RS Baldew Buhle’s national reconstruction ties, Leo P. Nichols as Corry hospital administrator, and Leo’s Maple Avenue project. Notes Reverend H. Ray Harris and Findley Lake conference loans, Rexall druggist Rexuhheir’s promotion, and Rexal store move to Waterford. Discusses Bear Creek sewer assessment, Frazier Hunt’s lecture series, and local price wars, with Marines recruit William Gayle and Mayor Hepler’s patrol-bogey plans. Mentions Percy Clark joining Red Cross and the Claudauqua Society poem adoption, plus sailor Paul Sherlock’s gift to a friend.
Aug 21 report from Jamertown suggests Carlson may be named to the Supreme Court by the Republican party. Gov Dewey and county officials debate options, with Ottaway’s replacement seen as key for the upcoming county committee meeting and local political maneuvering.
A garbled wartime notice describes Private Bontelets or similar name being interviewed for an overseas posting as an Army interpreter. The piece notes his recruitment after April, in Port Huster or Port Guster area, and mentions a forthcoming conversion from private to warrant officer pending selection.
Fredonia Aug 21 Air Cadet John H Thorn 18 Norton Place Fredonia was killed Thursday when a plane belonging to the Army Air Corps crashed during a routine flight from the training base at Lafayette Cadet Thorn is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Thorn His brother Henry is an air cadet at Nashville Tenn The father has long served as wire chief of the Dunkirk and Fredonia Telephone Company for about 25 years.
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