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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
4
The notice lists advertising rates and mailing terms from Carry, Pennsylvania. It mentions exclusive AP dispatch credits and local news, with mail matter classifications, pricing, and subscription details including annual by mail and carrier rates.
A conservative editorial urges President Roosevelt to mobilize the defense program with top officials from War and Navy to expose Senator Byrd’s defense gaps. It accuses governance of mixed authority and calls for a single lead to enforce faster armament production amid a stressed civilian morale climate.
Central Press commentaries from Charles P Stewart note Germany’s likely fury and the mood in Berlin toward disarmament. The piece predicts Hitler and Mussolini resist terms, while Japan may resist or modestly adjust. Stalin appears popular in Washington and London as the Roosevelt Churchill framework is awaited.
A compact note notes common errors in using like wifi in second and third person as Sumere tense sin. It discusses a mother forbidding football play and the lessons on proper verb form and tense in everyday speech.
Twenty years ago this week reports from Findley Lake tell of a narrow escape by Harry Beattie and brothers William and Arthur Kimmey while fishing near the Rossbacher cottage. Gasoline dealers prepare to roll a county tax on each gallon starting September 1. G. A. Blocktor seized the former Sinde Van millinery building on West Main street to open a store and meat market soon. Miss Belle L Keim and Fred Vaughn wed in Greenville Pennsylvania, Vaughn connected with the Ford agency and Mrs Vaughn at Bracken Brothers offices. Florence Barry wins prize dance at the Thousand Island Hotel in Alexandria Bay, per United Press dispatch. Word reaches of Ty Crandall’s loss of wallet on Broad Way after a Chief who Vives Jivani Meved him. Miss Gertrude Burns heads to Pittsburgh and then Florida for the winter.
An unclear OCR fragment cites gasoline tanks, evaporation, a desert creature, and various misread numbers. It mentions Chicago population figures and a Clifford, but the text is garbled with nonsensical phrases and misordered terms, offering no coherent event or report.
A fragment summary lists quiz questions about literary figures, historical names, and a famed football coach. It references a character who says quick Watson, the seedies, a Crete native term, shirts of Hitler followers, a New England tape, the Ugly Duckling, a play with Lester, Notre Dame coach killed in a plane crash, and a lord baby carriage name. It also notes word tariff origins and Harriet Beecher Stowe and anti slavery activism.
The Medical Society of Pennsylvania urges immediate appendectomy for suspected appendicitis to prevent perforation and death, noting higher risk in the young and very old and common delays in seeking care. It also cites U.S. birthplace statistics and a claim about oil and gas pipelines length surrounding the earth.
Harrisburg reports indicate a 1941 Pennsylvania peach crop of about 2.34 million bushels, slightly below last year but well above the ten year average. High fruit quality and home canning boost demand while early peach states depart the market.
A short humorous piece recounts a talkative girl likened to Betty Low whose endless chatter baffled teachers. After various punishments fail, the principal notes on the report card that the daughter talks a great deal. The father receives a reply card repeating the gag with a red crayon boast about her mother.
Mel Holme of the Youngstown Browns lies in South Side hospital in fair condition after a line drive struck him in the head Wednesday night. Dr. W. W. Ryall, former city daily commissioner, issued details on the injury and ruled out further activity. The ball came from Erie Sailors pitcher Walter Dublel.
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