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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
4
The passage asserts Shakespeare knew medicines and medical practices of his era. It cites infusions oils pills plasters potions poultices salves mandragora and psychotherapeutic use music as a sleep aid. It mentions his remarks on syphilis tuberculosis and malaria with a Henry IV reference on resuscitation urging care.
Twenty years ago a bold group of chicken thieves faced an unexpected end when dynamite from Albert More’s cutting farm coop repelled the raid. Hastings Jones, longtime city recreation director, has accepted a post in Middleboro, raising salary. David W. Gates died at 80 while visiting Union township. A committee led by D Warren DeRosay and others will choose a new recreation director to replace Hastings H. Jones. Hemstreet notified re teacher assignments for 1924 25. health department vacancy remains. A mysterious fire gutted the rear of a wooden store on North Center street on Sunday, triggering a general alarm as flames threatened adjacent structures.
Erie health officials publish seven rules to curb infantile paralysis. They urge avoiding contaminated water, overexertion, and mucous membrane injury. treat minor illnesses with suspicion. maintain sanitation and fly control. limit close contact and wash hands. and avoid self medicating with unproven drugs.
In Chauteugan County three new poliomyelitis cases are adults, with two women aged 35 and 27 in Hanover and Silver Creek and a 33-year-old man from Westfield. Health officers note adult polio is uncommon, underscoring unusual spread in the northern part of the county.
The article notes the United States naming six full generals including Stilwell Eisenhower Marshall MacArthur Clark and Craig in Burma. It discusses the shift to match Allied leaders, compares to World War I figures and notes potential future promotions such as Major General Patch. It also mentions General Jonathan Wainwright as a respected figure awaiting a possible top promotion.
The county totals four new cases with a 21 year old man reported in Jamestown. Westfield and Silver Creek reported cases to state disaster health officer Dr. Walter C Levy. Earlier two cases were reported at Hanover among summer residents at Hanford Bay. Since August 1st the county has 26 cases in the sudden outbreak. Cape Verde islands are described as ten islands and five islets.
State Republican Chairman Harvey Taylor appoints William Livenwood as secretary of Internal Affairs and chairs the Republican Bureau for the poll in Pennsylvania. Hemp production from Manila hemp depends on imports from the Philippines before the war. Central American countries are expected to have 6,000 to 7,000 tons available next year.
A wartime era survey shows July absence rates in 84,000 Midwest armament workers at 5.378 percent, down from 6.075 percent a year earlier, suggesting workers stay at their posts as the end of the war nears. The piece also notes dogged persistence in effort across battles and daily life. A second item critiques the OPA price controls, recounting Congress scrapping the highest price line order after prolonged litigation and enforcement, while suits against low-cost merchants continued and clothing disappeared from shelves.
A rotted utility pole fell near the Wolf's Head Refining Company's storage tanks in Lakewood around noon yesterday, striking Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power Company's 4600 volt lines. High tension lines narrowly missed the gasoline storage tanks. The Lakewood fire department was dispatched as a precaution.
A reader challenge asks seven trivia items from a classified page, including titles of naval figures, authorship of a recent book, true false queries on currency and Bretton Woods, separation waters, and animal nicknames. The passage hints at a power fault event with damaged transformers and arcing, noting the power company response and limited scope of damage.
Jamestown and nearby communities seek a one million dollar state postwar grant to build a technical college on Chautauqua Lake. Frederick E. Bigelow leads a civic group pushing the project, coordinating with educators and the Board of Regents to educate returning veterans under the GI bill.
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