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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1942
Page
6
The city reports measles and mumps cases with quarantines for children and adults at several addresses. The City Council plans to conclude its Tax Revision and Appeal hearing tonight at the Municipal Building, allowing property owners another chance to file complaints.
Edwin Gravink returns to Camp Mead after extended visit withTus parents in Kingsville Ohio. Thanksgiving gatherings include the Legters Dunnewold Mathews Beck erink families and others from Fren en Creek and Mayville. Community members attend Cooperative Extension events and county supervisor meetings while residents report travel, hunting, and family dinners across nearby towns.
Indians melt out the fat from young oil birds of northern South America and Trinidad for use as butter.
Sparta Grange conducted its annual election of officers during a Saturday gathering featuring a bountiful noon dinner. Readings highlight initiations from Bloomfield Grange and the election of master Clarence Smith and other posts, plus Junior Grange officers and community notices including charity boxes for service members and local visits.
Warren reports state stores are running short of cheaper whiskey grades for the holiday season as shelves show repeated empties. Demand is rising with hunting season. offices plan to enforce the six cent ceiling on liquor prices set last March, while pennies become sought after in saloons.
The Journal notes no sales yet under the rationing plan as A coupon holders face a two week limit of Unice gallons. With heavy supply disruptions, sales likely stay light into the week. Buyers pressed into service containers from kegs to jugs, while authorities warn against heavy gasoline storage due to fire hazards and federal restrictions.
A booklet presenting doctors opinions on epilepsy will be sent free to any reader who writes to the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York. The notice invites inquiry and promises insights from famed specialists.
Wilma Lettrich, 86, of Tarentum, received a life term from Judge H. Robert Mays for suffocating her nine day old nephew, the infant son of her unwed sister Anna, and burning the body in a furnace at the Woman's Industrial Home in Muncy. She sobbed quietly as the sentence was read.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower personally decorates Lieut. General Mark W. Clark with the Distinguished Service Medal praising leadership, judgment, and soldierly qualities shown during the hazardous secret mission to Africa before the Allied invasion. Also notes a home improvement tip about a sink water splasher with a wall-mounted windshield.
New York reports mixed color grades for fancies to extras with varied weights in poultry and refrigerators, plus brown and white items with standard and fancy categories. Pittsburgh lists produce demand slowing with apples and potatoes moving, while Buffalo notes hogs, cows, lambs, and calves trading with gains and steady equivalents. New York stock market wrap mentions war and peace era jitters, uneven bids, and price quotations for major industrials and retailers across several sectors.
Thousands of the nation’s valuable shade trees suffer from improper nourishment. Proper feeding is vital for tree health, similar to crop fertilization. Indicators include loose growth, smaller foliage, and dead leaves, while some clinics report black currant syrup for vitamin C advantages in children.
The column notes a veteran figure connected to Detroit sports through 1937 and beyond. Details recount career milestones with mentions of Oscar and Del Baker, Ware, and ongoing ties to West Major circles. The piece reflects on long service, fan interest, and ongoing local sports coverage.
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