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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
4
Editorial notes the term Meditalk coined by humorist Corey Ford in the Saturday Post. It mocks the New Breed the professional hypochondriac who expands a simple greeting into clinical detail. A partial glossary defines ine and Medifad as examples of medical chatter.
The Wall Street Journal notes a Valley Stream Long Island school that gives third graders 20 supermarket trading stamps per A. The piece warns such incentives could shift focus from learning to collecting stamps, potentially shaping attitudes toward cash and promotions as students grow older.
A Georgetown Ky neighbor recalls a boy explaining forgiveness as the odor flowers breathe when they are trampled upon. The remark showcases a child’s thoughtful metaphor from local discourse.
Secretary of the Navy Knox said Japan's loss of ships cargo vessels and troop transports is nearing desperation risking Pacific island bases. Mrs Helen Langeler learns her husband First Lieutenant Albert Langeler is held prisoner by Japan in the Philippines captured at Corregidor. Measles cases rise to near 100 with nine new infections. Civil defense reports blackout enforcement snags due to light reflections from stoves. Dick Morton and George Bogert tied for first in Red Cross head pin bowling. Dot Morton wins the women's title.
Hudson speedster owned by Norman Scholton of Columbus, now in Philadelphia for school, was stolen Saturday morning in Philadelphia. Police recovered the car slightly damaged with the battery run down. Corry Brick and Tile Co. earns Roosevelt School face brick contract in Erie and receives a Veterans of Foreign Wars post charter, to be known as Post 264.
George Sokolsky reviews The Mikado by the D O Y L Y Carte Company, praising its satire and wit as a refined Victorian tradition. He contrasts era humor with modern audiences and lauds performances by Thomas Round and John Reed, noting the production's adherence to classic style and its enduring charm.
The clipping lists Cory Eve Journal personnel and the publisher George R Sample with staff roles. It also cites Advertising representatives in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia and notes Associated Press exclusive use of local news. It includes mailing rates and display ad deadlines.
Reporter Jim Bishop discusses writers and drinking with colleagues at Toots Shor's. He notes Nobel laureate William Faulkner and others drank, and argues ego, tension, and deadlines shape writing. He compares editors to Caesars and describes the daily trial of reporters.
The piece reflects on the toll of local political pressures on reporters. It recalls names like Tom Cassidy Jack Miley John McNulty Red Dolan and others who shaped the craft. It considers ascetic and periodic drinkers and the mixed impact of alcohol on creativity and personal life.
Dolan, New York reporter, sat up all night to reach dawn coast guard run and boarded the De France. He interviewed a movie mogul on board and earned a writing offer from Joseph P. Kennedy. The piece notes drinking helped older reporters but contrasts with younger habits. Look in the Classifieds.
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