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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
4
A medical bulletin explains chilblain as a winter frost bite related swelling. It details causes such as cold exposure, poor circulation, anemia, and tight shoes, with initial symptoms of extreme cold, numbness, tingling and burning, and urges prompt care.
Jamestown reports prospects that Governor Dewey will delay appointing a successor to Judge Lee L. Ottaway as county judge and surrogate beyond December 31. With the vacancy not until December 9, Palme of Dunkirk will preside for terms if delayed. Four Jamestown lawyers remain in contention: Bodine, Carlson, Bargar, and Fancher.
Public and private hospitals in Philadelphia ban visitors as influenza surges across the city. About 200,000 residents infected amid freezing temperatures. Health officials say the cold wave partly fuels new cases, with the Board of Education reporting roughly 10,000 new student infections in 24 hours and an estimated 50,000 children affected yesterday.
The Office of Defense Transportation appeals to the War Food Administration and OPA for relief from warehouse jamming as Government owned stores pile up. WPA denies spoilage claims and plans to expand New York freezer capacity to ease congestion. Military wants nine months supply for personnel aboard and three months for service members domestically, with seasonal stock buildup to survive winter. The intraservice dispute prompts calls for fact finding amid ongoing procurement concerns.
A commentary condemns the abandonment of children by well paid war workers and argues the problem reflects deeper societal flaws. It laments mothers who neglect offspring, noting the harm to children outweighs any wartime gains and calls for addressing root causes and restoring standards.
A reader is invited to turn to the Classified Page for the correct answers to seven questions. Topics cover geography islands vanilla orchid biology military asset naming power in Hawaii Civil War prison location insect anatomy royal residence and roles of Adoniram Judson along with a plot mystery involving Patima and Bluebeard.
A reflective piece argues a German revolution may be possible as the Gestapo and army psyche shift. It notes past revolts were crushed but soldiers and Gestapo alike could defect if defeats and city ruins erode Nazi loyalty. The piece suggests Germans may prioritize self preservation, fearing the regime’s end.
Factographs state that a 10 percent cut in private electricity consumption by 200000 average consumers could save 19600 tons of coal annually. Separately, robber flies are known blood sucking parasites that attack and kill insects.
Erie’s closed Erie Trust Co paid a ten percent liquidation dividend totaling 840,657.29 to 14,525 depositors, bringing total disbursed to 62 percent of deposits and six payments. The bank expects further liquidation results dependent on remaining assets. Girard’s National Bank of Girard & also paid a ten percent dividend on participation certificates from the bank closed in 1939.
George A Casey, president of the Independent Meat Packers Association, urged a two week moratorium on meat rationing to start immediately. He told a New York public hearing the measure would preserve beef and pork, allow sale at OPA ceiling prices, and prevent a black market as meat warehouses east of Ohio suffer.
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