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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1942
Page
4
A damaged OCR segment shows inconsistent names and cost terms for a paper edition. It includes phrases about Associated Press rights and postal matter, with pricing noted as six dollars yearly and five dollars by mail, plus delivery terms and advertising rate hints.
Gen Arnold warns of secret weapons and continual innovation as the US harnesses science for victory. Fire remains both a blessing and a danger, capable of destroying civilization when uncontrolled, with war amplifying its impact and the need to master its power.
A nation’s newspapers donated 250000 columns of editorial and display space to scrap drives, while collecting 3,095,005 pounds of scrap. The Associated Press, United Press, and International News Service were thanked for their support as editors note the paper’s impact on morale and community.
The text discusses surprise attacks as a recurring Axis tactic with references to Germany invading Poland, Pearl Harbor, and other noted treacheries. It mentions declarations of war as deceptive strategies and cites Frederick the Great’s era as a distant precedent, framing these acts as perpetual methods of wartime surprise.
Twenty years ago a Prom Journal item notes Gary citizens protesting increased armory rental charges at Harrisburg with D Warren DeRosay and D Titus of the Chamber of Commerce and Community Service Council. It mentions a Shreve Chair Company accident at Kate City leaving one worker injured, a large Community Christmas tree plan for Corry’s youth, a mass formation by Corry High alumni honored by Rotary, an overheated chimney causing a small fire on King Street, and a marriage announcement for Miss Marie Francis with Hugh Duyward Rogers in New Kensington, Pa.
The Medical Air Corp expands with monthly commissions of 500 doctors as aviation medical examiners or surgeons. Courses emphasize eye conditions neuropsychiatry and aviation physiology. Readiness includes fatigue prevention and first aid, aiming to keep pilots and personnel mentally fit for combat duties.
Readers in Cory express anger at horseplay and tampering in schools after 17 accidents at Hatch Vocational School. Parents urge boards to curb mischief, demand supervision, and oppose blame on students while noting broader wartime and public issues interwoven in letters to the editor.
Roundup of community items across Union City and Warren including school discipline debate notes, Mr C Reg Smith purchasing property for a furniture store, hospital staff bonuses, YMCA lecture plans amid deportation issues, aviation and military figures connected to the area, rationing office space strain, local personalities in theatre, music, and service, and holiday prep with Christmas charity mentions.
Potential expeditions and prisoner risks surface in scattered notes from a wartime paper. Stories recount UB commander Joan Mupril and Minesweeper Quilon episodes, plus local antics like pedestrians on sidewalks, college theater hits, and training updates at Carlsbad Army Air Base. The column ties in editorials on Navy depot graft, labor disputes, rail bottlenecks, and community notices about personnel movements, training deployments, and war bond drives.
Roger Babson, Wilmington, Del, argues the past year has seen the lowest stock market volume since 1914 at 108,869,000 shares, 20 percent below the prior year. He cites war shocks, inflation, and tax uncertainty as dampening factors and suggests many firms may pass peak war-period activity.
A historical market column assesses postwar profits for stocks that rose during the war and warns investors to watch for renegotiated contracts and unforeseen losses. It suggests opportunities in real estate equities and new uses for old products, urging imaginative, cautious selection to turn potential losses into gains.
Funeral services for Mrs Alta Powers were held Friday at 3 45 from Bracken Keating parlors with Rev James Belmar of First Baptist church officiating. Bearers were Lyle Colby William Colby Eugene Bowes OCB Wilcox Merle Capwell and John Hansen. Interment followed at Pine Grove cemetery. Attending from away included Mr and Mrs Wallace Powers of Jamestown and Mrs Opal Capwell of Hazelton Pa.
Third Ward man allegedly attacked his wife after heavy drinking at 8 Worth Sizend home last night. She suffered a gash above the right eye and broken glasses. Furniture smashed. police called to find the home in shambles. The husband was later found at relatives’ house.
The liquor board head defends policy amid shortages noting state store purchases in October and November top $27 million versus $14 million in the prior two months. He cites government orders for alcohol for explosives and synthetic rubber, claiming war needs affect supply.
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