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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1942
Page
4
The Corry Evening Journal lists address and publishing staff including Lamberd as publisher and Fred Kimball as advertising representative. It notes Associated Press affiliation and mailing terms with rates by mail and carrier and locations of offices in Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia.
E Arthur Sweeny, secretary of welfare, issues a new state publication detailing 39 institutions run by the department. The brochure includes statistics, photographs, and a map showing locations, highlighting prison industries and farm lands, with a focus on humane care and public understanding.
Twenty years ago reports detail scarce hot coal and rising anthracite prices with unfilled orders. Wing Willi Star Stores Inc opens a third city market at Piast avenue and West Pleasant street managed by Robert Harington and Albert Hornstrom. Ferdinand E Johnson wins first prize in a Christmas Seal poster contest. Edith McCarthy takes third. Noah Hartman dies from injuries after a falling tree during log handling near Union City. Local representatives visit Harrisburg to secure favorable armory rental terms for athletic use. A. G. Buller home hosts the wedding of Glim Hein Deanette to Herbert Olting.
The article urges rationing of daily activity to boost health and leisure. It argues recreation aids vigor and alertness, outdoor exercise reduces worry, and community recreation opportunities benefit youth and overall mental hygiene.
The fragment notes a Hungary led by a poor ruler for over two decades who tightens voting rights and suppresses modern ideas. It mentions postwar housecleaning and urges attention to Hungary’s needs as it deals with Germany’s influence and reconstruction.
Major David Backus, a World War I veteran and current intelligence officer, contrasts 1918 air combat with modern dogging speeds and armament. He notes recognition, marksmanship, and handling of aircraft as key, with planes now carrying more firepower and higher speeds.
A feature on Jaime Benitez, 83, chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, who plans year round schedules, new faculty with Spanish and Latin American ties, and agriculture driven by student operated farms. He aims to adapt Hutchins plan to Puerto Rico and views the university as a model for colonial governance.
A compact overview notes a coffee expert judging origins of green beans and their flavors by country and region. It also mentions a famed Arctic champion globetrotter who flies long distances up to 11 000 miles with a breeding range from pole to pole.
Jamestown report says Richard A. Bush, nine, died at Jamestown General Hospital after a coasting accident at Bishop and Crescent streets. Gwendolyn Holdsworth, also nine, was hospitalized in critical condition with fractured ribs and shock. Driver Robert Juliana, 27, of West Everett Street, was fined ten dollars in city court for operating without a license.
Bradford voters approved first reading of Bull No. 10 to fix the 1943 tax rate at 15 mills, a three mill cut over current assessment. The measure would save about $36 000 annually for taxpayers and include a $1 poll tax for residents over 21, not applied to armed forces or honorably discharged veterans.
Report of Giraud’s transfer to a submarine under Lieut. N. S. A. Dewell of the British Navy. Giraud nearly fell during boarding, was rescued by crew, then a plane arrived for him, circled by an unidentified aircraft for about 20 minutes, before departure to base. Eisenhower praised Wright for coping with the mission and maintaining Navy traditions. The article also notes the average incubation period for infantile paralysis as twelve days.
Robert M. Dale city solicitor and prominent Promidiy attorney was elected a director of the Joy Manufacturing Company succeeding David Ingle of Evansville Indiana. Other directors include J D A Morrow Chess Lamberton W C Barrow H D Breckenridge George M Gillies Jr and Don Rose with Franklin as base and offices in Cleveland New York Pittsburgh respectively.
Floods wash out the sole railway link to Austin Pennsylvania 1600 residents. The railroad seeks I C C permission to abandon the washed out line prompting fears the town will become a ghost town as industry departs and outlets close.
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