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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1942
Page
2
Area No 1 of the Fourth Federal Reserve District reports no trace of a vial. Crawford County reached its Victory Loan quota with R J Hopkins of Titusville as county campaign chairman announcing the goal of 4172000 had not only been reached but surpassed.
Oil City young Americans will hear Bob Astor perform Tuesday December 29 at the Knights of Columbus hall. The venue is presented by the Venango Chapter Order of De Moray with Astor secured through the Music Corporation of Aldérica.
Local shopping ads list Bisquick 31c, Libby pineapple 2 for 53c, honey $1.39, toilet paper 6 for 29c, and Holiday poultry. Erie news reports property sale at 817 West 12th, Mayer Bros. to Sinner Engine Co., and closures by Kane Retail Food Dealers on December 26. Also notes Roosevelt Christmas broadcast, election canvass figures for Governor Martin, and various community updates from Oil City to Titusville.
Funeral services in memory of Nina Brown will be held Sunday at 2:30 PM at Bracken Keating funeral chapel with Rev. James Helman of First Baptist Church assisting.
George Craft Jr. son of Mr and Mrs George Craft of 508 Liberty street was wounded in the head while training at the Naval Flying School in Texas. He was taken to Corpus Christi hospital in stable condition and his father flew to Texas to be with him.
On radio December 24 at 11 p.m. Command Performance features Fred Allen Jack Benny Bob Hope Bing Crosby Eddie Cantor Elmer Davis and others. NBC at 1 p.m. presents Lionel Barrymore in A Christmas Carol followed by Roy Shield's Christmas Concert at 12 05.
A dense program listing outlines Christmas Day broadcasts from CBS NBC and the Blue Network. Highlights include services from Washington Cathedral Midnight Mass at St Patrick’s New York and a Spotlight Band parade with service camp contributions.
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