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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1943
Page
3
A corry Evening Journal column discusses domestic labor strife during wartime. It notes strikes shock civilians and soldiers alike while stressing the need to balance production with unity. The piece argues industrial losses are substantial and criticizes government handling of labor issues.
Article notes Russia moving toward constitutional government after Moscow pledges freedom of speech religion belief press and assembly. It suggests postwar Russia may embrace popular self government, marking a major historic gain for humanity amid Allied victory hopes. Also discusses Bolivia’s revolution and the deposition of President Pratanda by Axis-adjacent allies, with Latin American implications and U.S. concern.
Washington records the appointment of Walter O Meara as deputy administrator in charge of information at the Office of Price Administration. The move marks another drive by advertising executives into key OPA roles, part of a broader shift under Chester Bowles. Critics note past OPA instability and rising black markets, prompting calls for public awareness and cooperation to sustain price controls.
Twenty years ago preliminaries to a general school tax rise in Corry are under way as officials seek a duplicate of the 1923 assessment. The board aims to levy school taxes using the city's valuation rather than county figures, marking a shift in funding, with broader regional electrical development noted as Penn Public System expands through Corry and surrounding providers.
Digestive tract condition known as cholecystitis or gall bladder disease affects about half of tested individuals over 45. Most patients are ages 40 to 60, two thirds of cases occur in women, early symptoms lack pain, and fullness and distress after meals rise as disease progresses. Surgical operation improves around eighty percent of patients.
A reader asks ten trivia prompts drawn from a vintage classified page. Topics include geography, WWII information offices, ore sources for aluminum, musk origins, a presidential wife, Philippine sea borders, a notable person, moth behavior, and the slogan Fifty four forty or fight.
The notice outlines rationing details for meats and fuel. It lists brown stamps L MN P valid January 1 to January 29, with four stamps for pork points. Green stamps and others valid through late February. Gasoline and fuel oil coupons specify region based validity periods ending January 24 February 7 and March 18 or February 21, with each coupon worth 10 gallons and some worth multiple units. It also notes exceptions for Rocky Mountains, far West, and southern regions.
Dee Loquer a blind psychic reader for 47 years in Erie died Monday at 10 45 am at his home. A Philadelphia native he is survived by his wife Hilda and son John. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm from Donald G Burton Towers home with Most Rev Francis B Blodget officiating at the Cathedral of St Paul.
Judge W Wallace Smith closed his term by sentencing several December session defendants. Fred J Anderson, a Malmusey automobile dealer, was fined 200 dollars and ordered to four months in county jail for a vehicular homicide from a highway crash. The judge delayed the start of the sentence until after Christmas. he is to report to prison tomorrow.
Local railway reports show a large year over year rise in tickets sold for 1942. The Erie and Pennsylvania divisions saw substantial gains driven by traveling service members and families, with trips to New York City, Jamestown, and western/southwestern points rising sharply. Station Agent Kitney notes the strongest traffic to Western and Southwestern routes as war plant activity draws people to the area.
Treasury report from Washington shows receipts of 391,900,978.15 dollars and expenditures of 272,397,609.81, leaving a net balance of 12,904,983,566.21. The total balance on hand is 169,098,905,258. The text records a December 24 position with figures and a fragmentary note on previous day ship values.
An Erie executive, Phillip Runser, dies Monday in residence after a long illness. Born 1878 in Centerville Ohio, he spent early years in Ohio and later built a career with Wingo & Co. He led treasury and management roles at his firm and served as treasurer of local associations. Survived by wife, daughters, two grandchildren Freda and Karl, and several siblings. Funeral arrangements pending.
In Pittsburgh and New York trading, livestock and produce show varied activity. Hog, cattle, and calf quotations mix with fruit and egg prices, while wholesale markets reflect slow overall demand yet notable price distinctions across commodities and regions.
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