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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
4
Winter brings higher burn risk and deaths from fires. Prewar accidental burn rate was 9 per 100000, now slightly above 2. Safer heating units, ranges, and firing systems reduce danger. Women in safer clothing, child safety lessons, and improved burn treatment save lives though stoves and grates still kill. Inflammable liquids explosions remain a major hazard.
Jamestown reports doubt on title validity for about 4500 parcels city sold in past years. City treasurer Nordstrom cited 50 houses among holdings and vacant lots others, with corporation counsel Alessi saying marketability hangs on a long court process. The issue could expose purchasers to litigation but not immediate dispossession. Attorney Pickard notes nonmarketable titles may invite challenges.
The Corry Red Cross chapter announces a January to February 20,000 quota for the surgical dressings division. Chairman Mrs. Harold Gilbert says output will rise with more staff, new equipment, and active volunteers. Headquarters stay at the post office building with daily sessions and evening shifts. Church groups are invited to help with bandaging work in the new year.
Erie payrolls for the full year reached an all time high with $67,372,196.46 paid to workers in January through December, announced by James Shields of the Erie Chamber of Commerce. The figure surpasses 1949’s $62,665,342.20, with December payrolls contributing to the total. War plant payrolls dominated the year, while June recorded the largest monthly total of $685,997.04 before withholding tax.
Erie December 90 The patronage setup of the county prison is expected to be changed after the first of the year it was learned Wednesday the warden Matt Hess and others made recommendations to the prison board and the board accepted them In the future all appointments will originate with the prison board considerable feeling has developed
Members of the prison board, including three county commissioners and two common pleas judges, discuss consultative roles in appointments. The board will reorganize next Monday, January, amid anticipated changes to patronage rules. Long distance telephone coverage shows 2,200,000 calls with an average 9.7 minute duration.
A wartime warning from James Byrnes cautions that excessive wage and price demands by labor or capital could trigger inflation. He argues there are no ready defensive positions, warns against controlled inflation, and urges restraint to lower living costs while aligning with economic and government leaders.
A reflective piece argues modern warfare wastes vast resources and endangers civilization. It notes nations destroy property and people to deny enemies gains, cities disappear, and trillions lost. It questions if the civilized world can resume progress and become wiser, more tolerant, and cooperative after conflict. The author stresses ethics as the era's central challenge.
Herbert C Pell argues calm honest expression protects justice from mob vengeance. He contrasts vengeance as emotional with justice as rational weighing debts and motives to correct wrongs and protect humanity, referencing Kharkov Nazi trials and executions as context for righteous outcomes.
A quirky quiz page lists questions on geography history science and language. It asks about Empress Augusta Bay, copper as a conductor, price increases, cabinet roles, paper sheets, sentence corrections, and a dragon or duck riddle, reflecting its era's humor and errors.
Twenty years ago a journal excerpt notes wild animals roaming a city street on a Sunday. The piece calls for swift official action and execution to preserve humanity and justice, reflecting period views on crime and punishment. It also discusses a Senate tax plan on parimutuel betting tied to race tracks and wartime finance.
Erie county court heard three appeals Wednesday over new assessments. G Daniel Baldwin led the Tenth Street Building Corp challenging a $529,000 valuation on the former Erie Trust Co. building at 10th and State. Baldwin argues the value is excessive, pegged above 70 percent of assessed value. Other appeals include G Daniel and Mabel Baldwin for $11,200 on 160 West Street and J Robert Baldwin for $4,050 on a parcel in GlenwoodHits.
Hens have been properly fed and produced during spring at 16 to 20 eggs per hen each month. It is normal for egg production to decline in July and August to 12 to 14 eggs per hen.
An advertisement-style note blames kidney toxins for pains and lists Thompson's Borsorna Tablets as a remedy to stimulate and aid elimination. It promises quick relief and urges readers to try the product then mentions Golden Lax Tablets for constipation.
Eight editors from major papers nationwide join NBC radio for a New Year’s Eve editorial roundtable. Participants include Basil Weliers Minneapolis Star Journal Frank Ahlgren Memphis Commercial Appeal Richard J Finnegan Chicago Times Paul Bellamy Cleveland Plain Dealer James M North World Telegram Harry B Saylor Philadelphia Record Edwin S Friendly New York Sun Russell Brnny Louisville Courier Journal. Programs list NBC T 30 Bob Burns Fanny Brice Frank Morgan Bing Crosby Joan Davis Abbott and Costello March of Time CBS Marge in Suspense Death Valley Days Major Bowes Amateurs Dinah Shore First Line Dick Haymes Coast Guard Bend Town Meeting Plight of Europe s Children Kassel Band Win History Black Castle Drama Human Adventure Antonin Concert Cotton Bowl preview.
A U S warship with marines engaged a large pirate force in the Caribbean and defeated them, marking a notable clash as piracy waned in the West Indies during that era.
In Uniontown on December 30 Judge W Fussell Carr ruled that money found on a spectator in a gambling establishment is not subject to confiscation. He ordered $2190 returned to Charles Teemer of McKeesport, fined previously for being in the house, concluding the cash was not integral to the game.
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