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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1942
Page
5
A reader note comments on shifting global patterns, mechanization, and unified civilization. It discusses Americans' duty to stay informed, teamwork with Russia, and a claim that Nepal remains neutral and isolated, while other nations face modernization and changing governance. It emphasizes watchful optimism about future trends and foreign policy.
Article explains wartime sugar limits for average households, noting a typical American used 74 pounds annually. It details weekly needs by age and activity, mentions that rationing may reduce purchases to under two thirds, and offers a canning pamphlet and tips for reducing sugar use. It cites Home Economics Bureau guidance and notes commercial users had 40 pounds per person in 1941 but 27 pounds planned for the year.
An examination of Marco Polo's travel notes mentions gold in the Burma region and links iodine deficiency to goiter. The piece notes goiter prevalence in the United States, higher in women, and early thyroid symptoms not always visible. It warns that adolescence can show thyroid enlargement and that surgery is often indicated in severe cases.
A description explains mooring by letting go two anchors far apart and equalizing chain length so the bow lies on the line between anchors for sideways, crowded holding. It cites other historical notes including a Constantinople chariot race siege and a peony etymology, then mentions a Key West club owner with trained fish and a shift to plastics in costume jewelry.
A brief note explains how the term madness reflects insanity and uncontrolled emotion. It discusses how people may describe themselves as mad and the phrase may indicate mental strain or disorder rather than a sharp, temporary anger.
A survey by Mr. Gis of the State Department signals immediate board action to remodel Fateh school and pursue a north side new modern building. Suph Hemstreet spoke at the League of Women Voters on Corry schools and current system challenges. Mrs. Sophing Day died in Columbus after a brief illness. A miniature cyclone damaged Spartansburg area property. January record: 11 below zero. Gas price rise boosts revenues at the Corry Pennsylvant Gas office.
A reader challenge lists ten questions on topics from Mexico military service to opera music and woodchuck diet. It asks which war songs and figures link to history while hinting at a cadaver term and synthetic textile names.
Pennsylvania reports a weekly increase in relief rolls totaling 76,2 cases ending January 24, with the total now 199,786 persons. About 30,000 are employable. general assistance adds 74,099 cases. WPA cuts influence seen as 887 openings due to WPA projects versus 431 closures, net 308 cases higher.
A large all day event at Clymer Town Hall on February 9 features five new talking pictures led by Uncle Joe and four other films. The program, under Croscutt AE Gallup and John Dorre dealers, aims to attract farmers and neighbors with educational and farm equipment content including Tractor Fuels and Tractors and a 1942 farm equipment news reel.
Memorial prayers and services for the late Mary G. Lynch were held in the chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at St. Thomas Church. Father Francis Graves led the service with church organist Mrs. B. E. Dempsey and soloist James Sullivan providing music. Bearers included Walter Blair Frank Keele Charles Kinley and John Slattery. Family and friends from Youngsville Warren and nearby communities attended. a memorial Mass will be held at St. Thomas Church Wednesday morning at 9:30.
On a state emergency, registrations will open for men aged 20 to 44 ahead of the Feb 1 date. Draft officials said enrollment would start Saturday and Sunday before the official date. Pennsylvania and nearby areas prepare for mobilization with schools and stores to close from 7 am to 2 pm.
An inquest was not held into the death of Joseph Olivis, 42, of Olean, N Y, who died Friday after injuries from a Route 219 truck crash. Coroner T L Clark and state police investigated. the body was moved to Olean for funeral services and interment. Wallace Hendrickson, truck driver, remained hospitalized in severely burned condition with uncertain prognosis.
Duplex Manufacturing Company in Sherman plans short shutdown after word that Springfield Arsenal and other facilities are filled with ordnance supplies. Army ordnance department will reroute shipments to alternate locations, with operations expected to resume in a few days once new address is confirmed.
Brief notes from St Vincent's hospital report a 24 year old man, Marti Martin, son of Carl and Hannah, and nephew of Joyept C. Martin, city Smallce director, badly mangled at 5 30 p m Saturday while trying to board a Nickel Plate freight at 19th and Cascade. He is undergoing emergency surgery for both legs. the freight train passed the station around 6 p.m. and did not stop at the scene. The crew of the Nickel Plate Freight is reportedly not known to be at fault.
Feb 2 Warren, a Sherwood Rehab Company worker at the plant on Fourth Avenue, fell from a scaffold about four feet, sustaining possible facial fractures and brain injury. He was taken to General Hospital for X rays as an investigation by the safety committee continues.
Franci U6 Fineerald of Shefield seeks 140 dollars in damages from Anthony Aleit Salamanca after a jury verdict in McKean county court Smethport for an automobile collision January 22 1938 during a blizzard near Kaneshol. Jury spent over six hours weighing the evidence. In a separate case by Anthony Ricle against Mr Pitzger ald the jury ruled for the defendant.
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