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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1943
Page
3
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A damaged OCR snippet references a seminar office site and a street location with partial details. Names and precise actions are unclear, but the fragment suggests a public or organizational gathering at a local office on a specified street with a code or room number.
A reader's letter discusses farmer expectations amid military enlistment and machinery wear. The piece notes farmers face price anxiety, supply strains, and machinery decay while wartime demands may yield a strong market for crops. It warns of delayed government actions affecting farm support and mechanization.
From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania a note on dehydration explains removing water from substances and its wartime uses. It cites the War Department purchasing 10,000,000 pounds of dehydrated foods and traces history from Civil War to World War I with Germany advancing similar work.
Questions mix historical, government, military, geography and biology topics. Items include Germany's Anschluss timing options, the meaning of OWT, branch insignia, agriculture secretary, Panama Canal sunrises, a sponsor for an income tax plan, blood circulation time, a lease administrator, Gulf of Gabes location, and the Marseillaise as France's anthem.
The War Department released names of 100 U S fal filers missing in action in European, North African, South Pacific and Southwest Pacific theaters. Among those reported missing in the South Pacific region is First Lieut Charles D. Bingham, 29, of 318 South Main Street Jamestown, son of Mr and Mrs F M Bingham.
A jumble of local history notes from 1023 recounts Mayor Alexanter and property deals near WY Center Street and East Washington. The City Commission approved the AmiWoman LaFrance Engines Company purchase for the Henortiwlda station and a site for a proposed men’s suinol building was discussed with a tentative location decision. Ray Graham, ex-Derry Independents player, and Jimmy Slattery were noted in local memory as familiar figures.
A fragmented report details Aero Supply acquiring a William company production unit with former staff, plus local names including Rose Dimpilow and John Hellwegg connected to old industry. The piece mentions Union City and Corry High School events, a Puerto Rico visit by Lipiit Pay, and a Corry band concert benefiting Red Cross. It notes a naval training school, a Raymond Manufacturing propeller exhibit, and family retirements and military moves affecting the area.
Police and coroner investigated the death of Arthur Linn a crane worker at Claris Brothers plant. Found Thursday in a cottage near Ravine Inn three miles west of Allagany the body appeared to have been dead since Wednesday morning. Coroner Ger J Hosmer of Olean will perform a ruling.
Rogers Steel announces expansion to build large furnaces and open Hearths for Kaiser Company. Capacity reaches 188 tons per unit with a 258 inch structural mill and 36 inch break-down mill. Plan includes pig iron and coal supply sourcing from California deserts and Utah mines.
rambling item notes a donated fire truck from the Firemen's Relief Association and a civic hero, Wilson Brown, a Navy veteran now chief, with local officials like Mayor Frank E. Hepler returning to work after a heart attack. It mentions wartime efforts a school program and public sales in nearby towns, staff moves at Aero Supply, and WAVES training at a state college.
A Corry area digest notes Tepe at Cedar Falls and training camps as servicemen join WAACS and Army units. Highlights include Major Clarence A Stinop aiding at Lockheed, Chester and Pennsylvania enlistments, naval postings at Newport and Jacksonville, and local press figures like Charles L Slough’s obituary and past publicity work. The column weaves wartime service with community recollections and weather memories from Corry and nearby towns.
Jamestown February report: three youths injured and three escape when a car demolished at a Lakewood intersection. Victims include Robert Bartlebo 18 Sineiarvill with lacerations and a facial fracture, Trene Utegg 18 1046 North Mall Street with lacerations, Burns and a hand injury, Maxton Utege 16 with bruises and minor cuts, Pauline Utege 10 with burns and bruises, and Arthur Bartlett minister of Robert Bartlett the driver. all treated or discharged. Driver Robert Dayflelit sailor on leave. Six others suffered varying injuries, none severely fatal.
Fragmentary report notes a Bibtscurgh officer spared details as Corry patrols connect a fugitive’s slip from a auto near the police station. In Mercer a death is recorded for 69 year old Dr M George Yeager a noted figure in local social circles and links to actress Shirley Temple.
A wartime drive appeals to citizens to donate books for the U S Army camps aided by the American Library Association. The campaign, supported by the USC and Red Cross, seeks steady book donations to boost morale and education of service members, with officials praising community cooperation and urging widespread participation.
A disjointed report notes officials delaying a ruling on lifting a gas ban. It mentions Henry, Br Wavllinston, and other local figures, with references to revues, taxes, and the chamber of commerce. The piece hints a decision may come within days amid public interest and ongoing discussions.
The article explains upcoming rationing under a wartime policy. Each family may obtain five points per person for staples like canned fruits vegetables and dried foods. A public point value table will be published Sunday for readers and stores will post available goods and limits.
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