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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1944
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal notes a 31 percent rise in December fire losses vs 1942, totaling 80 288 000 for 1943. It praises fire prevention engineers aiding war effort from labs to shipyards and arsenals, urging public cooperation to minimize, even during ongoing conflict.
A critical reflection on Sidney Kingsley's The Patriots, praising George Washington as the enduring spirit behind the drama. It contrasts Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton, noting Washington's faith in the republic and leadership, Jefferson's foresight, and Hamilton's distrust of the common people. It ends with a call for Washington's spirit to inspire unity and endurance anew.
A university voice argues that college education must end its era of relaxed study. Dean Lloyd Weidlinger of Dartmouth laments a shift from a smorgasbord curriculum to a streamlined, earnest program, warning of laxity in core studies and a move away from elective sampling.
A 20 year old report notes a health department delay to an Eagle sewer project. heavy winter storms lash the city, halting travel and closing roads. Family and social life update with births and a ninth birthday party as storm conditions intensify.
Bradford Jremen battled sub-zero weather to fight an early Saturday fire at 30 Main Street. The undetermined origin blaze gutted a two story brick block housing Yam Polski Dry Goods and Garfinkle Billiard Perior. Discovered about 4 am, the fire gained a second floor lead, but Bradford firemen contained it after four hours, with estimated damage set at 4 000.
Erie reports 39 420 people employed in January across manufacturing, stores and contractors, with 27 027 men and 11 778 women. The drop from December is 464, the largest declines in retail and wholesale trade and munition plants. Despite the decrease, January total remains higher than January last year and in 1942.
The Dean criticizes an unbalanced curriculum feeding students a "TMA hog-wild" diet. He proposes a design to ensure a minimum of educational vitamins, noting colleges are stirred by the shift. Histories hint at a time when students pursued a full education.
A helpfully worded ad urges readers to ask their druggist for Creomulsion to ease inflamed bronchial membranes and remove mucus. The copy presents it as a dependable remedy for chest colds and bronchitis.
German beachhead lines held under heavy Allied air pressure as fighting raged along the Cassino front. Reports say Allied bombing targeted German concentrations while ground battles surged to record levels near the beachhead. Allied patrols and air battles continued with several planes downed on both sides. Ethiopians speak a Semitic language.
Rationing notes list stamps and coupons valid through late February to September for foods and fuels. Mentions stamps for meals, sugar, fowls, shoes, gasoline, and fuel coupons with varied regional validity and timeframes. Also notes oil, period coupons and high value balloons for some units.
The Erie district office of the Office of Price Administration will cut gasoline rations for essential trips, citing numerous complaints about nonessential vacations to Florida. Acting OPA director Alii J. Williams said the agency has received many reports of travelers using vehicles for leisure rather than wartime needs.
A district official Williams said some residents used gasoline rations for vacations. The district will deny trips for those found abusing rations. OPA officials noted that under extreme conditions travel by auto would be nearly impossible and no district issued special rations for such trips.
Stepnowski and Wesolowski, both convicts, confessed to robbing a gas station on Buffalo road near HoH. Stepnowski led police to the scene and implicated Wesolowski in a daylight hold up at the Garlow station. They were jailed pending charges after police identified Wesolowski and Stepnowski confessed to a list of tied businesses and break ins.
A March term of civil court at Erie County Courthouse will open with about 90 cases on the docket, described as the smallest in 40 years by A. Taylor. About 30 cases were stricken, with many major witnesses serving in the armed forces.
A church service at St Thomas honored Lieut Leo K Hutz with a memorial in the intrior liturgy. The ceremony included local residents from Franklin and Philadelphia area. veterans and color guards paid tribute while pallbearers and mourners gathered, noting his wartime service beginning May 1942.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Ward were held Saturday at 1:00 PM at Purias crem... wait, text garbled. Attending were relatives My and Ms. Charles Burbee and children, Allaworth VanGuilder, Bert Graham, Walter Hamilton, Leonard Homer, Sugar Grove residents, and Mrs. Manie Alexander and Mrs. Playa Morris of Titusville. Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Fort Worth area livestock ad lists forty ewes and twenty three lambs for sale and trade options. Paul Alkens with Chamberland Grove Farm RD 4 Spiringsburg Route 77 offers high grade stock. Contact numbers appear and dates indicate a 4 day run.
Buffalo livestock buyers report steady bids across cattle calves and hogs with top steer prices around 17.00 and heavy weights up to 11.00. New York egg and produce prices show mixed gains and declines, with various grades listed for Delicous apples McIntosh apples and potatoes. Pittsburgh produce notes steady demand and specific regional price quotes. New York stock market edges higher on selective buying with a wide range of listed issues and rails. A Harrisburg report notes a junk dealer's attempted suicide amid last night’s police activity.
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