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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
5
Servicemen in Erie County purchased war savings bonds boosting the Fourth War Loan drive. Purchases on Tuesday added 165 200 to the individual sales, bringing total city and county sales to 3 824 838 50. The county trails the 5 050 000 campaign goal by 1495 105.
Bear Lake plans to convert the former Christian church property into a community center. Rev L Hall visited Friday to discuss the project with residents. Girl Scouts led by Mrs Zoah Cochran began cleaning the building with supplies from Mrs Walter Newhouse and Mrs Leon Cable.
From the Monreal Society of Pennsylvania comes a warning about skating risks as mild winter freezes ponds unevenly. It cautions youths to avoid thin ice, explains self rescue involving crawling and keeping calm, and urges waiting for real winter before skating again.
This item lists seven quiz questions from a class classification page covering topics such as Henry Ford lineage Calumet tobacco pipes the upper and lower houses of Congress Joan of Arc's death organ control of voluntary muscles military mail service War Refugee Board members orthology and a glass bottle nickname Iron Duke W analysis.
Erie county jury was discharged by Judge Elmer J. Evans after nearly 10 hours of deliberation failed to reach a verdict in a personal injury damages suit brought by H. P. Burton of Union City against William Morgan, formerly of Union City now in Erie. A prior trial ended with a verdict for the defendant, later set aside by Judge Evans and a new trial ordered. The state supreme court refused to overturn the new trial order.
Admiral Chester W Nimita is praised as a rising hero for clearing Japanese forces in the Pacific. He blends strict discipline with humor and insists on relentless training, morale building, and constant readiness to ensure his men perform perfectly. The piece also notes a bizarre dinner invitation trend in Washington.
On February 18 flags flew at half mast as crowds recalled the 1898 explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor. The incident, blamed on Spain, intensified antiSpanish feeling and helped steer the United States toward war as McKinley backed popular demand for action.
Twenty years ago a naval catastrophe involving the Maine sparked a national dispute over responsibility and a shift in U.S. history. The 1911 raising of the vessel failed to reveal the explosion’s origin, leaving a memory shrouded in debate and a rallying call to remember the Maine.
An ad touts FASTEETH as a powder that keeps dentures firmly in place with no gummy taste or nausea. It claims wearers can eat talk and laugh without fear of slipping or wobbling and notes availability at drug stores.
Fire of undetermined origin at Rockmere along the Allegheny river destroyed two large summer homes owned by Watver Young and the Berry estate. Loss estimated in thousands. The No. 2 pumper and United Natural Gas Co. team battled the blaze for hours as wind fanned the flames from the Berry home to the Young property.
Reynoldsville dispatch reports Newton W. Snyder aged 63, a Porter township native, killed in a garage accident at Freedom as his three sons Norman Robert and Vernon tried to aid. The car slid off bumper jacks used to repair a broken spring crushing him. death described as almost instantaneous with a broken neck.
NBC offers Fanny Brice Bing Crosby Abbott and Costello segments and March of Time at ten. CBS presents Agnes Moorehead in Sorry Wrong Number at eight followed by Major Bowes Amateurs and Dinafi Shore with Ginny Simms. Additional programs include Dick Haymes Vig America Concert and Coast Guard Dance.
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