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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
4
A compact note outlines four basic tastes sweet salty bitter and sour and explains how taste buds on the tongue detect them. It notes sweetness registers fastest at the tongue tip, describes temperature effects on perceived sweetness, and mentions methods to dull taste buds for bitter medicines. It also references animal taste sensitivity and professional tea and coffee tasters.
Washington reports a wartime beef shortage despite record rib beef production as buyers bid up cattle prices. OPA backs retail price ceilings and a proposed cattle ceiling to curb black markets and distribute supply, while cattlemen oppose, arguing ceilings worsen shortages and trigger longer feeding and more black market activity.
A county jury granted August W. Stark, general manager of the Erie Dispatch Herald, a divorce from Plovence W. Stark. Read at 10 a.m. before Judge J. Orin Waite, the verdict followed a nearly three hour deliberation. The jury found indignities rendered the husband’s condition intolerable and life burdensome. Attorney Edward E. Petrillo said he would confer with Mrs. Stark about further steps.
The document outlines a thirty five year period for an electric franchise for the City of Corry, detailing conditions of observance of laws, non exclusivity, and acceptance requirements. It reserves public rights to grant other licenses, declares surrender of prior rights, and notes enactment and certification dates by city bodies in 1910.
William L White argues that Russia's regulated economy stifles competition and harms consumer choice. He claims American policy trends toward greater government control threaten free enterprise, contrasting Soviet practice with market efficiency and urging a return to robust competition.
A wartime no strike pledge by the United Auto Workers steering committee is attacked as a straitjacket risking the fighting strength of unions like WAW and CTO. The piece warns against undermining the War Labor Board and calls for fair wage practices amid looming global conflict and debates on campaign funds and party support.
A reader is prompted to turn to page sit for correct answers to questions about indirection of age groups in drafts, composers of classic pieces, Nellie Blys travel, William Cody, rats in war, Army branches nicknames, authors of The Garden of Allah, grammar correction, and Yukon Territory capital, showcasing a collage of historical trivia.
A fragment from the era notes that the paper skipped a Sunday issue, relying on Du Pont and Pew family donations for campaign expenses. It discusses socialistic dues, the Ramspeck proposal to solve money troubles, and a jab about rubber goods needing powder before storage.
Ventral Athens Pa Jan 10 One day last week Thomas McGuinn set out to buy groceries and fuel going to Center school but found the teacher gone and the door locked. After trudging through heavy snow he collapsed and was rescued by Harley Hall who drove him home then provided warmth and food. The Halls also gave a load of coal.
Heavy river conditions are reported on the Allegheny near Warren with ice up to 14 inches thick upstream. Widespread snow drifts hide the banks making the river hard to detect. a thaw or rain could push water levels up quickly and trigger flooding.
Fire at Irvine Wednesday morning destroyed Raymond Ongley’s home. Youngsville fire department responded but the structure burned to the ground with most contents lost. The house stood on the eastern edge of the Brokenstraw creek and burned rapidly as neighbors aided efforts to contain the flames.
Erie report: Fred Stingel, former confectionery operator on North Park Row, was ordered by Judge Elmer L. Evans to begin a 10 to 20 year sentence in the Western penitentiary for pandering. Stingel had been free on $5,000 bail pending his appeal after the State Supreme Court upheld his conviction. He surrendered after the high court ruling, and was convicted of attempting to persuade two young girls to meet men for immoral purposes.
A fragmented line notes various calendars with day counts such as 383 for a Jewish calendar and 369 for Mohamedan, cites Julius Caesar and a 65 day period, and asserts the Gregorian calendar is used in all Christian countries except Russia, reflecting outdated dating system discussion.
Warren reports eleven telegrams announcing the death of George W. Metzgar at his Tulsa daughter’s home. The body will return for burial in the family plot with funeral services scheduled Monday at 3 from the Tatz Funeral Home. Metzgar, born July 15, 1844 in York, spent most of his life here with the Pennsylvania Railroad, losing both legs in railroad service. He later moved to Tulsa to live with his daughter.
Bill No 328 by Mr Dawson authorizes the Corry City Electric Light Company to erect and operate an electric power plant in Corry with poles lines and conduits in streets and public places. Sections bind the company to municipal supervision and to comply with Commonwealth and city laws as amended. The grant to successors and assigns extends under the ordinance.
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