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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1949
Page
4
A reader questions scored memory in a mixed quiz. It lists ten items on WWII tactics trade policy lands office reemployment Timothy conversion cat anatomy a peg game a poem boat voyage Iraq Mesopotamia prune unit when dried.
A Corry stockholders meeting will discuss the board of directors election and other preliminaries toward permanent organization of the Cony Loan and Savings Company at the Hotel Corry tomorrow afternoon. Weather reports note a severe cold snap ending as temperatures dip eight to 14 degrees below zero. Sheffield High defeated Corry High 31 20 after a tight first half, with Corry scoreless in the third and fourth quarters. The Arcade Restaurant hosted a party with overflow from window bottles. The Moose Club Trail of 49 pageant concluded with Miss June Weidner winning the popularity contest. The piece recalls forms of governance, public health, and transport notes, including a 1947 Formosan complaint and postwar shifts in China.
Local notices list Sunday schedules for multiple churches including Fairview Evangelical and Beaverdam Mennonite in Wayne Valley area. Services feature morning worship, Sunday schools, special programs, and midweek activities led by designated pastors and superintendents.
Formosa would be kept as a bulwark against Communist expansion in China, per a Chen Cheng attributed statement. Chiang Kai-shek may base the anti Communist struggle on Formosa, while Formosans likely resist becoming his headquarters. A 1947 revolt brutal suppression by Chen Yi spurred anti Chiang sentiment among locals.
The text lists times for Christian groups including Endeavor and Senior Christ an Endeavor with Wednesday and Thursday prayer meetings and a Friday cottage prayer gathering at Fred Damcott’s. It also notes Gulf Stream drift: fishes moving north along the outer Gulf Stream edge for thousands of years.
Word comes that Sgt Vincent E Tomchick of the infantry is en route to the city. He was killed in action on May 10 1948 in Okinawa at age 40. The body will be buried there after funeral services. survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Mike Tomchick of R D 1, four brothers, and a sister. Further notice will detail the arrival and service arrangements.
Readers urge Corry to build a city skating rink to boost youth recreation. They contrast Findley Lake Wattsburg Waterford and Cans dohta Lake with Corry and ask for better facilities, a special bus to nearby towns, and a safer, more active community for younger residents. They stress pride in Corry and call on older citizens to support youth needs. The final note mentions a statistic about farm houses with modern bathrooms, dated and out of place.
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