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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1944
Page
3
Washington reports a whisky shortage blamed on drinkers who hoard bourbon in Kentucky. A government inquiry into liquor supply cited a liquor administrator describing unusual buying patterns and consumer panic as contributing factors.
The Corry Building Corporation stockholders may recover about 50 cents on the dollar as reports from the recent meeting at the Municipal Marine indicate. Walter Blair and Robert Patterson led the discussion with managers, while out of town exhibitors visited Warren poultry show. Death notes include Anna McGarthy, widow of Cornelis McCarthy, at 120 West Park Place after a six week illness. A Blaine Crosby from Sparransburg Ind assumed a role after destroying the Rouche home, with a child rescue inside. Public health efforts cooperate to curb a scarlet fever outbreak. Roadwork outlining Wood Street through Union City in Waterford will be paved next summer with bids sought and contracts awarded before spring. Corry High defeated Union Guys 30 to 23 on the ferner's court, as Duffy and Haskins each scored six. The piece then covers liquor shortages, rationing, and proposed federal tax changes affecting whisky stocks and warehouses, with a focus on potential revenue and policy debates in Congress.
A historical note surveys American pursuit of reparations from Germany after war. It estimates potential claims near 1 to 10 billion dollars, discusses asset losses, and recalls plans to collect hundreds of millions over years. It questions how restitution should be structured and who bears the burden.
The New York Federal Reserve notes that from May 1941 to November 1943 the public bought about 14.46 billion in War Bonds and retained about 92.6 percent. A small percentage is typically cashed for emergencies such as illness or death. Bonds are savings and may be used for such purposes, including down payments on a home, which can help replace used bonds and enable continued purchases. The practice of cashing War Bonds has held steady around 6.1 percent, comforting the public as wartime financial safety grows.
The piece argues that with two wars ongoing the President and Congress will pursue political goals, risking war strategy being tied to partisan maneuvering. It stresses executive dominance in military matters but notes Congress can block actions via budget power, urging separation of wartime policy from electoral politics.
The excerpt discusses various origins of low back pain including posture imbalance and injury, noting that some cases stem from constitutional or distant physiological disorders. It emphasizes patient history as key to diagnosis and mentions treating back pain through physician ingenuity.
A readable OCR quiz item asks about an invading army and a place name with likely errors. It mentions an American army and Amwe with New Butlern context, hinting at a historical invasion reference and a likely misread location.
Retired New York Central railroad welder Thomas J. Barry, 67, was found dead in his North East farm home after an extended illness. Deputy Coroner John Marks and Coroner Warren Word cited a possible heart attack with lingering gas exposure from an open stove as a contributing factor. no foul play suspected. Barry had lived on the farm. neighbor Mrs. Robert Pelton found the body after receiving laundry. He had been dead about five to six days.
The Kane High School senior homefront veteran who earned the Purple Heart at Pearl Harbor is reported as the casualty in New Guinea. Amid war news, Kane High School opens midyear exams today with a brief schedule. students report and new class schedules are issued as adjustments due to wartime conditions.
Readers question claims about OPA roles in Pearl Harbor, bread slicing, pricing, and rationing. The piece lists statements credited to John T. Burkey and argues the OPA, War Production Board, and War Food Administration govern rationing, pricing parity, and allocations with limited investigators, highlighting widespread home waste and economic impact.
Work starts Saturday under Jubry Quirk the Erie wrecking expert to dismantle the Wilberm Park Hotel building. Dan Franklin reports crews clear debris and begin break lines while officials promise care to avoid danger to nearby properties.
Walter Scoth announced a Thursday meeting of committee heads at the Hotel Corry to review plans for a city canvass in Ath. The campaign includes urging merchants to display in storefronts and setting a TV quota per store by multiplying full time employees by 100. The group will refine house-to-house efforts and consider a large public rally during the WE campaign.
For sale miscellaneous items listed with prices and contact details. Includes wood for sale, shoes, skates for ice with prices, and hardware store references. Receiver names and partial contact hints appear, such as Doane's Hardware and individuals like Robert Desmond and Mrs Nuldred Dawson.
Jamestown resident Walker Le Brady, son of Mary Mabaron Brady, has been promoted to major in the field artillery unit of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps while serving in the Italian theater. A 1930 Jamestown High graduate, he entered St Bonaventure College before joining the ROTC program. His father Walter C. Brady is listed among the family and community figures to be remembered.
Ane Ylible Ua Anor Muckiehuupl, 81, owner of a journey livery and garage and former city councilman, was treated at City Hospital after being struck by a car operated by A. M. Dickey of Cambridge Springs. He suffered multiple injuries including a fractured jaw and broken nose with head burns.
War dispatches report uncertain Moscow peace rumors as German and Russian forces clash near Leningrad and across the Pripst marshes. Claims of German losses include hundreds of tanks and thousands of casualties, with reported advances toward Romania and contested river fronts.
Buffalo market items show varied cattle and hog quotes with steady and lower ranges, plus dairy and fruit prices from Pittsburgh and New York. The report lists live cattle, hogs, calves, sheep, eggs, apples, and potatoes with multiple price points and notes limited demand and steady opens fading into modest shifts.
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