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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
4
A light humorous piece about Phyllis and her freckles. It recalls her attempts to tan and remove freckles with various remedies. The narrator warns against harmful removers and suggests accepting freckles and enjoying summer.
A reader asks seven trivia questions printed on a classified page. Topics cover geography wartime history grammar and classical myth. Answers reference Eyaselein Island Great Lakes which is US only tungsten true Burma British India Napoleon’s relation Morpheus in Roman myth and the Blue Danube Waltz composer.
Jamestown July 6 T Hilmer Johnson 9 of Falconer Stillwater road died at 4 15 pm in W C A Hospital from a punctured lung after a fall from a load of hay. Coroner Samuel T Bowers ruled accidental death. Johnson and his son Ralph drove the hay wagon into the barn when the son went to fetch a physician for his mother. upon return the father lay on the barn floor. Autopsy by Dr Frederick R Weedon found a rib splinter puncturing the lung with three ribs broken.
Jamestown July 6 Celoron police and the district attorney's office probe a butcher knife incident at a family party. Carl Brown, 47, is hospitalized with chest lacerations, allegedly inflicted by Clarence Johnson, 47, who is in Jamestown jail on an open charge. Merton Pratt said motive not established and will consult with Assistant DA Sidney Hewes to determine charges. Children alerted authorities after hearing shouts. Brown’s release expected later today.
The article notes that Dewey's speech broke from tradition with short clear sentences and businesslike diction. It emphasizes self-possession, a strong voice, and direct impact on the average reader, suggesting a wave of imitators may follow.
After the war a boom in education is expected as soldiers return. Many did not finish high school or college. they want to complete courses and gain belated training. Colleges may adapt, but high schools and technical schools must plan for larger adult enrollments with programs in languages history social sciences mathematics and vocational training.
Carl Sallberg a nine year old son of Silver Creek High School faculty member William Sallberg drowned in Hanford Bay while five companions tried to rescue him. Firemen worked over three hours with an inhalator but he was beyond help. The tragedy occurred in shallow water near the shore as he and siblings and other children were on a raft.
Patrolman Edward Allen, after a pre induction physical, asked his draft board to be inducted. Following a conference with Local Board No. 3 and state selective service officials, Allen withdrew his request for immediate induction and was placed in the reserve pool.
County registers of wills and the state settled a dispute over where marriage license records should be filed. The agreement keeps records in Harrisburg county files and may discard new state issued license forms, with Ralph McCord among those welcoming the outcome.
Citizens celebrate Corry efforts including Red Cross blood drives, the service men's center, bond drive support, and youth recreation initiatives at Emmanuel Church basement. They commend the Aero Victory Band and Teen-Age Recreation Club as measures against delinquency and pool hall and saloon activity, urging community pride and continued progress.
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