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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
6
Ward leaders warn about primed munitions at toy drive as meeting notices and fundraisers blur with police reports. Erie transfers, marriage licenses, and Coast Guard enlistments mix with a run of local events before a late night baseball game incident and a railcar load report from the Association of American Railroads.
Milke producers in Carry and nearby counties will receive 2014) a drop in milk price for June delivered at the plant of the Dairymen's League Cooperative Ascocinulon. The price reflects a four cent drop from the prior period, but remains 37 cents higher than the same month last year. The New York pool is 2.829 dollars per hundredweight, with 668,771,670 pounds pooled. Gladakis, administrator of the New York metropolitan marketing area, notes the cream entered was unusual for June, the first drop since February 1941, though some milkshed decline occurs.
Alis Rag reports from July 1 that Pennsylvania department of highways shows 2190 miles of highway improvements completed in the fiscal year ending May 31. The total slightly exceeds last year, driven by construction under contract and the department’s own forces, with WPA sponsored work providing about half the mileage.
July 16 ERA—A wandering horse hit by an automobile two miles east of Wesleyville, owner John Porkorski, R. D. 1, Harborwreck. Mrs. Bessie Moseman escaped with cuts and bruises. Investigation by state police notes the incident occurred after the horse wandered onto Rte 20. Local residents and guests are noted in a series of social posts.
Beaverdam news notes report the Daily Vacation Bible School at the Mennonite church concluded after ten evenings with an average attendance around sixty five. The piece also lists numerous social visits and gatherings across Beaverdam, including parties, hospital news, and arrivals from nearby towns, reflecting a busy community week.
A railroad worker was drafted for military training but deemed to have already fulfilled his duty after officials learned he has twelve children. The incident highlights the era’s wartime conscription constraints and family exemptions amid recruitment.
Four youths, ages in the early twenties, were injured when a car they rode in collided with an eastbound freight train on the Mystic Park road about a mile northwest of Hydetown. Owner-driver Harry Owens and passengers Nily Owens, Rieke, and Elizabeth Marks were hospitalized with scalp and hand lacerations and other injuries after the car veered right to avoid the train but was struck.
The Office of Price Administration announced amended automobile rationing rules allowing dealers to obtain new cars from the government reserve by substituting cash or other vehicles. A dealer must offer a smaller or cheaper model if available and may seek a release from the OPA if needed. The piece also cites Soviet Russia’s peacetime army size of 830,000 and 76,504 officers with 4,627,100 men.
Maj Lofton R Henderson of Gary Indiana led a group of scout bombers in a bold Midway action. His plane dived onto a Japanese aircraft carrier's smoke stack as flames engulfed the craft. The unit then renewed the Marine air assault amid the battle.
Buffalo hog and cattle markets show slow hogs with steady early sales and firm calf values, while cattle and sheep offer mixed weights and firm vealers. Pittsburgh produce notes moderate demand with varied fruit and potato prices. New York stock action fades inflationary gains as some profits are cashed and noon quotes show scattered declines amid uneven volume.
The readable fragments reference hockey, boxing or racing figures, and scattered names such as Handel, Dagwood, and John. The text is garbled, with missing context, dates, and events, making precise reporting impossible from the available material.
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