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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1942
Page
3
Plans arise for a Maxwell place picnic and reunion on July 25 with many local invitees from Corry and nearby towns. Reports mention city improvements, street work on Center Street, and a civic project in Titusville, plus notices of births and local marriages. A Corry youth’s drowning is noted, and bids for public works last night in Titusville are listed.
Fragmented items place Buddifiim, June events, and local names within a broad Corry Meadville area shuffle. Notes mention Sergeant Willis Ru1 of Ath Ord Co, promotions, and veterans tied to Union City and Erie. Several short sketches cover drivers, fire fighters, aviation personnel, revival meetings, and a railway collision inquiry.
DuBois Pennsylvania July 18 relatives of Mr and Mrs DeMolt challenge a press dispatch from MacArthur HQ Australia claiming their son Joseph DeMott earned a purple heart for action on February 2 at Balikpapan Borneo. They say he enlisted May 1 and was stationed at New Cumberland and Fort Benjamin Harrison, and note reports misstate his service and location.
Purdue University research outlines a compact 1 to 4 family dwelling designed for wartime housing. Carl Moester described a prefabricated shelter with separate bedrooms, combined kitchen and laundry, large living space, attic storage, and a two percent total heating requirement. An armed crew could erect the structure with electric wiring and plumbing in nine weeks, aimed at monthly rent for workers.
July 18 Warren announces formation of A company for the Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps Auxiliary. Allen M. Gilson, chairman, says secondary armed protective units will be organized in all 67 counties as an addition to the Penny Vanin Reserve Defense Corps. County committees will nominate captain candidates, including the county defense council chair, the sheriff, and the mayor of the principal city.
In a probate report Judge John F. OConnell heard that William Yott, 84, has been an inmate at the High State Hospital for the insane for four decades. Attorney Thores F. O Malley Jr disclosed that Yott should have been released as sane years ago, connected to a $500000 estate of Yott’s late wife Biles. O Malley cited the late Eliga tus demands as the reason for continued confinement. Doctors alleged Yott remains sane for years, prompting questions over custody and care.
An analysis argues defense alone cannot win the war and a continental front may come via intensified air war led by Britain and the United States. It notes the need for will and production, not just weapons, as battles shift to bombing and strategic air power. It highlights a record Atlantic shuttle flight by two Americans and two Canadians, and stresses that will, not merely materiel, determines victory.
For sale team of work horses eight years old and eight tall? Also 60 talls hey standing. Clyde Baccus, Belly Take. B D aida TOR BALE red beek siding 100 ft in voll. $3.50 per roll. Akam Center St Dial 99-454. Burrowed Timers Neue Cheasburs Wash. A gone HF 79 people five who have been given opt by doctors. They call themselves Hurrawea Timers. Most of them would have died years ago. They live on a 40-acre farm and are set supporting. The idea originated with Guyer D Thomas Whit law president of the colony. ANSWERS TO TUNAMS QUOTE test AMestIONS pitted editor columns 1 Praise Miphy Mrs Ovyl Culp Hobby True North Carolina in Trameencee Tiler Cribbage Divert California Death Valley Greater Antilles Leear Antilles Helios Greek for the sin
The article discusses herpes zoster known as shingles, detailing its medical naming origins from zoster meaning girdle of skin eruptions. It explains onset with neuralgic pain followed by eruptions around the waist or other body areas, with symptoms easing after two to three weeks though pain may persist longer. It notes shingles as a nervous system disease and references the term from ancient Greek.
A scrambled quiz puzzle with misspellings asks seven questions about history geography science and electricity. Topics include supreme court titles, military ranks, secession states, measurement units, games, current types, and U.S. geography with options and true false prompts.
A garbled passage discusses mispronunciations like away up instead of way up and argues about expressing possibilities to reach starving regions. It mentions frustration from last year, fruit distribution, and hopes knowledge can help those in need before it is too late.
Erie police bound over three young men to the grand jury on $1,000 bonds each for auto tire theft. Howard Wadworth, 21 of BiG W Eighth Street, plus Miniact and another, faced charges after a car owned by Adam Wingerter was stolen on May 12. George Hysnyk, 23, North Springfield, held on $500 bond for receiving stolen tires.
A van from Yankee Line and a DeCarbo Express tractor trailer collided near Rose Point, New Castle Pa. One man, W. F. Read of Akron, 40, died instantly. Injured were Francis Campbell 37 Sunbury with a broken leg, Joseph Berkos 20 New Castle cut, Lois McClennahan 24 New Castle with cuts.
A. H. Trantum a former city resident died Wednesday at his Brooklyn home. Funeral services were held there and the remains will go to Columbus, Ohio, for burial. He is survived by his wife Lottie Dewny, three daughters and three sons, and his sister Mrs. Bilton W. Aven of Warren, Pa. He had been engaged in the humber business in the east.
A rough, error-filled note discusses highly flexible plastic paints suitable for various surfaces old or new. It states this paint type should not crack or peel when properly applied, emphasizing adaptability and resilience for widespread painting projects.
Pittsburgh markets report slow demand for produce with mixed prices on Duchess, Williams Reds, and Cobblers across Maryland Virginia New Jersey. Buffalo livestock market notes steady hogs and steer prices, with cattle and sheep varying. overall weekly trend shows modest gains in some weights while others weaken.
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