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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1950
Page
4
Public notice from Colestove Publisher sample indicates advertising rates and service terms. Includes addresses for advertising representatives and AP republication rights. States post office entry in Corry Pennsylvania and mail rates for domestic and restricted territories.
The article surveys key turning points in major wars, noting Allied advances in World War II from the Normandy invasion to earlier battles like Britain’s air clash and El Alamein, plus Soviet defense at Stalingrad and Pacific victories. It links turning points to strategic shifts and timelines across centuries.
A scanned page presents a numbered trivia quiz with questions about presidents history aviation and poetry, including true or false items on income tax files, SPARS in World War II, and a misspelled clue about an American poetess from Mishawaka. The fragment ends with remarks on electric fencing and safety notes.
Twenty years ago local action closed a long run of illegal saloons as 25 federal agents and 20 state police conducted raids on 29 establishments. Seventeen arrests followed while a Federal Agent Knight faced assault charges. Corry Hospital reported a fall injuring a man. National Guard Company A prepared to deploy to Mount Gretna for annual encampment with 60 men.
Army officials signal easier targets for service if war arises, with 4-F exemptions narrowing and 20 000 replacements sought by September 30. Draft boards nationwide will reclassify some men into essential roles, while veterans and dependents rules may tighten if conditions worsen.
The funeral service for Mrs. Mary J. Tillotson was held yesterday at 2 PM at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home with Rev. James McIntosh officiating. Grandsons and relatives served as bearers and burial followed in Joy in Fine Grove Cemetery. Out-of-town attendees included Dan Farey and son Michael of Saginaw and others from Detroit York Pa Erie Jamestown Elkin Lakewood.
During World War II the Army admitted men with poor teeth due to dentist shortages and limited dental plates. Standards also lowered to admit mild neuropsychiatric cases while known psychoneurotics were not admitted.
Dr. Collist of Cleveland was named manager and chief of professional services at the new Erie Veterans Administration Hospital. The appointment takes effect December 1 1950 with full responsibility for organizing professional and administrative services under VA policies. The hospital will be activated and dedicated soon after December 1.
A brief but destructive windstorm swept through Crawford County between 9 and 10 last night, knocking out electric service to more than 350 homes in God ranton and Cambridge Springs areas. A fallen tree caused the damage.
An outage affected about 300 homes in Cochran ton area for 30 minutes and about 50 residences in Gambridge Springs for over two hours while crews worked on Route 408 repairs.
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