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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
4
Publication details for The Corry Evening Journal include ownership by Arthur Colegrove and Fred Kimball with Associated Press affiliation. Subscription and mailing rates are listed, and advertising rates are available upon request.
Opinion echoes over banning Catherine Bowen’s Yankee From Olympus, a Holmes biography, amid Soldiers Vote Act fears. Critics question motives behind restricting politically tinged works, noting Taft’s defense of stopping propaganda rather than curbing worthy literature. Political campaigns are blamed for confusion and risk to morale.
A historical reflection questions early intense Harvard education for children. It cites William James Sidis who, despite genius, died at 46 amid loneliness and fading fame. The piece argues balanced growth, continued normal childhood, and steady schooling yield better life outcomes than high pressure enrichment.
From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania daily page, curare is traced from South American use to its 1938 plant sample discovery. Chemists analyze this potent poison, which profoundly relaxes muscles by blocking nerve signals to them. Surgeons foresee reduced spinal anesthesia reliance as it aids deep muscle relaxation. Jungle explorers dubbed curare the lying death, while modern medicine may call it the rapid relaxer.
Seven quiz items ask about voting month for presidential electors, expunged commander at Bizerte, travel of sound speeds, start of presidential term, carmarusal meaning, carotid artery location, nearest Latin American country, USP on medicinal product, saccharin nature, and Navy rank corresponding to second lieutenant.
Readable guide describes potatoes as versatile leftovers for soup stew or salad. Mentions browning with onion and bacon and using mashed potatoes in cakes or as a lining or topping for vegetables or meat. Contains several garbled terms but conveys practical cooking uses.
Jamestown municipal electric customers will receive about 126000 in a 10 percent dividend, distribution based on 10 percent of electricity purchases from Oct 4, 1943, to Sept 30, 1944, with checks issued by Nov 1. The board also authorized studies for system improvements and plans for a new boiler plant at the Stele Street generating station.
Pierre J W Grocier a 19 year old railroad fireman of Bhairs admitted taking 11 bottles of gin stolen from a truth by fit acquaintance in Loudr Jameslown. U S District Judge John Knight withheld sentence for three months released him on probation and ordered regular reports to the probation office. He had changed plea from not guilty with another prisoner David William Wend of Elmira indicted for failure to report for induction.
HAL BOYLE reports on the Graves Registration Unit landing on D-Day, detailing their grim duties burying the fallen amid sniper fire and booby traps. Lt Berry and Lt White recount losses, logistics of recovering bodies, marking graves, and the heavy emotional toll of processing the dead.
A herd of deer crossing Route 6 seven miles west of Kane caused a heavy tractor-trailer to crash and burn. Driver Robert Shakespeare, 22, of Sinking Springs Pa, escaped with minor burns after the saddle tank gasoline ignited when he raised his lights to an approaching car. The outfit owned by Glen Phillips of Reading carried a 21000 load of heating radiators and about seven thousand dollars damage plus fire rescue efforts by Kane firefighters.
A July report from the United States Employment Service shows an improved employment picture in Erie with more women responding to a campaign to place them in jobs kept open by men drafted into the armed forces. The June net loss stood at 55 employees, but Carl J. Minzenberger, manager of the local employment office, said a personal investigation found the loss affected only certain classifications and cautioned against broad conclusions.
Erie industry employed 95,502 persons in June, a drop from the all-time peak of 40,304 set last November. Included among the June workers were 25,001 males and 11,601 women.
George Werner aged 80 a founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in St Marys Pa died at his home of a heart attack after a long career in banking. He organized the bank 36 years ago and was active in the field. He is survived by four daughters and two sons. Funeral services are set for Saturday.
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