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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
4
The Evening Journal lists 44 St New York Wichigin Square with Associated Press and United Press dispatches credited or not credited in this issue. Local news content is noted as entered at the Corry Pa Post Office, with mail and carrier rates specified for subscriptions and advertising rates available on request.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer lauds Charles Evans Hughes as one of the great men in U S history and credits his tenure as chief justice with steadying the court during a nation in economic and political turmoil. It notes his opinions shaping New Deal reforms while defending freedoms and upholding constitutional limits, and laments his retirement.
A Mexican president writes to labor leader Vicente Toledano pledging Mexico’s support to the United States in any war against European or Asian powers. The promise emphasizes home-front cooperation and resilience, though troops are not anticipated. The statement marks a notable shift from prior hostility toward a close alliance stance.
A fragmented clipping recalls events from 1921 and earlier. It mentions Benedict Arnold, Rhode Island under Puritan control in 1663, and a note about treason era context. The snippet references a 1922 amount of 71,600 dollars in a misleading mix of names, places, and numbers from historical notes.
Pennsylvania has contributed a larger force to the colors in the last year than Mexico's entire regular army, with about 85,000 Pennsylvanians volunteering or being drafted. An additional 15,000 were on duty before expansion, totaling a force rivaling the 1846 48 American army in that war. About 100,000 more are expected to enter within a year, with many already serving in the Army Navy and Marines. The National Guard, reserves, and naval and marine contingents add to the total, reflecting a broad mobilization within the state.
A compact quiz item as printed in a vintage newspaper page asks readers to answer seven fast questions. It includes misprints and archaic spellings, asking about military hats, sea-going animals, state names, a politician or baseball player, boiling points, Mussolini symbols, Postmaster General choices, bullion coinage terms, Magna Carta English king, Pulitzer winner for editorial writing in 1940, and a common error note on language usage.
America is mobilizing its largest peace-time army with high physical standards. The health of troops is prioritized to prevent disease, with smallpox vaccination long required, tetanus immunization unvaccinated, and typhoid vaccination aiding sanitation efforts. Efforts aim to protect soldiers from infectious diseases critical to readiness.
The text discusses new mahogany sources on the Amazon and unsettled ranges in South America, notes its high quality, mentions Hungarian science shaping Canary bird voice training, and briefly cites the introduction of ten Was fist to Amelia in the Dutch colony. It also describes a 17 year locust and its markings.
Mrs Margaret Rose 35 and her son Donald were in a delivery truck when a tractor trailer owned by Inter-State System swerved into their path on West Lake Road near Avot. Rose suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries. Donald sustained a fractured arm and facial injuries. Lolls J Larson 29 of Chicago drives the tractor trailer and was detained for further investigation. The boy was transported to St Vincent's Hospital. his condition was not initially critical.
The Cape Cod branch, the first railroad on Cape Cod, began traffic from Middleborough to Sandswich in 1848 and extended to Yarmouth Port and Hyannis by 1854. In 1873 the line finally opened from Boston to Provincetown, after becoming Cape Cod Railroad Co and later passing to the Old Colony railroad in 1872.
A BRASILIAN jungle hunt feature profiles Sasha Siemel known as the Tiger Man. The Latvian hunter describes his spear and strategy to deter charging jaguars while recounting his 20 years in the jungle and nearly 300 tigers slain without major injuries. He notes war shifts hunting patterns drawing more South American hunters and plans for a busy season.
John O Yeiser 18 and Andrew Sturm Yeiser 15 of Omaha returned a Denver hotel room key to the clerk and paid their grandfather Andrew. Sturm of Newhall Nebraska had kept it at home for 45 years. He said he meant to mail it back but never did.
A fragmentary item notes the father of John Philip Sousa arriving from Spain and Portugal under the name So. The tale mentions a well known conductor using his real name and an odd baggage label spelling. It references a surname change and a “Two MUO sheep” detail amid other garbled text about naval clothing and a high Colorado highway peak.
Meadville hosts a homecoming gathering for Erie Railroad leaders led by President R. E. Woodruff. Notables include Mer HD Barber Howard Frank M America Carl Howe George F Weston Roster R. V. Blocker Aa B. Sorenson and other executives who shaped the road in its early years.
The bitter cassava root is naturally poisonous but South American Indians learned to process it to remove the toxin. Cassava bread and tapioca have long been staple foods and traded in Brazilian jungles, reflecting traditional preparation methods.
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