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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1942
Page
4
In Jamestown two men faced county court indictments for third degree burglary. Raymond L. Nelson 28 pleaded guilty and was sentenced to New York State Vocational School at West Coxsackie by Judge Ottaway. A second indictment yielded a suspended two and a half to five year term. Merle Gallager 45 admitted DWI as a felony and received a suspended one year sentence plus a $300 fine.
The article lauds Midway as vast and unprecedented in scale and duration. It credits bold planning and decisive action, praising free men for courage and resourcefulness. It calls Midway a potential turning point of World War II and compares its significance to historic naval turning points.
Naval Secretary stresses postwar aims to avoid imposing democracy abroad. He calls for a tranquil era, economic order, higher living standards, education, and building a universal international law to be observed, even by force if needed, led by the United States and Britain in rebuilding after the wars.
Leaders vow to erase the village Lidive from memory by erecting a bronze monument in 1942. They condemn Nazi terror, claim the site will show the depth of civilization’s fall and honor those killed by German forces and enslaved families.
A shooting near the Smith Hastman farm at Spartansburg is reported with an unconfirmed arrest. A former Corry man allegedly shot Eastman in the left heel and leg. Also noted: a death at Grantin Hotel from a lung hemorrhage and a serious Ford accident on Windley Lake Road. A local lawsuit over July 3 1920 injuries proceeds in common pleas court. A city wide Sunday school picnic is planned for July 4. The Warren Ninety-Niney, Butter-Krust stars, and Corry Independents set for weekend games.
A diplomatic analysis cites Finland trapped between Germany and Russia, with Nazi aid fading. It warns that without German support Finland cannot withstand Russia, risks invasion by British or American forces, and faces bleak terms at any peace table. The piece notes Finland’s anti Russian stance but laments economic ruin from farm losses, grain shortages, and wartime disruptions.
State troopers on June 16 renewed their investigation into the Wood Wilkinson murder. Authorities, including District Attorney Burton Laub, declined to discuss details while pursuing several leads tied to two holdups resembling the Wilkinson case. Troopers emphasize each tip is checked, but no further information was released.
Captain Samuel L. Barbour Jr. of Plainfield New Jersey, who served in Bataan and was wounded in January, is reported missing in action. Barbour had recovered enough to resume duty before Bataan fell to the Japanese, per word to his uncle, William S. Barbour, secretary of Franklin’s Chamber of Commerce.
Prominent Pennsylvania society reports a new alcoholism treatment claiming 60 percent cure. The method uses an emetic to induce vomiting and pairs liquor with aversion, creating a conditioned reflex. Repeated exposure over a year or more reportedly reduces desire for all alcoholic beverages.
A reader quiz lists questions about a communist leader released from federal prison by Roosevelt, a reference to Shangri La as bomber base in Tokyo raids, German submarines at St. Lawrence, authors of Morisieur Seaucaire, decapitated shake tail behavior, the largest bone, a heavyweight boxer's fractured hand, proper form for addressing a meeting chair, printer color matter, and the number of planets larger than Neptune.
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