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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1947
Page
4
Anonymous writes of a chaotic city leadership scene as the assessor, council, mayor, and finance department falter. The piece laments missing tax cards, cash shortfalls, and a call for change without an election while critics clash and a mysterious arson incident looms.
The American dollar, though weakened in purchasing power, remains the world’s top currency and the key medium of exchange for major producers and exporters. Nations strive to protect their dollar position as foreign economies rely on dollars for food, machinery, and manufacturing goods amid a complex, changing monetary landscape.
The piece explains fixed exchange rates creating black markets, with examples from Austria, France, China and others. It notes American exports in 1946 reached over 312 billion dollars against 5 billion imports, supported by US loans and credits totaling about 10.4 billion dollars, highlighting the US role in sustaining global economies.
The Medical Society of Pennsylvania outlines how allergies have expanded beyond hay fever to include skin rashes, serum reactions, dermatitis, headaches, and GI upset. Foods like pork, milk, eggs, fish, strawberries, tomatoes, and wheat trigger reactions. pollens from roses and grasses cause peak issues in spring and summer, with ragweed worst. Estimates place definite allergies in up to 10 million Americans. The note links allergy research to broader infectious disease insights and humanitarian aims, contrasting American productivity with global hunger. A Tasmanian crab example notes some crustaceans weigh up to 20 pounds, enough to feed ten.
Notes from March 5 1927 issue include Mrs H N Rockwell injured after falling through a cellar door at her daughter’s home in East Street, Elks elect Leo Cook exalted ruler with installations planned in April, Keystones beat Erie County Electrics 22 20 in a five game series opener, Neil Little wins Harold Loyd lookalike contest at Rex Theatre, D A Hillstrom hosts Corry Jamestown Mfg Co staff in Erie, Mrs Francis Slattery hosts bridge party on East Bond Street with Mrs Clifford Howard winning.
A reader poses questions on famous baseball names voted into Cooperstown, a Marine commander who died January 23, 1947, and a proverb completion. The piece weaves in a zoning ordinance debate and a midcentury civic discussion about urban development, security, and neighborhood preservation.
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