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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1943
Page
4
Washington May issue presents a Handy glossary of military terms for soldiers and the public. It defines battleships battalions brigades coastward corvettes cruisers destroyers and many seeable ranks with brief notes on deployment, gunnery, and shipboard roles. It highlights the war effort urgency and the need for accurate terminology during national mobilization.
Twenty years ago applications were filed for rental of display floor space in a new hotel to be erected here. An Erie Line derailment near Maple Avenue disrupted eastbound traffic as a replacement engine was added today. Mme Marie Sundelius of the Metropolitan Opera was announced to perform in May. A diamond ring theft near Warren was recovered. a former Columbus girl employed as a domestic turned it over to authorities. Mrs Charles Springstead broke her arm on East Wayne Street and is resting at home. Frank Desler, 41, a Spring Creek businessman, died at Cory Hospital after a lengthy illness. Lester & Hillman of Spring Creek noted for local prominence after an operation two weeks prior.
Fragmentary notes discuss the rise of analytic chemistry in the United States tied to Harvard and the Rumford Professorship. It mentions the Lawwise Scientific School, Kiev Monastery architecture, Ukrainian industrial growth, and a note on Lend-Lease and Navy terminology during a broad historical scope.
A fragment listing seven trivia questions about governors capitals presidents and war agencies, plus notes on rock salt use for snow prevention and street maintenance. Contains names like Homer Atkins Calvin Coolidge and James Monroe, with references to Pearl Harbor and UFA.
Private David Latchaw 23 of Franklin is reported missing in action in the North Africa theater as of February 1943. Inducted July 14, 1941, he trained at the 7th selective service board area and served with the field artillery. He is survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Latchaw and a large family.
A report describes a new airplane brake design using striped steel with a surface layer of copper iron powder. The iron provides long wear while the copper rapidly conducts heat away from the brake system.
Pvt. Robert J. Milks aged 80 and Pvt. Stanley E. Milks aged 22 from Cattaraugus were reported missing in the Philippines after the fall of Bataan. Robert is confirmed as a Japanese prisoner. the War Department notes he and Stanley enlisted together in January 1949 and served in the Philippines from May that year.
The body of Roger McFarland eleven months old, son of Mr and Mrs George McFarland, burned to death in a Ni agara Falls Boulevard home fire. His funeral will be held in Punxsutawney Pa. The couple’s other child George McFarland Jr eleven months old, survived after rescue. Coroner Dr Harry R Emee ruled the death accidental.
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