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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1941
Page
4
Stewart discusses Beslin and Rome on housing shortages in Corry. Federal program may help only as a temporary boost, with many homes still needed and many dilapidated properties to fix. The piece weighs risks of mass construction and calls for careful disposal of emergency properties after the crisis.
The excerpt defines airsickness as a non fatal but agonizing condition with symptoms such as nausea vomiting pallor sweating and vertigo. It notes fear prostration and bad air as triggers and suggests a calm mind and moderation before travel as preventive measures.
Fire damaged a frame building on Main Street in Saegertown, with losses estimated between eight and ten thousand dollars. A Meadville fire truck responded as flames threatened nearby structures including Saegertown Electric. restaurant Gilson’s was affected and two second‑floor apartments rented by Charles Warp and Ruth Marvel. Fire Chief Richard Stroux credits containment to early response.
Mareh 11. Mrs Léone Johnson Jackson wife of George T Jackson formerly of North Warren died Monday morning in Evergreen Alabama from injuries after being struck by a car while walking toward a wrecked vehicle following an accident witnessed by the couple. The Jacksons had resided in Evergreen for a year. she previously came from Traverse City Michigan. Funeral services will be held there at a time to be announced. Mr and Mrs Jackson and Mr and Mrs J A Blemaulst of North Warren will attend.
Journal notes cover property sale of Miss Fern Sinson to Walter Keppel with possession planned April 1. A Miller party hosted by John McInnes featured cards, games, and an orchestra. St Patrick’s Bay ball set for Gym pany A at the Armory with 7 30 o’clock gates. Mervil Soule plant in Union City to resume ops Monday. Thomas Holland travels to Philadelphia to visit sister Mrs Potwin. Epworth Teague banquet next Tuesday with Harold Shannon as toastmaster and Olive Graves, Lyle Poster as speakers.
Berlin reports that by occupying Poland, Holland, Belgium and northern France, Germany now holds a dominant share of Europe’s coal. Estimates cite 423,000 to 600,000 tons produced annually, with total European coal deposits deemed vast. Occupied regions include East Upper Silesia, Krakow, Oslo, Holland, Belgium and France, boosting German industry and fueling synthetic fuels and other war needs.
Fragmentary text discusses path length and width, mentions Sir Horace Walpole as early prime minister title holder with conflicting years, and notes age and driving mileage patterns. It also cites motorist negligence and lane-keeping as factors in 1930 traffic deaths, but details are garbled.
A reader quiz listing several questions from the classifieds section asks about a star distance, Tom Mix’s horse, a Chinese tong, the festival linked to the Paschal Full Moon, the new US Ambassador to Britain, a tennis term, odor weight, legislative provisions, Alfred Tennyson’s nationality, and a person born in Alaska. Each item appears as a short prompt for readers to answer.
Erie March 11 Hopes for an early navigation season on the Great Lakes were dashed by a survey that found ice beyond vision off Erie Buffalo Sloggland and Sandusky There are patches where ice is light enough for breaking operations and cutters may begin work soon but another cold spell could worsen ice and delay lake traffic
The United States has but one native antelope yet the New York Zoo has exhibited forty kinds. The display highlights diverse antelopes from various regions and underscores the nation’s limited native species alongside international varieties at the zoo.
State highway engineers conduct a reconnaissance survey for a proposed Ridgway to St. Marys highway. Headquarters are in Ridgway as the route runs from North Broad and Osterhawk streets along Front street and the north side of the Pennsylvania Railroad to near St. Marys, then climbs to the town’s western boundary. Construction is planned for this summer.
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