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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1942
Page
3
The piece argues Americans must maximize factory output and full plant utilization to defeat enemies. It urges ending idle capacity and distractions, and highlights how car culture shapes life while stressing that freedom and enterprise endure through shared wartime sacrifice.
General MacArthur sustains a magnificent defense in the Philippines as his forces hold a delaying action against Japanese pressure. The general must eventually face larger, more formidable enemy forces beyond the current eastern Tadies and reinforce a containment of the main Japanese force.
Facts mix multiple entities and errors. The text claims a city named Guadsisists in Mexico, founded in 1585 and named after a Moorish city in Spain, with references to an old church and a 181 anniversary. The passage also wrongly attributes Copenhagen founder Archbishop Absalon to these events.
Special observances mark school week with citizen participation and health talks. Chamber of Commerce eyes lecture by Jacob Rubin on Soviet Russia. Rotary Club hears Dr J C Kibley health paper. A car theft attempt prompts calls for swift action. Fireman John Stanton suffers injuries after a fall on a slippery floor. Pine Grove Cemetery directors discuss paving drives. Harry Jordan departs Garland for Buffalo Bisons in International League.
The guide notes that in a remote emergency a broken arm requires quick action. It advises assessing the injury, splinting above and below the break with rigid materials like small branches or a jack handle, wrapping snugly but not tightly, keeping the victim warm, and getting to a doctor as soon as possible.
Daily quiz presents seven test items on government, geography, and history. Questions cover Treasury or other departments, World War I submarine terms, secretaries of state under Wilson, polar bears in the Antarctic, Dutch Indies capital, Pearl Harbor reliefs, a Chinese leader’s India visit, a burning French liner, Senate floor leadership, and Donets region location, plus a note on a common error and regional proximity trivia.
A cluttered Erie county update lists a concert by Eddy Daehin at the Library Theatre in Warren on Tuesday March 17, a planned junior high circus in Buffalo April 6 to 8 featuring performers like the Great Ricard and Dr Bernard, and WPA work-relief shifts toward defense training. It notes local residents moving, new businesses and plans, and draft-age youths awaiting call.
Erie police solved several break-ins over the past 40 months with three boys aged eleven to sixteen implicated. Stolen items valued around 9400 were recovered from auto files, service stations, and a tavern, amid broader local notices detailing community events, student achievements, and local personalities.
bank and trust company to pay a twenty percent dividend to depositors and holders of participation certificates in 1994. trustees Arthur J. Conc rad and Walt B. Rostnskel note the payout depends on liquidation progress and future sales. notices issued to all certificate holders as of 1994.
The court’s ruling on pinball machines and similar gadgets prompts Erie County and Scranton officials to await a district attorney opinion. Atttorneys discuss taxation, enforcement, and whether such devices are gambling or amusement, with local authorities considering enforcement actions once guidance is issued.
The reader list shows answers printed on office pages for Civilian Defense questions. Names include William Jennings Bryan and Admiral Hustand, with references to Kimmel and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. The fragment mentions Normandie and Sovles Rustia, reflecting a historical wartime Q and A.
Auction and sales notice listing many horses including sorrel teams and roan mares, value ranges from 1200 to 4100, plus grey geldings and bay mares. Also advertised are farm supplies, poultry orders, fertilizer, and hardware, with multiple local store names and locations in Cony, Pa and nearby towns.
In Pittsburgh area waters the tug Labelle owned by Wheeline Steel Corp shields a crew member amid a swift offshore current pushing toward the Emsyyortit lock. The steamer faces a dangerous ride as barges jam against the dam, delaying rescue until the river level falls.
Max Basperson, son of the Emporium borough secretary, was twice rejected for enlistment due to debt and weight. After three weeks of strict training and larger meals he gained 42 pounds, passed the physical, and reported for active service.
Hogs held near steady with weights above 190 pounds trading mostly steady to 25 cents lower, while lighter weights dipped. cattle trade uneven but largely steady amid good offerings, with beef cows around 8.75 to 9.00 and vealers down. Pittsburgh Produce notes slow demand, apples and potatoes mostly steady. rare mentions of grain and Russet Burbanks among fluctuating prices. Market commentary from Associated Press highlights mixed rail and steel stock movements in New York trading days, with broad, modest shifts across many sectors.
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