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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1942
Page
4
A wartime column argues workers must not strike during the war. It contrasts soldiers’ sacrifice with factory labor, noting soldiers risk lives while workers risk lost supplies and production. It urges wholehearted support for war needs and criticizes ongoing dog shows as irrelevant in this context.
The piece discusses Japan considering migration options after Java, weighing India and Australia as targets. It notes Australia’s large land area but small population and coastal city concentrations, arguing immigration limits have hindered Australian growth and future prospects.
Fragmented wartime commentary cites Russians as students of past revolutions, noting figures like Dumourier and Picheerin. It discusses alleged actions by Japanese commanders and references Pearl Harbor and Normandy in a cryptic, historical perspective.
The Who's Who in America editors say the 1942 49 edition proves intellect and education drive fame more than money or social rank. Nine of ten listed attended college, 73.6 percent of those who built reputations were graduates, with education rising since 1910. New volume adds 3,560 new bios and a pronunciation guide highlighting notable figures such as Vera Zorina, Larry Allen, Jean Arthur, Henry Fonda, Bob Hope, and Surprising refugees in the US.
The report cites Metropolitan Life figures showing about 14 million war fatalities in 1940s WWII, with Russia around 730,000 and the United States at 3,000 in under a year. It notes Japan’s unknown losses and compares to a large 1941 American birth surge reaching about 2.14 million, tied to the 1921 generation aging into childbearing years.
A fragmentary note discusses extreme human ages, citing Tom Parr said to be 152 and older decades as possible yet rarely credible. It notes Centenarians exist, questions life beyond 100, and mentions reports of ages at 150 or 160 as historical exaggeration.
Readable scraps cover molasses as a boll weevil control with arsenical mix and early-season use. Notes describe wood water content and a huge quiddy measure for fresh-cut logs. Mentions ponderosa pine in Florida and pre soap sanitation in 1288 when inhabitants washed twice daily.
A twenty year old note recalls a plan to light Corry’s streets as Mayor G L Alexander S Bentley and M Waller begin canvassing the business district for support. The Greene lease on Seneca Street drilling halted at twelve hundred feet with no oil or gas evident. Local steps aim to collect unpaid school tax from women residents while Fire Department man Frank Kinsey leads in the Firemen’s Cruise Contest with 6480 points. A theft report from Henry Morton east of Jackman Farm notes about fifty chickens missing with a clue to the thieves.
A list of 10 trivia prompts drawn from a classified age section. Items ask about wartime or historical topics, biographies, disasters in 1923 Japan, amulets, government buildings, actors, first ladies tributes, city nicknames, meat skinning art, and dairy flavor chemistry. The fragment includes garbled phrases about lipase and vitamin A effects in milk.
Donald M. Nelson trims price bids to favor speed in wartime procurement. Government now needs quick deliveries, elevating small producers by offering contracts to many firms rather than single big suppliers. The shift helps keep smaller units alive and avoids bottlenecks as wartime demand soars.
The engineering company Alte Atalanta of London announces every member of the workforce is female. The statement highlights a women driven enterprise and notes the gender composition across all roles within the firm.
Pennsylvania general assistance rolls continued to fall in the first week of March. A total of 20 cases left the rolls due to employment and other usual factors, while 1,123 cases were removed via transfers to aid to dependent children. The policy merges GA recipients in eligible families with ADC benefits, cutting weekly GA cases and saving costs. Net reduction for the week reached 1,952 cases, with 67,105 total GA cases and 126,294 people served. weekly expenditures declined to 335,890 dollars.
The listing details station programs from CBS NBC and MBS including concerts, talk and musical segments with names like James Melton, Margaret, and Morton Gould. A final note states Navy women nurses are not allowed in combat zones and are replaced by male nurses trained by them.
The report notes intensified clashes between Australian and Japanese forces near New Guinea and off Thursday Island, with Australian fighters breaking up air attacks and sinking one bomber while damaging several others. An air ministry communique lists five planes lost. Japanese advances toward Port Moresby from Salamaus and Lae are unconfirmed by other sources.
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