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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1943
Page
2
The notice lists changes in rationing values for canned goods and staples. Crapejuice points, beans, dehydrated soups, tomato products, and canned soups all show adjustments, with some sizes raised by a few points while others remain unchanged. Preparation hints at a possible reclassification for tomato soup to distinguish it from other canned soups.
Clarion county soldier Sergeant Joseph A. Stallman of Relda burg was killed Sunday when an army plane crashed 35 miles from Boxville Tennessee. Details were scarce, but the War Department notified his wife early Sunday morning. The other named serviceman, Carl Brenot Mills, was reportedly recovering from shrapnel wounds in a North Adrien hospital after combat service and a Casablanca posting.
Community items include grocery ad notes from Page & Ferry, a War Department message confirming Corporal William R. Lange as a prisoner of war in Italy, and several local incidents. Fire at a Spring Street building caused hundreds in damage. Knights of Columbus members honored for long continuous membership. A boy named John Holes dies after being struck by a car. Red Cross and war effort fund updates, Inductions, and local civic notices fill the page with civilian and military news.
Corry Jamestown Mfg Corp announced the purchase of the former U S Radiator holdings on West Washington Street. The 200 by 125 foot site abuts Ajax Iron Works and Christensen Motors, extending to the P R R tracks and First Avenue, to be used for storage. The firm also named directors at its annual meeting in Jamestown.
The Pennsylvania legislature moves toward final adjournment on April 29 with orders to enact at least five administration-recommended measures. Key items include a fiscal reform plan with a 641,600,000 tax cut, congressional reapportionment, postwar planning, teacher salary increases, and war powers for the governor.
Pittsburgh report quotes Walter S. Hallanan president of Plymouth Oil Company warning that a severe oil shortage looms within two years unless new reserves are found and developed. The forecast stresses the urgency of exploration and expansion to avert supply gaps.
Treasury report shows receipts 817,668,247,318 dollars and expenditures 175,976,134.70 leaving a net balance of 4,513,74,202.94. Gross debt stands at 119,704,337,181.52 with a decrease of 7,993,526.72 from prior days.
Aero Lodge No. 1508 LA of ML hosts a Victory Day and Anniversary Party at the Site Armory tomorrow. Two groups of Life workers from Sea Supply Mfg Co will participate with music by Aeroband and broadcasts by Station WITN. Union officials expect 100 or more workers to attend both afternoon and evening sessions, featuring a $1,500 war bond purchase and celebrity appearances by Corry Jamestown and Raymound officials.
Five grass fires taxed the department Saturday with Sunday additional blazes on West Smith Street Green Spring Street and Rex Shoppe area on West South Street. One fire on White Street and another on West Pleasant Street were answered today.
Pittsburgh area notes reuse of metal cans for salvage amid rationing. Citizens urged to prepare tins by cleaning and labeling, then place them curbside Thursday evening for Friday morning pickup. OPA officer Feldman says Pittsburgh has meat to meet normal demand.
Davis, 17, of Cobry, was fined 15 dollars with sentence deferred after arrest Saturday night for reckless driving. He spent the weekend in Jamestown city jail and was arraigned in court this morning.
Oakland report notes a thriving horse meat trade since January with Jim Augustine opening stores selling T-bone steaks roasts and hamburger. He boasts government inspected meat from Nevada range horses and claims price advantages over beef while addressing public sentiment about eating horses.
In Bellefonte Pa on March 29 Joh Childers a 34 year old Philadelphia Negro was executed by electric chair at the State Penitentiary for the killing last March of Joseph Dowshen a 32 year old Philadelphia storekeeper. Childers death occurred at 12 30 am after a terminal last meal of fat. Dowshen resisted a holdup and was shot twice in the abdomen. Dowshen’s son Leonard testified at the trial that he woke to gunfire and later helped capture Childers in the delicatessen store.
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Readable fragments discuss men and women roles in wartime society, marriage and childbearing, and government defense priorities. Mentions salaries, Congress limits, and citizen expectations amid mobilization, with references to mothers, families, and labor needs.
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