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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1943
Page
4
A sprawling excerpt from a Corry Pa newspaper column describes wartime migration toward urban centers for defense work, local public notices, school board debates, and profiles of residents. It mentions Norman Mountain enlisting, community fundraising, and civic actions, with scattered notes on local residents and wartime industry.
Officials push price control measures to curb consumer costs with talk of a broad subsidy program. A Washington plan would subsidize prices via a government mechanism to stabilize agricultural goods, potentially costing billions and provoking public and congressional debate.
An old verse called the Stubat Mater frames a mother’s steadfast grief as she watches a son’s life suspended. The piece honors mothers everywhere on Mother’s Day, noting letters, gifts, and enduring courage amid war. It reflects on sacrifice, memory, and persistent maternal love across nations.
Washington May report argues for a central United Nations forum to resolve intra Allied disputes before public airing. It cites Russo Polish tensions, warns of Axis exploitation, and urges a central council to maintain unity and deter neutral erosion while praising Ernst Hawitch and the ice cream cone origin story as cultural notes.
A compact note on lie detection and its history. It argues that forced interrogation methods fail, while modern devices measure physiological signals. Police claim high accuracy, yet the piece notes controversy and evolving medical input since 1918.
A quirky Q and A from a classified page tests geography history and civics. Questions cover Windsor childhood, Sarawak on Borneo, Hitler quote origins, Montevideo’s country, climate zones, proverbs, Alice Hathaway Lee and a US president, life insurance facts, twice married presidents, and world highest elevation.
Twenty years ago the city council discussed buying fire equipment including reels and nozzles to boost protection after a Sunday morning blaze on First and Second Avenues. Talks also covered paving plans, school participation in a record field day, and neighborhood street criticisms of economic paving. Police sought to locate a missing girl linked to a Marion Street case while local sports figures faced season changes. The week featured new auto models and a popular pale browhem, drawing street attention as vendors announced orders and the Rowe firm promoted the Paige model.
Factographs describe 143 American shipyards delivering 642 Liberty ships and various merchant marine craft. They built Royal Vessels, large and small, amid christening rites now marked by champagne. The text notes military air transport rules and growing airline capacity for passengers and cargo.
The largest cranes in the world are being restructured for the United States Navy Bureau of Yards and Decks. The booms will reach above a 12 story building and the units will run on four rails, self contained and powered. A smart operation feature will mark these giant units.
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