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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1944
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal reports a severe hog and egg shortage across the Midwest due to overstocked stockyards and high feed costs. Farmers face tough choices as hogs must be sold or risk ruin. The piece contrasts market chaos with Allied World War II news, urging unity among Russians British Americans to defeat tyranny.
The passage outlines growing infant dietary stages in Pennsylvania, noting feeding importance by age. It describes a progression from mashed vegetables at 12 months to whole vegetables by 18 months, and the introduction of raw fruit at two years, with varied meals and dessert as the child ages.
Amid wartime reports, Corry residents discuss wage take home pay, withholding levies, and strained hospital nursing services. Letters from service members reference draft policy, inflation, and postwar pay. Local notes cover war bonds, gas rationing rumors, and community updates on officials, education, and nearby military activity.
Twenty years past reports a derailment of injuries in Cony Hospital after an altercation. Five business districts showcase window displays for Live Indoor Bazaar next to North Center street. A special train carrying the Ty Boosters will visit Corry en route to Tinville, 1 3.0. Desmond spoke at the Phoenix Hotel Rotary Club about salesmanship. Rotary guests included Meadeville attendees and local high school figures. Police urge motorists to cooperate with traffic regulations to cut city accidents as Traffic Officer Haenel continues enforcement.
A scanned page presents a list of trivia prompts and misspelled phrases, including questions about Malian spellings, corrected sentences, political offices, Dominion capital clues, literary authors, Liberty Island, wartime novels, abbreviations, Puerto Rican capitals, Hyand Joseph’s empire, and muskellunge fish weights.
Fragmented wartime dispatches report renewed aerial activity over Europe as Britain and allied forces clash in contested waters. Berlin radio claims U S losses include 85 aircraft with 82 bombers reported down yesterday, while Allied summaries acknowledge heavy bomber and interceptor actions with disputed totals.
Lieut Edward G Petrillo former Erie attorney reported in serious condition today at the post hospital Reynolds Greenville after a motorcycle accident Wednesday His father Attorney Edward E Petrillo returned from the camp and said officials were not decisive about his son status.
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