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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1943
Page
4
Francois Appert, a French inventor from Napoleonic times, pioneered the canning process to preserve food and destroy germs. The account notes U S production of sweetened condensed milk began in 1856, highlights sterilization and nutrient preservation, and quotes ongoing factory advances making canned milk less bulky while retaining vitamins including Vitamin C.
Twenty years ago items report a new plant for the 1, B. Mattress Company to be built on Raymond avenue with completion by July 1. Police announce open war on dogs and will seize and shoot unclaimed dogs within ten days. A crash south of the city near Lindsey Hollow injures a tannery worker. A Miss Titus from Sparansburg is badly bruised in an intersection accident. Music Week winners are announced with Ralph Ward receiving first in high school. School winners include Bille Chase Dorothy Splesmant and Keppel Tiffany. Ernest Longshore marries Miss Agnes Roberts at Mayville. Jack Paulson breaks his right arm during a home athletic stunt.
Hugh Giley, 23, formerly of 1003 Parade Street, pled guilty to attempting to cash a forged check bearing the name of W. Dustin Carter, state parole officer. Judge Elmer L. Evans remanded him to White Hill Reformatory, noting a history of institutional stays since 1934 on various charges.
John Meurer, 56, of Pershing Avenue, charged with participation in a lottery operation known as Lucky Strike. He pleaded innocent before U S Commissioner Edward R Bootey after an indictment of more than 80 others by FBI Special Agent John B Little. Meurer bonded $400 to ensure later appearance in federal court in Chicago.
A reader critiques a column arguing a steel mill runs at 102 percent capacity and compares it to everyday tasks. The piece warns against misusing percentages and notes the broader debate on capacity figures and bias. It also covers a Supreme Court denial on Japanese American citizenship and cautions against blanket racial judgments.
Purse seiners are sailing fishing vessels that trap fish with nets that close like a purse. Some vessels reach 70 tons and can produce 6,000,000 pounds or more of fish per season if fished steadily.
A reader quiz asks to name the Japanese news agency after noting DNB and Reuters. It also lists nine trivia items about nursery rhyme characters, authors, poker rules, Jefferson Davis, naturalization, Penn slavery, Japan Soviet relations, enlisted ranks, and Leonardo da Vinci glider research.
The ad urges readers to try World’s Tonic, citing satisfied users including Albert Coletta of New Castle. It claims the tonic uses roots and herbs and does not gripe. Available in large bottles at Rexall Cut Rate and Lindsley’s and other drug stores.
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