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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1941
Page
4
A mixed feature page discusses wartime policy and leadership. It cites Hitler’s decisive style, Churchill’s views from Blond, Bacon and Tears, and calls for swift government action. The piece links technological promises to defense needs and notes public sentiment and patriotic rhetoric.
Stewart comments on Senators Bennett Champ Clark and Robert R Reynolds backing a Western Hemisphere defensive move. They argue seizure of Martinique and Guadeloupe avoids war by joining with other republics, while maintaining Roosevelt policies. Discussion touches on Dakar and potential Axis reactions.
MORGAN M. BEATTY outlines convoy strategy amid air scout use in wartime. German bases near Brest give them reach to spot and bomb convoys, while British escorts struggle without French and allied help. The piece analyzes destroyer roles, cruiser threats, and the potential value of attached air scouts to escort groups.
The story Uncle Tom's Gobin stays popular selling in ten and twenty cent stores. It has been translated into over twenty five languages and reportedly sold more than fifty million copies.
Twenty years ago the Press Journal reported on Memorial Day plans and community actions. Miss May Howard left for war service and local gardener donations were sought for flowers for soldiers’ graves. A meeting was announced for the Colt Alber Chisataugua committee and Blaine, eight, fell from a bridge into Tonesta Creek. The Tyrian yearbook was ready for distribution and Columbus High will repeat Deacon Dubbs at the Grange hall with an 8 o'clock show.
The text recalls Stephen Douglas courting Mary Todd and losing to Abraham Lincoln, who won the presidency after a renewed contest. It notes Douglas’s presence beside Lincoln at his inauguration and his act of holding Lincoln's hat, reflecting political entente despite rivalry. It also mentions historical anecdotes about early Brazil ice shipments from Boston in 1834 aboard the Madagascar, and a note on Greek figure Constantine tattooed across the body with 388 designs.
The article discusses the body's natural defenses against sickness and injury. It explains reflex actions like sneezing coughing and vomiting and notes the skin as a barrier and white blood cells and antibodies that combat germs. It ends with a language tip advising against saying I calculate to go and to use I intend to go instead.
A scrambled quiz prompts readers to answer seven questions from the classified page. It asks about Sherlock Holmes, coordinates of Springfield and Columbia, dental degree, fractions of berges above water, inked wear between Mexicans and American cowboys, Max Ewer vs Joe Louis, a tailor's goose, and the Swedish Nightingale with brief, quirky phrasing.
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