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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1943
Page
4
Advertising and publication notes list rates and delivery terms for Erie Cotegrove. It covers exclusive rights for republication of dispatches from Associated Press and local items, with post office mailing details in Carry Pa. Subscription and carrier pricing are stated, including annual and weekly rates and carrier copies.
The Moscow agreement signals universal rejolmmne among the United Nations with China as a surprise fourth signatory. Unconditional surrender is reaffirmed and collective action for peace and security is endorsed. The declaration limits the use of military force postwar and anticipates future postwar settlements, though many details remain unsettled.
In 1914 fire losses in the United States stood just over 200 million dollars rising to 360 million by 1918 and 530 million in 1925. By 1939 losses were about 275 million and now exceed 925 million as values grew. J M Thomas notes prevention work aided the war effort and boards surveyed Navy yards shipyards and war plants. Now is the time to redouble fire prevention to save lives and money on the home front.
A disrupted domestic coal market due to wage and hour disputes between miners and the government raises fears as winter approaches. The article blames slow federal action and calls for efficiency to meet wartime and industrial demand, with the public demanding swift resolution.
Tor Myklebost, the Norwegian embassy press attaché in Washington, cites two German blunders in Norway. Quisling’s selection as deputy and forcing King Haakon's abdication damaged Germany’s standing as Norway aided the Allies with shipping, oil, and troops.
L Deal of Pennsylvania proposed in 1867 a plan to cultivate cinchona trees in America to secure quinine, a vital anti malaria drug. He notes Peru’s cinchona origin, Dutch cultivation in Java, and Japanese occupation disrupting supply. He argues substitutes exist but none equal quinine and predicts American invention will yield an effective anti malaria drug as soldiers suffer without quinine.
Factographs note the American lobster Tivesoni along the eastern coast from Henley Harbor Labrador to off North Carolina Newfoundland, marking the species range. It mentions Dominion status linked to World War I heroism and colonial history.
A garbled early 20th century advice note offers a remedy for loose dentures. It touts a powder product to keep plates secure, claiming better comfort and reduced embarrassment. The fragment references a brand or term FASTEETH and urges readers to try the product.
Reader quiz from the newspaper’s nostalgia page poses historical questions on Pearl Harbor era military officials Lincoln’s wife and other facts. It asks seven trivia prompts and then includes a true or false Bermuda race question and a Penn treaty elm inquiry.
The fragment mentions the Better Vision Institute commenting that babies eyes do not move in fuitson until months after birth. It also references bomber cameras with bomb release mechanisms to photograph stages of their fight and a flash bomb for instant insulation of the target. An army repair shop claim notes repairing shoes at a rate of a hosteq pair every 10 minutes.
Representatives from the Pennsylvania refining Industry met with a manufacturer to discuss using a newly developed gasoline additive as a motor fuel improver. The material promises cleaner engines and better performance, with limited tests showing potential savings after the war. A War Production Board representative attended to cite government experiments with the additive.
Relatives of Ridgway learn of the death of Malcolm Bud Mac Williams who was killed in action October 1 while serving in the Amphibious Engineers. He attended local schools and was a high school football team member. The article notes his service in the African and Sicilian campaigns and Italian advance, with references to Japan’s earthquake and a 1703 date.
Erie reports few changes expected in city hall and courthouse staffing after the new year. Mayor Barber and council members reelected, with assurances wardens and police chiefs kept in place. Warden Hess likely to stay, and county home head Doolittle may be replaced. Medals of Honor list notes 763 awarded to Navy and Marine personnel from 1862 to 1925, seven twice.
A wage agreement raises miners pay by 1.50 daily but extends hours for underground labor. Travelers are paid for underground travel after 40 hours weekly, with leases estimated 15 to 46 cents per ton. Anthracite workers see limited changes, with lunch time reductions and adjusted hourly earnings around 97.8 cents.
Judge Elmer Evans will hear at 10 am today the petition of Joseph Calafato for a new trial on bribery and corrupt solicitation charges. Calafato’s attorney argues a newspaper article tainted the potential jurors and implied he might plead guilty, which could deny him a fair trial.
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