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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1942
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR mentions women’s shirts and handcut details. Reads as a brief notice or ad noting style and workmanship with unclear dates or names. No clear event or outcome. details insufficient to identify entities or actions.
The CORRY EVENING JOURNAL reports Allied forces, using modern methods, press westward in Egypt aiming to reconquer the region and Mediterranean coast. British, American, and French cooperation push the axis back, with Russian credit for halting Hitler in Europe and a widening ammunition flow.
Analysis of how voters in democratic countries use midterm votes to rebalance power. The piece discusses the impulse to replace ruling parties after long regimes, the temporary rise of opposition coalitions, and the desire for methods that deliver safer governance while resisting systemic change.
The piece contrasts shoppers rushing to liquor stores with imagined bond purchases, arguing scarcity creates demand while noting vast liquor stocks remain. It defends youth military service, claiming teens face fewer life disruptions and may handle wartime burdens better than older men, citing historical figures and wartime choices.
Fragmented notice recounts a city council discussion on garbage collection tests in Huntington West Virginia. It notes officials weighing a replacement system, a fire department incident, store relocations, and local residents' concerns amid a hectic reform discussion.
A transcription of a scrambled daily quiz with mis-typed questions about presidents flags World Series history military terms and general knowledge. The text includes ten items with garbled spellings and several incomplete phrases. It appears as a microlist of trivia prompts suitable for a classified column or reader quiz section.
Four pathes of hollow cavities in the face are described as sinuses within the bones of the lower forehead cheekbones and behind the bridge of the nose. They connect to the nose by narrow openings and are lined with mucous membranes. The sinuses warm air protect the body and help voice resonance, but lining can become inflamed from infection.
The United States Congress conferred citizenship on the natives of the Virgin Islands and under the act of 1936 there is universal suffrage for all who can read and write English.
The user asks if the statement They make tanks in Detroit is correct. They propose avoiding indefinite usage and using Tanks are made in Detroit as an alternative.
A jumble of local notes reports hospital progress, police budget, marriage and divorce filings, veterans’ tales, and civic chatter. Mentions include Mrs B D Barnes leading a Victory Speakers unit, Marines’ 107th anniversary, airmail regulation impact, and a city feud over a sewage permit fee with Fairhaven.
Harrisburg dispatch reports that fourteen day furloughs will end in the district on November 25 under War Department orders. Draftees at Philadelphia Wilkes-Barre Pittsburgh centers will resume shorter furloughs by dates in early November. Lt. Col. Evans recalled to active duty and to assume interim command of the Wilkes-Barre district as of now.
Jamestown reports police Lt Ericson and about five firemen face draft with Army callup looming. City study to fill vacancies may go before the council. Ericson, veteran of prior war, joined police in 1928, promoted to lieutenant in 1936. Other notes include campus talks, local residents enlisting, and upcoming lectures.
Two Kane High School graduates Kate High joined the WAACs under the WAAC expansion. Sigrid Dutchess from Kane class of 193 and Berty Mayes from class of 1940 were employed by Holgate Bralizwes Company and The Personal Finance Company respectively. They reported to the training bureau in Des Moines.
Thomas Smedley of Philadelphia, member of the Hedgerow Actors, is ordered to report to the new civilian public service camp near Kane, Pennsylvania. Three others from the group, initially classified for military service, were reclassified as conscientious objectors and sent to civilian work camps. Smedley likely joins road building and maintenance crews at the Dubroquoi camp, under the national importance designation.
Adelle Wilson, wife of former county official James W. Wilson, died at 7 30 p.m. Friday at 314 Sassafras Street after several months illness. A longtime member of First Baptist Church and Eastern Star chapter, she also belonged to Belle Valley Grange. Born in Waterford, she lived in Brie Tor for more than three decades.
Advertisement warns readers not to lose their car and offers cash payment with fair dealing. It lists A. J. Alkens Motor Sales at 18 First Avenue and mentions a Chevrolet sedan and other scant details amid garbled text.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Turkey in World War I era, citing political shifts and alleged military planning. Mentions Western Allies, Gregorian calendar reform, and import of resources like chromed manganese with various dates and figures.
The British RAF conducted a fifth raid on Genoa Italy, releasing multiple bomb volleys overnight. Photographic reconnaissance showed shrapnel and blast damage from earlier attacks, with reports indicating substantial naval and military targets were struck.
Market notes from New York and Buffalo show mixed prices on apples and potatoes amid steady to slightly lower wholesale trends. Livestock quotes cover cattle and sheep, with bulls stable, steers and heifers firm, and lambs reflecting weaker demand as volume shifts before Monday trading.
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