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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1942
Page
4
The notice lists the Associated Press copyright, exclusive use for republication, and credit terms. It notes entry at the Corry Post Office as second class mail matter, subscription rates six dollars yearly, three cents per copy by carrier, and seventeen cents per week in ads. It also mentions publishing offices in Detroit Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
A wartime anniversary reflection urges decisive victory and united action by the United Nations to end wars, reform political wrongs and economic troubles, and guide the world toward a stable, peaceful future. It calls for peace with victory and humanity.
The piece argues that wartime policy in Washington remains driven by internal party dynamics despite external adversaries. It contends totalitarians misunderstand constitutional government and will increasingly be challenged as domestic forces consolidate liberal policy and wartime vigor.
News reports the 1600 mile Alaskan highway will open officially on November 15 after multiple date shifts. The road strengthens Alaska’s ties to the lower 48 and Canada, boosting military usefulness and postwar migration prospects toward statehood in the Union.
In Pennsylvania rheumatic fever lies in the higher risk belt and often follows childhood infections. It commonly damages joints and muscles, with many so called growing pains actually signals of rheumatic fever. Cold damp weather and heredity influence onset while poverty worsens outcomes. early osteopathic care is urged.
Autumn winds threaten wartime operations as radar storms in Russia suppress Nazi advances and monsoons ease in Burma may renew ground action. The Sinwom or Satara sand storm season ends as caravans and convoys face typhoons from the Philippines to Japan. The Harmattan in West Africa and autumn gales in the North Atlantic loom over supply lines and raider threats.
A fragmented feature notes Colombia’s rugged terrain complicating modern excavation and blasting methods. It mentions aluminum industry electricity use, river surveys for sunken wrecks, and rough estimates of land areas and fuel comparisons, reflecting broad technic challenges and energy scales.
The Republican sweep elevates five prominent figures as potential White House contenders. John William Ricker, 49, Ohio governor. Thomas Edmund Dewey, 40, former district attorney famed for anti crime work. Henry Carot Lodge Jr., 40, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Harold Edward Stassen, 35, Minnesota’s former governor. Leverett Saltonstall, 50, Massachusetts governor and Harvard graduate.
Town marks twenty years since the armistice ending World War I with Red Cross roll call. Reports on a local alien possession case, a youth shot by father yet recovering, and ongoing preparations for industrial basketball season plus school contests and regional industry mentions fill the page.
A jumble of trivia questions and local notices appears, asking about Roosevelt’s title, Canadian entry rules, wolframite yields, Jamaica’s island group, and other topics. The page also notes an election of Washington county attorney, a corset shop opening, and an evacuation misprint in Burma, with several garbled phrases and names.
Charles P. Stewart surveys radio commentators and public mood on World War II policy. He argues the Yankee public supported wartime effort but distrusted administration efficiency, predicting GOP gains could energize campaigns while New Deal majorities persist. He weighs 1944 prospects for Roosevelt, Dewey, and party balance amid war pressures.
Review of the Armistice arrival in America with vivid scenes of celebration in U S cities. Mention of Kaiser abdication and German surrender terms. President Wilson’s Armistice Day message and the era ending mood across Europe, the U S and allied countries.
A British carrier crew narrowly found its missing naval aircraft after a dusk departure. The captain reversed course, estimating the aircraft’s path until darkness raised chances of recovery. A lookout heard a shout, and searchlights revealed survivors clinging to wreckage within 100 yards of the carrier, in a one in a million stroke of luck aided by sound detection.
A fragment notes a large two inch tarantula killer preying on wasps in the southwestern United States and Central America. It mentions Jer Jacob Schickelgruber and a World War II era debate on Wilson and U S entry into a league, with others doubting continued rescue if Wilson had forced Senate approval.
Voice of the People letters express doubt over appointing Mr Henton to fill the Nicholls vacancy. The writer notes Henton was previously refused and suggests he is ineligible until voted in by Corry voters. Letter signed by M. Squire.
A garbled prompt asks for a toned version of a phrase with unclear references and uneven spelling. It appears to seek a Tawny or Ayndation style variant but the text is incomprehensible and lacks concrete facts or identifiable entities.
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