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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1947
Page
4
Fragment shows a public notice fragment mentioning bond bids and building names in Detroit Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It notes republication rights for local news and AP dispatches, plus subscription rates by mail and carrier, with prices in dollars and cents.
Reflects on Armistice Day origins and the 1918 mood. Notes Foch’s railway car signing at Compiegne, Wilson's Congress announcement, and the vast human costs of both World Wars. Compares era celebrations with later war endings and public sentiment.
Edward J. McGee 73 of Jamestown died eight hours after being struck by a car on East Second Street near Thayer Street. Coroner Samuel T. Bowers ruled accidental death from shock and fractured pelvis. Driver George R. Rysbers III of Falconer said he skidded on wet pavement while trying to avoid the pedestrian.
A man struck by a falling tree on Hasbroutie farm near Corry injures Clyde Damon of the northside fire department who is hospitalized with back injuries and a facial gash. A fawn dies after colliding with a high wire fence on East Smith street. Corry Public Schools plan two day observances including an operetta at the Junior High. Armistice Day is quietly observed with a citywide pause in business and reflection. Mrs. Henry Mourton finds four daisies and a bud in her yard. Mrs. Robert Powers dies suddenly in Owen Sound Ontario. she is 72 and aunt to Walter H. Ellis.
Questions cover labor law foremen bargaining, Yankees 1947 coach, armistice date, cat vibrissae, Laeture Medal university, meatless days WWI, new national commander of AMVets, England expects quote author, feather bedding in labor terms, Gandhi birthday age.
A 19 year old William Starr admitted a series of assaults on Norristown women after being held on aggravated assault and related charges. He was committ ed to prison in default of 2500 bail. A separate case involved Peggy Ann Markland, a Upper Merion High School student beaten October 23 and still hospitalized.
Hinton West Virginia officers report holding a 19 year old youth in connection with the theft of a school bus found on a river bank near Sandstone. The bus was stolen from a New Castle Pennsylvania parking job Saturday night.
The Medical Society notes the use of magnets since Dr Chevalier Jackson first used magnetium to extract metallic objects from air passages. Magnetic tools help remove foreign bodies from stomachs in young children, especially when safety pins and other small metallic items are involved, with rapid, minimally taxing procedures and often no anesthesia.
The Outlaw has been withdrawn from the Erlanger theater in Philadelphia after Cardinal Dougherty threatened to mobilize more than 1,000,000 Catholics to boycott the film for a year if not pulled within 48 hours. A similar demand was sent to 20th Century Fox over Forever Amber at the Fox Theater, but Fox said the film would stay in business at the box office.
The State Highways Department in Harrisburg announced snow removal equipment is ready for instant use. It has programmed 20 400 miles of road for complete winter service this year with additional secondary roads to be serviced as facilities permit. Last year, one of the worst for road conditions, total spending reached 7 385 000 dollars to keep state tags usable during bad weather.
State department announces extensive snow removal efforts including 14 million feet of snow fence along highways and 400 000 tons of cinders and ashes stocked at strategic points. A 2 400 piece equipment fleet supports snow clearing with 251 new trucks 44 new graders and 470 new snow plows distributed across counties. The Jerusalem artichoke article notes it is a tuber unrelated to the Holy City and provides nutritional details.
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