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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1941
Page
8
Union City faced a temporary water shortage after the annual reservoir cleaning drained the system. A radio warning advised residents to boil mains water before use as crews pump creek water to restore pressure and prepare to flush and refill the lines within the week.
A. J. Walker of Randolph, tied to a large movie circuit, has taken options on two sites for a new modern theater here. Once a site is purchased, construction will begin. The AO by 120 foot facility will seat 400 spectators according to plans.
Advertisements tout SAN-CURA Ointment as a remedy for stings itching and antiseptic protection. SAN-CURA Soap is promoted as a preparatory wash and the ointment priced at 35 cents while the soap costs 25 cents.
Sparta Nov 1 The Harrison family near Dust lost their pine built home to a Sunday afternoon blaze. Mr and Mrs Harrison, parents of twelve, saved some furnishings on the lower floor and will lodge with neighbors while insurance covers losses. Community aid plans for temporary housing.
In Port Mouron Virginia Daies Leavens returns home after a ten day furlough. Miss Theta Lord of Meadyillt was a guest of her hosts Mr Alfred Lord and Mrs. qind Mes. Door-to-door notes mention Women’s Division of Christian Service meeting Wednesday and Junior League gathering at 648, with a study session at 180.
The council discussed funding to purchase a fire truck, a road grader, and other necessary equipment. The plan, favorably viewed by Leary and supported by Sandburg, Rassbacher, and Nichels, moves toward issuing bonds to cover the purchases and related costs as deemed advisable by the road committee.
The $100,000 airport improvement program at the Port Erie air field is to be finished by mid August, says Assistant Borough Engineer Clarence H. Pulling. By midweek 6,060 feet of sewer and drainage lines will be laid, with 200 WPA workers across two shifts. Runway grading is underway but unlikely to finish before bad weather ends the season.
A Michigan beaver undertook to gnaw a tree eight feet in circumference but after three years of progress became discouraged and abandoned the task.
A fragmentary report notes a tense scene involving Mos Chukuo and Bou A Rep with unclear context. readable names hint at a political or diplomatic meeting but full details are not provided in the surviving text. Further text would clarify roles and outcomes.
A terse note describes a misstep on a frontier line involving Sar and an unnamed party. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR, but the item centers on a disputed boundary or route error impacting local governance. Further readable units reference regional authorities and corrective actions planned.
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