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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Journal lists advertising rates and AP copyright terms, noting exclusive rights to news dispatches and local publication in Corry, with mail and carrier pricing and distribution details for the period. It specifies post office classification and carrier rates, reflecting standard newspaper notices of the era.
The article notes American views of French politics under Vichy and Free France, with De Gaulle sidelined and Darlan and Nogues vying for influence in Africa. Dakar is described as still under French control with fortifications. the coast is cordoned for a possible Allied strike, and Brazilian troops are urged to join US forces when the time comes.
A new half mile bridge across the Bu Chinte riger on the Mexico Guatemala border enables direct traffic between the United States and Central America. Cargo can move without inloading and reloading at the river, though narrow gauge rails still require some transfer. The structure boosts tropical product shipments like sugar and coffee and serves as part of the Pan American highway planned to run through Panama. The article also criticizes government staffing levels and governance.
A provocative view argues government employment could shrink to two thirds of current federal staffing. The writer asserts public service has excess manpower and questions why the government keeps expanding by recruiting new workers weekly.
The piece contrasts Bismarck’s Prussia with Hitler’s Germany, noting Bismarck’s clever diplomacy and alliance with Austria after the Seven Weeks War, then condemning Hitler’s rapid fall of France and the moral drift of a nation. It highlights youth efforts and a student lesson on subject verb agreement.
Washington Day Book highlights command of war production by William S. Wilson at General Electric. Wilson reorganizes plane, ship and munitions supply lines, eliminating output snags and speeding accessory integration. Ezekiel, a key analyst, supports New Deal alignment while Wilson plans postwar adjustments.
Hollywood’s onstage war fronts mix with real events as Blanche Yurka and stunt partners perform explosive scenes on a 20th Century Fox sound stage for Secret Mission and Chetnik. The wheat field props burn safely with tacks and flames while Nazis flee a staged motorcycle attack.
A fragment discusses Joseph W. Martin and Melville J. Mann arguing for centralized wartime control under a single administration. It notes Republican gains, Democratic majority, and debates over executive versus legislative power, with Maas urging unity between Army and Navy amid postwar political tensions.
Washington reports Imbalance in coffee imports from Cephal and South America during 1941 to 1942. Average cargo vessels carry about 71,000 bags of coffee weighing 142 pounds per bag. The rest of the cargo must be ballast. About 2000 freighter trips were needed to move imports, far more than a year earlier.
A cluttered quiz item lists questions about the Gallcusus oil fields and World Series teams from 1941, then shifts to military and diplomatic history. It asks for authors, nationalities, postwar peace administrations, and a U S purchase of the West Indies with garbled wording, ending with a weird geography riddle about an isle and a question on Dewitt Clinton’s governorship.
The text describes the gallbladder as a gear shaped hollow reservoir beneath the liver in the upper right abdomen. It notes gallstones can form and obstruct ducts, causing bile flow issues. moderate diet and removing focal infections may help. It mentions gallstone occurrence being higher in women and notes irregularities in a historic New York schedule.
A historical note recalls a frightened scene at the East Main Street schoolhouse as a team owned by Alexander & Co undertakers left the scene. A horse halted blocks west after a spirited run.
In October 1941 Mayo Foundation specialists recommended that all U.S. air crew in formal aviation groups undergo blood typing as a life saving measure. The guidance targeted pilots and others in aviation roles to enhance safety in flight operations.
A drunken hunter armed with a shotgun fired on a passing car near Meadville on Route 22. H Eugene McMahon of 945 G Street, with three companions, was restrained after threats. members of the Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps and local guards aided. McMahon, a junior clerk for Keystroke Ordnance Works, may be turned over to the county DA for prosecution.
Arabian horses once from Arabia are now widely bred in California. A Maharajah in Thailand recently ordered several sight unseen from Pomana Gali, highlighting shifting origins and demand in the horse trade.
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