Corry Notes Twenty Years Ago in City Highlights
Erie social and civic items include Miss Lucille Thacker’s whistling fame, Yale Harvard game trip for Dr C B Kibler, sale of Edward Grapser’s South Center grocery to Frank P Lita, and the Community Players’ Three Live Ghosts at the High School Auditorium. George Clark leases 5000 acres for gas rights. Corry’s new express station progress and December occupancy expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Grapser
South Center Street
Frank P. Lita
Mr. Grapser
Corry
Growth Stages and Diet for Boys and Girls
The text explains how daily energy and nutrients support growth from infancy through adolescence. It notes four growth phases, with rapid infant growth, steady childhood gains, a mid teen acceleration, and eventual slowdown. It contrasts early puberty patterns in girls and boys and emphasizes adequate protein, fats, carbs, minerals, and vitamins and ample meat.
Too Many Horses and War Promotions From Capital
Wartime notes from Washington recount an unusual promotion in the 25th Infantry on Guadalcanal where a sergeant directed artillery fire with officer precision, earning praise from Maj. Gen. Joseph Collins. The piece also reports on Army remount reductions at Front Royal and other remount stations, blaming surplus horses and the mule’s reliability, and mentions Civil Service demobilization plans for civilian war workers as the war nears end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
25Th Infantry
Guadalcanal
Joseph Lawton
Joe Lighting” Collins
Normandy
Patton
France
Cherbourn
Colling
Guadelcanal
Immortar
Gell
Caplin
Jos
Front Royal
Pomona
Calif
Fort Robinson
Neb
Fort Reno
Oklo
Civil Service
Army
Car Left Road Killed Youth in Jamestown
Nov 21 investigation into the motor death of Lester L. Skinner, 20, of Ellington, after a vehicle driven by Minnie Delishoy, 36, Conewango Valley, veered off a Clear Creek crossroad and struck him. Coroner Leon Ruttenbur, Assistant DA Sidney Hewes, and State Police at Westfield aided the inquiry. no charges filed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Leon Ruttenbur
Cherry Creek
Sidney , Hewes
Westfield Barracks
Lester 1
Skinner
Eilington
Minnie Del-ishoy
Conewango Valley
Deliahoy
Clear Creel
Hold Man Seek Second in Erie Assault Case
In Erie, police seek Raymond F Wright after an attack on Mr. and Mrs. William Teitt at their home Sunday night. Teitt suffered a lacerated lip and bruised nose, Mrs Teitt was briuged. Wright, their son in law, allegedly blamed the couple for marital trouble sparking the fight. Albert Kuzma is under arrest for alleged assault on Mrs Teitt during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kuzma
Raymond F. Wright
William ‘Teitt
Teitt
Wright
Kuzma
Mrs. Telli
A LAME DUCK CONGRESS AFTER ALL
The text explains the 20th Amendment ending lame duck Congresses by moving the start of a new session to January and notes that even with the amendment Congress will still contain some lame ducks for a brief period every two years. It describes historical practice, ratification by states, and the shift from March 4 to January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Norris
Nebraska
Washington
Germany Extent of Allied Drive Shapes War Outlook
Report notes shifting Allied momentum from Holland toward Switzerland, while warning of German shortages in gasoline oil and metals. It cites Germany using youths and men over 45, declining morale, and pressure on rail and industry as the war drags on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Holland
Switzerland
Reich
Ihelline
Blind Solmer Teacher Joins New York Institute
Judson Morgan, 26, once blinded in regular army service, begins a four month training course to become a wood shop and shoe repair instructor at the New York Tribute for Education Of One Blind. The school, now serving blinded Navy and Marine veterans, will train him in three week periods and leverage his military experience for veteran rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thie Firmy
Judson Morgan
el Dorado
Ark
New York
Tritibute
M. E. Frampton
Hay
Dexter Iy
Mori
War Prisoner Guard Married at Kane
Grace Shaffer of Salle Ohio wed Seb Clarence Nighswander of Bettsville Ohio Saturday afternoon at 4 30 in First Methodist Church. Rev George Palmer officiated. Attendants were LaVerne Shaffer and Sgt Clarence AIM of Cincinnati. Bride wore a light blue suit with red roses and white mums. Nighswander is a prisoner of war guard at Hed Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Nighswander
Hed Bridge
Quiz questions on geography history and language
A reader challenges test with ten trivia prompts spanning topics from rivers and poets to word corrections and wartime events. Questions cover Tisza River country, The Blessed Damozel author, subject verb agreement, Wars of the Roses houses, Morpheus roles, Scandinavian neutrality, Samar Island, US Army shoulder insignia, the Midway battle month in 1942, and football goalpost measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tisza
Damozel
Orpheus
Morpheus
Germany
Samar
Pacific Islands
U.S
Ditch Crash Destroys Mailbox Near School Yard
A vehicle left the road, tore down a mailbox, and struck a youth near a crossroads. The victim sustained injuries while the car plowed through a fence and a school yard, finally colliding with an abutment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lucille Thacker
Erie
Evewds
Stanford Hose Company
New Haven
Conn
C. B. Kibler
New England
George Clark
Columbus Township
Columbus
Spring,Creek
Pittsfield
Daly Doze
Jack
Solmer
Kane
Ase 4
Rennet Ss Aah Owy Srecine Aggelte
Parkerhouse
Bakers OF
Korry Kream Bread
Corry Baking Company
D. W. Robinson
Prop
East Washington
Streat
Al’s
U.S. War Bonds
Bernstein Bros
the National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance. CO
TION
Uncle Sam
Powell Motor Co
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