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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
4
The article urges acceptance of left handedness in children noting brain control of hand movement is independent of training. It warns against attempting to switch a left handed child to right handedness as it can cause misconduct nervousness and stuttering. It cites famous individuals who were left handed.
A man identified as Alonzo White, 45, of Titusville Virginia, was arrested on a bench warrant in Buffalo in connection with a burglary at the cottage of Dr John Mullholland, 94 Robie Avenue. Police say most of the cottage finishings were stolen and another suspect was arrested and sentenced to six months in the fall.
The piece argues that Congress wastes time by forcing officials to testify before multiple committees. It cites Donald Nelson and Leon Henderson and calls for improved committee coordination to restore efficiency and public respect for government work.
A wartime tract argues that victory requires sustained effort and courage from democracies, especially the United States, warning against complacency and easy expectations. It stresses the long European and Pacific campaigns and cites Price on censorship and risking American lives for public safety.
Fragmentary notes mention 1867 treaty transfers and geographic names, but readable details are scarce and mixed, including New Nether B, England, South America, and Russia references, with garbled terms.
In Mayville on October 1 Walter H. Nord berg of Jamestown faced a first degree grand larceny charge with an all-woman jury selected in Chau tauqua county. The charge was dismissed after trial began and Nord berg pleaded guilty to a second degree grand larceny. He received a suspended sentence of one to two years in Attica State Prison.
Two prostitutes linked to the Erie underworld case were sentenced by Judge Elmer L. Byars to five months in the Allegheny county workhouse. Shirley Anderson, also known as Irene Nolan and Irene Sielzmate, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and disorderly house as a state’s witness during Dan House’s trial. The second defendant, Thelma Price, was arrested at 348 East 16th Street.
A U.S. marine company stationed at a remote Nicaraguan outpost subsisted for weeks largely on bananas. They ate the fruit ripe or boiled as a potato substitute and tried it to replace other vegetables.
Four representative Americans express views on whether married men with families or nineteen year old youths should be drafted first. Eugene E. Barnett General Secretary of the National Council of YM investigates the question and weighs two sides.
A reader quiz asks seven questions on topics from royal burial to Caribbean geography and Dardanelles. The item includes quotes from Mrs Abraham Kram and others debating youth military service and draft timing.
Readers urged to buy War Bonds investing at least ten percent of income. Article notes steel helmets worn by American troops resemble German gear, cost five dollars each, with two dollar stamps per helmet, and emphasizes patriotic duty to fund protective gear for soldiers. Troop dispatch mentioned.
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