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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1942
Page
4
The item lists the Evening Journal publisher and staff credits, with address blocks in New York Chicago Detroit and Philadelphia. It notes Associated Press rights and postal registration, plus subscription rates and advertising rates terms.
Automobile accidents decline as drivers adopt sane, slower speeds. The piece argues against high speed myths and notes raised interest in tire wear, mileage, and thrift. Former speed enthusiasts may track rubber use with micrometers and favor conservative driving to reduce wear and tear. The overall tone praises steady progress and self-control in driving habits.
The editorial argues landlords in American cities deny rental housing to families with children, forcing war workers to live in tents or old cars. It criticizes federal and municipal action, calling for reforms to protect families and ensure children receive proper living conditions and stability during wartime.
The demand for a second froxit grows as Britain and the United States face pressure. Russia receives substantial material help and has slowed the Nazi advance, but needs a strong, sustained Allied push now. The plan stresses timely heavy equipment and a credible threat to keep German and Japanese forces off balance.
Chester McCray of Concord township was seriously injured when a steam boiler exploded at a threshing scene on Concord road. Mrs Dora Greeley widow of W L Greeley died at her home after injuries from an auto accident weeks earlier near Spring Creek. Corry School Board met to discuss funding bonds for a new school building to be voted on in November. Construction on the Grand Theatre by Corry Amusement Company started on North Denver Street. C R Rogers Company moving ahead with site work. Born October (Month) to Rev and Mrs May of Franklin Street Boon. M Malone, Corner Market proprietor, announced relocation to former Sheepled building on East Main Street next week.
The article warns that goiter is prevalent in certain county areas with low iodine in water and soil, citing the Great Lakes region and mountain areas. It notes simple goiter is rarely fatal, but toxic goiter causes deaths, with many cases in Washington and the upper Michigan peninsula. Prevention relies on iodized deficiency treatment and proper administration.
A reader quiz asks seven questions tied to wartime and civics topics. It includes terms like ceremonial death by own action in Japan, dehydration of foods for Europe, Stonewall Jackson’s real name, electrical units, presidential line of succession, religious denominations, House Speaker, Petain and Laval’s government, and the Belgian Congo’s continent.
A garbled harvest of notes describes cemetery iron salvage in Philadelphia, slang usage like Yankee dime, Apache Taio’s name origin near quott pits, Polish Women’s Auxiliary Corps units in Russia, Santos Beach weather, Pina Indians portent turquoise, and felt fiber composition. The text blends disparate items with uncertain details and spelling errors.
The guidance advises avoiding indefinite impersonal phrases such as it is said or it seems in meeting notices. Use clear antecedents like the notice states or members are invited. Prefer precise language and avoid phrases that obscure who is speaking or acting.
NBC CBS and blue network present a weekend of premieres and revues with Allen Benny Godfrey Langston and Langston guests. Programs include Truth or Consequences Labor for Victory and Hollywood Stage plus musical variety and talk segments across 9 am to late evening slots.
A fragmentary list outlines a youth driven development near a New York site with plans for new road access to an airport and redevelopment of dilapidated East Smith Street structures. It mentions Army and Air Force trainees, local exchanges, and a rising push for safety devices at a Center Street Erie Railroad crossing.
A wartime guidance message urges drivers to save rubber and aid the war effort by driving only when necessary, keeping tires properly inflated and rotated, having them inspected regularly, and sharing the road with others.
Fourteen tenants testified Thursday in a federal hearing before Judge Schoing amaker seeking an injunction to permanently restrain Baldwin Brothers from building actions they say raise rents. The proceeding, part of an ongoing case, continued Friday with OPA counsel Wil Hun Washalough noting the hearing would extend into early next week.
Warren native Brother Urban McGarry T D will be ordained October 4 in St Josephs Pro Cathedral Patna India by Rt Rev Oscar Seyrin DD along with five other Franciscans and two native fathers. Born in Warren he attended St Josephs School Warren High and Smethport High then entered St Francis College Loretto preparing for priesthood. In December 1939 he planned missionary life in India and beyond. The piece notes other local items including William Freegale visiting the Erie office and Guy B Saxton joining the U S Signal Corps in Philadelphia. It also references local governance concerns and Corry Beavers football woes.
A note explains that the term billion has different meanings in the United States and France compared to other regions. In US and France it equals one billion, while elsewhere it historically meant a million million. The piece highlights how language shifts create valuation misinterpretations in finance and economics.
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