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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1943
Page
4
Corry Evening Journal announces publisher and advertising representatives. It notes Associated Press rights for news dispatches and local news, with mailing and subscription rates and carrier copy prices.
A fragment from a 20th century column contrasts Winston Churchill the British prime minister with an American Winston Churchill novelist. It notes the oddity of fame and cites how both men rose in status at different ages while touching on wartime ration books and public expectations.
Highlights from twenty years ago include a masquerade ball under veterans group auspices, new sand handling equipment at Ajax Tron Works, and plans for a promising foundry. Frost and frostbite conditions hit the area as a seasonal tree drive began. Russ scored a touchdown in a local high school game, and Warren county hosted the opener of a two game series. The State Fish Hatchery reported first yearling shipments from the local plant, while Frank Jones announced accelerated progress on the East End boot building with occupancy expected by year end.
A wartime medical note reports over 15 000 meningitis related cases this year with a 9 percent fatality. It notes sulfa drugs reducing deaths to under 20 percent and contrasts wartime disease patterns with 1940 figures while stressing reserve planning for food and tires.
A garbled classified style prompt asks multiple trivia items about subjects from radio stations to the Good Earth author and anatomy. It seeks answers on questions like authorship, geography, biology, and historical terms, in a fragmentary, puzzle-like format.
Jamestown officials secured city funds to hire engineers for a predesign survey and plans for postwar sewer system renovations. The move aligns with Albany dispatches and aims to prepare the city for future public works, with bids invited from several engineering firms for the preliminary work.
The Erie Democratic committee reports several nominees for county offices have not paid the required $25 fee to qualify for the November ballot. Names listed include Mae Ross, Mae Mertens, Loin Diyos, Anna Hayes, and Melvin Domes. The committee notes some candidates may not meet the payment deadline and could be removed from the ticket.
Titusville Oct 1943 hearing before Alderman Love on a fatal auto crash near Myslis Park road on July 20, 1943. Manin Ekblom of Titusville faced a charge. after testimony, the alderman sent the case to the criminal court term in November. Bail and further proceedings set as the case moves to Meadville area for trial.
Vaughan R. DeLong superintendent of schools for five years has accepted a commission in the US Army. He is subject to call at any time. The commission is in the military government division of the general's office. When called to duty he will be sent to Fort Custer, Michigan, for indoctrination.
Judge Miles B. Eilis granted a motion for a mistrial in the divorce action of Everett Earl Vondoy against Armanda Margaret Wenger. The husband accused his wife of seeking 32,000 as part of a peaceful divorce. Attorney Jacob B. Held represented Mrs Wenger. The case was continued to the January term in Erie.
William Suben, 15, of Erie, admitted to Hamot Hospital with severe burns to feet legs and hands after a car exploded while aiding at Wesleyville Station Road four miles east of Erie late Wednesday. Driver Willan Rands escaped uninjured. Edward Denning also escaped. State police investigate the blast and rescue effort.
Jamestown furniture makers forecast a strong expansion after the 1th annual meeting of the Furniture Manufacturers Association held at Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. Earle O. Hultquist, head of Jamestown Royal Upholstery Group, urged members to boost production as new leadership was elected with Hultquist reappointed as director and Richard NI named president-elect.
Two local draft boards issued a statement clarifying status of fathers in the draft and warned that married men with children will be taken October 16. They urged fathers with doubts to contest their status, while contingents are expected later this month and November though fathers may be excluded due to notice rules.
Princeton professor Paul MacClunlock reports that early Americans may have inhabited Alaska before the last Ice Age advance. Geologic surveys of a former White River basin in South Dakota uncover relics suggesting human presence prior to the great glacier that carved the region.
Greenwonil serves as president of Heygone Wakefielst Co with Ciardner Muss among named executives in the informal notice. The fragment suggests a corporate leadership lineup with multiple individuals tied to the firm in a local business brief.
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