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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1942
Page
4
The notice credits FRED KIMBALL and others with news content and states exclusive rights for republication. It lists postal and carrier rates for Corry Pennsylvania and region, with annual, monthly, and per-copy charges and advertising rate information available on request.
The text reports Nazi leader Hermann Goering boasting that Germany will be fed this winter while millions elsewhere starve. It denounces German policy to withhold food from conquered regions, claiming hunger will not touch Germany. It also comments on Allied strategy in the Aleutians, suggesting menace, wear‑them‑out tactics.
Canada joins the Washington based Combined Production and Resources Board with the United States and Great Britain. The Dominion has long contributed to war production including military machines, essential minerals like nickel and aluminium, copper, asbestus, lead and mercury, and equipment used by Britain in Egypt and Libya. The piece also notes federal tax plans to raise about 17 billion annually to fund war bills and debt reduction, with Morgenthau eyeing higher revenues.
A fragment hints at a local tale titled Be Meran s Eerie Horses offering mystery surrounding odd equines. Readers may notice a focus on peculiar sightings and village lore without clear dates or identifiers.
A cross section of Allied servicemen in New York expresses views on American war spirit. Scotland, New Zealand, Canada, England, and Holland voices praise American effort, salvage drives, and production while noting differences in wartime culture and awareness.
The Brom Medical Society of Pennsylvania introduces a term Vitanition meaning bodily weakness from malnutrition. A Pennsylvania physician coins it from vitamin and titanition. The piece notes the American diet is rich yet often vitamin inadequate, with refined flour and polished rice reducing nutritional value and an unbalanced diet causing vitanition.
A reader quiz asks you to name a missing in action airman praised by President Roosevelt in 1942. Questions cover government posts, towns near Burlington Zephyr explosions, wartime training directors, rivers, demonyms, island languages, and former West Indies names.
The Auxiliary Corps trained thousands of women for the Red Cross and St. John War Organization, alongside technical training at Knollwood. A report notes how waste fats can yield glycerine for anti-tank shell production, reflecting wartime resource mobilization and slang of the era.
A historic account extols Mexico as a land of stark contrasts with dirt and cleanliness, poverty and riches, ignorance and culture, all coexisting. It praises dramatic altitude variation that supposedly allows producing every fruit and grain from Arctic to Equator climates.
A vintage roundup recounts robberies in Findley village where tires valued over 500 dollars were stolen from Bradley and Nuttall garages. Six men allegedly fled for Detroit in new Ford cars, one detained over a Bad accident in Corry. An auto crash on Findley Lake injured several youths. no arrests yet. A west end melee left a man with a gash after arrests for assault. Ruth Wetmore joins N. P. Ames Co. Corry High football beats Albion 12 0. Washington sledding grounds feature a Ya-yard run and a 36-yard follow by Ross.
Frank Heffner, 54, an inspector in a war defense plant, turned himself into Bradford police sobbing that he had killed his wife. Mrs. Heffner, 54, was found shot five times in their kitchen near the police station. Heffner was booked on suspicion of murder as investigations continued.
A nine year comparison tests tar and creosure treatments on fence posts and reveals a clear life advantage for one method, with the study noting durability and longevity differences across the period.
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart reflects on Nelson Rockefeller's tour of Latin America and the potential for improved cultural diplomacy through journalists from 19 of 21 Pan American nations. He argues professional diplomacy is less effective than press-based outreach, notes Rosario-like sympathy needed, and recalls past US propaganda efforts in Argentina.
A guidance note promotes using precise terms like dining var and smoking var instead of ambiguous phrases. It stresses consistency, avoids archaic or incorrect spellings, and suggests aligning terminology with standard usage for clear communication.
New York columnist George Tucker critiques the evolving burlesque scene from bans on girly shows to musical comedy labels. He compares pricing, venues, and the allure of stars like Margie Hart, condemns the shift as a moralizing mislabel, and notes competition harms overall quality and public taste.
A fragmented radio lineup lists NBC CBS and MBS programs from 7:30 p.m. onward featuring Tom Wiggs Betty Low Lucille Manners and Kate Smith Hour plus dramas quizzes and music. Tomorrow shows include football matchups Ohio State vs Southern California and Michigan vs Town Sea Hawks with assorted broadcasts across networks.
Local page notes The Rebekah Lodge awards won by Rex Hel Kup and others in the TO era. Community event recognized service, with participants listed and dates implied by archival date. Strong entities appear as lodge name and award titles, reflecting period newspaper tone.
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