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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1942
Page
6
Readout covers Roosevelt radio address at 10 pm and war progress. Also reports junior fire brigade training, Red Cross meeting, subpoenas for a grand jury, marriage licenses, disorderly conduct arrests, a Bradford Farm Bureau talk, police training, feather supply concerns, food stamp investigations, drunkenness case, and cemetery association notices with meeting changes and hospital funding discussions.
Oct 12 men at the Shenango Replacement Depot and Keystone Ordnance Plant in Geneva Pa proceed under a voluntary wage cut to ease a labor shortage. Lt Col John J O’Connor and Col Herbert Vogel report release of volunteers for three weeks to complete water, heating, and sanitary work while aiming to speed wartime production.
Fred Struchen, state inspector and owner of a lodgery at 360 E South Street, halted two 29-year-old men after a gun threat inside his shop. He held them at the front door until police turned them over to Holle. John Whiting and Steve Daniels, both allegedly drinking, faced charges of malicious mischief. Bail set at $95 restitution to Struchen plus costs to American W. M. Sehabacker.
The article quotes Berle criticizing Mussolini and the Italian role in World War II, alleging Italian troops were sacrificed to clear paths for German advances. It frames Italy as awaiting a revolt opportunity and claims Nazi plans aimed to annihilate opponent forces while preserving their own youth.
Washington dispatch outlines proposed farm payment reforms to boost production for wartime needs. New subsidies would tie money to crop and livestock goals, with payments possibly exceeding 100 million dollars, contingent on Congress funding. Programs would cover corn, wheat, tobacco, peanuts, and other essentials, rewarding farmers who meet specified production targets.
Axel Johnson wins the War Production Board first individual production merit award shown at the New Jersey General Weldite plant where he improved a brake pattern that will save enough steel for 44 000 bayonets. Johnson is Swedish born and naturalized during World War I.
Corporal Po more Harsi Pogue of Chambersburg lay in Mevtty hospital with critical injuries after a savage hit and run or stranger attack near a Philadelphia street corner yesterday. Police hunted for a suspect while detectives waited for the wounded man to regain enough consciousness for questioning.
A large deer weighing about 150 pounds was killed by an automobile on the Corry-Spartansburg road early Sunday. The deer darted into the street in front of a car driven by Joe Dohschell of Spartansburg. Authorities were notified and the deer was dressed and delivered to Corry hospital.
Paul H. Quinn of Olean resigns active control as president of the Arcade & Affien Railroad to become resident director of Porto Rican railroads for the Office of Defense Transportation. He will report in Washington as confirmation of his appointment is received. The government recently took over Puerto Rico’s railroads as a defense measure.
Fall colors drew thousands of Corry residents and visitors to the Allegheny forest and surrounding woodlands. Autumn scenery painted hillsides in vivid tones as motorists filled rural blacktops and highways amid improving weather and expectations of gasoline rationing and tire restrictions. Local restaurants reported their busiest period in weeks as outdoor enthusiasts enjoyed the rare mild spell before winter frosts.
NY chemist Oller explains that the powerful explosive tetryl, also known as Vrinitrophneylmethylnitramsine, is more sensitive than TNT and used as a booster charge in bombs and artillery shells.
An old advertisement extols San Cura Ointment for relieving piles and stinging sensations. It touts antiseptic use for minor sores burns and skin irritations and recommends San Cura Soup as a wash prior to applying the ointment.
Allied medium bombers attacked Japanese targets around Rabaul, hitting a 10,000-ton seaplane tender southeast of New Britain with two direct hits and leaving it motionless and crippled. Escorts reported ships on deck. other bombers struck overland targets between Kokoda and Buna, with fires and beach barge machine-gunning noted. No fresh updates on the Owen Stanley front.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for support after a bereavement. Also includes a short quiz with answers listing Army Specialist Corps yes yeomanettes director Office of Defense Transportation the Duke of Windsor and other items dated 1941 with scattered word clues and trivia.
Fragmented classified style listing shows various for sale items including pigs at a farm, dining room suites, baby carriages, golf carriages, bathinettes, an upright piano, and other household goods. Mentions locations in Garland Pa East Pleasant Street Spartansburg and miscellaneous contact hints. The note also references a curious line about a “golden eye” not connected to sales.
Buffalo market reports slow uneven trading with cattle and calves mostly steady to higher. Pittsburgh produce demand modest with apples, potatoes and regional fruit basket prices mixed and varied by type and origin.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions winter plans and several barely readable names. It references acts and movements, with scattered phrases about a crew or group and possible weeks ahead. The text remains incomprehensible for precise events or figures.
The article outlines unsettled Washington team plans and candidate players like Griffith and Hill, noting shifts in lineup and management. It references Allentown games and upcoming trials as analysts weigh who may secure key roles.
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