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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1942
Page
4
The Evening Journal lists Associated Press rights for republication of dispatches and local news. It notes postal entry at Corry Pennsylvania as second class mail matter, annual and advance rates, and carrier copy charges with advertising rate details on request.
A wartime column argues the abolition of extraterritorial rights in China is a wise step, leveling legal status with the Chinese and strengthening ties among the United States Britain and China under Chiang Kai-shek. It lauds a new era of equal freedom and mutual cooperation among the three powers. A second notice warns of a potential Nazi invasion as Hitler’s threat grows, urging readiness against swift, unpredictable attacks. It questions if Nazis are bluffing. In New York no outdoor Christmas lighting will be allowed this December, with similar bans likely elsewhere, dampening holiday display amid wartime strain.
Readers are urged to economize on fuel as prices rise. Many households plan to lower furnace use, close unused rooms, and rely on warmer clothing and grate fires to retain heat. The guidance emphasizes thrift in heating practices during the coming season.
A Concord township resident was taken into custody by Constable Warner McCray and jailed after a noon arrest. He was later heard before Alderman George Gordon on assault and battery charges against Charles Stulz, the Concord tax collector, and resisting arrest. Erie County rural index officially announced to be used in nearby Wayne and Concord townships within two weeks, promising farm numbering as a major public improvement aiding rural delivery. John Devine, known as No. 4980, surrendered to Chief of Police Dunkle after escaping Indiana state prison for horse stealing. he had three and a half years left. Community and school bond issue forums were scheduled in Corry with Chamber of Commerce, and a Cory hospital birth noted. Industrial League plans and a volley ball practice game annoncements followed.
Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania emphasizes that diphtheria can be prevented by immunization. It warns that almost half the cases occur in children under five, with 70 percent of deaths in that age group. The note urges mothers to immunize babies between six and nine months and explains toxin-antitoxin offers about 96 percent immunity.
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania’s highway system is valued around 1 billion dollars. The Department of Highways maintains 40 500 miles of roads and up to 18 000 bridges with an annual income near 91 million before wartime revenue drops.
A reader quiz lists ten questions on topics from military history to literature. It asks for the name of an aircraft carrier launched in September and sunk recently, the current Commandant of the US Marine Corps, Dieppe raid outcomes, a Vatican envoy to Pope Pius XII, Simeon Stylites, the Keystone State, major US wars since 1776, the book containing Little Eva, Light Horse Harry’s seal name, and the president when Alaska was purchased from Russia.
The text notes Ruthenium’s naming after Russia and references Benedict Arnold being made a Mason in 1765 before his treason led to removal from the New Haven lodge. It mentions an anti-aircraft fin part weight and a forged gun port scrap percentage, then a question about literacy among people ten years ago.
Indiana farmer builds a hay tender on a belt conveyor driven by a half horsepower motor costing eight dollars, elevating bales faster than fifteen men. At a War Problems conference REA officials report widespread farm innovations such as grain elevators and milking machines. Sixty million milkers added in 18 months reflect labor shortages and rising production.
The excerpt critiques the line The third alternative, is and explains errors with the word alternative meaning a choice between two or more options. It suggests correct phrasing like A third course may be adopted.
A 1940s report notes the disappearance of a Hest fountain pen from Finks shop, triggering a spill of questions about a missing item and potential clues in local detective work.
Kane Pennsylvania announces Jarvis Rockwell of Kane named National Red Cross field director. After a month of schooling he will report to an armed forces station to serve the duration of the war. Rockwell, a toy designer with Holgate Brothers, led Kane Red Cross disaster relief during recent floods.
Report notes confusion over rationing that led some merchants to withhold workman leather footwear sales. Only six rubber boot types require rationing certificates, including hip-height and over-the- knee boots, heavy and light short boots, and 10 inch or higher pacs, bootees, and work shoes. Non rationed rubber or leather footwear may be bought without certificates.
About 190 million pounds of fresh water are caught annually in the United States with nearly two thirds coming from American waters of the Great Lakes.
Listings detail NBC and CBS programs with drama comedies musical acts and host segments. Notable items include The Thin Man Eddie Cantor Kay Kyser and Bob Burns plus theatre and marching band features and public affairs segments involving Frances Perkins and L Metcalfe Walling.
Jamestown reports the season's first hunting accident as 17 year old Elsworth Carlson of 163 Cole Avenue suffers shotgun wounds to legs and hands. His companion, 19 year old Jack M. Wilson of East Second Street, admits firing the shot. both were treated at Jamestown General Hospital.
Jamestown council voted to repeal the blackout ordinance adopted in 1941 and another local law, on the recommendation of Corporation Counsel Samuel O. Alessi, at a meeting last night. A revised edition of city laws is planned for printing, the first in 11 years, as state laws now cover blackouts.
Corporal Paul J. Lind of Rochester New York formerly Kane was killed in the Pacific while serving as a radio operator in the Marine Corps. Born in Kane about 92 years ago he attended local schools before moving to Rochester and leaving Edison Technical High School in 1940 to enlist. The published photo showed his grave as part of the Guadalcanal land offensive commemoration.
Carlo Markello Sr., 62, former Clymer contractor, died Saturday in Buffalo General Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at his home in Buffalo. Burial is in Forest Lawn cemetery. He leaves son Gero, wife Mary, two sisters Rosa Skeps and Josephine Ferraro, two brothers Raes and Joseph Markello. Born in Sicily, he came to America at 28 and lived in Clymer until 1989. He was a Mason and member of several lodges.
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