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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1942
Page
4
Wendell Willkie occupies a novel niche in public life. He moves between parties, serves publicly as an informal world ambassador, and unsettles traditional loyalties. His free lance influence could shape future policy and party dynamics before the next presidential election.
The United Nations argue against prisoner shackling citing decency and adherence to the Geneva Convention. They warn Nazi and Japanese forces aim to trap them into breaking their word for propaganda gain. The piece stresses humane treatment and the propaganda battle shaping the war's moral narrative.
An editorial fragment argues advertisers help keep a free press viable by supporting its economic base. It cites a US official claim that advertisers sustain press solvency, enabling independent reporting and readership access despite market pressures.
Twenty years ago a settlement was reached with the parents of Matthew Stormes, Columbus youth injured in a grade crossing accident at Lottaville. Stormes received 25 dollars in the settlement arranged by J. C. Spencer, division claim agent for the Erie Railroad.
Washington dispatch outlines the 1940 gubernatorial contest between Thomas Dewey and John J. Bennett Jr. for New York. It notes potential impact on 1944 presidential dynamics, party loyalties, and key figures including Wendell Willkie, James Mead, and Jim Farrell, plus a Labor party candidate and isolationist Ham Fish. The piece analyzes shifts within the Democratic and Republican camps and predicts possible outcomes shaping national politics.
Fragmented test items on historical questions list seven queries about skin christenings, voting laws for military officials, 1942 World Series runs, speed units, author of The Fourteen Points, Hamon de Valera’s country, and other era topics.
A reflective piece notes teaching is demanding, requiring constant alertness and behavior correction. It describes teachers facing nerves stressed by hundreds of pupils, with vacations offering relief from classrooms and leisure hours providing hygienic and recreative value.
A Dry era plea urges U S parents and youths to back the Prohibition ticket. The author claims alcohol destroys the nation, labeling supporters as common-sense drys while critics are described as wets.
The Defense Plant Corporation in announcing contracts increases revealed that Sylvania Elestrié Products of Emporium Pennsylvania was allowed $600000 for additional machinery and equipment. The total DP C commitment rose to $1600000 with plants in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin receiving funds.
A benefit bingo party for the Soldiers and Sailors Fund will be held at the State Armory on Thursday evening. The event follows a letter from Morris Wickwire of the U S Naval Air Station Jacksonville praising the fund for gifts to service members and urging continued support through Defense Stamps as he trains to be an Aviation Machinist Mate.
Liberia, founded by freed U.S. slaves, is presented as a republic with a government led by President Edwin J. Barclay for an eight year term, a legislature of eight senators and fifteen representatives, and a population around 1.5 million. The nation relies on American sympathy and financial aid, with timber and rubber exports, limited railroads, and vast tropical forests.
A language note questions if using about with at is correct. Rhetoricians prefer about without at for such inquiries, but usage varies by formality and region. the sentence implies planning rather than a fixed time, making the phrasing acceptable in informal use.
Erie officials announce mayor Charles R Barber leads a board of revision to hear about 1000 property owner complaints over a proposed general assessment increase. Sessions began Monday at 2 p m in the council chambers with First Ward owners presenting cases to reviewers.
Secretary of War Henry J. Stimson announces plans to have 7.5 million soldiers in the Army by next year, stressing the war’s vast scale. The current force of 4.25 million would be the nation’s strongest ever, exceeding totals from prior conflicts such as World War I and other major wars in U.S. history.
Tadgé Allen E. Bargar convicted Antonio Sanfilippo of being a disorderly person by which to maintain himself but mostly by gambling. A gambling establishment charge was dismissed. Sanfilippo was ordered to post a $500 bond for three years or face six months in Monroe County penitentiary if bond is not posted by October 30. The judge criticized the Broadhead Block’s second floor as a den of iniquity.
Coroner reports Helmar Andrew Hedburg, 48, found dead on the first floor of a vacant house at 38 West Ninth Street. He entered Wednesday night mistaking it for his own home, dying almost instantly from cyanide gas released by a furnisher. A barricaded side door misled him, as he and his brother Hugo had occupied a nearby Valley Street residence for about a week.
Alaska holds vast and enduring potential for water power with broad reserves of hydroelectric capacity ready to serve population or industrial demand as needs rise.
Oct 17 report from Dubois says Jane Crago now 18 located alive in Savannah Georgia. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Crago former Dubois residents vanished from Washington DC on July 45. Washington police investigated kidnapping or murder but found no leads until a letter confirmed she was safe and married in Savannah.
A blanket of snow covered Sandy Lake county surroundings Monday with bitter winds in Mercer County spreading across Venango and Somerset counties. Snow was visible in Shanksville and other mountaintop areas as the season began, while clearing skies followed a frigid day.
Police registration figures show thefts far exceed car sales in Chicago. The report notes nearly three times as many automobiles are stolen as sold, highlighting a surge in vehicle thefts and related crime trends across the city.
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