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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1942
Page
7
A garbled OCR read mentions fur by ren and various items like turkeys, engines, strainers, a loader, and plow gear. It includes scattered numbers, percentages, and device names, resembling an items listing or catalog fragment from a rural or farm supply context.
Morton Cooper the St Louis Cardinals righthander won the 1942 National League MVP with 22 victories and 263 points, the widest margin over Enos Slaughter and Mel Ott. Slaughter edged Ott for second, Slaughter and Ott each receiving extensive first place support, while Mickey Owen and others followed in voting as detailed by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Local brief notes on small game and duck seasons opening with plans for the full hunting period through November 28. It reports expected stable license numbers, age rules for licensing, and county restrictions. The piece also covers bowling charity weeks linked to the Victory Legion and mentions boxing match prospects and fighters' status.
Baltimore Herald reports Whirlaway, Calumet Farm’s top money winner, will be the lone starter in tomorrow’s Pimlico Special after Alsab was withdrawn to race at Empire City. Eight others were eligible but none reported to the grounds as track officials said no responses were received to invitations.
An 11-6 victory over the Red Raiders boosts Teach ers' College to a perfect 16 straight conference wins, with Est Stroudsboro a half game back behind leader Jook Haver. The season’s price stories begin as Art Kirchen of Mich. Softball and base Dall pitcher provides details of a rabbit-hunting tale and a dramatic strikeout.
Ohio State leads the AP college football poll with 80 first place votes and 1,250 points as Georgia holds second and Alabama remains in third. Notre Dame rises to eighth, Michigan drops to eighth, and Georgia Tech slips while Army and Texas Christian enter the top ten amid expected scrambling this week.
Gus Dorais, a Detroit football coach, lawmaker and athletic director, is described as a multi task figure. He has served 18 years at the University of Detroit, guiding a team with a 112 win 44 loss record and maintaining a long record of public service and influence in the city.
In a tight Antler League showdown Christensen Majors and Metropolitan teams split two games. Harry Paulson Sr posted a 182 average for Christensen while key marks by Paulson and Kafferin helped push the dominoes. standout totals included 552 for Paulson and 469 for Christensen in individual line scores as the teams exchanged wins.
European title contenders Walter Neusel of Germany Luigi Mulling of Italy Lagurel of Italy Olle Thelnsberg of Sweden and Karel Sys of Belgium enter a European heavyweight championship bout. Other news notes include a London Bath City vs Swansea district match and disinfection measures as foot and mouth concerns surface.
Associated Press reports a State Game Commission study of 676184 hunting licenses shows about 10 percent of draft-age people are hunters. The survey notes age distribution, gender and occupational makeup with counties Somerset Pike and Westmoreland cited for notable patterns and women hunters comprising a portion of the total.
Texas High School Athletic Director Kidd argues rationing interschool sports could conserve transportation and manpower during wartime. He proposes allowing more away games to maintain physical conditioning, with fewer total contests to support the war effort and draft restrictions. The plan aims to keep youths fit while easing wartime demands on resources.
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