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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1942
Page
4
The article condemns Nazi German and Japanese conduct in 1942, detailing civilians killed or starved, slave labor in munitions plants, and mass deportations. It calls these acts the darkest era since the Dark Ages and argues for their removal from the earth.
The Buffalo Courier-Express reports Rochester school chief James M. Spinning urges children to avoid pranks that waste scarce wartime materials and disrupt workers. He frames acts like tire deflation, windshield soaping, and doorbell ringing as sabotage or noise harming war effort. The piece notes broader criticism of wartime bureaucracy and government growth.
The article notes the president is overburdened despite delegating, with a belief he should oversee rather than be buried by duties. It highlights iron ore output from the Lake Superior district at 100,010,000 tons annually and warns the Axis could win without this supply. It stresses the need for metal substitutes like aluminum and magnesium for aerial use.
The reader asks a series of quiz questions covering topics from U.S. coinage and shipbuilding to literature and presidents. Named items include the Churchill railway gun, John Fox’s The Little Shepherd, and the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate.
A cryptic, damaged OCR text notes a red making material in Th and a set opening hearted turnaround in the United States. It references an AEF Technical Training command, a student unable to attend, and clues about a Quaker symbol of human dignity, then an odd ceremonial removal by a figure named Gos.
Twenty years ago the Hocken berg System Inc of Harrisburg plans a survey for financing a modern hotel in the city. A firm representative met with hotel committee members and the Chamber of Commerce directors to discuss methods of funding.
The reader asks how to fix a garbled line that appears as "Tunt vol eee you very badly" and offers two likely corrections "Barly!" or "a great del." The proper fix suggests the intended phrase is "I want to tell you very badly" or similar misspelled exclamation, but the exact source text is unclear and no single authoritative correction can be determined from the fragment.
A one year old Sacatoga county boy linked to a crime wave was sentenced at Attica State prison after state officials brought him from the State School of Industry. Norval Penrose of Ballston Spa pleaded to counts of burglary and related charges, with a judge imposing a multi-year term after his plea change.
A Corry nursing note from Ruth Lanston Second Lieutenant in the Army expresses gratitude for gifts from the Corry Soldiers and Sailors Fund. She describes experiences with Army life in the Southwest Pacific and the care and connection mail provides, thanking supporters and sending a personal greeting.
At Strong Vincent High School Erie a two hour tec ture and moving play left a capacity audience convinced the Japanese threat in the Aleutians may end. Rev Bernard Hubard, known as the Glacier Priest, argued the U S need not fear invasion and urged preparedness and calm.
A report notes Taft Moshe engages with American clients to the extent of about $230,000 annually, outlining the scale of the financial relationship and the year’s business focus with the client roster.
Washington battles a tangle of wartime commissions boards and agencies that overlap and clash over authority and funding. Rep John H. Tolan calls for a master coordinating organization while Rep Dirksen proposes a legislative planning service to constrain executive power and preserve congress's equal role. The debate spans wartime needs and postwar reconstruction.
Harrisburg reports the 1941 fiscal year general maintenance for Pennsylvania's 40 500 mile highway system averaged 224.94 per mile, with total general maintenance spending of 9 110 200. Labor accounted for about 64.1 percent of outlays, while material costs fell compared with 1941. Earlier years show per mile averages of 219.00 in 1941 and 317.02 in 1940 with labor shares around 63–68 percent and berms gutters and base/surface upkeep comprising notable portions of costs.
The 1943 Community Chest campaign raised 62042 26 dollars, surpassing its 610 000 goal by 1242 26, with William J Healey noting the drive finished quicker than ever at the Emery Hotel. Healy chairman announced the final tally and thanked donors.
A fragmented note cites opinions by statists on blue eyes and behavior. It mentions brat stores and cites unclear phrases like citer mmit uplescle. The text lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities.
In Erie on October 28 the diocese will publish a new set of statutes at St. Peter's Cathedral attended by the entire clergy. Bishop John Mark Grunon marks his 25th episcopacy and 40th ordination anniversaries. A cornerstone ceremony for the Cathedral Prep building is planned, honoring the Silver Jubilee of the consecration and the bishop's ordination anniversary. The event follows a diocesan synod first called in 1940 by Bishop Fitzmau rence.
A partial description portrays the black people of Tobage as sunny and good tempered, lacking strictness in truth but faithful and devoid of malice. It notes trouble in Huntly and mentions their fondness for music and fluency in many languages, including French, English, and Spanish.
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