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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
4
A health feature promotes walking as the best exercise to combat consumption. It urges beginners to start easy and gradually reach 5 to 6 miles daily, noting walking improves body health and minds, reduces eye and nerve strain, and offers a closer link with nature.
The Pennsylvania Highway Planning Division reports traffic counts use portable automatic counters and a rubber hose across roads to measure vehicle flow. Five field crews set up recorders and counters on key highways and aim to produce county wide traffic maps after a year. Motorists are asked to report damage to hoses or equipment to the Highway Planning Division or motor police.
Washington reports that western New York and northeastern Pennsylvania communities near oil fields are not exempt from gasoline and oil restrictions. Officials say plans for allocating Pennsylvania field products cover the entire affected eastern region, with proximity to fields not meriting special favorable treatment.
Local polio scare prompts quarantine for two Oil City area homes after a 6 year old boy, Thomas Crawford of Van, was linked to exposure. Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Crayford, recently visited Fratus 503 East Third Street and Kinch 9 East Sixth Street, with cases not yet confirmed. Health officials report no actual paralysis cases yet and the discovery occurred Tuesday night.
In Frarslin county a suit for damages was filed by Ruth Ann Cherry a minor and her guardian Lawrence Cherry against Leo A. McGarry alleging the child was struck by a car on the Oil Clay Titusville road about six miles north of Ol City. The girl sustained a fractured left femur bruises and burns and remained hospitalized through March 5.
A Arnsburg report notes Jenny sylvanias fratories show a strong safety record despite expanded defense operations. Secretary Lewis G. Mines cites a roughly 20 percent rise in manpower and hours, with only about a 10 percent increase in industrial accidents.
The article extols a surge in shipyards and wartime production with plans for future freighters and 10,000 ton YO class vessels costing 2.9 to 3.0 million dollars each. It also praises Mead Park in Corry Pennsylvania as a thriving recreation center with natural assets and public facilities for gatherings and sports.
A note highlights a common English error in reporting speech and punctuation. It warns not to say I drank a glass of water but to avoid incorrect comma placements in quoted phrases.
The notice states that the practice of using the driveway by the public is forbidden. It names Charles F. Hall of R. D. 2, Corry, as the party involved.
A daily quiz lists seven questions on topics from geography and history. It asks which state is two real to the North Pole, which celestial body is called queen of the tides, and other trivia including Byron’s disability and Lincoln’s birthplace.
A garbled collection of historical fragments includes claims about water science, the 1872 visit of the Grand Duke of Russia to the United States, President Grant's tenure, Ford race car No 999 and Barney Oldfield, a 1838 Republican campaign slogan, a Libertations book for mourners, and a watch needing 39 seconds per variation.
Edinboro State Teachers College postponed its opening from September 8 to September 22 as part of a statewide halt on 14 state teachers colleges. President Dr. L H Van Houten announced the order to stay closed to prevent infantile paralysis spread after a late Tuesday message from Dr. Francis B Haas.
Moscow reports describe ongoing Red Army counter offensives on the eastern front with advances toward the center of the line. Berlin notes Nazi operations continue but offers few details while a German agency cites a canceled attempt near the Black Sea.
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