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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
2
A cluttered page lists prices at Wilcox Grocery and Knowlton's, plus a string of local notices. Car fare, bakery specials, and ads mingle with crime notes and community events across towns like Erie, Meadville, Kane, and Warren.
Mabel's Shoppe offers feather weight flannel skirts and blouses for $2. The report also notes the death of Frank Krimbill a bookkeeper at Rural Electrification Corp Pittsfield from a heart attack yesterday afternoon. A Christian reunion is planned at the Presbyterian Sunday school with Jean Pamirs WRG spending the summer with grandparents N R Dickson and others visiting from Meafville.
Rushville Ind Sept 6 Willkie's Pennsylvania trip announced by Mason Owlett Republican committeeman to speak in Harrisburg Pittsburgh and Philadelphia sometime in October Willkie expected to carry the Keystone state by about 500000 votes as per Owlett's forecast.
Thompson's Borsoma Tablets advertised as rapidly relieving headaches and body pains. The copy asserts benefits for kidney waste removal and toxin cleansing, noting safety and comfort, with a 50 cent price at drug stores. It also suggests Golden Lax Tablets for constipation and references a 1-13 instruction.
The Army and Navy plan a large highway project for 1941 42 totaling about 275 million dollars aimed at roads and bridges deemed strategically important by the war departments. John M Carmody federal works administrator said most federal aid 137 8 million plus an equal state share would fund the program with emphasis on supporting heavy mechanized military units. A survey of highway needs prompted by President Roosevelt ordered the war and defense agencies to direct the effort. City Engineer Nevin R Dickson of West Pleasant Street, reported improving after a sudden illness at home last evening.
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