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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
4
A fragmented early 20th century page discusses famine spreading through Continental Europe, noting France and Russia sufferings, nazified regions, and the hunger looming this winter. It mentions mental improvement trends and a report on rumor spread compared to the press, stressing the U.S. press generally holds accuracy amid speculation.
From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania and Daily Dozen reports, concerns rise as hundreds of high school and college players suffer injuries. Advocates call for mandatory physical exams and ongoing fitness monitoring to ensure only physically fit athletes participate, citing injury figures and safety discussions. Novgorod notes briefly appear as a historical aside.
The piece notes the name kawpie and its market debut by Rage O'Neill in 1912, then outlines broad global male dominance in the United States and other regions. It mixes varied historical facts from trade routes to Henry Ford and Milton, with fragmented and inconsistent figures and dates.
State Police search a wooded area near Thompsontown for two young men who attempted to rob the Primers National Bank before fleeing empty handed. A driving rain hindered tracking, 30 officers aided by bloodhounds from Rockview Penitentiary comb the woods. Cashier George W. Graybill and assistant J.S. McGormick pursued the robbers. a sleeve tied to a possible sleighter was found in the brush.
More than 100 Department of Highways workers are in military service. additional men are leaving weekly to join the armed forces. Ranging from private to major, they are scattered across numerous camps nationwide, with one stationed in Panama, per state department correspondence. A separate report notes engineer Perry Ryan recalling the fatal train incident near Shenandoah involving Joseph Bartnick of Shenandoah who was killed after being struck by a passing train near Mt. Carmel. Grand Coulee Dam linked to a major electric sales project is mentioned.
Read the quiz item list and note the seven questions hidden on the Classified Page. The errors in spelling and typos reflect an old newspaper style, urging readers to turn to the page for answers and test their knowledge.
A brief discussion lists incorrect double negatives such as didnt say waiting and Wasnt gone but a minute. It condemns these forms as violations of proper grammar and points to clearer constructions. The piece emphasizes standard usage without endorsing informal phrasing.
Brookville records another postponement of school openings after a new infantile paralysis case. Eight year old Thommy Lewis contracted the illness, affecting his arms and throat muscles, though the germ had not attacked the legs. The board of health ordered immediate postponement following Dr Ray McNeill’s report. A rifle tournament in Du Bois, Pa is planned for Sept 20-21 by the Western Pennsylvania 20 Calibre Rifle League, with 6 to 10 army teams expected and authorized by military affairs and the state rifle association.
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