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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1942
Page
3
A wartime call to collect scraps notes vast tonnages of old iron and bone material still available. It recalls volunteers using horse carts to haul bones rags and metal, urging cities to organize patrols and trucks with a simple wartime appeal to reclaim every scrap today.
A Bill Cunningham quote alleges Japanese characters excel in showmanship yet lack inner strength, while a Los Angeles police veteran paints them as yellow and cowardly. The piece reviews biased views, noting residual American attitudes and calls for caution against overgeneralized judgments.
Donald Nelson production chief argues for a 48 hour week in Pacific Northwest lumber camps to meet wartime needs. He notes many sectors extend hours under government order, while domestic labor standards would change with time-and-a-half pay above 40 hours. The aim is increased output to support the war effort.
In March a steamship named City of Glasgow sank after leaving Liverpool with 450 passengers. No further trace of the vessel or many aboard was ever found, marking a devastating maritime disaster in the Atlantic.
Selections from Corry and Erie county papers recount sensational bootleg rumors and local church events. Rev D M MacIntyre is named pastor, Ty Crandall visits, a home wedding unites Florence Gertrude Channett and Forrest McFadden, and the Corry Community Service committee meets with five members present.
A list of seven trivia prompts from a Daily Dozen section queries federal land use agencies, a former baseball player’s Army rank, Asia Europe geography, Rose Bowl locations, biblical and operatic figures, an outdoor sport term, atomic basics, zodiac divisions, and a paper currency.
The mangled body of Mark Laverne Saylor, 88, of Pleasant Township, was found on the Pennsylvenie Railroad main line near Irvine at about 7 a.m. Sunday after a train crew saw the body. Saylor had spent the evening in a Youngsville tower and was en route to the W Abplanalp farm in Irvine, where he worked. Investigators noted twelve beer tallies in a burlap sack near the body, and the fatal injuries included a severed body, crushed face, and a missing hand. Coroner Ed Lowrey and railroad officials sought to determine which of the few trains passing that night may have struck him. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Saylor, and siblings in Pleasant Township, Irvine, Waren, and at home. services were not yet scheduled.
Captain Charles F. Geary of Ridgway and Captain Lea Mayer of St Marys head two units in the Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps Auxiliary for Bike county. Each unit has 60 men and three officers with two drills weekly. The Ridgway armory becomes headquarters. Geary, veteran of the Mexican War and World War I service, commands Company H of the 112th Regiment.
Toral wan calls for the treatest Physical stamina ever demanded. Armies of able-billed supermen are herded to bring victory. Only the most rugged hearts will stand up under the strain. Any men with Heart disease in g icqualified for active duty. This is especially true in the a corns. High altitudes and dive bombing call for strome constitutions. Recruits for the cadet flying corns must pass rigid tests. Athletic prowess is not a sustanfee of fitness for tying. Athletes are more prone to faint ] than non-athletes. Relatively few men are able to Become ace aviators. They do not possess the stamina, , ability and skill required. The military Mer needs heart ax eirdilation efficiency.
A strange turtle is discovered by Millard Hare while hunting in a wooded area. The specimen measures about 4 inches high and 8 inches long with yellow spots on a black shell and a distinctive folded head. It has two trapdoors under the shell that close independently when startled, resembling a clam.
An American serviceman whose life was saved by blond plasma will raise the army navy Pennant over Red Cross headquarters in Washington at ceremonies honoring the blood donor service. Samuel Kurta of Erie Pa a corpsman second class who lost both legs in the torpedoing of destroyer Kearney will join Maj Gen James C Mazee Army Surgeon General and Rear Admiral Ross T MetIntire Navy Surgeon General. Magee will present the pennant to Norman H Davis and MeIntire will present the Navy pin to Dr G Canby Robinson, national director of the blood donor service. The service has procured 461499 pints of blood, 31408 pints more in the 61st quota requested by the army and navy. This man outlines an additional 2 609090 pints to be processed into plasma and serum. A former Sherman resident, well known in the area, is mentioned. Hindus comprise 68 percent of India's population.
Ridgway mourns as Donald V. Urquhart, 97, of Ridgway, dies in a crash near an air base. The local resident and former Eagle Scout, Air Corps veteran, and longtime trainer left behind brother Kenneth in Boston. Jordan T. Sue of St. Marys was fatally injured in June.
Two more quit the Philadelphia office of Price Administration in protest against a plan to transfer power to New York. State OPA director Raymond F. Ashenfelter and Pitts High department store executive said there was no truth to widespread reports that he planned to resign.
Twelve residents fled their apartments in night clothing as a fire swept the three story R. W. Went building in Gettysburg, forcing evacuation near the courthouse. No injuries reported as flames were contained by firefighters.
A long column lists WANTED cones for fied Hine in AUB Ithar to be Tresh Sept Oct and WANTED White Leghorn broilers. It then lists FOR SALE 100 White Leghorn chicks. numerous household items from a radio and phonograph to furniture, kitchenware, linens, books and tools. Public sale details note Army farm near Cuttings, N.Y. on Sept 19 1942 with cattle, horses, hay equipment. a second sale near Corry Pa includes dairy cattle, implements. Legal notice announces a master's hearing in Erie County with date Oct 6 1942 and locations in Corry.
Buffalo Livestock market reports hogs near steady to 10c lower with weights 170 to 250 lb averaging around 14.60 to 14.75 per cwt and cattle generally steady to firm with vealers 17.00 and heavy cattle 12.95 to 16.25 per cwt. Pittsburgh Produce notes moderate demand with assorted apples and potatoes, while New York stock market edges up on tax prospects with many industrials advancing in thin trading.
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