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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1942
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal printing costs and publication details. The page lists publishers, advertising representatives, Associated Press rights, postage terms, and annual and carrier rates, along with general mail and subscription information.
Archibald MacLeish argues Britain and America face a new offensive moment as free nations unite and mobilize for a broader battle. He envisions a global renewal through bond holding and wiser savings, urging Americans to invest in government bonds before home ownership. He also condemns the neglect of American history in higher education based on a New York Times survey, calling for colleges to strengthen U.S. history requirements.
The text argues that using words like lady and gentleman to denote sex is vulgar. It suggests replacing saleslady with saleswoman and avoiding phrases such as ladies cloak room. It also notes Maj Gen Smedley D Buller of the United States Marines received a magabeeilver cup in China for averting bloodshed in 1829.
Twenty years ago reports describe the Chapel Gur visit at Corry tied to Catholic worship and a rough note that the Erie Railroad office would welcome visitors. Dr J J Donnelly discussed baby destin center progress with Lal Sullivan as a nurse, while a Corry man named Sullivan suffered injuries in a seven passenger sedan crash near Spartansburg. Coach Howard Sheen eyed a Cambridge Springs test for his Corry High squad, and LeRoy Wilcox returned with a new 1928 Jordan car. District Association No 7 GNPA PA was well represented at Lie OM City Nurses Home meeting with Corry hospital staff and local alumni gatherings.
A scrambled set of trivia queries asks about US President safety details, submarine temperatures, an Indian leader’s title, Allied Forces command in the Middle East, Costa Rica meaning, WWI point advances by Wilson, and a poem by an American woman. It also includes questions about thermometer types, a cryptic Rome clue, and a Dover reference.
400000 Americans over one year of age survive thanks to medical advances. Infant death rates have fallen and living standards risen as medicine and surgery extend life. Yet the gap between discovery and application persists and public health standards continue to improve.
Jamestown police and volunteers responded to a fatal crash on Winsor Street near East Second. Mrs Beulah Maley 43 Sinclairville was extricated after the milk truck collided with a building. Coroner said skull injury. Brakes allegedly faulty. Witnesses noted truck sped downhill while horns sounded.
Kane Sept 22 local businesses faced a wave of five checks marked no funds from a California visitor, a former Kane family member. Checks totaled about 300 dollars for purchases at several stores, mostly from a California jewelry concern. One store reported a $50 check could not be changed, with no further information available from authorities.
Philadelphia set 29. The State Department of Revenue will crack down on cigarette bootlegging. Workers in neighboring states profit 20 to 20 cents per carton by buying at home and selling to fellow employees of Pennsylvania war plants. The drive to stop the practice begins today. The two cent tax in Pennsylvania makes the profits possible.
A 1930s Raleigh report notes there are 10 colleges within a 30 mile radius of North Carolina's state capital, including seven white and three Negro institutions, highlighting racial distribution in regional higher education.
A Dunkirk worker, 63, of 110 Washington Street, died after falling into a water vat at a plant on Saturday morning. The coroner listed the incident at W.G. hospital where the man died. The accident occurred while a supervisor and crane operator were removing logs from the area near an opening, with planks covering the opening at the time.
Raymund Cochrane Jr., a East Lune school student, died at home from infantile paralysis Sunday morning at 2 20. Quarantine rules observed though home not officially quarantined until Friday. Born August 29, 1929 in Kane, he moved with family to Sergeant last year and attended local schools. The article notes the illness began Monday night and progressed to throat and arm involvement before death.
Erie takes step to condemn and raze the adjoining Erie City Hall Annex. The structure, once owned by the Park Presbyterian Church and purchased by the city in 1928, faces demolition following a recommendation from engineering officials amid safety concerns.
Answers listed include editorial column prompts such as Secret Service Operative and names like Gandhi and Alexander. The text appears to be a quiz key with scattered proper nouns and scattered misspellings. The items reference individuals and titles without clear narrative.
City council nears tax assessment revisions as complaints mount from about 40 property owners in the Third and Fourth Wards. Three council members say revisions were discussed with the press but not fully explained. assistant assessors named earlier in the summer will guide changes. Tax revision sessions are set for October 8 and 9 unless delays allow further review.
Vinson asserts United States sea power must be overwhelming and sustain initiative through the Solomons. He cites wartime vessel counts and aircraft production, noting 697 combat ships in 1941 and 2,895 new navy aircraft in the current year, amid a 60 000 plane target for 1943.
Markets show variation with livestock and produce. Buffalo hogs and calves fluctuate amid uneven demand as steers above 1500 and grassers rise, while pears apples and russets shift in Pittsburg trade. stocks also slip on nerves over war news and bomber activity.
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