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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1940
Page
4
The editorial argues President Roosevelt’s veto of the Starnes bill and warns against deporting aliens for espionage or narcotics offenses. It cautions that current laws already punish such crimes and urges preservation of the Bill of Rights, warning against propaganda and zeal in wartime.
A forum speaker urges residents to prioritize domestic issues over lectures on distant lands. He stresses the need for safer streets and solid family life, arguing that home concerns shape community well being as much as world affairs.
NBC CBS programs and specials dominate the schedule with Collected broadcasts from Carnegie Hall and NBC Red Network. Notable features include Columbia’s Gay Nineties Revue benefit by Queens Voiture 68 with Joe E. Howard Beatrice Kay Genevieve Rowe Flora Robson Estelle Winwood and more. Also listed are Kate Smith Hour selections Cavalleria Rusticana with Lucile Manners and orchestral pieces by Frank Black and Gasth Choisnel.
Announcement was made today of the purchase of the Phoenix Hotel by J B Patterson. He plans extensive remodeling. A College Women's Club is forming in Corry with an organizational meeting at Mrs Walter Peake's home Wednesday evening. Other items note moves and travels of local residents and society news.
Hollywood report notes James Cagney and Aben Kandel were New York East Side neighbors as boys. Cagney read Kandel’s City for Conquest and Warner Bros. bought the novel for a film. Kandel later wrote They Won’t Forget and Singapore, while he pursued writing and later a country farm life.
A garbled daily quiz item asks several trivia questions about gold purity porpoises a speaker of the House the sun distances postage stamps and other mixed topics. It presents unclear phrasing and misspellings, offering no coherent narrative or answer set.
Central Press columnist notes war in Europe stirs American politics and may affect the 1940 election. Roosevelt cleaning up national issues. war status, and debates over adjournment and congressional sessions loom. In Shanghai the municipal election shifts power as foreign communities influence local justice and governance.
The piece argues neutrality tests boost the US merchant marine, noting fuel oil prices rise and ships reallocate from Europe to distant trades. It highlights Black Diamond Lines reflagging ships and the broader economic reshuffle as Britain eyes shipping profits while the US expands a new transportation boom.
A fragmentary Factographs analysis from the Bureau of Fisheries outlines Atlantic coastal conditions in the southeastern United States. It compares end-year distributions, noting only four of forty-eight sites show similar salinity trends and mentions Delaware, Texas, North and South Carolina along with references to artificial foliation studies.
In Erie on April 19 Judge L vans suspended a liquor license for 30 days instead of revoking it for the Star Athletic Club at 10 Warfel avenue. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board previously revoked the license for failing to keep proper records and operate bonafide and lawful, but the court overturned the revocation and allowed a short suspension. The decision followed an earlier board action and today's courtroom hearing. The report also notes the burial of Union soldier William Christopher at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, distinguishing Pennsylvania origins.
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