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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1940
Page
3
Fragmented OCR note mentions Dr Kes Barre of the Senate and McCarthy context. No clear date or full facts available. Summary preserves identifiable names and partial phrasing without asserting unsupported details.
Light voting occurred in both Concord and Wayne townships on Tuesday. Wilmer W. Waterhouse led John B. Van Alsbury in state assembly contests, while Joseph R. Ziesenheim and Moseman contested the state senate race, with close margins and several local results across districts.
Venango county backed Benjamin Jarrett in the Republican primary as he seeks a third term in the Twentieth Congressional District. Early returns showed McKinney winning Republican assembly in Cranberry township, while Brecht tops Powers for Democratic state committeeman. Jay Cooke led GOP for U S senator in Venango. Jones tops Democratic ticket for senator, with Guffey close. Daylight time approved unofficially in Youngstown by 201 to 180.
In Crawford County the Democratic organization backed Walter Jones for the U S Senate, but Joseph Guffey built a sizable lead. Guffey secured 780 votes across 36 of 64 precincts while Jones totaled 48 votes.
Walker defeated Dr B Briggs for Democratic state committeeman in Warren County with 859 votes to 728 from 40 of 62 districts. Additional returns widened Walker's lead as Kane lost the Republican bid for a fourth term in the state house after 42 of 63 precincts counted showing McDowell 4826 to Kane 3173.
Polls show Pittsburgh oilman Guffey ahead of Senator Galloway by a narrow margin in Erie city and county returns. Republicans Dell Dalrymple and Edward Petrillo also lead in county tallies, with Assembly races in the west Erie district showing Pulaski ahead for Democratic nomination and Lavery winning the Democratic congressional nomination in Erie county. R. L. Rodgers runs unopposed for Republican nomination as low turnout limits totals in Crawford and Erie counties.
Only 35 of 90 registered voters cast ballots in yesterday's Elginboro primary. Walter Jones led in Democratic U S Senate with 10 votes while Joseph Guffey received none. Local results show Roosevelt total 10 for President Democrat and various minor tallies across offices.
Johnstown Pa April 24 Michael Chervenakk of Portage withdrew from the legislative race in the second Cambria county district yet polled the most votes in the Democratic three nomination contest. Chervenak had not campaigned and said he would refuse the nomination due to his appointment as deputy controller for Cambria county.
In incomplete returns from Pennsylvania’s preferential primary the Democratic party backed Senator Guffey ahead of Jones. MeNzir trailed. Cooke led Republicans for the auditor general nomination while Malone won state treasurer. Dewey led Roosevelt in the GOP presidential race. The primary saw light participation as the president ran unopposed.
Primary results report two party contests for city committee posts. Fred Barton defeats Edward Mould in Fourth Ward 81 to 8 on the Republican ticket while Mrs Dorr Clark beats Mrs Banks 12 to 33. Names listed for Democratic and Republican precincts across wards.
Gene Venske, Penn miler, finishes in his usual third place in the Mist political race. Candidate for state representative in Beres district, Venske trails incumbent Albert S. Reacinger and Fred Marks by a slim margin of 217 gates.
The report outlines key drivers of the 1940 41 budget including high senior high costs, higher per pupil expenditures, and tax rate stability. It notes 30 percent enrollment in senior high in September 1940, current costs averaging around 137 955 and a proposed budget of 197 123, plus shifts in pupil placement and teacher tenure impacting staffing and expenses.
A one man grand jury indicted Detroit officials including a former mayor and nine police officers on political corruption charges. Roxborough and Reading were arraigned before Judge Homer Ferguson, pled innocent, and posted bonds of 1000 dollars each. Prosecutor Duncan C. McGrail, named in prior indictments, is cited among those connected to the case.
Pasadena deputies and Boy Scouts joined an all-night search for 7-year-old Herbert Gray Jr. who hid in a Sierra Madre basement after wading through a pond. He feared returning home in wet clothes but was eventually guided back to his family.
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