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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1940

Page

4

County Loses Tax Case Involving 1935 Property Tax

The court upheld an appeal by Hanover Bank and Trust Company as trustee of the Scott trust voiding county claim on a 1935 personal property tax. The ruling places costs on the county and clarifies Pennsylvania tax applicability. The case followed a year of hearings and appeals initiated by county commissioners. New York Mayor La Guardia had 13 official inconsequential incidents since taking office.

PRUE Willan L. Scott High Court Mulhoulty Elmer L. Evaxts Rhig Hanover Bank and ‘Trust Company Scott Pennsylvania Couinty New York

Exodua of Louis Johnson Sparks Cabinet Shakeup Tales

Charles P. Stewart reports on the political maneuvering around Louis Johnson and Harry Woodring during Roosevelt era tensions. Johnson eyed for war secretary as Stimson’s choice complicates a bipartisan cabinet, while Patterson, a Republican, becomes assistant secretary amid reshuffles.

Charles P. Stewart Central Press Louis Johnson Washington Harry H. Woodring Roosevelt Woodring Hitler White House Europe Johnson Harry B.D Louis Congress Stimson Henry L. Stinson Branns Knox Navy Knox Charles Eidison Hine War Department Lews I. D Rover Porter Patterson

Former Corry Young Man Hurt in Buffalo Intersection Crash

Raymond Serened 88 of Bilal suffered unspecified injuries when his auto was struck by a truck at a busy intersection yesterday. Police report said he was hospitalized with undetermined injuries. condition not yet considered serious.

Raymond Cormere Bilal Sears Witchad Dram Butta la Paniinento Buttalo Hnephal

Economic caution in Havana talks and Rock of Gibraltar threat

A Havana Conference report notes cautious economic proposals avoiding a unified South American commodity cartel. Plans favor sectorial loans to tempt producers against unfavorable barter offers, with an Inter-American financial advisory committee in Washington to coordinate. Separately, British defense emphasizes Hitler's Gibraltar push and possible invasion via Ireland, while Britain braces for extended siege and cautions on approaching threats.

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Wooden guns and flags to mark equipment in guard changes

The Pennsylvania National Guard announced a streamline of equipment use for training in Lisbon and One Hundred Twelfth HQ units. New weapons assignments include 60 mm mortars and 37 mm anti tank guns represented by colored flags. Wooden mockups replace live guns where possible for drills and demonstrations.

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Proving Citizenship and Birth Records in Question

The article discusses citizenship verification in a broad sense, noting that many adults lack birth certificates and must prove citizenship. It highlights how alien registration, probate videos, and court efforts are used to establish identity, with debate over the fairness and adequacy of these procedures.

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Twenty Years Ago Token Trot Journal Files August First

A fragment recalls a 1990 piece about amateur weather enthusiasts in New York mocking paid observers. It notes debates over explanations of rainy conditions and mentions the wartime context amid lively discussions.

New York

Daily Quiz Classified Answers Prompt

A reader is asked to turn to the Classified Page for answers to seven questions. The quiz asks about oldest living organisms, a metal nicknamed quicksilver, a river draining into the Atlantic, authors of a Franklin biography, government agencies, the highest US postage denomination, the meaning of Still Brute, the nocturnal or diurnal habits of corkreathes, polo team players, and the name of the British Royal Family.

Atlantic Benjamin Pranklin United States

Demographic Balance Shifts as Wars Disrupt Sex Ratios

The Medical Society notes more male births but higher male mortality. Surplus of men shrinks after age twenty, while women rise with age. Wars tilt the balance, removing young husbands and fathers, leaving widows and older populations.

Ponrilvy

Gambling odds and wartime notes from 1920s Europe

The piece notes Baden Baden as a famed gambling spot where winnings are collected offside by foreigners with a 97 to 1 odds against a single puri ber. It mentions Monte Carlo roulette and a 56x payout, plus U S card and paper production uses for wood and chemicals, and Harding’s occasional presence at rehearsals.

Baden-Baden Germany Wiltledoo United States

Man About Manhattan N TM New York and New York musings on dull lives

A piece recalls a party in New York where a woman complains of ennui and past marriages as she travels from Mexico to Florida and on to China. The narrator notes publishers rarely allow authors final title choices for books and mentions several title ideas and a street scene on 248th Street delicatessen.

York Mexico Florida New York China Shanghai North N. C

Wallace Circus to Show Here August 12

The Wallace Circus announces two exhibitions at 2 and 8 p.m. on August 12 at the Old Fairgrounds. Colonel Bill Woodcock brings pachyderms and a large elephant act, while Captain Edward Allen showcases forty dancing horses in displays of horsemanship.

Wallace Circus Artiks Ambriagn Bill Woodcock Edward Allen Equestrienne

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