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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1940
Page
1
A condensed wartime flurry notes British assertion that the port of Hamburg is ruined while Germany faces bombardment of munitions plants. Other items include Washington conscription talk, theater schedules, and local brief notices on temperate weather, defense orders, and radio programs.
Claude A. Brownie Althoff 52, a former Corry cigar-maker, was instantly killed at Warren Axe and Tool Co when an emery wheel burst. A fragment struck him in the head as he worked on an axe. The wheel also sent debris through the plant roof. Coroner Ed C Lowrey continued the investigation.
Washington Aug 2 301000 Regular Army National Guard and reserve troops move by rail and road toward imaginary front lines in the most extensive field maneuvers since World War I. Four Army areas participate with 21 day drills plus a week of extra training as manpower and equipment improve for possible mobilization and broader field readiness.
Report says charges against Ralph Chirienzio in the Corry Taproon case were dismissed. He allegedly dealt with a retaliatory space in the taproom on First Avenue. The fault was remedied and no further action is planned.
A dry spell has reduced the red raspberry yield to about half normal, with fears of further damage to potatoes and other crops. Berry growers report early promise followed by a rainless period since July 16, dampening hopes for a bumper season as prices rise and farmers anticipate broader losses.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr the president's second son boarded the destroyer Lawrence at Newport today. For two weeks he will forgo training as an ensign in the naval reserve. The Lawrence, one of a group of neutrality patrol destroyers based in Newport, sailed after noon.
A six year old girl Leltha Ann Rowan was bitten by a snake and received immediate medical care after being brought to her uncle's farm home. Daughtry stated the child was asked for three days of treatment and feared dying.
Fingerprints on an abandoned car are being checked by state police to identify bandits who robbed the Ashby Park bank messenger of 109000 and held up the Ridgeville National Bank on June 27. John J. Quinn, Monmouth County prosecutor, said one man was bound for arrest in Red Bank, declining to name him or his suspected role. The suspect was arrested early yesterday, hours before the car was found in Bound Brook.
Sale of the Mulheiry Beer Distributing Company on East Washington Street was closed Thursday afternoon with Harold Averill of Titusville and Donald Clark of Erie purchasing the business. The new owners plan to move to the city within two weeks and assume operations after state board approval, expected within five weeks. They will offer a full line of soft drinks as well as beer and wine.
A committee led by Richard Rossbacher announces a donation funded order for an Emerson iron lung to be shipped and exhibited in Rex theatre lobby for several days. The device will be loaned free to patients at Corry hospital while funds continue to be raised for a portable resuscitator to aid emergencies.
Corryltes brace for a further swelter as a government forecast predicts rising temperatures tomorrow afternoon and Sunday. After a 13 day heat period, officials warn of renewed heat waves intensifying farm stress and challenging residents.
Edward J. Flynn to take over as deputy chair Aug 17 as part of Democratic Party reorganization. Flynn, New York committeeman, will work with James A. Farley on strategy, focusing on pivotal New York state, with headquarters in New York City. Farley to remain New York state chairman and consult after leaving national post.
Secretary Stimson announced the detention of 81 aliens in the Canal Zone for deportation after a cleanup of aliens in vital defense zones. Most detainees were European refugees. Americans staff fire control gear while Panamanians handle local affairs.
President Roosevelt expressed clear support for a selective service training bill as essential to national defense. Senate debates focused on delaying conservation action to push voluntary one year enlistments, with amendments to increase draft scope under Burke Wadsworth and proposals for one year enlistments to empower call ups of National Guard and reserve officers.
An Associated Press report from Akron Ohio outlines investigators seeking why two unconscious crew members ignored signals to sidetrack a Pennsylvania railroad train. The coach carrying 43 people crashed into a freight train on the Hudson Akron single track. Both crash survivors, Thomas L. Murtough and Conductor Harry Shuler, were seriously injured and unable to be questioned. Ten divers drowned after a tidal wave and earthquake struck the western south coast of Hokkaido Japan, destroying fishing boats and injuring crews.
London reports British air force pounded more than 100 German cities in three months, says key ports and industrial centers such as Hamburg Bremen Duisburg Dortmund and Wesel suffered heavy damage while attempts to spare nonmilitary towns continued. Hamburg described as pulverized. Ruhr industry hit hard. Baltic and North Sea raids noted. Berlin dispatch hints continued Allied bombing as war continues.
In Vichy France a mill jury will hear trials of former government members and others tied to wartime actions and the disastrous defeat. Names to face charges were not disclosed officially. Former premiers Edouin Dacier and Paul Reynaud, ex-general Maurice Gamelin, and Georges Mandel have been linked to the cases.
Washington officials report 75 to 80 percent of Japan's scrap metal purchases in the United States were finished under the new export licensing system. They warned that further shipments of Japanese ore could be halted if embargo rules are challenged or altered.
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