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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1940
Page
3
An unreadable OCR fragment references defense, a state, and a committee. Mentions of people, places, and dates are unclear, with garbled surnames and partial phrases. The text lacks coherent events or outcomes to summarize meaningfully.
Readable fragment notes a time stamp and a name sequence with initials and numbers. No clear event or outcome is identifiable.
Robert Portman Patterson is shown in Washington taking the oath as secretary of war. Patterson is a longtime friend of Henry L. Simson, the newly appointed U.S. war secretary.
Farmers report heavy losses in red raspberries and blackberries due to a persistent dry spell. Yields drop sharply in berries, potatoes show poor prospects, and corn and other crops suffer as river and lake districts note dwindling water and forecasts worsen. Prices rise for remaining berries while growers fear further declines.
Aug WRIB County commissioners heard Clyde Doolittle, Erie County Home superintendent, deny allegations of uncooperativeness during an inquiry into a death after a fight at the institution. Detectives pressed charges of impoliteness and obstruction, while coroner Dr W G Stroble ruled Patrick Cronin died of pneumonia after a fractured hip. the coroner declined to link the death directly to any alleged encounter.
Erie Aug 2 A brief illness lasting four days caused the death of George P Damon 3 1911 Titb jet sireel a former Erie schools custodian at 690 a m Thursday He formerly cared for the public school at 7th and Poplar and was buried in Erie cemetery He was pensioned recently and had lived on Liberty street for three years The deceased was a native of Clymer N C He formerly played baseball with the Clymer team He is survived by one son Ivan Damon an employee of the Nickel Plate railroad in Cornaill Ohio
British claim German Hamburg destroyed by Allied bombing and naval action. Report notes German submarine sunk by British Whirlwind and a U-boat off Wilhelmstrasse amid chaotic Berlin air raid warnings. Italian and British naval warfare updates reference bombardments near Formenterm and Gibraltar, with ships and civilian impacts described.
A 2 mile improvement along U S Route 6 in Thoga county will shorten travel by 3.42 miles once complete. Concrete pavement 32 feet wide will span 7 miles between Mansfeld and Ashleys Corners, with 108000 cubic yards of earth moved. G G Construction Company of Garland secured the contract for about 9.3 million dollars.
A Sunday evening Bible study program at the Seventh Day Adventist Church attracts attendees. The article notes engaging discussions and related services conducted by the church community.
A joint press conference in Colorado features Wilkie Bird and others discussing party loyalty. The speakers say many voters are independent and not tied to party lines, stressing independence over partisan identification.
Harrisburg August 2 Several hundred communities across Pennsylvania will again vote this fall on Sunday motion pictures under the blue law tradition. The question dates to 1843 with the referendum under the 1895 election code. In Philadelphia the issue was approved by a large margin, 357,595 to 139,034, as cited by Rev. W. B. Forney of the Lot's Day Advisory.
Camden officials blame a repairmen's wrench spark for a deadly sequence of explosions and fire at the R. M. Hollingshead Plant in Camden. Four people killed and a four block area damaged as a naptha tank ignited. Fire chief Lennox confirmed the cause amid continuing investigation and safety warnings.
uneven OCR notes describe religious services at Columbus and Spring Creek. mentions school, worship, Bible school times, altar tasks, and committee meetings. references include names like Thompson and Rhune Cylyin and Christien Sheewvet, with unclear dates and locations.
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