Kane Anto Injuries Reported After Incident
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions injuries and a morning update. Names appear partial and unclear. No clear event, date, or location can be confirmed from readable text.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1940
Page
1
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions injuries and a morning update. Names appear partial and unclear. No clear event, date, or location can be confirmed from readable text.
Company A at full strength will hold a special Erie Railroad train near the station tonight before 7 to join Pennsylvania's 14,000 citizen soldiers for travel to upstate New York and participate in a peace time display of American military strength. Major General Edward Marin commands the troops as 15,000 Army regulars and about 70,000 guardsmen from western states join for a simulated war for training.
Senate debates mobilization of the guard as part of a broader war effort. Pershing urges transferring 50 American destroyers to Britain to aid the fight overseas. Reports from London note Britain's actions against Japanese interests and deportations. Col. Lindbergh says American opinion resists European involvement while calls for peace-time maneuvers grow in Washington.
United States Senate consideration looms for a Burke Wadsworth compulsory training bill backed by War Secretary Stimson. The measure would mobilize about 12 million men aged 21 to 30 with one year of service, amid debate on presidential authority and National Guard calls.
Allied and Axis claims clash over air raids across Europe and Africa. Fourteen British planes were shot down in Africa, Italy reports. Britain says four British planes and two Germans were down in a Libyan raid. Italians claim attacks on Mersa Matruh. Britain counters with losses and statements of limited damage. Counterclaims include sinking ships and damaged oil targets, with both sides noting civilian casualties and one British plane missing. Continued reports hint at broader RAF strikes on western Germany and the English Channel coast.
The Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce announced the first resident youth training center in the United States to train 200 young men in essential industry tasks. The six month program covers trades, skills, physical and recreational work with facilities for diving, storage, and workshops. The center costs 700000 and will draw participants from across the state ages 18 to 25.
Gorrys iron lung, donated by about twenty organizations and manufacturers, arrived for temporary public display in the Rex Theatre lobby over the weekend. The device will be shown for a few days while a committee reviews it for final acceptance by Corry Hospital. Funds are pledged for its purchase, with hopes to also acquire a resuscitator for emergencies. The public is invited to inspect the iron lung during the display, with installation expected if accepted.
Dr. Cook, once famed Arctic explorer, is reported struck down while serving as a figure in Larchmont New York area affairs. The veteran leader, who previously represented the Maine expedition team, faced a sudden medical setback reported by Wundelilod Press.
Harrisburg reports more than 9 000 workers are engaged in defense related training in Pennsylvania under a federal state vocational education plan. Dr Cressman notes abundant federal funds may be used to expand programs in schools and private factories to supply skilled labor for defense industries. Pittsburgh authorities seek more federal money as city districts plan to take over workshops at Carnegie Tech and Lafayette University.
Coroner Welter G. Strabie of Erie and Deputy Coroner Arthur Stowe plan inquests Tuesday at Union City City Hall at 9 AM into two deaths. Lynford Bennett, 25, struck by a car driven by George Franz, and Michael Downs, killed by a speeding speeder on the Bridge Street crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Downs died at Union Oly hospital about sixteen hours after the wreck.
German radio reports Hitler met with top officials including Von Ribbentrop Hermann Goering and Brauchitsch at the Berlin chancellery. Sitter was at his Bavarian retreat near Berchtesgaden as conferences continued this week.
Washington dispatch reports General Pershing endorsed sending 50 American destroyers to Britain from World War days. He urged auditable naval aid and predicted England faces critical weeks ahead. Weather notes mention showers, continued heat, and crop damage across Corry and surrounding areas with cooler relief forecast by Tuesday night.
The budget bureau reports pending appropriations and contract authorizations may bring this Congress's total spending to about 20 billion dollars. Already appropriated amounts stand at 13.824 billion with another 1.000 billion in authorized contracts, covering all government costs including defense.
Washington dispatch notes Democrats and Republicans finalize party structures for one of the shortest presidential campaigns in U.S. history. Both sides aim for rapid, intense campaigning over 10 or 11 weeks, with Hatch Act disputes arising over gift limits and how large donations should flow to state or local committees separate from the national parties.
At Socialist Park in Reading Pennsylvania Thomas denounces conscription as forced by a media blitz. He cites the New York Times and radio chains as manipulated by the war department and urges Senators Wheeler Nye and Athens to push Congress to probe the forces driving conscription.
Willkie meets 60 farm leaders from Ohio and Midwest states during a trip described as shaping farm policy. He discussed farm issues with governors and gubernatorial candidates, dining with several Republican nominees, and planned to speak in Elwood Indiana on August 17 after visiting Colorado.
Ex service men in the Corry area can meet Allen Hall, VA contact from Pittsburgh, Thursday August 4 from 1 30 to 4 30 pm at the V F W home West Washington St. to seek data or help on problems. The local post service officer will also discuss cases and new forms and procedures in death cases.
A Dacca Calcutta mail train derailment near Calcutta left thirty dead and about seventy injured. Authorities suspect sabotage and note the site matches a similar disaster last year, with the line previously hit in that incident.
Police hunted two hit and run drivers after cars were damaged while parked on Salurdau and Sunday nights streets. One Dodge coupe on Park Street was struck and the other Chevrolet coach on East Pleasant Street was damaged between 12 80 and 1 7 30 o clock this morning. No clues to the responsible party were found and prospects of catching either driver were not promising.
A Chevrolet panel truck from the Model Dairy Company overturned in a ditch on State Line road afternoon. Driver Leland Croscutt sustained injuries in the accident near Niobe Saturney.
Plans by the Department of Commerce head Richard P. Brown to convene a conference the week after Labor Day with nine eastern Pennsylvania coal carriers to review possible reductions in anthracite freight rates. Brown proposed September 6 for the meeting after railroads complete their study of proposed cuts, following discussions with the anthracite institute and railroads. London dispatch notes dissatisfaction over the Japanese arrest clarification.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.