December Alp Ad Monte Stems Ebay
A brief item notes an ebay listing issue tied to a December event. The wording references an Alp and Monte, with ad activity affecting a sale on the online marketplace. No further details provided.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1940
Page
1
A brief item notes an ebay listing issue tied to a December event. The wording references an Alp and Monte, with ad activity affecting a sale on the online marketplace. No further details provided.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a reimbursement for a former action and a wandering sequence. It references numbers like 105 and a location suggestive of a naval or territorial setting. The readable text is too incomplete to identify a clear event or entities.
Readable phrases mention Tim Boris and Dim amid damaged text. The piece references repairs, a building event, and a bomb like fear. It appears as a cryptic diary style fragment with scattered names and flowing imagery.
News Today highlights controversy over Union City fatalities with claims of victim blame. National and local signals show labor, defense and wartime mobilization in Pennsylvania, plus multiple broadcasts and military updates across major networks.
Municipal leaders weigh action to settle ownership of a disputed fair grounds parcel tied to the Corry School District and James H. Wright. Mayor Hepsey notes unpaid taxes and a long-running suit, with District support uncertain.
Coroner Walter G. Bitoble and Deputy Arthur Crewe presided over inquest inquiries in Union City. Jurors found Lynford Bennetty 25 died from his own negligence after being struck by George Prana 23 of East Congress Street, while Michael Downs 68 was hit near Bridge Street by a Pennsylvania Railroad gasoline car. Both verdicts absolved the drivers of blame.
Anne Cedarquist 22, of Shelton Washington, was pulled from a 6000 foot ledge on Mount Shuksan by rescue teams after a 24 hour ordeal. Companion Faye Plant Bremerton teacher described the tense climb as tied by rope with Cedarquist slipping but surviving before emergency stretcher evacuation to Bellingham.
German raiding planes strike Britain though attacks are scattered with limited impact. Reports say Germany prepares in northern France the Baltic and possibly Norway with Italian troops. Rumors also suggest future operations to embark troops for an assault on England. Field Marshal Kesseling claims new weapons are ready for use in Britain.
The City Council applied to the State Sanitary Water Board for a permit to construct sewers on Elk Street and parts of East Irving East Wayne Street and Raymond Avenue. WPA assistance may fund the project and prompt immediate action if Second Ward property owners support it.
Harrisburg approves a $339 224 state aid project to build two bridges over the New York Chicago and St Louis and New York Central railroads in North East Erie County. The plan includes 930 224 for highway improvements to remove dangerous grade crossings at Pearl Gusent and South Dne streets. Detailed bridge plans are due within 90 days and federal funds may cover all or part of the cost with land damages split among Erie County the borough of North East and the two railroad companies.
One hundred fifty bicycle owners were licensed at the Second Ward fire station as the city launches the new bike licensing act. Licenses cost twenty five cents and good through 1941 with evening hours 7 to 9. A parent or guardian must accompany minors.
Michael Tighe longtime head of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers dies at 81 after a stroke blamed on heat. A former $2 weekly nail factory helper who rose to international president, he served 38 years in union leadership and helped shape early AFL Industrial union activity. The Iron Lung display at Corry hospital area provokes public interest.
Washington reports Senator Burton Wheeler charges the Burke-Wadsworth draft would strain the Army as 400000 men lack sufficient gear. He cites only about 50000 guardsmen ready for immediate duty, while others would be needed for training the first conscripts from millions eligible.
Los Angeles county grand jury began hearing evidence from District Attorney Baron Pits about alleged communist subversive activity along the Pacific coast. Four people were subpoenaed, with rumors of big Hollywood names. actor Lionel Stander and director Herbert Biberman denied subpoenas. Pits said witnesses would explain ties to the party and attendance at meetings urging government disloyalty, and he claimed a startling stash of evidence pointing to plans to topple officials.
State police assisted in a four hour search for Richard King age one and a half in B D Wallabury. He disappeared about evening four and was found four o clock about one and a half miles from home in a potato patch. A neighbor's shepherd dog aided the search. Local residents joined a posse during the hunt.
Crowds crowded the Corry station as Company A of the Pennsylvania National Guard headed for northern New York on a special Erie Railroad train. The send off, the biggest since World War I, drew relatives and friends while units from Meadville Bradford and Corning joined en route to Ogdensburg for joint exercises.
Coal prices in western Pennsylvania are projected to rise about 11 cents per ton due to government minimum rates ranging from 1.89 to 2.75 dollars per ton at the mine. A mine operator spokesman said delivered prices will vary by coal type with some gains over 1 cent per ton and others lower. The government’s 11 cent average national boost is expected to hold in the district as new rates take effect September 3.
Vehicles driven by Gladys Gorman of Union City and Lucy Mare of Davenport collided west of Union City after one car rear ended the other while stopped. Damage to both cars totaled about 150 dollars.
Corry area reports heavy showers today with a brief lull around 6 o clock followed by intermittent rain. Temperature cooled with the outlook for continued unsettled weather as residents note the rainfall.
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