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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1940
Page
3
Rear Admiral Robert L. Ghormley and two aides are dispatched to London to join the embassy staff as a special naval observer, reportedly transported on girders by order of President Roosevelt.
The Colossus of Rhodes marked Rhodian victory over Demetrius Poliorcetes in 304 B C. It took 12 years and cost 470000 dollars, likely completed before 980 B C. Standing over 105 feet, it personified the sun god Helios and stood as one of the Old World’s seven wonders. Local lore claims it was built from Demetrius engines abandoned in war.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions vitamin A and night blindness with references to a bureau and home economies. Core meaning unclear due to garbled wording. No clear names, dates, places, or actions to confirm a full news item.
Veteran reformer Jacob Coxey, who led the 1894 unemployed march, warned that if Adolf Hitler wins and expands his economy, U S gold could become scrap. He urged a strict defense program and blamed international bankers for financial troubles under capitalism.
Meadville August 10 announcement by Clyde B Beers superintendent of rural mail routes says four reorganizations become effective September 1. Route 1 will split among Routes 2 3 and 4 and be renamed Route 1. John Clark longtime Route 1 carrier will transfer to Centerville. Ralph Schultz of Route 8 remains based at Meadville.
Police investigate the death of Henry Wells 37, found dead at a camp south of Mansfield. Wells, from HalifaxPa, was reportedly beaten to death by several men after a quarrel as a group sought stove repair work and used the camp as headquarters, per the owners wife R B Owlett.
Baron Richard Novak billed as the world’s smallest man stands 23 inches tall and weighs 17 pounds. He appears with the Wallace Bros Circus alongside his companion Tiny Renier of CBS, age 19.
Washington Aug 12 Robert P Patterson new assistant secretary of War said consolidation of American industry for defense would take at least a year. He warned the nation that time is the principal enemy of preparedness and that current rates prevent reaching armament goals soon.
In Briar Creek Pennsylvania Squire Croop refuses to file for reelection after two six year terms. No challenger filed and ballots lack write-ins. Governor James reappoints Croop to fill a vacancy. Separate note mentions a deep Pacific depth near Mindanao at 85 400 feet.
Meadville Aug 1 Major and Mrs Ernest Newton Salvation Army officers assigned to the Meadville barracks recall the 1817 murder of Hugh Fitzpatrick and the Wigl and execution of George Speth Van Holland. Newlun, great granddaughter of Nancy Fitzpatrick, returns to Crawford County after years away and tells of the farm attack near Spartansburg on a cold winter night.
A guide on choosing a lamp by considering size, height, and color to harmonize with existing furnishings. It emphasizes matching scale to space and coordinating hues for balanced lighting and style.
In Erie on a Friday night Charles Miller 49 of 240 East 17th Street was struck in the thigh during a misidentification incident involving Wade Derrell of 297 East 16th Street. Miller was hospitalized in fair condition. Derrell is jailed on a public safety incident charge.
In Osceola Mills Kenneth Thompson age 14 and Amos Cowfer age 15 of Philadelphia were killed when a mine car incident caused an earth and rock collapse at the Coaldale mine. Authorities report both boys suffocated under the debris in the accident dated yesterday.
Two young pilots Clarence Harting, 22, Freedom, Pa, and Robert E Browning, 27, Washington, D. C., died when their light cabin plane plunged after takeoff from Conway airport. Witnesses saw the craft dive and crash, with firefighters recovering the bodies hours later. Harting, son of A. C. Tartling, co-owner of the Conway hub, was piloting the craft.
Milford Pa August 12 Former Governor Gifford Pinchot marks his 75th birthday amid retirement from active politics He notes uncertainty about a political return while focusing on tasks in forestry and conservation and reflecting on his public career
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