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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1940
Page
3
London august 17 The Royal Air Force reportedly loses six flyers for every 4100 German pilots in the ongoing air battles over Britain. RAF pilots who bail out of damaged planes live to fight again, while German pilots who survive landings face long-term consequences if wounded.
Four Erie residents enlist in government services among Western Pennsylvania recruits gathering in Pittsburgh. Teen hitch-hikers Phillip Fromeyer and Edward Supernowicz, both 18, seek aviation training. Fromeyer expects assignment in the Philippines, Supernowicz at Langley Field, Virginia. The other Erie men, Laurin Bort and Bob Moreland, are bookkeepers assigned to the government finance department in Hawaii.
The Lancet doctors in recent issues warn that civilian shell shock in Britain is a subtler, more pervasive danger than the physical bombing deaths. The trend, noted by British medical readers, was discussed as evidence in reports received by the New York Academy of Medicine.
In Nikupul manganese mine Ukraine workers begin ore extraction as an experiment using hydraulic guns. Water at four atmospheres pressure ejected into the mine crushes the ore, turning it into a mass for collection.
Continued from page one the listing covers 4:30 Human Adventure 8 Hit Parade 10:15 Sen Rush Holt on Foreign Affairs 11:15 Editorial on Willkie and other programs across NBC CBS WEAF MBS WABC WGN stations. It notes Wilkie acceptance speeches from Salem Oregon and Des Moines Iowa and a Wallace acceptance with network plans to broadcast a football all star game interim.
Five singers from NBC Kraft Music Hall, known as the Music Maids, sign a contract for appearances on a forthcoming program. They will perform a torch song and other numbers, maintaining their polished stage image as a returning act.
A Warren, Pennsylvania resident named High S. Olsson drove an ox team to the New York World's Fair hoping to earn money. He traveled with cream colored oxen and a covered wagon, selling his postcards and traveling about twelve miles on good days. He left Warren in June and expected the journey to take about a week, but he stayed three extra days.
A garbled passage describes water plants and bladder-shaped structures used to lure small fish. It mentions someone listening and a figure named MNGbIE Woaseape, plus pilaf feeding on some de ceing hares.
A British official speeches claim confidence in ultimate victory as wartime tension rises. He asserts Britain will prevail, noting abundant manpower and air superiority while warning of a potential German attack and the forthcoming crusher offensive.
The district considers replacing current coverage with Hardware Mutual options to reduce long term costs. Projections show initial year burden could exceed $1,000 with continued annual payments, offset by dividends and cancellations. Williams proposal aims to save total net cost for the district over the term, with a switch to permanent coverage after several years.
Wartime public notice urges all aliens in the city and vicinity to obtain sample registrations at the Corry post office. Information outlines six month enrollment, residence updates, and fingerprinting requirements under federal law, with penalties for noncompliance and instructions to return completed forms.
Babson argues railroads will recover as bond interest improves and some common stocks rise. warns investors to selectively buy railroad bonds yielding 8 to 10 percent to maturity and avoid selling too soon. He sees temporary optimism for railroad workers but calls for drastic consolidations and reduced mileage before recommending railroads as a solid investment.
The story notes guardsmen in Lisbon New York reviewed by President Franklin D Roosevelt and Governor James, with reports of mobilization by December 13. It mentions guard officers, married men and the 28th Division to be reviewed in mass formation on the parade grounds as Congress considers the mobilization bill.
A garbled OCR snippet references Charlie McCarthy and an alarm clock motif. It mentions famous dunams, pens and doges, and hints at a line ficks. the readable facts are limited to an association with Charlie McCarthy and an early morning wake up theme without coherent concrete events or dates.
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