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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1940
Page
1
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a local event in St Charles featuring participants bound to a race. References to Bobble and Ves suggest teams or individuals, with a 200-wily or similar distance implied. Details are unclear but indicate a community track or intercity competition.
Condensed wartime briefs from London to Washington report shifting fronts as British and German forces exchange pressure. Notes include anti draft stances, calls for conscription, and political maneuvers. Local items mention memorials, investigations, and accidents amid a heavy rain spell.
List of upcoming broadcasts and schedule changes across CBS NBC WABC WEAP and other networks. Mentions air wave programs, concerts, speeches, and resumption of classic shows like Edgar Bergen and Charlie. Notes anticipated returns in September and October with various names and time slots.
A chaotic jumble of OCR text mixes headlines about a U S Canadian pact potentially leading to a pan American treaty, heavy rains, and a wartime Britain air war. The readable bits reference Britain declaring defense status, German air raids, and alleged strategic moves by Hitler and allies as tensions rise across nations.
The Havana conference advances mutual aid plans among 31 American nations and a joint U S Canada defense board is to advise on continental security. Canada did not attend Havana but Washington foresees a bilateral multilateral framework guiding hemispheric defense. The Times reflects wide press interest in establishing a jet American Canadian defense mechanism.
A man allegedly yanked his estranged wife and her child from a car on West Main Street, dragging them toward another vehicle. Police found no trace of the woman, child, or assailant. authorities fear they were forced into a second car and abducted. The woman had been visiting Bradford and went to Pleasantville for a weekend.
Heavy rains drenched northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York, hindering traffic as streets and sewers overflowed. The storm, though severe, passed quickly. no major damage occurred. Farmers welcomed the downpour as a boon for crops.
Walter P. Chrysler, 65, famed auto industrialist and 77 story New York skyscraper operator, died of cerebral hemorrhage at his Great Neck Long Island home after a 24 hour unconscious spell. Funeral Wednesday at St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Vere with burial at Tarrytown. Born to a locomotive engineer, he rose from model worker to head of Chrysler Corporation and director of 25 plants.
Secretary Ickes will open the Democratic response to Wendell Willkie's address tonight as politicians expect him to answer Willkie's proposal for a series of joint debates with Franklin Roosevelt on the campaign trail.
Samuel G. Sweet, 69, longtime Corry resident and vice president of Citizens National Bank, died Sunday at 8:40 a.m. at his East South Street home after a prolonged illness following his wife’s death in 1937. Born in the same house he lived in, he earlier partnered in several mercantile ventures, later forming Bush & Sweet Grocery and running it until 1999. The death ends a lifelong ties to local business and civic life.
Willard Middlean of Waterford reports a Sunday afternoon blaze on his Kimball road farm north of Union City. Two barns and a 12 by 82 feet silo burned, with about 700 bushels of oats lost. One barn 40 by 60 feet modernly equipped and 700 bushels of oats were destroyed. the second barn 30 by 40 feet. Loss estimated at $10,000, with partial insurance coverage.
The new Mason City post office was formally dedicated in a Saturday ceremony and opened for full mail delivery. E Robertson of thePost Office Department presided over the dedicatory address with Mayor Ton R. Gardner accepting the federal building on behalf of the city.
A one year old Corry boy was bitten on the left hand by a poisonous snake while picking berries near Shefield. He received treatment at a hospital and was reported not in serious condition, though kept for observation.
Wendell Willkie, Republican presidential nominee, moves toward a nation wide speaking campaign opening in Coffeyville Kansas in mid September. He seeks a possible pre debate meeting with President Roosevelt and has not heard from Washington. He plans a tentative itinerary with Republican Chairman Joseph W Martin and wants Walter Johnson to introduce him in Coffeyville, where Johnson is a congressional candidate.
In Lisbon New York on August 19 Associated Press reports James warns that the crisis in the division could threaten American lives if the war resumes. The Pennsylvania unit specialists began limited duty as they resume first army maneuvers amid heightened tension.
George Bareu, 89, of Youngsville, was hospitalized in a senile conscious state with head injuries and minor lacerations after a Sunday morning collision on the Wattsboro Lowville road. He rode with Kavera Cayson of Youngsville, whose car collided with a machine driven by William Moore of Wattsburg. A third vehicle, driven by Mail Clus Dagyl of Cory, sustained minor damage. A Ford coupe found abandoned on Route 6 near Columbus had license plates altered. Flood warnings threaten 400 families as heavy rains hit Pittsburgh area streets.
A severe collision occurred about five miles from Barcelona, Westfield, when a trailer struck a car and toppled. Willis K. Stowell of 64 East Main St Westfield was among the deceased aged 68. Leroy Blanchard of Honneysets Ready Mayville Ry FD and Taw Bhoenuateey of Bracket were also listed dead. Injured include Gurney Click of Dewittyilte Fe PD aged 22, Howard Hrash 4th Cunt 92ee Westfield ped, Kaveneadt Howard Hrash 4th Cunt 92ee Westfield, Lenker pirts wife Alice Kuoak 23, and others. Further details continue on page six.
Claude R. Wickard a Maryland farmer was nominated by President Roosevelt to succeed Henry A. Wallace as secretary of agriculture. Appleby of Maryland was named undersecretary as Wickard moves up from deputy secretary. Wallace resigns to campaign for reelection. The White House announced the promotions noting Wickard’s role directing agricultural policy.
The council plans further discussion at tonight's meeting on who owns the fair grounds property. Mayor Hepler cites county court action pending to settle ownership after the Cory School District bought the grounds from James H. Wright and defaulted on payments. Also on the agenda is final acceptance of Ohio Johnson and May streets in the Ohio subdivision, long-since promised but never formally accepted by the city.
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