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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1940
Page
6
City schools begin the 1840 41 term on Wednesday with the usual teachers meeting to plan operations and schedules. Attendance at the Maile son Teuntar event in Charlauque, N. J. is expected. a descendant reunion draws a large turnout. Delinquents face five to ten percent penalties on delinquent taxes. notices urge payment by September 1.
Erie's Franklin Avenue crossing has claimed four lives since October with no city watchman or signals installed. The deaths involve motorists Willis Newton Etta Perigo Domine Verdoni and Stephen Kundla struck by trains of the New York Central and Nickel Plate lines. Police call it a tragic pattern at a busy crossing without proper safeguards.
Post office operations will be limited on Labor Day Monday September 2 1940 with only general delivery stamp and PA feel post windows open from 8 to 10 Mails will be dispatched and special delivery matters promptly delivered Rural carriers are not on routes. Meanwhile Greenville youths Richard Moss and Joseph Tong both 15 completed a cross circumnavigational trip around Lake Green.
William Thompson and Nell Burler assume ownership and management of the Chevrolet Garage from Harry Wallace after a Wednesday inventory. The couple, both longtime locals, begin business Tuesday morning and are praised by the community.
Petey McGargie of 181 East Second Street faces involuntary manslaughter charges after his car struck Harold Wolf 99 and Erle Gounby 41 in North East. McGargie, hospitalized with chest injuries, remained under investigation as Captain McDonald and Attorney Burton Daub prepared formal charges.
Nearby churches list weekend programs with Sunday services at 11 o'clock in Brownsville and Harbor Hall with Rev. B A Hook preaching on spiritual subjects. Borough building project in Brownsville involves a 350000 structure for police, fire, offices, expected completion by January 1 1941. Methodist notes announce Sunday church services and quarterly conference. Baptist notes describe evangelistic series in Spartansburg from September 1 to 15 with Rev. Richard Robinson and his wife as organizer assistants.
The document lists purchase orders for a Louisville and Nashville line haul of 7,807 pounds of sausage and a one mile distance. It notes a demand to buy four typewriters requiring 11,548 tons and mentions a traveler, Rolf Titens, per the president James B. Tsill.
A wartime plan calls for guard units to be brought together for Mirandated combat training. The program envisions intensive held service with companies as operating units, battalion maneuvers, and increasingly intricate regimental cooperation. Eventually a division of up to 18,000 would form to operate as a unit, with large scale maneuvers and three divisions in field to address modern warfare challenges. The aim includes reshaping present square divisions into triangular formations, sharing training for mechanized forces and coordinating ground and air elements.
Market report lists produce demand and prices for apples and potatoes with multiple regional quotes. Also covers live cattle markets, weights, and bacon and sausage prices. Mentions Mexico refugee issue and stock market activity with several company names and indices.
Sponsors led by Stanley Vern Group back AWBL Ball with Melvin aiding as teams prepare for a Saturday event. Coaches push players in tests while fans, merchants, and premium ads reflect a rising local sports culture and community support.
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