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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1940
Page
1
A terse March brief notes a state plan to mobilize ten cities amid rising concerns over violence. It highlights a coordinated effort by state and local agencies to bolster public safety and community programs in targeted areas.
A fragmented editorial warns labor’s status and dangers on Labor Day, urging thought on defense policy. It discusses the need for shipyards and machines to support a 50,000 plane output and a larger navy, highlighting industrial mobilization and worker welfare.
The report outlines an enormous American effort to defend the nation with unprecedented construction. It cites Arnelds barracks supply depots and thousands of auxiliary items as part of a massive program. Awards cover both industrial and home building as the first step in a defense that the world has not seen since 1930.
Ads warn that 25 percent of awards tie to defense work as weeks fade into months and summer becomes winter. The piece argues America may enter a frenzied construction period and stresses speed, noting it depends on cooperation from both employers and wage workers.
The passage rails against government, war, and capital with calls to unite workers across Oregon Washington California. It references Hitler and French Jews and touts high wages in construction while critiquing leadership and socialist ideas.
Fragmented OCR shows a mid‑twentieth century trade report noting a tentative industry revival amid high labor and material costs. It cites rising wages, extended hours, and cautions that despite some signs of life, construction activity remains stagnant with delayed progress since 1929.
News brief from Bucharest reports Germany and Italy agreed at Vienna to station air bases and motorized divisions on Romanian soil after transferring Transylvania to Hungary. Romanian staff begin demobilization of about 1.9 million troops. guards surround royal palace as officials review emergency measures.
Allied dispatches report a third German air raid on London within five hours as fighters shot down several raiders and Britain’s air defenses claimed losses. Berlin confirmed heavy bombings over central Berlin with extensive damage to homes and businesses, marking one of the war’s most intense aerial campaigns to date.
Washington Aug 31 Indications the Senate finance committee would revise the House approved excess profits tax bill increased today with Senator George D Ga saying no body can apply the bill accurately even for treasury experts. The committee will start hearings Tuesday and Chairman Harrison D Miss said he hoped it would be ready for Senate action a week from Monday. Harrison called it the most intricate tax bill ever presented to Congress.
The Erie Conference of the United Brethren in Christ voted to organize a committee to enroll conscientious objectors to military service. Bishop Baldorf warned enrollment does not guarantee exemption and urged registrants to explain their convictions to government officials and accept consequences. The final conference session will be presided by Bishop Baldorf with Rev. Paull Weaver and Rev. H. Ray Harris among officers named, including Leslie T. Lincoln, Charles McIntyre, and Ezra D. McGill in other posts.
In North Carolina heavy floods displaced hundreds and caused extensive damage. Six people were missing as streams rose to record levels. Enka Corporation near Asheville estimated losses around 500000. Canton and Waynesville reported major flooding while the French Broad River swelled in Marshall. A tropical storm with hurricane winds was noted southeast of Cape Hatteras, moving northwest.
Eight airmen parachuted to safety from a Douglas B-18A bomber that crashed north of Kalama Washington after one engine failed. McChord Field commander Col Carlyle H Wash called the feat unheard of and the men suffered only minor bruises. First Lieut Jack Dohohen and others aided in the escape with one crewmate sustaining a bruised leg. In San Francisco FBI agents probed the background and links of Harry Bridges following J Edgar Hoover’s visit.
Washington drafts clash in House over Burke-Wadsworth bill as debate looms. Age limits 21 to 44 favored by committee, some seek 21 to 30 or 18 to 64. Labor Day in Corry quiet with no public program, businesses closed and local events canceled due to weather.
In Pittsburgh a union organizer, William Mackay, was shot in the shoulder during a rally attended by over 100 BWOG members. Police arrested 48-year-old Jusneq Devine, described as five feet tall, shortly after the incident as tensions over a contract with Oliver Tron and Steel Co. escalated.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reports that business activity in the Fourth District, including western Pennsylvania, held relatively high levels through July and August despite vacation and seasonal factors. This indicates steady expansion in the region's economy amid summer slowdowns.
City tax collections run ahead of four years ago and similar previ ous year periods reflecting improved industrial conditions. Miss Tyee Mullen announces city, county, and school tax receipts rising, with August better than last year though below some prior months. Penalties escalate for late 1940 and 1980 taxes, two month payment cycles required, and county taxes see slower collection than city and school taxes.
The Burke-Wadsworth compulsory military training bill shown in Senate calls for a national draft register for men aged 21 to 36 with major exemptions. Registered men would be ineligible for service for 32 months in peacetime unless Congress extends. Aliens lacking naturalization papers could evade. The president would select from the pool those essential to the nation and with dependents may receive deferments. Deferments would be mandatory for certain state workers ministers and certain conscientious objectors could be noncombatant or assign to special work.
A 21 year old youth, husband of Quinte Goodwill, died after a 40 foot fall on railroad tracks while working on the exterior of the Wealinghouse plant in New Brunswick New Jersey Thursday night. He suffered a skull fracture and other injuries. The body was taken to Spartansburg for funeral services at 2 pm Sunday at the grandparents home, David and Mrs. Rieck, with burial in Wobe Bil cemetery.
Local officials report many inquiries about marriage laws in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. The guide outlines blood test requirements and certificate validity for New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania, noting which states honor out of state documents and the timing between license issuance and marriage.
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