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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text mentions months and numbers related to income and dairy stock. Key entities like places, organizations, and dates are unreadable, leaving only stray figures such as 99-003 52 and 99-603.
Axl announces a holiday sale with 10,000 items discounted across departments. Customers are invited to visit the store for special prices and limited-time offers, with further deals posted at the entrances and on social channels.
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AP sports editor Dillon Graham recounts standout 1940 moments across baseball boxing golf tennis and track. Notable feats include Lew Jenkins KOing Lou.Ty bers and boxing title, Seabiscuit’s Santa Anita win, Gallahadian’s Kentucky Derby upset, Chapman’s golf medal run, Don McNeill’s tennis title, and the Reds’ late surge breaking a long drought. The piece links dramatic comebacks, upsets, and star performances to a year marked by war-era tension.
The year’s golf highlights include Craig Wood’s 264 world record 72-hole score to win the Metropolitan Open, Henry Picard's 195-yard pressure shot, Gene Sarazen and Lawson Little notable comebacks, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead facing losses, and Oliver’s disqualification at the National Open. The season totals $162,000 in prize money with top performers earning major trophies and rookie Bennett Oliver standout across Open events.
Ames hailed as Grand Old Man of Pootheli wins the Touchdown Club Cup for lifelong guidance to football. The award will be presented at the club banquet on Dan Oh.
Willie Hoppe, 54, of New York, prepares for a January 6 start against Jake Schaefer of Cleveland in a four day, 480 point world three cushion match with Hoppe defending his title. Schaefer earned the challenger spot by finishing second to Hoppe in a recent tourney.
Buffalo dispatch reports Manager Joe McCarthy sees the New York Yankees with a good chance to capture the 1941 American League pennant. He plans to rely on two farmhands, 21 year old shortstop Phil Rimuto from Los Angeles and 20 year old second baseman Kerry Priddy of Long Island, NJ, both Kansas City graduates from the Yankee farm system.
Stanford fans clung to hope that Clark Shavehnessy’s Huskers would stumble in New Year’s Day action. Yet recent observers note growing enthusiasm for Nebraska after practice drills in Phoenix and favorable early impressions of their performance.
Mississippi State boasting the nation’s best team, led by coach Allyn McKeen, tops 1940 squad with a 7-0 record and strong running game. The Maroons, reminiscent of Neyland’s Tennessee, feature versatile attack, solid line play, and balanced scoring with twelve players scoring touchdowns and standout backs Johnson and Jefferson powering the offense.
Clarion Pa December 26 Freshmen provide the core for coach Waldo Tippin as he rebuilds the Golden Eagles with seven newcomers including Neal Brindley Knox Jim Slar Summerville Merle Call Robert McCanna Kittenning Ted Willis Mickey Bord and Bob Withers among others Returning veterans include Wil Solonchak Kenny Rodgers Bob McKenzie Wesley Freeburg James Manners John Wetzel and Jimmy Imel Tippin plans a January 10 opener at Thiel with a schedule featuring Alliance Grove City Penn Slippery Rock Edinboro California Teachers Indiana Teachers Slippery Rock Thiel and Alliance through March 4.
Washington owner laments a shaken trade as Krakauskas, the left handed Lithuanian, goes to Cleveland for Outford Hen Chapman. Griffith suspects he may have outsmarted himself and Joe Victor Lawrence Krakius Kas could yet surprise.
Plans for a January 3 charity football game in Los Angeles feature a western versus eastern lineup with Michigan star Tom Harmon. Alan Mowbray, head of a British War relief committee, disclosed the plan as a near re match to the Shrine charity game in San Francisco. Also, Western Reserve coach Bill Edwards announced two hard scrimmages before the Sun Bowl trip to El Paso against Arizona State Teachers College.
Dartmouth announces a major coaching shift as Earl Red Baik leaves Dartmouth to coach Army next fall. He will bring his staff, including Pets Blager and Frank Moore, with others from Dartmouth to West Point, aiming to maintain Army coaching tradition amid wartime personnel changes.
Walter Melile, a young American athlete, asserts he can break the four minute mile. He notes no other problem prevents achieving the goal and cites the current world record of four minutes four seconds by Glenn Cunningham.
Pittsburgh reports the boxing title winner after a 22 round championship bout. JOHNY Fucked, 195 pounds, defeats SAIMMY ADVAGNA, 138 pounds, before a crowd paying roughly $34. The event marks a notable victory for Rucker in Pittsburgh.
San Francisco report notes possible loss of Reagan Kracum from a fast eleven roster. Multiple names appear in scrambled text, with references to college teams, scrimmage play at Way Ordered Gut and Oakland Civil professional elev en. Injury mentions and December date hints suggest a winter sports scene with scattered facts and uncertain details.
December report from Erie discusses uncertainty about the town's baseball future. It mentions potential league alignments, pending decisions by February, and possible franchise moves involving the Edte Leanchise and Middle Atlantic League. Local executives weigh long term plans and partnerships amid broader MA and national league considerations.
Nebraska’s football reports show quarterback Harry bpp on field despite rain delays. The team drills in Jolietice as Slangone’s bowl-bound eleven sharpen for a likely showdown, with early odds favoring the Huskers.
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