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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
6
A mishmash report details disturbances at Phoenix and Main streets in Albany, involving police calls and an incident at a glass door. It also notes American Telephone and Telegraph Co gains, heavy snow causing injuries and closed roads, foggy weather, and local municipal concerns about 1940 census and tax rates.
Rand police fined motorists for violations of play street regulations as barricades were removed or warnings ignored. Officers warned the code would be enforced strictly to ensure safety, praising Boy Scout patrols for aiding in enforcement and first aid readiness. A series of skiing season accidents left five injured in recent days, four from a wreck near a barbed wire fence and another from a separate collision.
Gunman munro 21 of Girard found in the basement of the Girard National Bank after a Tuesday shooting. Authorities say the janitor was repairing a gun when it discharged, killing him. FBI to test to confirm if a misfire occurred. fingerprints to be examined. investigation continues.
Readers’ questions and Ramus style answers fill the Rex Theatre segment as Cony Wheat performer Ramus answers twenty daily inquiries. The column teases private meetings, job changes, custody, marriages, and fortunes with blunt verdicts and dates, including a forecast for 1941 and a shift to Rochester for better prospects.
In Spokaine Washington a deer hunter named George Hedpara shot a large buck after setting out a few miles from town. The hunt ended quickly as he began tagging the animal, marking a brief successful outing near Spokaine.
A social gathering at the Lindberg home in Beaverdam featured Dan Lineibers entertaining Mr and Mrs Leon Proctor and numerous guests including Mr and Mrs Ora Tompkins and many others. Seven tables of 500 were played, dinner followed with gifts exchanged, and several local residents visited before and after the event. The article also notes church helpers and a series of visits among area families. Earths only satellite the moon lies about 238000 miles away.
The McCray family and Mrs Kate MacDonald thank friends and workmen for sympathy during the bereavement. Seaport Nursery, Halfa x N S A, operated by Red Cross Society, aids mothers and children arriving from Europe, organized during World War I.
Pittsburgh market reports show salable cattle hogs and sheep with price ranges for steers heifers cows and bulls. Apples cabbage lettuce onions and potatoes listed with steady or varied quotes. dairy market notes butter eggs and butterfat prices. New York stock dealings highlight irregular declines with tech and industrials moving and a broad set of ticker quotes across major firms.
A fragmented OCR line from a local page mentions a hauler and a Wednesday event. The readable parts are insufficient to establish clear names, places, or outcomes for a proper news summary.
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