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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
4
A mixed page of editorial notes covers reapportionment debates and constitutional duty, urges focus on domestic markets, and comments on world trade shifts. It critiques Congress for inaction on reapportionment, notes migration effects, and contemplates future ties with the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The piece also briefly comments on Sweden Finland Russia and wartime alignments with a warning tone.
Columbia Spectator voters name Connie Boswell the country’s top torch singer for 1940. The feature notes her vocal range and harmony fluency credited to her father, with early trio roots and a later NBC Red appearance. The piece also mentions radio schedules and cultural programs surrounding the time.
Washington reports a Canadian and U.S. joint commission will meet in Ottawa June 24 to choose a route for a 24 foot gravel road linking U.S. highways to Alaska. The plan costs about 20 million dollars and could involve Canada building Yukon crossing with U.S. support for 400 to 500 miles in British Columbia. Congressman Warren Magnuson hopes to present a funded proposal to Congress and Ottawa within a year. The article also notes potential economic and budgetary implications for Treasury and inflation risks if deficits rise beyond the 45 billion dollar debt limit, including possible issuance of silver certificates and greenbacks. It mentions Dies committee debates and a White House pullback on a top administration flag-bearer.
The Medical Society of Pennsylvania notes that emergency heart surgery is dramatic and risky. The heart operates with a narrow safety margin and wounds are rare but increasing. Delays in operation can be fatal and surgeons fear sudden heart failure during repairs by sewing or stitching.
A jarred collection notes marriage strains and oddities. A Wisconsin thief swiped 12 used mailbores, likely upgrading from stamps. Parents ponder five days before choosing a baby, sometimes ending with Algernon. A boat named Gone With the Wind vanished from its mooring as watchers scan for suspicious zephyrs. Businessmen urge tax report red tape removal and tax repeal. In Brighton, New Jersey, John Miller reports a bull attack incident ending badly for him.
George V, King emperor of Great Britain, dominates stamp likenesses with 224 issues across the British Empire and colonies. Carol II of Romania trails with 34 stamps. Lithuania plans a charity issue featuring Vilna and Trakai, plus Prince Gediminas. Southern Rhodesia marks Cecil Rhodes anniversary with eight stamps releasing June 1. Napoleon to be honored on St Helena stamps.
Arrishurg January 18 State welfare officials report growing use of individual record cards in welfare reporting. Cards cover wards from prisons to mental hospitals, storing data on crime, sentences, health, and demographics. The system aids census efforts, reduces clerical time, and improves insight into causes of maladjustment.
A reader challenge lists ten trivia questions from a classified page. Questions cover continents gorillas native to Africa, Civil War general at Gettysburg, horse average speed, USC football coach, Finnish commander, inland republic bordered by Bolivia Brazil Argentina, pronunciation of deflagrate, the Union Jack name, a chemistry term for neutralizing acids, and the third letter of the Greek alphabet.
Hollywood film feature recalls Gabby Hayes as a long time friend and foil to John Wayne Gene Autry and other western heroes. It details his start in Hollywood in 1928 at age 43 learning to ride, shaping the Windy Comedy character, and mentoring Gene Autry while sharing life with wife Dortloby Earle. A separate Riverside note covers Wilbur Washington Frank Hunter's elk season first elk capture.
Washington report cites Dr. F R Noft singer of AAA safety department stating that 16-year-old automobile drivers present eleven times the risk of middle-aged motorists. The assertion comes during a Spokane visit by the consultant to discuss teen driver safety.
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