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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1940
Page
4
An OCR damaged ad page lists distribution and advertising representatives for several cities and offices. It includes names, addresses, and mail rates, noting post office entry in Corry Pennsylvania and various rates for mail and carrier delivery.
Charles A. Beardsley of the American Bar Association argues legal documents should be simplified removing archaic phrasing. He says most people, including lawyers, find many terms meaningless and that clearer drafting would help business and employment, noting furniture buyers expect more homes in 1930.
A fragmentary column reflects on Senator Borah’s admiration for Daniel Webster and the Wise and Hayne debate. It cites Webster’s Reply to Hayne and the enduring Union ideal, urging readers to honor the republic and its founding motto.
A scattered radio schedule lists orchestras led by Bernat Malinrl and Walter Damron on NBC with Debussy and Haydn works, plus Deems Taylor, Ravel, and Stravinsky programs. The night features Jack Dempsey as guest, Gene Autry, and various music and talk segments across CBS and NBC, with promotions for Melod y Ranch and public events.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority will decide this winter whether American Export Airlines may operate to Rome, a ruling that could end Pan American's trans Atlantic monopoly. The case features Boeing four motor planes for nonstop Europe service and a push by Pan Am to raise its schedule to six weekly trans Atlantic flights aided by $6 million in new aircraft.
A fragmented historical item outlines a radio quiz and show business notes featuring Ameche and others. It mentions seven classifiable questions about capitals, rivers, and science, with references to Broadway, radio career, and early 20th century promotions. The garbled OCR preserves names like Ameche, Pryqn, and Scully Ameyigan among scattered events.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions uncertain names and events with garbled phrases. It references places and possible actions but lacks coherent facts or an identifiable news event to summarize accurately. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or outcomes are discernible.
Hollywood producer Bill Spencer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer oversees about 300 requisitions daily. He procures mirrors, silk cocoons, animals for Tarzan, antique watch props, and odd items like a Napoleon mask for makeup, grasshoppers and laboratory gear for various productions including Conquest and Dr Kildare.
A retro list outlines innovations anticipated in the next decade, from transcontinental passenger air travel and high horsepower planes to synthetic chemicals, plastics, new textiles, and advanced metals. It mentions synthetic rubber, new plywoods, high octane fuels, illuminated lighting advances, and early ion of scientific tools, with attention to industrial growth and health aids.
An engineer colonel named Ci wh Wilt of Ashley died in a blackout incident when struck by a lorry during wartime patrols. He had served in two wars and earned esteem for his bravery in the field.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a recipe style instruction for a brew or sustenance item linked to troops. It lists ingredients and steps with numbers like 500, 30 pounds, 7,200, and 40 gallons, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent context or a clear event, date, or location.
A slice of 1920s local life reports boosted building to create extra living space for families and notes a heavy early snow near the city. Listings include residents visiting Cambridge Springs, a hog shipment from Oxford, and a Pittsburgh business trip.
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