Corry News Roundup of Local Mischief and 1940 Construction
Reports of street mischief and attempted entries include a wire incident near Maple Avenue and a failed ground floor entry at Pur-Yura Fruit Store. Patrol units investigated, with tracks in snow suggesting two involved. Erie metro area construction in 1940 rose five percent from 1939, led by non residential and engineering work. Also noted are health concerns from a Warren guest in critical condition, pursuit of a deserter in Westfield and Ripley, and neighborhood disturbances resolved without arrests. Short-hand classes and public school updates follow, plus a convention notice for Township Supervisors in Williamsport and Red Cross garment efforts in the city.
Pennsylvania nurses survey for national defense needs
Harrisburg January 27 The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association issued a survey to about 50 000 registered nurses to assess how many could serve in national defense. Mrs Katherine Muller of the U S Public Health Service said results would show nurses available for five qualified service types and for full or part time military duty. Information will go to the National Defense Advisory Commission in Washington. An estimate cites 10 100 nurses needed by March 1 at Indiantown Gap and Fort Meade Md.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Nurses’ Association
Katherine Muller
U. S. Public Health Serv Fee
National Defense Advisory Commission
Washington
Miller
Indiantown Gap
Fort Meade
Income Tax Filing Rules From Historical Guide
The document outlines who must file a tax return, when returns are due, where to file, how to complete the form, and the tax rates. It specifies thresholds for individuals and married couples, March 15 deadlines for calendar year filers, and procedures using Forms 1040 A and 1040. It mentions a 4 percent normal tax, a $4,000 surtax, and a 10 percent defense tax on combined tax.
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Internal Revenue District
Internal Revenue
Your Federal Income Tax Gross Income Determines Liability
The 1940 income tax law changes tax liability by using gross income rather than net income and lowers exemptions to 800 for single and 2000 for married or head of family. All US citizens must file if their gross income meets these thresholds, regardless of net income or deductions.
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United States
Income Tax DON'Ts Read and prepare carefully
Tax tips urge readers to study accompanying instructions before filing, assemble data early, keep records intact, and avoid omitting explanations. The guidance stresses accurate itemization, complete schedules, and avoiding unnecessary expenses while preparing a tax return.
Plabes Chéaper High-Speed Pomib Inge Bienes
A fragmented report notes a high speed incident linked to Inge Bienes and a vessel or transport matter. The readable parts emphasize a notable figure and a bold action connected to a ship or trade context. Details remain unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Cue Betileship
Woman in 107th year dies near Buffalo
Harriet Maria Bolles, who lived to 107, died near Buffalo yesterday after a long life devoted to learning and happiness. She celebrated her 106th birthday last September 24 in Blocher Homes Williamsville, saying she wanted to live as long as the Lord allows.
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Buffalo
Robert Louis Stevenson
Harriet Maria Bolles
Blocher
Williamsville
Australia Day Dinner and Radio Forum Features
Radio listings for tonight include WJZ NBC coverage of Australia Day Dinner with Minister Casey and Maj. Gen. Harbord, a 10:30 forum, and Senate talk on lease lend. Other broadcasts span Burns and Allen, James Melton, Margaret Speaks, Guy Lombardo, True or False, and Lone Ranger series with varied stations and times.
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Mikevasion
WJZ
NBC
Casey
J. G. Harbord
George
WEAF
CBS
Burns
Alven
James Melton
Margaret Speaks
WABC
Lanny Ross
Bighds
Hall
Shirley ‘Temple
Captain January
Guy Lombardo
Basin St. Swing
Warners Weap
WABGC
Corry Girl Injured in Crash Near Meadville
Ethel De Bell of Corry sustained a forehead laceration after a two car collision on Route 19 two miles south of Saegertown Saturday night. The accident involved a car driven by Theodore Robbing of Sharon and another vehicle driven by Lawrence H. Schreck of Meadville.
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Adville
Ethel DeBell
North Center Street
Corry
Saegertown
Miss DeBell
Theodore Robbing
Sharon
Lawrence Hl. Schreck
R. D
Meadville
Pvt
Nagey
Golliston
Admit Robbery at Wesleyville
Erie January 17 two Negroes Jack Brooks 34 Wesleyville and Pier son Whiteside 33 326 East 16th street were arrested Friday night and confessed to robbing Red Seal Coal Co Wesleyville of 350 after being identified by John Fellows owner of the coal company. Brooks and Whiteside will be held in the county jail on armed robbery charges after arraignment at Wesleyville before Justice Welter Goodwin. Stinnett Dokphie Barber Coates and Austin all aided in the arrest.
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Erie
Jack Brooks
Wesleyville
Pierson Whiteside
East 16Th Street
Harry Stinnett
Lawrence Park
John Fellows
Brooks and Whiteside
Welter Goodwin
Stinnett
William Dokphie
George Barber
John Coates
Claude Austin
Chicago seeks sender of 14 false alarms
Chicago firemen logged 14 false alarms in three and a half hours with six companies responding to the first box. Snowy streets hindered heavy trucks as police pursued a suspect whose custody briefly paused the call flow. Additional alarms later forced a restart of the search.
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Chicago
Associated Press
TOTS PRECOCITY SAVES DAY NEW YORK VICTIM OF AMNESIA
A Brooklyn woman with a oneyearold child wandered streets. police could not learn her name or address. The child finally spoke up declaring the family name Kelly and the address 116 Lynch Street. The Long Aqueduct project in Colorado would carry water to Los Angeles, estimated at 238 miles long costing 220 dollars.
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New York
Brooklyn
Kelly
Lynch Street
Colorado Civer
Los Angeles Area
Markets Stock Pittsburgh Produce Markets Stock Pittsburgh
Produce demand low with apples and potatoes to steady movement across multiple grades and regions. Prices listed for staymans, rome beauty, russet burbank, cortland, and other varieties. 100-lb sacks and 50- or 25-pound crates noted alongside regional produce like Maine greens, Chippewas, Katahdins, and Bliss varieties. Buffalo livestock market shows hogs, calves, steers, and cows with price ranges and activity levels. slaughter weights and weights up to 1000 pounds. New York stocks drift with cautious, mixed noon quotations across major industrials and rail names including Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, General Electric, GM, and Penna Railroad.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Staymans
Rome Beaules
Ohio
Maine
Burbanks
Buffalo Livestock
Buffalo
Cannes
New York
Stovid
American Smelters
American T & T
Atlantic Refining
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Airplane
Bendix Aviation
Columbia Gas
Chrysler
Curtiss-Wright
General Electric
General Motors International
Nicky Kennecott
Montgomery Ward National Biscuit
Mallone
New York Central
Northern Pacific Packard
Paramount
Penna RR
Penney’ Radio
Socony Vacuum
Standard of Calif
Studebaker
Westinghouse Electric Woolworth
Felon
Youngstown
Refined excerpt hints at Avan’s night ascent
Fragmentary OCR suggests a nighttime scene involving Avan and a figure or event linked to a year end context. Names are unclear. the piece reads as a poetic or narrative line rather than a full report. Further readable text needed for a concrete card.
A NIU Item Incomplete Narrative
A fragmented OCR snippet shows unclear references possibly to a NIU event or person. The readable words include a name fragment and vague numeric 5, with no verifiable actions, dates, or affiliations. Preserve cautious, minimal interpretation due to missing context.
College of Meme Rien Football Play Confusing Phrase
A garbled OCR line mentions college and football and a named person, creating an unclear fragment. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable portion. The text lacks a identifiable date, place, or organizations to anchor a full summary.
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