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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1940
Page
4
A citizen group in New York called the Independent Committee on Political Techniques forms to monitor elections and push for honesty in campaigning. The movement aims to keep politicians accountable, with backers hoping such watch groups spread to other communities and influence candidate conduct and promises.
The Wage-Hour administration, once troubled and underfunded, has stabilized under Lieut. Col. Philip Fleming. He streamlined structure by aligning field inspectors with staff lawyers, granting regional offices authority on cases up to 50,000 dollars, and centralizing complaint handling to speed up action. Morale rose as office politics were curbed and staff performance improved, boosting confidence in the agency’s future.
Journal dated January 30 1920 reports health dept increases MW and cape era of display by Lainston Art Store. Mrs H Carey exhibit. Mrs G A Lignus visits North East. Mrs Ralph McCord Miss Emma Tinscott travel to Jamestown NY and Youngsville PA for a month. Tadge B D Witter tribute in Brie. Corry High School scholastic reports and state armory events. Coach Sheen notes team in good shape.
A scrambled set of general knowledge questions appears, asking for strait of South America, wing of bell, currency of Denmark, replacement secretary in Great Britain, unit of wealth, river in Wales, American sport association, metric conversion, galaxy name, U.S. senate eligibility, and other items. The text includes garbled OCR and mixed phrases from a classified page.
Hollywood film writer Claude Binyon reflects on his career from selling an original story to a film breakthrough with Wesley Ruggles. He recounts the Palm Springs hideout project ups and downs including a required landscape garden and a swimming pool, and the ongoing challenge of balancing comfort with mounting costs.
A partial OCR note says THXANS 14KE CRANBERRIES POR WORTH and mentions D Bell and Wea produce Bigker, with a forecast of about 60,000,000 cranberries in the next four months, tied to Liottorth Waris. The legible facts point to a production target and involved individuals.
The Pennsylvania League of Women Voters endorses the Reciprocal Trade Agreements under Secretary Hull. The article notes extensive concessions across iron and steel, electrical appliances, petroleum, and agricultural products, with strong gains in export markets and employment in Pennsylvania.
A vivid vignette shows Joe misusing a handkerchief to remove a particle from an eye, causing scratches and infection. The piece underscores eye safety and the dangers of untrained first aid alongside a Montreal Mail update and a Pasadena incident reporting a swastika flag removal by firefighters.
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