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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1940
Page
3
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Caesar Kroeger, a building superintendent, is held at a New York police station on a charge of possessing un stamped and unsafe items. He is being questioned over the World’s Fair bombing case after police found two firearms and a quantity of German American Bund literature in his rooms.
Chief of Police Jon a D. Flanigan and Traffic Officer Harley Drake led a crackdown on parking on the left side of the highway. Police issued upwards of a score of tickets last week, with many motorists fined one dollar. Two hearings last week upheld guilty findings for failure to stop at streets, resulting in five dollar fines plus costs. Authorities vow ongoing enforcement of parking, stop sign, and related traffic provisions.
Preliminary census figures released by the supervisor of the census show Kane with a population of 6124, likely rising with additional returns. The county totals reveal a 210 gain over the last census, with Port Allegany and Smethport contributing notably while Bradford declines by 1775.
The article recalls Rudin Marconi and his patent No. 7777 as pivotal in early radio wiring. It notes that with proper tuning, many stations could operate simultaneously without interference, as circuits were adjusted to separate messages.
The report notes a temporary halt in the downward trend of relief rolls during the week, with 4,402 opened cases and 3,994 closed, driven by shifts in general assistance absorption into private industry. WPA employment changes reduced overall welfare costs as recipients moved to private jobs or alternative support, while WPA projections and related expenditures remained under review.
Police seek Robert Vogel at 292 Wayne Street a former boxer wanted for striking Mrs. Wands Shaw at 431 Wayne Street on Ute neck Friday night near 4th and Wayne. Shaw an expectant mother sustained a severe neck injury and is under a physician care. She said Vogel struck her on the neck during a reprimand of a neighbor during a dispute.
Harrisburg July 8 The assistants to John L. Lewis are among Pennsylvania’s delegates to the Democratic Nations convention indirectly pledged to support President Roosevelt for a third term. They are Philip Murray, vice President of the United Mine Workers of America, and Thomas Kennedy, secretary-treasurer of the union.
A fragmented note notes potential tire cost savings for American car owners. It mentions a bill and quotes A R Billis, president of We the Pittsburgh Testing table, discussing technical advances and opposing views on tire pricing and policy.
Kane announces a new industry by the Benpsyl-Vary Cullet Company to begin near the old Ame rea Window Glass site. The operation will buy and sell broken glass for remelting with a capacity of about 4000 tons per month. Trucks, carloads, and smaller dealers will supply broken glass from sawyers, breweries, and dairies to be remelted. Employment is expected for local workers in the new facility.
Philadelphia July 8 A giant atom smasher capable of probing matter with velocity of 20 000 miles will be built at the University of Pennsylvania for device research and construction. The cyclotron, which will weigh 260 tons and cost about 200000 is the gift of William Henry Donner whose son Joseph died of cancer in 1939.
Vice President Garner remains silent on convention plans. He met visitors in his office over the weekend, lounged in a large chair, and declined to discuss politics as President Roosevelt also refrains from commenting on the Democratic gathering.
Mrs Ema Dailey of Grove Avenue and her two year old granddaughter Nancy Moran were on the sidewalk when a car veered from the street, jumped the curb, toppled a stone wall, and blocked the sidewalk. The vehicle halted after hitting steps and a railing. Passersby heard a driver say he could not control the car.
A historical marker was placed on Main Street corner to mark the site of early Mormon gatherings. The site recalls a Sunday healing, linked to a school founded in December 1899 by Richard Bytlantyrie Inh shade cabi. Today the community includes about 30,000 teachers and 350,000 in Mormon Sunday schools.
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