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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1940
Page
6
June sales at Montgomery Ward and Company reach 43,104,916 with a 4.3 percent rise. first five months total 2042N7,901 shows 0.8 percent growth from 1939. Rail freight revenue up 10 percent year to date while Car Fat subsides. Police probe train delay on Canter street crossing and false destroyer sighting circulates.
Devoted aviation editor reports Southern California plans to build six air craft plants as 60 percent of heavy and auxiliary planes are made locally but production hinges on engine supply and military demand. Roosevelt’s 1941 message spurs calls for 50,000 planes in 12 months. Kettering warns public understanding of armament effort is lacking. A separate note notes a Hugo Oklahoma sheriff’s office pay phone cost criticisms.
An old ad touts Thompson's Botsoma Tablets to purge waste matter from the blood and relieve aches and pains. It also promotes Golden Lax Tablets for constipation, claiming rapid relief and a price of 50 cents and 25 cents respectively.
Titusville, July 8 Luke B Carter 64 nephew Hugh Herndon once circled the globe with Clyde Pangborn died Saturday at his Hydetown road estate. Son of Colonel John J Carter founder of Carter Oil, he ran a dairy farm since 1916 and housed a showplace cattle herd. He helped found the Titusville Golf Club later the Country Club and won golf titles in 1916 and 1917. He served as director of the chamber of commerce hospital and Trust Co among other roles.
Reported air raid actions include bomber activity and incendiary bombs. Witnesses describe a southeast raider dropping toward the sea pursued by British fighters. Casualties and property damage noted in two towns with a death and several injuries. Air Ministry accounts claim Spitfire pilots shot down multiple Messerschmitt fighters over the channel.
The federal defense program spurs flying lessons at Lawrence Airport on Spring Street ill as 20 to 30 students train under Dick Green. Lawrence Thomas bought a new Piper Cub Cruiser three place plane, one of the finest in its class, for pilot and two passengers. Thomas plans passenger flights at a nominal rate to introduce the craft, the third new yellowing operated locally. Growth expectations for the instruction school remain strong with a planned air show at Corry field under consideration. Roosevelt returns to Washington after Hyde Park stay.
Arthur Bison a well known Aero Supply Manufacturing Company employee from Fort Lee New Jersey is in serious condition at Corry hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was brought to Corry Sunday by the Davison ambulance accompanied by his wife son La Verne and Mr and Mrs Herbert Fitch and their children from Endicott New York.
A local classified section outlines rates for insertions, minimum three line daily rule, and published items including autos for sale. Notable entries mention a 1930 Ford and office supplies from Stella Shoppe plus insurance help from The Auer Agency.
New York stocks remained firm with slight losses on some issues as trading continued on the NYSE. Peer reports from Pittsburgh and Buffalo note moderate produce demand, mixed livestock prices, and varied commodity quotes across the day with apples beans potatoes and beef cuts showing fluctuations and steadying in places.
Auditory garble shows partial references to golf and engineering efforts, with scattered proper nouns like Minneapalis and Louleyitte. The legible bits hint at a Night golf event, a hauler system idea, and financial concerns, but most specifics are illegible.
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