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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1939
Page
4
A corny Journal excerpt reflects on two years of Sino Japanese warfare since the Marco Polo Bridge clash. It highlights massive casualties and a surgeon’s letter about his dying daughter, underscoring war’s human cost and the uncertain horizon.
A groping critique cautions democracies England France and the United States against overdoing counterpropaganda. It notes Latin republics tire of German controlled broadcasts and suggests lighter engaging content may win ears while heavy propaganda risks backlash and resentment. It cites a British broadcast to German citizens warning that another war would be worse than Versailles.
Radio listings detail a wide range of programs from debates on a third term for the president to profiles of writers and composers. Notable items include Tia Tarbell's biography review by T. V. Smith on Of Men and Books, Linda Lee’s singing career milestone, Alec Templeton’s musical interludes, and NBC NBC Blue and Red network broadcasts featuring Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman. The schedule also notes dance bands from Boston and major broadcasts at Suffolk Downs and Kraft Hall with guest interviews and concert series.
Hollywood July 11 Frank McHugh Irish born actor laments his switch from dramatic roles to comedy. He says audiences once laughed at him but he now fights for screen fame like James Cagney and Spencer Tracy. He notes his latest film Dusk Be My Destiny features a camera gun gag.
A jumble of trivia questions cover topics from geography to history and literature, interspersed with stray captions and quotes. The piece includes questions about kings, oceans, letters, peninsulas, and famous names, plus a rambling author’s aside about film and personal urges.
Bruce Catton reviews Department of Agriculture surveys showing farmers fixating on tractors landlords and the WPA. Farmers comment on relief, WPA employment, farm consolidation and rising rents while some express skepticism about government help and long term prospects. Most remain cautiously content despite concerns.
Twenty years ago notices report a renewed push for a new electric power plant as residents react to service interruptions. The issue accompanies military movements as Company K Pennsylvania Reserve Militia ships to Mt Gretna for a week long encampment led by Lieut W Lloyd Marsh and Sergeants Paul M Gowen and Clifton Howard. The State Armory on East Washington is being remodeled and a poplar tree removal is noted. Dr A J Smith returns from Los Angeles to start practice, and Capt Willard Walker comes home from Meade after twenty months overseas with Battery E. Henry McCray also returns.
The article outlines a Pennsylvanian medical society study on indigestion. It notes cancer as a cause before age seven is rare, rises to 27 percent among 7 to 40, and becomes frequent after 45 with 58 percent of older men affected. Dyspepsia predicts cancer more in men than women. self treatment after 40 is risky. It warns cancer of the stomach progresses harder to treat and urges early diagnosis.
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