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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1940
Page
1
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U S ships believed speeding from Pearl Harbor toward the Far East amid Japan expansion moves and Germany’s Berlin theater shifts. Britain’s blockade, China’s resistance, and new Japanese cabinet changes heighten tensions as U S forces push toward potential action in the Pacific.
Route 8 between Centerville and Witon Chiy will be closed July 18 through July 26 for reconstruction of a severely damaged section from winter weather. Detour via Lin-Dolnylite adds about 1.5 miles to travel.
Private services are planned for most of the 64 victims of the Koppers soft coal mine explosion in Sonman Pa as 45 Portage workers volunteer to dig graves. Coroner Patrice McDermott confirms carbon monoxide suffocation as the cause while investigators from federal and state authorities begin probing the disaster.
Dairymen of Gerry and vicinity will receive 1.40 per hundred pounds for milk delivered to the Dairymen's League plant during June. This is two cents below May but above last year's June price. The uniform price computation covered 647,549,846 pounds, yielding a market value of nearly $10.8 million. Deductions totaled $789,404.56 for market service claims and $140,089.85 paid to cooperatives. Payments to handlers and cooperatives await audit and official approval.
State officials outline a plan for Home Defense Corps units across Pennsylvania. If 14,000 National Guardsmen are federalized, the civilian force would be organized by the Department of Military Affairs with local communities backing and state training and equipment. Enlistment would be voluntary, largely drawing on men outside conscription limits and exempt from army duty.
Rome dispatch notes Italian high command acknowledging the sinking of a submarine and reporting the capture of Kessan in the Kurmuli region along the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan frontier. It cites British Moyale post denial and a British withdrawal of forces, with claims of attacks on Italian interests near Fort Calwenn in Esbya.
Corry veterans with nearby groups plan to revive a drive for a veterans hospital in the area after Washington signaled a state hospital will be built. The project would cost about 2.5 million dollars with 750000 yearly expenses for a 1200 bed facility on roughly 250 acres. Site data will be sent to General Frank T. Hines for final selection, considering access, utilities, and local facilities.
Pennsylvania delegates pushed onto the Democratic convention floor demanding Roosevelt’s renomination. The group, chanting and waving banners, mounted a show of force as Lawrence, supported by Patt Lewis and former state representative Cohen, led the charge to the stage amid a tense scene in Chicago on July 17.
Av ISOEIM reports Spain severs diplomatic relations with Chile on July 17 amid a dispute tied to the Spanish Civil War. The rupture follows Chile's refusal to extradite Spanish Republican refugees to Francoist authorities, straining ties between Chile’s government in exile and General Francisco Franco’s regime.
Federal judge James H. Wilkerson refused probation for L. Annenberg, sentencing him to three years for income tax evasion. The court also denied a six week extension of the stay of execution. A probation hearing suggested possible government medical examination amid claims of heart and other ailments.
Geneva, Switzerland signals office reports a dated transmission at 1:52 AM EST today and a subsequent clear signal 32 minutes later signaling successful test of the Moscow radio line in coordination with Alm paissens.
Officers of Company A prepare for an encampment with 100 officers added at Kane Sunday to map final plans for maneuvers with the First Army. Col M Means leads the Kane unit with Adjutant General Edward Martin and Brigadier Blaine Smathers invited for preliminary talks on the encampment and related drills. Sixty district guardsmen are assigned to the city, with three weeks of camp expected.
Chicago July 17 Associated Press reports after a Commerce Secretary meeting Frank Walker former director of the national committee said he would remain chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was asked if he would be the new Democratic committee chairman and replied that Purley’s party candidate.
Fragmented OCR notes recount a Helena Montana primary with Burton Wheeler and Harrison J. Free. The text mentions a feud, statements by the attorney general, and returns from yesterday's primary section.
Fragmented text outlines proposed aerial defense network with site lists across Pennsylvania. Mentions Meadville Chey Wathen areas, satellite airports, and multiple regions including Philadelphia North, Meadville, New Castle, and Altoona. Describes emergency program, rapid study, and eventual deployment of landing fields and repair facilities.
Washington July 17 The National Defense Commission reports vast arms orders and factory mobilization as the largest peacetime defense effort in United States history progresses. President Roosevelt lauds the commission’s gains and cites substantial material mobilization, while Hong Kong dispatches note Chinese military losses from three years of war including deaths wounded and disease.
Bulgaria expresses grave concern over Romania's new oppressive measures. Reports cite arrests and property seizures in southern Dobrogea sparked by tensions with Romania, provoking regional alarm. Local officials warn of escalating pressure on Bulgarian interests.
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