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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1940
Page
3
In a fragmentary report from Wendell Willkie's remarks, the text outlines opposition to enlarged taxes and emphasizes demands for reform. The noisy excerpt hints at policy critique and calls for better financial measures.
Fragmented text reports Canremen coverage with odd spellings and garbled phrases. Mentions Wendel Le Willisie sealing tense matters in Leopardsville Belgium and discussions of public health methods and weather bureau forecasts.
The state reports forty districts conducting defense classes amid widespread training efforts. Superintendent Penneis 8 Hans notes facilities at Hatch Youullanat School and nearby sites support instruction, with mornings to evenings filled. Districts listed include Allentown, Altoona, Ambridge, Bethlehem, Braddock, Bradford, Harrisburg, Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Reading, York and others in Snyder County and West Chester area.
A speaker argues for a universal flat income tax to finance defense, insisting it would spur industrial efficiency, preserve democracy, and avoid harming business. He contends most employable people can find work if taxes favor growth, warns against expanding government, and calls for taxing every person to fund national defense.
County GOP chairman Samuel A. Rawerbe is expected to resign from the state post to remain head of the county Republican committee. The upcoming Hatch Act issues and federal pay questions are noted as factors shaping the move.
The document outlines farm practices and hazards including lightning protection for barns, grass and legume selections, cucumber spacing, and pasture layout. It notes demonstrations like a twelve horse dulling exhibit, a dynamometer for measuring traction, and turkey feeding in hot weather. It also mentions chinch-bug damage to corn and pest control by extension agents.
A fisherman hooked a rainbow trout 274 inches long and weighing 61 pounds near Falleyumben. The capture, reportedly the largest since records began, drew attention from merchants, farmers, and local communities.
In Erie on July 20, 28 year old Mrnihy Weber was sentenced by a judge to serve one and a half to three years in the Allegheny county workhouse for assault. Weber had prior arrests this year including a case tied to an automobile incident. The defendant’s conviction and sentencing followed details of the December offense and related charges as presented at the court proceeding.
Police authorities say Nant nae edumvinished on Pavis since the war.
The obituary notes the death of a Corry area man's brother in Ohio. It lists survivors including two sons, a daughter, a widow, a brother living in Youngstown, and three grandchildren with a grandchild on the way. Funeral details indicate a morning service.
Scouts plan a weeklong camp at Sequoia with leaders and instructors listed for the event. The notice mentions those attending, including adults and organizers, and notes activities starting Monday.
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