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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1940
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple names such as A. Cones and Edwin G. Gould with scattered titles and places. The legibility is poor, yielding no coherent event, date, or location to anchor a proper summary.
The Painted Desert in north central Arizona is described as a 100 mile stretch along the Little Colorado River with Triassic rocks and varied colors from red to lavender. A note on music history mentions Canadian composer Rice returning to help with War Service duties and references to blue dye and phthalo cyanine pigments used in wallpapers and paints.
A fragmented note indicates a 0 hour day Wad Active in Blngtuyd between 1030 and 1847 with unclear references to Teh-Rour Oxy A movement in England.
Miss Miles, 44, Ridgway, was shot in the stomach near Kersey Friday night while with Ada lene Hostellar and Geo Ayalt after a dance. She fired a .22 rifle at a target earlier and remained in serious condition as state police and county investigators pursued leads.
Associated Press report from Plainfield New Jersey cites K. Pearson, a 35 year observer for the U.S. Weather Bureau, rejecting popular beliefs linking European warfare or distant cosmic events to local weather, noting that storms and rain have no direct ties to war or planetary alignments.
Wattsburg borough school district reported a balance of 3029.12 at the close of its fiscal year on July 8. The statument filed Saturday lists auditors Vera H. Roust Lela E. Kent and Grice M. Wright, noting expenditures and miscellaneous duties amid a period of review.
In Harrisburg on July 22, Republican James F. Torrante outlined rapid patronage plans as the party returns to the capital. He predicted numerous appointments before the campaign, citing about 500 new jobs and several executive board memberships. A survey of staffing shows roughly 9,000 holdovers from prior administration, with about 4,400 positions remaining after adjustments.
County commissioners adopted a resolution urging that parents with children be given priority in admission to Erie County tuberculosis hospital. They leave admission discretion to the hospital, hoping to reduce parental exposure to children while noting exceptional cases may arise.
Lieutenant Edward G. DeHart, 24, of Zimmerly Road, Erie, piloted a U.S. Army observation plane into Fort Erie Friday night. It was his first visit since graduating from West Point two years ago. He circled his R. D. 3 home and saluted his parents before landing for the night.
A defendant vigorously denied hiding in Ligier's bushes on Withers Street. Confronted with fingerprint evidence, he admitted drinking moonshine. Judge J.P. McCarvin remarked the liquor as “Plenty expensive” and noted a sentence of four months.
A brief Associated Press dispatch from San Francisco recounts how a water softening idea by George McCanniel and Peanle Rus sell led Pacific's West Oklahoma rail line to a fuel efficiency breakthrough. The plan reduced freight weight per mile by using softened water to cut scale and pipe interference, boosting rail horsepower and cutting fuel use.
Report on construction plans for a new Franklin plastic plant with details on funding, labor, and timeline. Mentions local firms Mullubaugh Construction and others, projected trenching, foundation work, and progress estimates. Notes public interest and a speaker's call for responsible development and waste caution.
A garbled excerpt shows Mrs Avilla Hal Duta pondering options after a robbery on a dining car. The text hints at fear of robbers and avoidance of operating the car herself while noting the place has undergone repeated incidents.
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