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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1940

Page

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Plan to Adopt Protection Doctrine Killed by Corry Auto

A partial transcription from foreign quarters reports that Chungking authorities rejected unconditional Japanese overtures for a peace settlement. The alleged Japanese proposal included ceding five Chinese provinces, recognizing Wang Jingwei’s puppet regime, and sharing economic opportunities with Siam and colonial holdings. Manchukuo status would stay indeterminate under the plan.

Corry Auto Wong Ching- Wei Ilsa Burma Indo-China Thailand Siam China Japan Manchoulkus Manchoukuo Wil Armny

Wars and Weather Briefs From Across the News

Condensed local and world items note wartime blitz plans in Britain, refugee movements, and Japanese raids. U.S. congressional briefings, Pennsylvania draft machinery, weather highs, and a series of local incidents and program schedules fill the rest with brief reports and updates.

Morning payment by Mrs J A Toron Anderson

A fragment notes that Mrs J A Toron Anderson paid zero dollars in a morning transaction. The readable text provides limited context and does not reveal further details about the event or parties involved.

J. A Toron Anderson

Fragmented Local News Item From OCR Fragment

Partial readable text shows names and phrases but lacks clear event or outcome. The fragment mentions individuals and service context without a coherent report. Information is insufficient to determine date location organization or stakes.

Isoc Whip Rail Cars Strip Elow Front

Industrial brief notes the Isoc whip line, rail car strip operations and an ELOW front feature in a compact service update. Details are sparse, but the item highlights equipment adjustments and production lines in the logistics sector. Entities include Isoc and ELOW references with unspecified locations.

Rail Work Replaces Rails On Curve In City

Maintenance crews on center p1001 area replaced rails on a curve from east of Maple Avenue to west of Center Street, extending a mile west of Gerry. Crews laid new track last week in a project described as an improvement by the railroad system.

Em Taureau Maple Avenue Center Street Gerry Irjrovemonk Wale Carrie

Union City Man Dies After Path Across Highway

Lynford Bennett 25 of 21 Atlantic Street Dylon City was killed late Saturday night when he stepped into the path of a car driven by George Franz 22 of East Congress Street Corry on the Perry Highway near Shade Filling Station Union City. Bennett suffered fatal head and internal injuries and died instantly. Franz's vehicle followed a mower toward Waterford and stopped after Bennett moved into the road en route to the Rose Dance Hall. The incident is the second fatality at that spot in recent years. Continued on Page Three.

Lynford Bennett Atlantic Street Dylon City George Franz Congress Street Corry Perry Highway Union City Bennet Union City Hospital Rottendants Waterford James Mead Wayne Street Auasher Earley Bennett Rose Dance Hall Franz

Nazis Prepare for Invasion of Britain

Neutral observers report German aims behind banning rail traffic between German occupied and unoccupied France. The Vichy order seeks to keep rolling stock for attack on Britain, bar demobilized soldiers and families from the occupied zone, and guard food supplies for the army. German sources claim they are unaware of such rail halting measures.

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Air war report cites Italian planes destroyed near Cairo

The Royal Air Force announced losses and claimed three Italian planes shot down near Cairo. Cooperation with British forces noted amid ongoing air warfare.

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Heat Wave Rages as 68 Die in Pa Toll Rises

Severe heat grips the nation with 100 degree highs as Pennsylvania records 68 deaths. Thousands flee to lakes and woods while relief from the scorching spell remains elusive. An AP tally shows heat prostrations jump and drownings add to the toll across regions.

Mercury Xeony Pennsylvania

Compulsory Training Debate Splits Senate and House

The Associated Press reports growing opposition to peacetime conscription in Washington. Key figures like Taft and Lewis oppose mandatory training, while Bakley signals support for a program. House hearings resume on the bill to register 42 million men aged 18 to 28, with plans to draft 400,000 men aged 21 to 30 by October 1.

Associated Press Washington Jobir I. Lewis Taft Ohio Bakrley Senate Burke-Wadsworth House Sulih Senetary

Chamberlain to Undergo Operation in London

Former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain enters a London hospital for an operation. He is 79 and, according to insiders, will be away about two weeks, with the exact reason not disclosed.

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Jones to be captain on official staff report

The well known Corryman serves on the headquarters start of the 53rd Brigade of the Qethy Division as an aide to Brigadier General John Alien, successor to Major General Edward Martin, present commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard, under whom Jones served as an official aide for over twenty years.

Jones

Arrest Driver After Crash on First Avenue

John Barniewski 28 of Spring Street was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after his car struck Roy Loney’s Franklin sedan parked near Charles Sessle barber shop on First Avenue. He was held on $500 bond awaiting the next county court term. A possible additional charge related to misappropriation of the car and plate shifting was noted. Local and state police assisted at the scene.

John Barniewski Spring ‘Street B. Porter County Cout Burniewski Ross Mead First Avenue Franklin Roy Loney Warren Charles Sessle Mead State Motor Police Barniewski Buck Cross

Election Aides Assist in Draft in Pennsylvania

Harrisburg reports Pennsylvanias election machinery may work overtime this fall if the military conscription bill advances. Col William H Zierdt notes a tentative program for registering men aged 21 to 31 for a possible draft alongside the November elections. About 7,000,000 men fall in the draft age range, though not all will be selected for duty.

Associated Presa Harrisburg Pennsylvania Conertis Wm H. Zierdt Blerdt The Pennsylvania Nations Guald Commonwealth Zivrilt Nal

Havana conference to adopt act of Havana on provisional administration

The American foreign ministers meeting in Havana expected to approve the act of Havana, a plan allowing American republics to establish provisional administrations in territories held by non American powers in danger of being traded. The draft, a Monroe Doctrine extension, would return regions to their original status after emergencies end, seen as a personal triumph for Cordell Hull.

Associated Press Havana Peace Commission Conference Haryana U. S Cordell Hull

May Lose Arm After Union City Wattsburg Crash

Mrs. Miller faces possible amputation of her right arm after a Sunday morning crash on the Union City Wattsburg road two miles north of Union City. The car, driven by Orville Brown, overturned after a side swipe by a large truck and trailer. Miller sustained severe arm injuries while other passengers, including her husband and children, suffered minor to moderate injuries. she remains under specialist care after initial treatment at Union City hospital.

Dred Lois May

Mussolini Observes His Fifty Seventh Birthday

Facist leaders including Adolf Hitler sent congratulations as Benito Mussolini marked his 57th birthday. The event, noted with caution by newspapers, reflected continued duce’s public appearances and daily routines amid wartime turmoil.

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Pennsylvania National Guard Plans Largest Peace Maneuver

Officers of Company A of the Pennsylvania National Guard outline to Cory guardsmen the encampment in northern New York opening late this week. The unit leaves next Monday by train for a three week field training period, with potential to extend into a year if federal activation occurs. The Guard would reach record strength and undergo its longest march, testing training, equipment, and organization as plans consider nationwide inductions into federal service.

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Marine Corps to Split Force Between Coasts

The mechanized expeditionary force of the Marine Corps will be divided between the East and West Coasts. Under the plan, two transports and two destroyers will be assigned to each coast.

Washington Iie Marine Corps

Japs Arrest 11 Britons in Espionage Sweep

Tokyo reports that military police posing as prosecutors arrested eleven Britons on Saturday as part of a crackdown on an alleged British espionage network spanning the country. Foreign Office noted rising foreign espionage activity and cited German pressure as a contributing factor.

Associated Press Tokyo Shanghai Foreign Office

Youth badly hurt in wreck near Elgin bridge

Oscar Erwin an 18 year old Canton visiting Charles Corbett of Blain was injured when he failed to negotiate a bridge curve at 11 30 Saturday night. He sustained eight fractured pelvis and facial lacerations and was removed to Corry hospital in fair condition. A second item notes a July fire in Old Forge, Pa with $40000 damage, two firefighters injured and twelve others overcome by smoke.

Oscar Erwin Canton Charles Corbett Blain Elgin Erwin Corry Hospital Old Forge Pire Marshall Willian Murphy

Corry Grand theatre to screen unique war film nights

Amateur Service Productions brings a two night program to the Grand theatre tonight and Tuesday. A one and three quarter hour show features technicolor parade footage including a nearby security corps and local processions. The event includes a matinee for children at 1 pm Tuesday and promises clear, well arranged scenes from an airplane shot.

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British report German losses in massive dawn raid

British say German air force lost 23 planes in a sunrise raid on the southeast coast. British anti aircraft and fighter units fought back as waves of Nazi bombers targeted inland objectives and shipping. The admiralty acknowledged the destroyer HMS Wren was lost amid ongoing battle actions along the coast.

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Infant nearly crushed by car crash at home

Infant narrowly escaped injury when a car rolled onto the running board in a driveway. Tilly Whiter and drivers reacted in time to stop the vehicle, saving the child who was taken to Corry Hospital for bruised ribs with no serious injuries reported.

Amy Gneth Cathtolt Curtis B.D . Golimbin Deatty

Captain Houghton Speaks at City Reunion Address

Captain Stuart Houghton a World War veteran delivered the principal address at a city reunion of the association. The event drew members and marked a commemorative gathering honoring two decades of the group’s efforts and community ties.

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