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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1940
Page
4
In a partisan forecast, Stewart notes a two-candidate scramble with Willkie versus Roosevelt era tensions. He details third term fears, shifts of Wallace, and the blurred lines between Democratic and Republican loyalties, predicting a heated campaign with accusations of dictatorship and party realignments.
An old dispatch warns of a coming European famine as Nazi Germany drains resources. It predicts food shortages across Germany and occupied regions, with Western output delayed by war needs. The piece notes uncertain chances of halting Nazi power before spring, fearing general hunger across Europe and potential relief only if Allied victory accelerates.
The piece warns about carbon monoxide danger from common household heating and fuel appliances and notes exposure among workers such as mechanics and taxi drivers. It calls for public education and medical care to address this domestic health threat. It also discusses draft training debates and public opinion on universal service.
Fragmentary quiz items reference U S broadcast authority presidents and wartime production. It asks which president was youngest, Theodore Roosevelt or Grover Cleveland, and queries about Bucknell University location and Orange stick workers. Other items discuss Allied aid, 40 day periods, and postwar military production forecasts.
Nassau businessmen cling to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor as a boost to revive tourism and trade in the Bahamas. With wartime disruptions easing and sponge fishing declining, investors and tourists may return, while new imperial money flows spur a local real estate boom as English and Canadian capital seeks safe havens.
A compilation of misread historical facts and oddities. It lists Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe 1865 1867 and credits Philip Reis with the first telephone in 1861. Mentions Richmond capital begun 1785 completed 1792 wings added 1902. Includes garbled lines on elections bananas gold beads Persian kings and water figures.
New York July 29 metallurgists report a new method by Allegheny Ludlum and Kellogg firms creates a dual layer steel that blends stainless and ordinary steel into a single, solid unit. A molten coating attaches to base metal with each layer preserving its properties, forming a durable composite without delamination.
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Washington Day Book by Jack Stinnett describes the Democratic National Convention scenes in Chicago. Delegates chase second place amid large party displays, with McNutt’s headquarters drawing attention as speakers and attendees discuss themes, operatives, and the mood of the hall.
Hollywood notes critique the Scatterbrain screenplay by Jack Towns with Gus Meine directing. Judy Canova leads a lively cast including Alan Mowbray and Isabel Jewell in a spoof of the film industry as a talent scout, a fake star hunt, and a press party melodrama. The piece highlights standard showbiz tropes, gag pacing, and Canova’s comic flourishes in a familiar movie about movies setup.
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