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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1940
Page
6
A mixed page of local notes and national figures. Attorney Blaine Kincaid heals from a dog bite on his hand while Corry’s rail and tax data show 1989 figures, plus insurance, police alerts, and Chevrolet sales gains. Jet-lagged passport changes at Niagara Falls impact tourism as band concerts and hayrides continue in local parks.
Mrs. Vena Johnston, 68, of Canal Township, fell into French Creek while berry-picking and was found in a deep hole wedged against a submerged tree. Coroner ruled accidental drowning as her husband and relatives mourn. Funeral planned at McCabe Funeral Home in Cochranotn on Tuesday.
Albion residents investigate a hit and run that struck a tractor backing out of a driveway on Rig 2. William Hal en 17 suffered facial lacerations and serious chest injuries. Witnesses and police search for the automobile driver as attendants at St Vincent's hospital report the youth’s condition.
Weather bureau reports abnormally warm nationwide with highs surpassing 100 degrees in many areas. Pollinsburgh Kansas named hottest spot with 110, while New York and other cities sweltered. drownings tallied across five states and one million trees to be planted in the Tennessee Valley region.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Depew were held at 3 p.m. at the United Brethren church in memory of the resident who died at her son Dan Depew’s home in Columbus. Rev. H. Ray Harris officiated. Mrs Harley Hanks and Mrs Harold Fish sang with Miss Kathryn Van Tassel. Burial followed in Pine Grove cemetery. Grandsons David Depew Dale Gibson Duane Ott William Rickard Blair Rickard and Phillip White attended. Relatives from away included L P White and Philip, Dale Gibson of Cuyhoga Falls Ohio, Carl Rickard William Blair Rickard Hollis Otis Albion H A Jones Lincolnville Onley Little Cooley Lydia Scott Marjorie Scott Meadville Carlton Range Florence Cage Jean Long Addie Cage Walrath W H Bodner Jana Mrs William Sherman Erie.
Hollywood night spot mixup leaves Ish Kabibble blindsided as Mervyn Bogue when he arrives late for a phone booked table. An attendant reports no reservation for Bogue but holds two under Kubibble until he calls to confirm.
The page lists quiz answers for 1 Federal Communications Commission through 10 St Swithin's Day. It includes entries such as Yes, Theodore Roosevelt misspelled, Mediterranean, Lewisburg Pa, Amantaurist, Coal, central Maryland, and a noted date of St Swithin's Day with a likely July 15 variation. The text reflects a miscellany of period trivia.
State Assemblyman Frank Atkins 59, chairman of the House Judiciary special committee, died yesterday after illness. Funeral services planned for Wednesday. Atkins had been in office six years and had announced a Senate run before withdrawing due to health.
Herbert Goddard, condemned for luring 1 year old Frances Ruthvin of Miami to die, was electrocuted at 8 33 am in Florida state prison. Sheriff W H Lawrence of Palm Beach county, who oversaw the switch, reported the current flowed 56 seconds. Goddard’s last words were Goodbye Jean. Jean Bolton, a Miami woman linked to the case, aided by phone calls and a motor trip, later recounted the events. He had insisted Frances sent her honesty and the Dunns’ knowledge was not to be shared.
Members of Company A, 12th Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard, attended Sunday worship at 11 o'clock in a Presbyterian church. Guardsmen sat in a designated section as Rev Gilbert J Boyd spoke on Return to Religion, part of a state wide attendance program led by chaplains. Western Indian relics being uncovered by WPA workers near Grand Coulee are described as revealing eastern Washington's indigenous history.
A mixed job and sale notice cluster includes housekeeping and general help wanted ads. Listings offer work for a housekeeper in a family of four starting Sept 1, plus a girl for general housework, and boxes of Christmas cards for sale with potential commissions. Additional ads seek grocery route help and cherry pickers in Northeast area.
Produce demand moderate with steady apple prices for No 1 bushel baskets West Virginia Transparents 75-8ac and Virginia Wil iams Reds 1.00-1.15. Maryland Transparents 85-90c. Pa Transparents 1.00. Delaware Early peaches 6c. Potatoes: 17 cars steady No 1 100-lb sacks Virginia New Jersey Maryland Cobblers 1.20 Long Island Cobblers 1.40. Buffalo livestock July 29 hogs 1800 pounds up to 235-280 lbs 7-8. Bull: good to choice 180-235 7.64-6.85. 250-280 7.60-6.85. tubers-Ins 170-260 1.80-0.76. weights heavy down. Cattle 1000 slow, dryfeds scarce, steady. good to choice yearlings 10-10.25. shortfed steers 9.25-10. grassers weak to 25c. cows 6-5.75. canner 3.85-4.75. heavy sausage bills 6.75. lightweights 5.50-0.95. churns 650. yealers lower. sheep 0. lower. spring lambs bid 8-?. fat bunk prices hold near 58.25. Alone in New York: police patrol wagon chases through mildtown. two prisoners in custody after a rough pursuit. ongoing incident. New York markets show slight price changes with mixed trends. many tickers listed.
In a wary season note from Warren Times, Tribune writer Billy F. details fan discontent as Cleveland’s senior clubs linger in a tight division race. Hal Trots and players like Sheen Kedlin feature among the figures cited as critics press for sharper results and stronger leadership amid uneven form.
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