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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1940
Page
2
City and Vicinity items report numerous local happenings from Crawford county. Notable entries include a flurry of divorce filings in Meadville, a highway injury in Cochranton, a promotion at Jamestown fire department, a Brooklyn youth detained after a garage incident, and multiple community notices from Strub Brewery to Cambridge Springs fair preparations.
After 25 years in service, Adamison sworn in as Crawford County Schools superintendent to fill the unexpired term of P. D. Blair who left as assistant superintendent in 1915. Regular Elks meeting set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Corry. A piano for sale, and notes on local residents’ hospital status.
Washington July 81 The House appropriations committee backed spending of 4.96 billion to start a two ocean navy and arm a force potentially 3,000,000 strong in combat status. The figure would lift total defense authorizations this session to a record 10.04 billion.
A dispute between state and federal authorities over financing civil service tests slows replacing about 800 provisional workers in Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation Bureau. Provisional staff hired daily outside merit system were to be replaced by those chosen through competitive exams. Federal Social Security Board has refused funding since January 4, said Stephen Stahlbecker, chair of the bureau's board of review.
Rome July 31 Fascist editor Virginio Gayda who often reflects the government warned today not to expect an immediate invasion of England. Writing in Giornale d Italia he said the rapid lightning campaigns used against France by Germany and Italy could not be replicated against Britain due to different conditions.
WILLKIE SAYS he is greatly pleased that Alfred E. Smith who has long public standing will support him. Smith’s endorsement comes as Willkie works on Republican organizational matters and plans a Saturday meeting with key party leaders. He praises Smith as a liberal governor who rose from modest beginnings in New York.
July 31 Pittsburgh reports the $750000 Mellon Mansion and seven acres of land were donated to the Pennsylvania College for Women. Paul Mellon gave the estate in memory of his father Andrew Mellon, a Pittsburgh financier, three times secretary of the Treasury and ambassador to the Court of St. James. The elder Mellon was a trustee of the college, which now has 825 students.
Preliminary population figures list the 25 largest U S cities in 1940 in order led by New York Chicago and Philadelphia with Detroit Los Angeles Cleveland Baltimore St Louis Boston Pittsburgh Washington San Francisco Milwaukee Buffalo New Orleans Minneapolis Cincinnati Newark Kansas City Indianapolis Houston Seattle Rochester Louisville Denver and more.
Becemumene reports the death of A L Heckathorne at his home 17 Spring Street this afternoon after a period of ill health. A fuller obituary will appear in Thursday edition of the Journal.
Harrisburg July 21 Republican leaders report new life in the party as they plan to register more voters. A meeting of county chairmen and vice chairs is set at the Hershey Hotel next Tuesday. The executive committee will issue the call with James F. Torrance as State Chairman directing the Pennsylvania campaign for Wendell Willkie and Senator Charles L. McNary, with William H. Harman coordinating the Willkie effort in Pennsylvania. James C. Dalton dies at 66 in Corry after living in the city the past year. Funeral set at Bracken-Keating Church with burial at West Spring Cemetery. flowers omitted. Also notes small-coin production figures.
Philadelphia July 3 under the Navy expansion plan famous Cramp shipyard the 110 year old yard along the Delaware is reorganizing after 18 years idle. The facility long known to sailors for warships and crafts now resumes activity as it returns to its heritage. Coal mining accidents accounted for 33 of West Virginia's industrial fatalities in June.
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