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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1940
Page
1
A brief item notes changes in exchange related to Trans Eve and mentions J Marie Catholle dic in connection with the discussion. The fragmentary text references individuals and a possible transaction or exchange but lacks full context or dates.
Paris reports a massive German north army of over 600000 preparing to strike the Oise Aisne Argonne front. Weygand readiness notes a possible 48 hour mobilization. German offensives in the Dunkirk corridor intensify while Paris endures waves of bombing, narrowly missing Ambassador Bullitt.
Rev Gordon Abrams of the Chestian and Missionary Alliance church delivered the baccalaureate sermon to a full Senior High auditorium. The Corry High School program includes class day events, a Tuesday encampment at Gelaran Park, and a Wednesday commencement at Bo 'pl ck with Dr J Ruskin Howe as speaker Nancy Miller will deliver the valedictory Pauline Vadovich salutatorian.
An industrial announcement reports the takeover of Rogers Structural Steel Company by Ott and Haight. The plan, effective April 1, involves purchase and operation of the plant and business, with Ott joining from Pittsburgh Bridge and Iron Works and recent ties to Tulsa-based machinery operations. The deal aims for immediate expansion under new management.
United Press reports Karl Browder accepting the Communist party nomination for president and pledging full party support to create a third party to tackle a crisis caused by capitalism’s breakdown. Browder, general secretary, and James W. Lord, his Negro tanning mate, were nominated at the convention’s close.
County District Attorney Carl B. Shelley said he was ready to appear tomorrow morning before a U S Senate subcommittee investigating wiretaps tied to hotel room conversations of several Pennsylvania Democrats. Deputy U S Marshal William J Capelio delivered the subpoena. Shelley said, I’ll be there.
Republican state committee forwards literature nominating Gov. Arthur H. James for the party presidential ticket. Delegates named for the United States area including the Philippines, Hawaii, and Alaska, according to official committees.
A search for Anna Virginia DeVore Shipman, daughter of the late Mary Clarke DeVore, heirs to part of a $1,990,000 Campbell estate, is underway. Her uncle Charles A. Clarke asks Corry residents to contact J. J. Desmond or the Howard Company as a circuit court settlement proceeds in St. Louis.
Wartime commentary argues German bombing of Marvitie and the Rhone valley shapes Italian opinion. Mussolini and close advisers may be weighing a final shift toward aiding the Nazi war effort. Public sentiment in Italy is not inherently bellicose, with propaganda aiming to stir national resolve.
The Salvation Army reported a $900 tally in its annual drive as canvassing continues. FR Lawrence Davison announced the campaign would extend until completion with a Tag Day set for Saturday June ath to collect further donations on the street with advisory board members optimistic about reaching the $2180 goal with broad support.
Sailors of the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock plant resume duties after a ten day stoppage as two navy cruisers and two destroyers under construction. Strikers voted to return to work by midnight pending talks with management. pickets were withdrawn.
Washington June 4 The House committee investigating un American activities moves to extend Fifth Column probes across the western hemisphere. Chairman Martin Dies says agents are gathering information along the Mexican border and elsewhere as concern grows over German Fifth Columnists in South America. Leader demand closer US Latin American cooperation to curb subversive forces and to redefine the Monroe Doctrine to meet Trojan Horse tactics. Rep Hamilton Fish backs stricter action and warns against Communist activity in the region.
Two United States rescue liners are en route to New York from Europe carrying 2684 passengers. The President Roosevelt sailed from Galway with 720 passengers while the Manhatan sailed from ? with 1,973 aboard. A separate report notes Mrs Verda Loupe, 68, killed in a crash near Uniontown while en route to church services in Washington Pa with five others injured.
United Press reports Republicans plan a two week ahead platform meeting in Philadelphia to adjust policies for wartime conditions. The session precedes the national convention and aims to refine the presidential campaign stance before naming candidates. Leaders Landon and Knox are cited as urging early platform work amid possible short adjournment of Congress.
Over the weekend four automobiles were badly damaged in two separate accidents. William Vanderhoof backed into Max Christ on Lovejoy Road Corry causing the other vehicle to overturn. occupants escaped unhurt. Roger Tarbell and George Brown collided at Route 12 junction west of Mill Village on Saturday night. Tarbell suffered head lacerations and body bruises after being thrown from his vehicle.
John Joseph Maloney of Corry was sentenced to six to twelve months in the Allegheny County Workhouse after pleading guilty to a drunken driving charge. The judge ordered him to pay the costs of the case.
The ninth duke of Northiityorrland aged 27 and head of a noble English lineage descended from William DePercy was killed in action. He cast England with William the Conqueror in 1084 and died today, with the news released to the public.
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