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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1940
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR describes a house under repairs with new materials and exterior design features. It notes bright bands and harmonized colors, and mentions second floor elements and a front face, though many words are garbled.
War brief notes French aircraft raid Germany in reprisal for Paris bombing. Lost army rescued reported 339,000. Britain endures 30,000 casualties in Flanders Field. Also items on junior high graduation exercises and promotion program with multiple names and certificates.
Edinboro Teachers College trustees vote next week on Dr Francis B. Haas state decision refusing to confirm Dr J F Long as residency professor of economics at Allegheny College. Long lacks three years public school experience per Haas. Trustees to select another candidate aligned with the department.
United Press War Expert J W T Mason argues the Paris attack shows civilian bombing impact is weaker than in prior conflicts. He notes 200 to 250 German planes likely participated with bombs near one ton each, questioning claims of greater offensive air power.
A friend of the royal family relays King Leopold's message to President Roosevelt after U S Ambassador Cudahy disclosed the monarch intended to capitulate. Reports say Belgian cabinet members urged escape to France, but Leopold insisted it would be desertion for him to abandon his army and country.
Paris reports say French airplanes bombed German territory in retaliation for the Paris bombing. Spokesmen say more raids will follow, with Paris hoping Allied bombers strike German cities soon. German losses included schools and a hospital among areas hit. Berlin reports eight killed in a Munich suburb raid.
Officers report that if mobilization proceeds, Company A 11th Infantry Pennsylvania National Guard would train in Texas during winter. Plans call for Pine Army troops to maneuver in St Lawrence County in August for three weeks with possible extension due to mobilization orders. Italy’s Mussolini and the council approve a series of decrees completing Staly’s preparedness.
Harrisburg dispatches report calls for 24 hour protection at the Pennsylvania State Armory on East Washington Street amid anti Fifth Column measures. Interest grows in guarding armories arsenals and camps nationwide as part of wider defense preparations.
Unconfirmed but reliable capitol reports say President Roosevelt would accept a third term nomination. Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina touted as running mate after discussions with Roosevelt and Byrnes among trusted advisers.
Drug stores join in Wednesday half day closings starting tomorrow. Four pharmacies will close from 1 to 1 30 p m each Wednesday and continue through June and July. Other stores will start half day Wednesday closings as well.
Senator Joseph P Guffey and a dozen Democratic leaders were to meet in Harrisburg to draft plans for the fall campaign. The session, called by new state party chairman Meredith Meyers, Lewistown publisher, aimed to select a nine to twelve member committee to direct the statewide campaign.
Pennsylvania's highway department yesterday awarded C. G. Construction Company of Dayist Ohio the contract for half a mile of concrete highway and an overpass at Garland. The project will eliminate two grade crossings on Route 11 and one on Route 41. The contract price is 38 23 percent.
City council votes to intensify a three month tax collection drive cutting costs by about 73 dollars a month. It halts extra pay to a collector and clerical staff while reporting 99 thousand dollars collected in two weeks and 582 thousand dollars over three months. A rents income of about 970 dollars monthly is noted. A list of unpaid taxes and potential exonerations is to be prepared for council by July 18 for a broader Way and means study on delinquents.
Miss Irene Mullen, collector of city school and county taxes, reports 1939 school taxes totaled 87 491.03. She turned over the 39 duplicate books to C H Geiger and paid the 4 percent assessment. A $322 950 1930 31 tax payment was also made. The Board of Education named Gordon W as collector of delinquent taxes. books will be handed to him now. Delinquent taxes carry a five percent penalty and six percent annual interest from May 1.
G. Reneau, associate northwest district secretary of the State YMCA, has been chosen to direct Camp Cornplanter in the Allegheny National Forest for the 1949 season. The camp, costing about 5 dollars per day for campers, features modern bunkhouses and a new swimming pool, with ample space for baseball, badminton, volleyball, track and other mass games. Trails from the camp lead into heavily wooded areas suitable for many activities.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill tells Commons a colossal military disaster occurred in Flanders yet 335000 Allied troops were rescued. He warns Germany could strike Paris or London and vows not to accept a purely defensive war. He details the Dunkirk rescue and the heavy losses among British and Belgian forces.
In June Paris reports describe a mass Nazi assault on Dunkirk with 225000 enemy troops overwhelming the port. Allied rear guards, including General Weygand’s forces, delayed the main German advance to allow thousands of Allied troops to embark under artillery and air attack, while German forces pressed toward the Olse Alsne Argonne line.
The communique said German air raids on Paris yesterday involved 78 French and 400 planes destroyed on the ground with nine German craft missing. The report notes German forces advancing to key positions and evacuations around strategic ports and cities as the war progresses.
Report says troops have reached the fringes of Dunkirk and are shelling Allied transports near the English port. British vessels lieat Dunkirk as artillery shells rain on retreating transports amid the crisis.
City council orders removal of a tarp covered barn from property on East Smith Street. Owner to remove structure amid neighbor complaints and pressure from local authorities. Enforcement action filed to ensure abatement of nuisance on Grose property and taint to adjacent properties.
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