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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1940
Page
6
A late afternoon council session at the city hall set plans for identity verification amid a noisy mob. Reports cite vandalism with rocks shattering shop windows, police listing suspects as local youths. Separate notes cover a city manager form proposal, weather briefing, traffic incidents, a gas-station break in, and ongoing hospital updates.
The article covers France’s surrender, Reynaud’s resignation, and a new French cabinet under Albert Lebrun as Britain weighs aid. It notes Hitler and Mussolini to discuss peace terms, with Berlin signaling unconditional capitulation as the Axis stance. The piece frames a turning point in France’s history amid ongoing war.
The Erie county committee on Boy Scout organization met Friday at Hotel Corry to plan next season, review this season, and finalize the budget. Attendees included M. M. Nast, Victor Grieb, Edward Tate, Thomas Barber, James Bryan, Charles P. Wills, Herman Grove, Wills Pratt, Pred Talbot, Charles Churchill and Jack Taylor, with Frank Hesbach presiding.
Jamestown reports its first traffic fatality of 1940 as 65 year old Seine N. Sezentplat of 20 West Tenth Street is struck on Washington Street near Tenth by a car driven by 25 year old Joseph P. Kain of 816 North Mall Street. The death occurred just after midnight as Coroner Samuel T. Bowers investigates. Kain is not held.
More than a billion dollars and a billion work days are lost yearly by workers due to disabilities. Professor Kenneth Pray of the Pennsylvania School of Social Work spoke to nurses at the National Biennial Nursing Convention in Philadelphia, outlining the economic impact and urging action.
Cairo dispatch reports Italian mechanized columns moving from Ethiopia toward Moyale on the Kenya border were bombed and strafed by the Royal Air Force Middle East Command. Report says armored cars and wrecks were destroyed with troops dispersed in the Moyale area on the Kenya border.
A Columbia University Press study in Population and Peace notes major pre nineteenth century movements. It cites about a quarter of a million Huguenots leaving France after 1605 and up to 20 million Africans transported to the New World.
Wholesale markets show moderate demand with apples steady and onions, cabbage, lettuce, potatoes, and sweet potatoes mostly firm. Prices listed for Norfolk, Alabama, Jersey and Porto Rican varieties, plus crates and hampers. A separate note covers a plane wedding and a beaver incident in Montana. Stock market dive and broad listings follow, with numerous tickers and commodities cited.
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In a tense 63-? round affair Sammy Sneed edged Jimmy Dr in a close contest. Dudley and Niet provided strong challenges as the field battled for a $1,000 prize in a day tourney.
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