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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
1
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Corry Pennsylvania moves to license and register bicycles. The measure requires all bicycle owners and sellers to register, with a 25 cent fee and metallic registration. Director Richard Rossbach er leads the effort with Corry Safety Council support, aiming for final adoption in July.
Major General John Williams orders a June 30 expansion and replacement plan for the Pennsylvania National Guard. Existing officers unqualified for full field service are to be reviewed, with expedited action to remove those failing qualification checks and fill officer vacancies immediately.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority announced plans for a certificate of public convenience for All American Aviation Inc to operate air service including Pittsburgh to Buffalo via Corry. Examiners recommended denial for passenger service and tentative refusal for airmail pickup, with final decision pending. Representative Daniel Reed plans to press hearings this Thursday urging approval. Sub base at Groton damaged by a June 14 fire of undetermined origin causing extensive damage.
Admiral Harold R. Starck, chief of naval operations, recommended a 70 percent increase in the U S Navy's strength. He testified before the House naval affairs committee, proposing a 823 percent rise in authorized tonnage. The plan, costing about 4 trillion dollars, would add roughly 1,260,000 tons of fighting ships.
Montevideo reports two US warships were redirected for a goodwill cruise after German fifth column activity was alleged. A parliamentary inquiry cited storm troop operations and gun caches, leading to the arrest of 12 German citizens. Deputies said Nazi leaders were testifying and named suspected Gestapo agents Holzer and Melusier.
State College Pa June 18 development of farm machinery and modern cultivation practices has cut the U S farm population from about half the nation's total in 1880 to about a quarter today Dr John Lee Coulter consulting economist Washington says indicating a major shift in agricultural work and rural employment patterns across the United States.
London June 18 United Press Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons Britain will fight on regardless of France. He cited 1,750,000 armed forces and volunteers ready to defend the British Isles after France’s collapse and noted Dominion armies present. He warned invasion remains possible before June end and emphasized Britain’s navy.
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson told Fairmont West Virginia crowds that the United States would need at least a year to build adequate national defense. He warned that wars now hinge on complex equipment, not quick drills, and that citizens cannot be armed and trained in days or months.
City officials vow to pursue all delinquent taxes, aiming to force payments through vigorous collection actions. A special council meeting next Monday will decide on continuing the drive, while salary adjustments for the city treasurer and deputy may be considered to fund the extra work.
City seeks savings through voluntary action by bond holders lowering interest on 9,900 to 3 percent, with 30,900 in bonds already agreeing to 3 percent from 4 and 6 percent. City will pay off 1,000 more bonds to further cut indebtedness, Finance Director A. O. Sandburg reports.
Philadelphia June 16 In the Republican presidential race Thomas E Dewey holds an inside track as candidates face a wide open contest Wendel L Wilkie's late campaign has unsettled veteran party leaders a possible early nomination in a convention nearing Weadlock ballots Taft Dewey and Vandenberg lead in pre convention efforts with Taft and Dewey moving into the stretch Continues on page five
Bulletin items from Paris and Rome report the French council of ministers and President Lebrun taking what are described as important defense decisions. A Rome dispatch notes Milan’s Corriere della Sera saying Britain asked Roosevelt to seek honorable peace terms with Hitler and Mussolini. Cairo reports General Mittelhauser proclaiming the Near East fight continues.
City Council informally moved to obtain plans and cost estimates for a band shell in City Park to replace the dilapidated stand saved last week. Director F I Barnes will gather data on placement behind the large monument facing east and arrange plans, with substantial public support already pledged.
The May 18 meeting of the state legislative committee, led by secretary Rep. David N. Denman, will survey defense facilities at Pennsylvania airports. Denman, a Latrobe attorney and former U S air force member, was named secretary to inspect fields in the Pittsburgh area.
Paris and London report that Hitler and Mussolini conferred at Munich to decide France's fate after the Allied advance. The leaders discussed terms for an armistice, with France expected to resist unless terms are binding and acceptable to a prostrate nation.
Italian official sources say Italy will continue military operations against France until a cessation of hostilities is agreed by Hitler and Mussolini at Munich. Britain’s fate remains tied to the talks as war plans with the British persist. Italian communique reports bombing of Bizerte and Corsica targets, plus sunk Allied oil tankers by submarines. The Munich deliberations awaited amid strong Italian confidence.
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