Corry Area News Highlights From April 1940 Reports
The Pa Railroad reports April 1940 net income of 6.15 million dollars and 0.60 per share, versus 2.18 million and 19 cents. Pontiac Motor Division notes 68,681 Ponting cars delivered first six months. army troop train passes through Corry on Erie line. City bids opened for East Main Street parcel. translators sought for French German Italian Spanish by U S Maritime Commission. Police arrest three for stow sign violations and traffic code enforcement continues. Committees consider iron lung purchase for Corry Hospital. carload predictions rising 154 percent across regions for Q3.
Willis Reports County Finances Hit Hard
Erie June 18 Willis reports county finances in crisis Controller Harvey Willis says general fund balance May 31 was 9511,478 with 77,125 moved to road bonds and a damage case. Tax money can’t be used until 30,000 is set aside to meet notes due July 1 and Aug 15.
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Erie
Harvey Willis
Medh
Willis
Four Erie Countians Indicted by U S Jury
Federal grand jury in Pillabureh Sbhy Mary Jcuholski and six others face indictments for illegal liquor possession from May 3. William D Dublin of Cascade Street is charged with illegal whiskey sale to agents March 2. William D Downs of West Springfield faces transport of a stolen car from Cleveland to West Springfield last May. William Leonard Smith and Eugene Levi Drake of Cambridge Springs are indicted for transporting a stolen car from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Cambridge Springs.
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Erie
U. S
Brie
Twesting
Pillabureh
West Springfield
Cleveland
William Leonard Smith
Eugene Levi Drake
Cambridge Springs
Crawford County
Grand Rapids
Mich
Answers to Today's Nuiz Test Questions
Answers to today s Nuiz test printed on page four list names and topics. Jack Dempsey Wendell Hall Washington Bess Streeter Aldrich Coast Guard Academy New London Conn Yes Sabatical year Julians American A melody added as accompan ient
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NUIZ
Jack Dempsey
Wendell Hall
Washington
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Julians
Former New Dealer Appeals to Republican Committee
Peek, a former New Deal official, testified at a Republican resolutions committee hearing. He argued Roosevelt’s administration threatened war abroad and supported fascist dictators at home. Henry Carter presented a memorandum reflecting the first group’s platform ideas.
War Today Analyzed By Military Critic
A wartime analysis discusses Franco Prussian War lessons and French collapse after Metz Sedan and the Maginot line era. It notes the rise of General Gambetta inspired forces, political interference weakening defense and potential Allied cooperation with Great Britain.
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Sedan
Maginot Line
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Catmbetta
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France
Alsace-Lorraine
North
Africa
Great Britain
de Gaulle
Mussolini
Hitler
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Italy
Mediterranean
Pefain
Admiral Mahan
Mahan
Britain
British Chocolate Soldiers Rise in Civilian Roles
London reports that hundreds of civilians absorbed by government departments wear officer uniforms and are recorded at high ranks, dubbed the Chocolate Soldiers of Whitehall by Parliament itself.
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London
Whitehall
Man's Body Found Along Tracks in Ridgway Area
Ridgway Pa June 19 the identity of John Parani Bly white stolen wrist raft west of Wilcox was found lying along Pennsylvania Railroad tracks four hundred yards west of the station. Coroner Dr Stanley Barratt ruled accidental death and no inquest will be held. Parana employed at a section works out of Johnsonburg rode daily from Johnsonburg to Wilcox and walked the tracks home. The body discovered by Alvin Anderson west of Johnsonburg. Parana's head was crushed.
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Ridgway
Jil Parani
Bly White
Raif West
WL Cox
Wilcox
Stinley Barratt
Mik County
Parana
Barratt
Purana
Pennsylvania
Johnsonburg
Buzzard
Alvin Anderdo i
Worle Athe Wilcox
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Markets Report Mixed Cobblestone Livestock and Produce
The market shows slow livestock trade with hogs 180 to 220 pounds mostly around 5.25 to 9.50 per hundredweight and calves at 9.50 for good and choice. Cattle and sheep demand remains uneven with cutters and common cows near 8 to 6.50, lambs steady and spring goats mixed amid broader wholesale produce activity in Pittsburgh and New York.
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Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Virginia
California
Alabama
C. Cobblers
Cobblers
Plea for Aid to Europe’s Refugees Urges Tolerance
Dr Guy Shielay of New York urged Christian groups to aid war refugees and show greater tolerance toward victims of persecution in Europe. He censured some church members for intolerance at a late event in Plesburgh.
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Europe
Plisburgh
Guy Shielay
New York
Episcopal Tandenymin
The
Dinfistian
Sierra of Chastiy Toms
Ul European
Jwrsecutine
Feud lingers amid turmoil and shifting loyalties
Fragmentary notes describe ongoing feuding and resignations within a team or group, with references to past Mayors, player tensions, and morale concerns. The text hints at leadership changes, withdrawals, and uncertain outcomes as members face internal splits and pressures.
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Ti Elba
Fox Brigink
Wien
Eure
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Chrysler Bulleting
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