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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
4
Central Pres columnist Charles Steward critiques wartime propaganda and selective reporting. He argues belligerents influence fighters and neutrals alike by broadcasting favorable tales and suppressing opposing views, noting shifts in Allied and German messaging as nations gauge the war’s direction.
A fragmentary note discusses animal tracks and prints, noting delicate hoof marks and hind feet matching fore feet. The text appears as a stray OCR snippet with unclear names or dates, offering a brief observation on pattern recognition in prints.
Miss McCormick argues that Germany’s strength rests on disciplined self serving leaders who turn ordinary people into a rigid machine. She says Hitler’s regime is strong only because opponents are unprepared and divided and that democracy’s weakness could allow defeat if the U S acts decisively now.
The piece hails Winston Churchill as a brilliant crisis leader able to stir the British people with poetic oratory. It praises his mastery of expression, declares him a scholar and liberty artist, and notes his magnetic power to rally support in wartime. It warns of danger if he fails and urges resilience for the Empire.
A chaotic radio summary recounts a sea voyage tale about a landlubber and a family aboard a home made boat seeking fortune near Alaska. The broadcast schedule includes CBS and NBC programs with a 9 PM CBS convention coverage and musical performances by James Melton, the Bell Symphony Orchestra, and excerpts from Show Boat and The Vagabond King.
Brigadier General Brice P. Discre, army veteran of 1899 to 1919, joins WLW as war commentator. He led Michigan State Prison reform after service, broadcasting from New York City line on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30 p.m. EST. The page lists varied programs and personalities across radio and film media with mixed notes on future broadcasts and events.
Hollywood veteran Francis Lederer rejects long term plans, preferring moving, furnished apartments, and immediate roles. He travels from New York to Hollywood on short notice for I Married a Nazi, scales new projects as they arise, and stays open to future opportunities.
Twenty years ago note reports Miss Doris Wilson of Ames Iowa marrying Vanes W McCray, son of Mr and Mrs Henry McCray of Concord, in a quiet California ceremony on June 15. Also noted are police advice against selling fireworks before July 4, a visit by Sodality Society members to Miss Anna Strobel, Brock and Wilcox business move to Pittsburgh, Mrs Dawson Olmstead and children staying Findley Lake, and Miss Helen Kaiser as Detroit Sacred Heart convent graduate.
A reader quiz asks seven questions on capitals, innings, amendments, presidents, seasons, laws, and places. It references Sacramento versus other cities as California’s capital and includes trivia about Portsmouth and mailing classes.
Fragmented OCR note from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania mentions daily routines and health topics. Contains jumbled phrases about apples, digestion, and recovery with unclear dates or events. The readable parts reference medical society content and general health discussion.
The critic surveys major Broadway works including There Shall Be No Night Key Largo The World We Make Life With Father The Man Who Came to Dinner The Male Animal Skylark Morning's at 7 Margin for Error and Time of Your Life He critiques Sherwood Anderson Kingsley Raphaelson Osborn Boothe and Saroyan noting sincerity skill pretension and audience reactions while praising Margins for Error and Morning's at 7 and questioning the lasting impact of several titles.
A report describes adding agar and pectin to baby formula as a new treatment. Agar, present in milk sugar and beet sugar, is included along with pectin in the preparation. The text notes a certain amount of each is added to the formula as part of the treatment.
Fragmentary note mentions remedies used for newborns and a caution against yielding to common errors in judging beauty. The text contrasts ancient mothers using a remedy with modern phrasing guidance for descriptions of appearance.
A fragment notes a first Saturday on Grey Street linked to a fair or threatening scene. The text suggests an event with public gathering or risk, but details are unclear and no definite outcome or participants are named.
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