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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1940
Page
4
A clipped newspaper page mixes publishing notices with wartime editorial excerpts. It includes Critical commentary on Japanese soldiers, American tax interstate commerce debates, and Soviet peace pact remarks, reflecting confusion and cross-aisle discourse of the era with scattered names and places.
Radio listings describe Henry Alden's school declaration contest woes as he tries persuading family for a new gorge suit. The piece features Clifford Goldsmith's Henry Alden comedy with cast including Stone, and host Johnny Green. Dinah Shore, Ben Bernie, and the Bailey Sisters perform on CBS and NBC networks alongside varied programs and upcoming stage dates.
France continues its Heroes of Peace stamps honoring private citizens with Charcot featured among the stamps. The 19th century physician is recognized for neurology work and leading a major brain clinic at Solpetiere. Also noted is Liechtenstein’s new two-value stamp with its coats of arms.
A sweeping shift sees new U S military aircraft, once kept secret, sold to France and Britain in large orders. Production bottlenecks, White House overrides, and fears over strategic access to bomb sights and Bell Aircobra spark a wave of hearings and a push for a government aircraft factory led by Senator Lister Hill.
The text presents a scrambled quiz page with mis-spellings and garbled trivia prompts asking about Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth and other mixed questions, including names, places, and terms, all in a distressed OCR fragment from a cinema or generic publication.
There are scattered lines mentioning cotton fields, long walks to a bench, and a knee image, followed by notes that the United States may sanction England France and Argentina for interfering with commerce. It references Ohio Democrats vs Republicans, victory detentions, Lindbergh and an international conference with delegates possessing power, and contrasts larger nations with two shotgun salvos as an alarming image.
Harrisburg views argue the Democratic Party must move past patronage and political machines. Senator Guffey opposes the Hatch law extension, while Walter S. Jones supports reform and rejects reliance on payroll politics to win the U.S. Senate nomination. The piece critiques party machinery and urges voters to demand broader principles from candidates.
Spades are traits amon gar deners. Having a garden is one of the thrills of spring. Gardening is good for health and mental balance and also beneficial for diet. Seed, watch it grow. Good foods grow in gardens such as Betts cabbage lettuce onions spinach parsley and peas. Potatoes tunips radishes parsnips and more. They taste better fresh from the garden. Your neighbor's chickens will appreciate your garden as will Mr and Mrs Bonney and little Charlie. Chinch-bug. The benefits far outbalance the worry of it.
The Journal received a souvenir of petrified forests of Arizona from C. Williams, Williams, and B. Wilcox enjoy a tour of that section. Prank Lite sells shoes and opens a lunch counter and ice cream parlor on West Minin street. The Crownell Shoe Co announces a new store in Cumberland Mo. Manager Pringle notes the company slogan still “twenty stores all busy.” The city welcomes Mr and Mrs W. H. Baenel, recently moved from Westfield, seeking on Delaware street. The state police station will be reopened and Wyoming troops assigned here for duty. Mr and Mrs K. W. Briesy plan a celebration at 243 West Wayne street. Frank Ganuly has joined the county Price Commission. Many residents expect a busy town week as a vite rumor circulates about a return to town soon.
March 18 Hollywood report notes Tracy’s American appearance and makeup shifts. He rose to fame playing gangsters and priests on stage and screen, with his range helping him become a leading star despite early typecasting.
The Cherokees of North Carolina speak a lipless language where few words need lip closure. Names like Tuckaseegee Hiawassee Juna Iuskee Cullasajee and Nyntahals appear in the sample chatter showing place names and terms used in this speech.
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