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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1940
Page
4
Local corry page features mixed ads and notices including carriage rates and publisher credits. An editorial discusses U S war policy and Navy defense, with reflection on Knox and Hitler, then a Yale study claims women drivers are safer, noting lower accident rates and effects of passenger relationships on driving speed.
A garbled editorial notes a large school music event in southern Illinois with 800 students from seventeen schools, highlighting band and solo entrants and a push for better instruments and instruction. It argues music education yields skilled performers and future composers despite limited resources.
Stewart reports editors across the nation favor Thomas Dewey as the Republican nominee over Hull for the November election. Hull is seen as lacking bite, while editors praise Dewey's aggressiveness though worry about Roosevelt's possible return and other political upheavals.
A fragmented radio schedule describes tonight and tomorrow’s CBS and NBC programs, including Gracie Allen, Ben Bernie, Texaco Star Theater, and Hollywood Playhouse. It notes interviews with Benton Marty Byrd and Amos Cardegia, plus upcoming broadcasts from Montreal and Washington, and multiple drama and music features with Edison Marshall's Master Off and Todd’s solo singing Avalon Dime among others.
A Hollywood film shop feature recounts the era’s prop substitutions for onscreen scenes. Chewable glass, soap mugs, and candy frills replaced risky items, with eggs used in bubble baths and tea diluted to imitate drinks. The piece notes gag staples from Ginger Rogers to Joan Crawford productions and reflects period humor about safe prop choices.
A May party for the binant of the Corry Hospital drew a brilliant, jovial crowd last evening with Mrs. Frank Baeder Mrs. W W Mor guridge Mrs Jabs Wight and Mrs PS Austin in charge. The Kane Republican touts Kane’s census ahead of Corry by 38 residents.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hyands daughter arrived home this morning from St Petersburg Florida. Dr and Mrs J G Hye and Miss Bessie Driscoll who were guests at the Maynnarty last evening spent the night in the city with Mr and Mrs Lion Lindsley and returned home to Clarendon this morning. Mrs Theodore Husted died last evening in Greenville. Mrs Husted testified on York street in his city for many years and was adaptive member in St Thomas church.
A reader is invited to answer a seven question daily quiz printed in the classifieds. It lists questions about presidents, shapes, speed records, pronunciations, Kipling, allies by population, proverbs, and a riddle about a seat.
Immune to poison ivy is not guaranteed as exposure can occur by contact with the plant or contaminated clothing. The guidance urges wearing boots, long sleeves, and gloves, and to avoid touching the face with gloved hands after handling ivy. Seasonal changes affect ivy’s behavior and exposure risk remains, especially for workers in wooded areas.
The text mixes garbled geography with obscure references to places like Borgijigy and Mamugordo NM along with mentions of WACK and Blare. It hints at railway sightings, desert conditions, political shifts, and chemical bursts, but the fragments lack coherent events or dates to form a clear news item.
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