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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1940
Page
2
Alice Marble, world tennis champion, will lecture Friday night in Jameston High School auditorium on The Wil to Win. The event promotes motivation and sportsmanship with Marble as keynote speaker.
City items advertise Campbell's tomato soup three for twenty cents and walnut specials, with other prices on pork chops cabbage and jackets. Local news notes hospital-treated children after weekend falls, a Meadville principal's indefinite leave and Bender named acting principal, plus sport and community notices.
The Civic Orchestra opened its 1980 81 season at the senior high school with a varied program conducted by Albert Manuel. Grace Whittier, guest soloist, performed four pieces including My Old Kentucky Home to enthusiastic applause from a large audience. The woodwind trio and trumpet selections complemented Bizet's Lidvloestende Suite No 1 and a medley of favorite tunes.
The American Legion outlines a march route from Center street to Main, west to First avenue, south to South street, east to Center, then north to the Grand theatre for an evening program. Motorists are asked to avoid noise near Park Place and the Grand Theatre after 6 pm. Local youth and community groups join in a rally to spur patriotism amid international tensions, with music from several units. The Women’s Relief Corps meets Thursday at 2:30 pm in the Masonic Hall to discuss important business.
The article notes the 1940 election age in Washington with control of the House of Representatives as the major national stake. It details 432 Senate seats contested, 35 governorships, and races across 33 states as voters weigh Democratic and Republican outcomes. It highlights Republicans seeking a turnover in the House after a decade of Democratic control and Democrats predicting failure of the challenge.
Council members say no delay in meter installation. If the mayor refuses action, they may authorize another official to sign the contract. Officials deny contract irregularities and insist the plan is legal, aiming to have meters in use by November 15 when the ordinance takes effect.
In Philadelphia on November 5 1940 voters faced a high turnout with record registration as U S Senator Joseph F Guffey seeks another term opposed by Jay Cooke Republican chairman of Philadelphia. Campaigns center on the New Deal with margins forecast near half a million in a pivotal state.
Simon Micheli of the National Get Out the Vote group predicted 51,000,000 Americans would cast ballots in the election. He noted that only about 50,000,000 would vote for a president and vice president, while the rest would vote for other offices or issues.
Wendell L. Willkie voted at public school No. 6 on Madison Avenue at Fifth Street at 9 42 a m saying he would vote straight Republican. He answered as a lawyer to an election clerk and entered the booth amid cheering hundreds. Mrs Willkie, in black dress, followed him with a gardenia on her shoulder.
A collision in a Wasaleh ascent left seven passengers and a stewardess dead in a twisted wreck at the cabin front. Capt. Howard Fey of Oakland and First Officer Thomas Sandegran of Tacoma were thrown from the plane as its nose split. Coroner W L Rigby ordered body removal delayed until today.
Mount Washington reported 22 votes for Wendell Willkie and 10 for Franklin Roosevelt, reflecting Massachusetts totals of 22 for Willkie and 21 for Roosevelt as precincts continue counting.
Fragmented report mentions Detroit weather and northeast warmth. Also references elections and predicted outcomes with names like Wilton and Neffner. Mentions Kansas, Denver, and Madrid in a broad global political context amid stormy or overcast conditions.
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