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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1940
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a local event slate in LA with references to a closure site, a BPOE association, a spring gathering, a villa fire, bombs, and a price list around 6.50 to 35 dollars. Names and places are unclear, but the text implies scheduled social and public happenings with dates and venues.
The article lists several victorious candidates who defeated incumbents across states. Murdock won in Utah, Bilgore in West Virginia, McFarland defeated Hayden in Arizona, Wills unseated Minton in Indiana, Burton won in Ohio, Tubwell beat Townsend in Delaware, and Brooks edged Slattery in North Dakota with Republicans gaining seats.
Ward chairmen announced for Red Cross drive led by C Reneau and MC A secretary. Campaign kicks off with a Tuesday meeting presided by Mayor Frank E Hepler. First report on November 16 and final drive close November 23 with renewals costing one dollar. Residents urged to be generous as European needs rise.
Veteran stage and screen actress Mary Boland was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Badlands. She was hospitalized, with reports indicating multiple injuries but stable condition. Fast-acting responders transported Boland following the collision near Lown Lys.
Erie, Nov. 8. Word has reached here of the death of Fr. Pensims, former Union City resident, in his home at Treumeari, Mexico, on October 30 after a long illness. Born September 4, 1870, he moved to New Mexico then served as main diepaicter. Survivors include his wife, sisters Mrs J. G. Humes, Miss Jessie C. Bersatis, Erie, Mrs. Earl J. Greenman, North East, and brothers FA, Persons, Erie, and William W. Persons, Baldwin Park, California. Funeral services and interment were conducted in Treumeari.
Special services at the Baptist church this week led by Dr B H Ashton will end this evening. The meeting features the topic The Cluets World-Wide Equalization and is expected to draw a sizable audience.
A body identified as Mulur Dehy Andre Smtish, a soldier executed as a spy during the American Revolutionary War era, is interred in Westminster Abbey in London. The finding confirms his burial in the historic church.
Harrisburg reports show Democratic lawmakers proposing tax measures as part of a broader plan to seize control of the state House of Representatives. Key figures cited include Rep Leo Avhiman and party veterans like Roy E. Firman and Joseph Ominsky, with discussion of leadership and legislative strategy shaping the 19 Nolty Deaf program and related agenda.
Amid rising divorce pressures in Great Britain, thousands of wives seek separation orders while an estimated 3,500 husbands resist, choosing to pay for lawful separation rather than meet court-imposed terms. The situation highlights a widening gendered rift in marital law and personal finances.
Thompson's Borsoma Tablets claim relief from headaches stomach upsets and pains. The copy urges use for kidney waste removal and toxin filtering promising comfort from the product at all drug stores. It also recommends Golden Lax Tablets for constipation and notes packaging details Thompson's Borsoman Tablets 1-13.
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