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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1940
Page
4
Stewart notes five U S senators were denied renomination this year in a dramatic shift. Senators Ashurst King Frasier Burke Holt face defeat while Burke and Holt may seek comeback. The piece contrasts long tenures with anti New Deal stances and questions impact on general election.
The Corry Evening Journal outlines Red Cross activities and wartime welfare efforts, praising local chapters and volunteers and urging support for national defense. It notes plans around Armistice Day November 11th and calls for community participation in relief work, disaster response, and emergency aid.
A fragmented, early 20th century style defense piece contrasts ranks from lieutenant to general in a brisk survey of U S Army structure. It names units from squads to corps, lists insignia like silver stars and oak leaves, and notes how leadership progresses from sergeant to general while poking at military jargon and etiquette. The tone reflects a period public informational or parliamentary style explaining hierarchy and roles within the Army.
The article cites August employment figures near one hundred thousand with a push to 1,100,000 and notes uncertainty for September. It discusses rising business activity, potential factory orders, and bank lending constraints amid wartime demand, signaling cautious optimism about a gradual recovery and the impact on consumer prices and wages.
A retro note recalls World Gérles baseball reviews by the Journal with fans calling in on Dodgers and Tadians standings. Helen Westley returns to Olean after time with her parents. Roy Rickerson of Ajax Foundry leaves for Columbus Ohio to attend the American Foundrymen convention. Weekend games with the Buffer Krusts were canceled due to extremely cold weather by the Corry club officials.
Washington Day Book profile of Edward R Burke, Nebraska Democrat, who after losing renomination to Gov Cochran keeps pushing amid a challenging political period He sponsored and led the Burke Wadsworth peacetime conscription bill amid opposition and doubts from party and peers, describing himself as an amateur in politics and a World War veteran planning to return to law practice in Ottawa.
A quirky daily quiz lists ten questions about weights currencies maps and presidents. It asks about pounds per tan and the tight little something, Sir Joshua Reynolds, converting salt water, the opera The Magic Fire, a presidential birthplace disputed by two states, and asks if Army Notre Dame football is in New York Philadelphia or Chicago, among others including postage stamp value and national birth records.
The reporter tours Puerto Rico’s Carioca distillery describing vast copper vats, fermenting rum, and an assembly line bottling process. He notes the gleaming facilities, the architectural design, tropical surroundings, palm and coconut trees, and a vivid scene of workers labeling and capping bottles.
Strenuous exercises do not necessarily cause heart strain. If an athlete's heart fails it means a bad heart to begin with. The heart of a marathon runner or oarsman is not unduly enlarged. There is some enlargement to the heart of an athlete but not damage. Heart rates vary with age and training. proper exercise does not damage the normal heart. Youth should have heart examinations before strenuous physical contests.
Fragmentary notes discuss a Latin Spanish translation titled The Spiritual Ladder printed in 1535. Mentions Juan de Zumárraga as first bishop of Mexico, along with scattered data on baby care, earthquakes, and a biographical line about a person named Soh Brhwm with unclear context.
The fragment discusses common error patterns in English usage with phrases like I suspicion as a verb. It mentions absolute forms and questionable spellings such as fby and eve, highlighting how OCR may distort words and request guidance on correction and interpretation.
The piece spotlights Raymond Massey as John Brown in Santa Fe Brown's drama, Henry Fonda's unusual contract phrasing for possible stage work, and Hank being wary of Wilder's potential dramatization. It also notes Hotty Brewer signing autographs, Dalia Andrews pursuing acting after relief years, Dana from Sam Goldwyn’s camp breaking in, and rising musical film prospects as "Rudhing of the Sun" and "Valley of the Sun" brighten Hollywood.
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