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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1940
Page
1
A brief report notes two suspected theft incidents in the city. Police investigated larceny at a business on Main Street and another theft involving a street market. No arrests announced yet. authorities seek witnesses and further details.
Glenn J. Martin received the Daniel Guggenheim medal for 1940 in acknowledgment of his contributions to aeronautical development. The ceremony was performed a week ago by Secret Service men who later freed yacht owner Edward DeRoul Blount, 80, after a $5,000 fine at a Washington hearing. Blount, living aboard a $9,090 yacht near Washington, faced alleged possession of Nazi propaganda and Hitler speeches aboard the vessel. Two New York rodeo cowboys, Bill Hannock and Larry Pindey, were held in connection with the death of John Martin, a British seaman on the Queen Elizabeth, found dead in a hotel room.
Farm couple denies any involvement in the murder of Blair Barnes, 27, of Corry. District draft board to meet in Union City. Erie official Paul D. Schenck named Northwest district president at yesterday’s meeting. List of radio and TV program schedules and regional briefs follow.
Babson argues there is no current famine in Germany, Holland, Denmark, or France this winter. He warns that grain supplies are tightly controlled and that rationing, not actual shortages, could limit food access.
The readable fragments discuss rationing, waste, and German food supply during the war. References to "square" meals, per person allotment, and Reich indicate a wartime context. Details are incomplete, but the text points to concerns over food distribution and agricultural output.
Fragmentary text discusses a hypothetical system reducing famine and widening control, with unclear terms and names. The passage seems to speculate on European policy, food standards, and governance, noting a phrase that resembles a distorted name or term and referencing Leal.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions cattle, feeding, processing, and delivery trucks. References appear garbled with possible notes on supply distribution, central location, and police involvement. No clear events, dates, or identifiable entities emerge.
Clar enore farmer and son detained as Oklahoma officers probe the murder of Blair L Baynes the Long Beach California truck driver. A chest matching one in Barnes car was found in the farmer’s home. Barnes had been stabbed and left in a Chelsea coal pit after his estate papers surfaced.
Milk producers in the vicinity are informed that November 2 is the deadline to file briefs for hearings on proposed amendments to the federal state milk marketing order. Hearing Master John M. Dinblin announced the ruling would not be made until briefs are presented by interested parties as hearings proceed in New York.
The army revealed an elaborate new draft plan to identify skilled draftees for specific tasks. It targets 300 special duties and will apply first to the initial 30,000 conscripts in mid November. Trainees will be kept near home to save money and boost morale, with some transfers between corps areas as needed.
Japanese flyers said to have checked the Tow of supplies to Chinese men as bridges were struck on the reopened Burma road to China. Tokyo papers hailed the route reopening as new Anglo American cooperation evidence. In New Castle, Pa., W. B. Tino Kittaming was elected president of the Midwest Section of the Pennsylvania State Education Association at its annual convention.
The first snow of the season fell here today with flurries in the late forenoon. Corry saw a brief snow burst around 11 o clock, followed by a light sprinkle of flakes for about half an hour. The night brought a drop in temperature and the weather forecast hinted at cloudy skies, possible showers, and rising temperatures for the weekend.
Cairo dispatch reports axis drive east targets Greece with demands for immediate severance of economic ties with Britain, territorial cessions from Greece to Italy and Bulgaria, Greek government changes, and potential Turkish alignment. Rome and Moscow sources hint at future axis talks shaping Near East influence amid Balkan tensions.
Members of the district armY board including Corry and eastern Erie county will convene in Union City at 2 PM to organize and appoint a chairman clerk and staff. Mayor Hepler and Attorney Dr Peake will attend from Cory. The board aims to establish Union City as the district headquarters with a room offered in the city building. Registration cards will be issued for districting and numbering once organization is complete.
At Erie Strong YM High School the Northwestern District of the Pennsylvania State Education Association urged stronger Americanism in schools. Phil D. Schenck of Erie was elected president. other officers include Dr F L Pond, Vaughn De Long, and George Aderapi. Resolutions called for renewed loyalty to American ideals, defense of tenure, and cooperation with state and national education efforts. A separate item reported a truck collision near Greenville where Oakesley Bowen was injured after his truck was struck by a railroad crossing train.
A rumor from The Sketch cites sources claiming German troop losses around 200000 from recent operations. It also notes Cherbourg bombardment figures near 40000 casualties, reflecting ongoing reports of heavy German fatalities.
Harrisburg, Pa.—Governor James denies any plan to pressure state workers into political contributions. He says there will be no coercion or targeting of employees and criticizes Democratic leaders and Roosevelt speeches as signs of panic in the party. The dispute centers on letters urging voluntary political contributions and the timing of government officials' campaign activities.
Pennsylvania registered 1 235424 men Wednesday for possible military service. About 30 000 will be called up in the first full November, with the draft districts spanning across the state from Philadelphia and Allegheny County to Columbus and beyond. The National Draft Headquarters notes keystone residents have already pledged and some states report higher mobilization totals. Pennsylvanians already exceed 64 000 in service across Navy Army National Guard and other forces, with Philadelphia leading the tally and Allegheny County next in numbers.
BERWYN Pa Oct 19 United States must not permit Britain to be defeated says Col Henry Breckenridge assistant secretary of war in Wilson era he warns Britain has committed suicide either by slow policy or quicker destruction in his view during the first administration.
In Pittsburgh on October 19 the Original Vietnly Club hosted its 12th annual charity dinner and entertainment event drawing over a thousand attendees. The club plans to honor its community role and support local causes with the evening’s program.
Erie county sees zero relief applications on Friday marking a rare first day without filings for the Erie Chanty Board of Assistance. C J White notes interviews average nine per day this week, down from 31 over the prior two weeks as conditions improve.
Harrisburg Oct 19 public utility commission selected routes for bus substitutions in Butler and adjoining territory. It approved incorporation of Butler Motor Transit Company and granted the right to take over service now provided by the Boley Railways Company.
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