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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1940
Page
1
Largely unreadable OCR fragment mentions LED MIR and lifelike items with garbled phrases. No clear names dates or places are recoverable. The remaining readable bits hint at a catalog or ad style snippet but lack coherent events or entities to anchor a structured card.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled names and locations, mentioning a lake site, a hospital van, and multiple unreadable terms. Unable to determine a coherent event or involved entities from the provided excerpt.
Fragmentary dispatch describes Italian and British actions in the Balkans with mentions of a Greek defense, Salonika operations, and Turkish port priorities. It references German troop concentrations and an expected objective, signaling a pivotal Balkan engagement.
Condensed briefs report a wave of measures and talks on expanding housing output. Athens frontier clashes, British sea protection, and Turkey Greece tensions dominate amid global war news. Domestic items include peacetime draft lottery results, Roosevelt campaign talk, milk price law debate, and civil service dismissals over a communist petition.
Corry's Golden Rule club and the Me Corry Regional Committee plan a citywide housing push to ease a severe shortage. At Spartansburg Firemen's Hall, John A. Blatt outlined incentives, possibly including $100 builder awards. The effort aims to draw border-line builders to erect low cost homes in Corry.
Pennsylvania watchers report decisive closing drives as both Democratic and Republican organizations push to mobilize voters. The Keystone State, a major bloc in national contests, shapes up with prominent party efforts and high turnout expectations ahead of the election.
Voter forecasts show Democratic and Republican hopes in Pennsylvania with George H. Buyes and Arthur H. Jaen as prominent figures. Predicted margins vary, with estimates around 450,000 to 600,000 in favor of the Republicans. State results hinge on party strength and campaign momentum.
Fragmented OCR text hints at election chatter with mentions of Philadelphia, Wendell Willkie, and party dynamics. It references attempts to raise support, city ties, and a rough note about a total electoral registration figure around 100,000, all embedded in garbled wording.
Fragmentary OCR mentions State Senate and House of Representatives leadership names and terms. references to a Democrat auditor and a “creative belt” phrase appear garbled. No clear actions, dates, or places detectable.
Greek reservists rush to bolster the Metaxas Line as Italian forces push along the Albanian frontier. Athens reports local fighting with fascist invaders, while British troops land on Corfu to aid defense.
Both parties stage rallies this week to urge turnout for next Tuesday's balloting in Corry. Officials report 3912 eligible voters while Republicans hold a registration edge, making the GOP favored to win the city with Roosevelt’s past margins noted.
Ray Brownmiller started serving a year and a half sentence in Dauphin county jail after surrendering to Warden Frhnestock just before midnight. He was convicted of padding payrolls in Luzerne county prior to the 1936 election. Former Judge J Dress Parnell, his attorney, accompanied him. the state supreme court had refused a stay on the sentence.
West Plains Missouri October 29 Congressman Dewey Short arrived at the courthouse for a Republican rally but could not enter. He fetched a ladder and climbed to the second story to deliver his remarks before the crowd.
Report analyzes draft lottery results showing men with numbers in the first 650 have good odds of entering service, with estimates suggesting the top 390 may supply needed troops until next summer. Projections assume 17 million registrants and 8,500 numbers to be drawn, shaping when individuals face induction and nationwide quotas.
President Roosevelt accused Republicans of sabotaging national defense in 1939 and 1938 as Wendell Willkie rebutted from Parkersburg. Roosevelt spoke at Madison Square Garden about major campaign substations. Three people injured in a car collision near Wheeling involving Hughes Fawn and Trevor Davies. drivers blamed glare from opposing car lights.
Brigadier General Charles Blaine Smathers longtime Pennsylvania guard leader and superintendent of the Soldiers Orphans Home at Scotland Franklin County died in Philadelphia Naval Hospital at 63. A veteran of Spanish American War Mexican border action and World War I he rose to brigadier general June 28 1937 after serving as commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade. His wife son and daughter in law were at his bedside.
Harrisburg Feb 29 Pennsylvania military authorities plan to draft Keystone troops for a year and advised Governor James against forming a home guard. World War II era reserve units formerly guarded home fires while National Guard served abroad. A similar out lay for early January is under discussion as draft starters begin.
Invasion reports from Allies say Halian forces strike Patras and key Greek sites around Athens. British radio claims 1.8 million tons of additional shipping enabled by Greece lending ships. Britain pledges full aid to Greece while Germany concentrates forces in southeastern Europe. Turkey warns of possible spillover as Ankara stays connected with Greece.
Washington reports in informed quarters that the United States asked France for official information on any change in the status of the French fleet or strategic colonies, notably Dakar, amid concern over potential threats to American interests and the security of the western hemisphere if bases were relinquished.
A WPA communications directive to district directors and WPA employees clarifies Hatch Act rules on political activity. It states employees may vote or not vote as they wish, cannot be fined for voting or not, and may not be pressured to contribute to political campaigns. The memo emphasizes that no one may be asked for money for political campaigns.
Police puzzled by the slaying of Gaentano Guagliartio a 41 year old miner in Glyphant as he stood outside a shop. He was shot by an unidentified assailant firing at least four bullets. Two women who witnessed the shooting described the shooter to authorities. Guagliarte left four children. The killing occurred yesterday in Scranton Pennsylvania.
Richard Mountain is identified as the No 1 draftee in a local draft ceremony. The piece notes Mountain a sergeant in Company A, recently married, and facing possible discharge under pending orders. It mentions Roosevelt and a live audience in the government auditorium, with officials drawing numbers while blindfolded.
Draftees and serial numbers are listed in order of selection with names such as Richard T. Mountain Archie Joseph Tujetsch Kenneth Harold Lines Lyle Harold Bensink Thomas Edwin Hicks Howard H. VanTassel William M. Wellington Harry Burton Johnson Andy Victor Majerik Howard Frank Buell Ray Winfield Resgle Joseph John Pirto George Clinton Daley Ivar Laurence Rehnbarg and accompanying numeric identifiers. Separate notes mention two Treasury and Attorney General orders tied to the draft process announced by Roosevelt Morgenthaul and Jackson respectively.
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