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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1939
Page
4
Amid low interest in Tuesday's primaries, Corry residents are urged to vote for H. C. Barnes in the school director race. Supporters praise her as a parliamentarian and fiscal advocate, noting her defense against rising school taxes and her record of service to taxpayers and property owners.
The map suggests another partition of Poland as Hitler's forces threaten to seize most prewar German territories and push eastward. Russian mobilization on Poland’s border and a secret Soviet German treaty fuel talk of a wider redrawing of borders including Lithuania Latvia and Estonia.
End of last week shows general increases in prices of shoes and clothing despite rising costs for hides and wool. Dealers say autumn buying occurred before material price rises, so further retail price hikes may not be needed until after Christmas. People with money may feel compelled to spend now due to war, risking hoarding food or clothes, which could backfire as prices rise earlier than expected.
In Washington Earl Browder faces a hostile Dies committee as he argues the American Communist Party is not a Russian proxy. The hearing probes the Stalin Hitler pact, shifting to US ship policy and wartime trade as the committee weighs proof of subversion and the role of American vessels in war zones.
In Hollywood the question of what nationality supplies screen villains is settled with villains now being Americans Russians French and English. Producers favor depictions of these groups as villains and the public expects clear antagonists. Germans Chinese or others have fallen out of favor despite earlier portrayals. The common rule is that there must be a villain to drive the hero’s triumph, a cycle Hollywood defends as serving audience taste.
A scrambled quiz prompts readers to turn to the classified page for the answers. It lists questions about a constitutional amendment, Newport day, a female terrapin, a golf tennis or track associate, and a deploratory term, plus a wartime banjo reference.
Twenty years ago Tekan from the Journal Fire section reports events dated September 10 and 12. Notes mention Japaney Company A receiving recognition in France, Mr Kirwins publishers releasing a book, Owen A Meri injured by flying iron, Corry plans a large sale, Owen A Meri and Ai Ajax Works incidents, and Supt A B Buller shipping f sii from Union City hatchery. Austin C Wilson leases with Corry Pair Association for auto race spectacle. Philadelphia visit and relatives noted.
A compact piece from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania on diet and health. It stresses regular meals, cautious stomach health, and the value of two cooked vegetables daily along with dairy products. It also includes stylistic notes about hyphenation and emphasis in compound personal pronouns.
The prompt presents a garbled set of questions about the Hydrosphere, weather phenomena, word meanings, and river directions. It appears as an OCR-like text with typos and unclear intent, asking for definitions and directional queries without coherent structure. No cohesive news event is present.
NBC and CBS radio schedules list varied guest stars and music programs for the evening. Jessica Dragonette heads the RCA broadcast with Col. Stoopnagle hosting. Dinah Shore joins Tommy Riggs on NBC Blue. Ray Perkins features Helping the Merideon. Caroll Tane Fenton hosts Science on the March. Alfred Wallenstein conducts Romance on the Voice of Firestone. Mexico music highlights with Opal Craven and the Continentals Quartet with Pasternack on CBS Red. DeMille opens Radio Theater season on OBS. Kostelanetsky conducts Snow White medley on OBS. Tony Martin sings Comes Love. Guy Lombardo on CBS at 9 with new song of tomorrow. Al Donahue and Joe Ries on NBC. Barry Winton, Woody Herman, and Dizzy Gillespie on NBC Blue. Old Harp Singers to Nashville. Rabbi Wise addresses Rosh Hashanah on CBS. Interview with Fields and Hull on the Blue network. Emerson film feature on Red. Meet the Merchants second in series on Red. Richard Strauss noted on Blue.
The report notes a return to air with a new jaiuscky roadmasts series on Thursday October 5. Boy Scout executives and their survivives will compete for honors on the Frank Orumil and Julia Sanderson Battle of the Sexes program on the Red network Tuesday at 8. Howard Merrill the year old columnist will discuss how he digestess the news of the world in a one minute daily column during a Celebrity program on the Red network Wednesday at 8:30.
Fragmented dispatch notes broad statements on policy and crime. It mentions police use of skin marks for identification and worries about scientists overworking. It references a WPA discovery and a search by St Louis officials for a missing Velican.
An OCR fragment markets a laxative style product Adlerike promising relief from gas pressure and heartburn. It touts one dose as relieving stomach gas due to constipation and claims to cleanse both bowels. Secretive store name Keister's Gut Rale Store appears as seller.
A county official urges voters to back his four year record in the primaries on September 12. He asks supporters to vote for him if they approve and to oppose him otherwise, hinting at a rival SRpaRBots.
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