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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1940
Page
1
Storms Fail to Slow Luft Attack in London Fire In Central Area
London endures heavy bombing with a massive blaze in central districts as firemen are said killed by bombs. In Washington officials announce conscription registration for 46,500,000 on Oct 16 and first contingent of 1,000 enters service amid resignations. Local items note highway funding, a missing two-year-old feared dead, and plans to reorganize mining villages to avert ghost towns. Radio schedules list Evening programs across networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Seattle
Wash
Pennsylvania
Hughes
Uniontown
Erin
Alexandria Readies for Bombardment Amid Shelter Rush
In Beynt on Sept 17 Martial Tay tightened security as authorities rushed air raid shelters toward completion. Italian forces reportedly lay over 250 miles from the British Mediterranean naval base as residents sandbagged homes, nightclubs, theatres, and banks to ten feet in anticipation of intensified bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Beynt
Mediterranean
City settles Amacher claim after accident
City Council approved settlements for two long pending damage claims linked to the Hare creek widening project. John Amacher received 100 dollars in his suit over a motorcycle accident on West Washington near West Wayne, while Mike and Mary Kormos and Susie Sekerak were awarded 875 dollars for pasture damage from creek work. The city will use funds from the new channel proposal to fill the old channel once work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Amacher
Eric
Mike
Mary Kormos
Susie Sekerak
Amacher
West Washington
West Wayne Street
Cty
Erie County
Puncil
Lyman IG. Shreve
Kormor-Sekérak
Hare Creek
Sity Corneil
Fog blamed for crash injuring three near Union City
Three people were injured when a car left the Union City Waterford road on the outskirts of Union City and crashed into guard rails. Irene McAvoy, 15, of Maple Avenue Corry, is hospitalized with a fractured left arm and facial lacerations. Her brother Jimmy has cuts and bruises. John Kowalski, from Longton hotel Yale City, is hospitalized with a left arm fracture and other injuries. The crash likely resulted from heavy night fog. A second brief notes Moscow defense efforts as Soviet Russia watches Europe’s capitals bombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City-Waterford Road
Union City
Irene McAvoy
Maple Avenue
Corry
Jimmy
John Kowalski
Longton Hotel
Yale City
Jowalski
Council May Extend Aid to Corry Hospital
City Council may follow county action and grant aid to Corry Hospital but municipal finances may delay allocation until the 1941 budget. Hospital board urged help tied to delinquent tax collections, with possible funding revived during budget discussions and a special tax considered to spread maintenance costs among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Corry Hospital
Acton
Hobard
Cani
Cownell
Ikely
Council 41
Butler Sessions Jeter
Preparation for Draft Registration in State Plans
Machinery is set to register all men aged 21 to 35 for a year of military training. In a city with 6,933 people, about 370 will be registered and roughly 24 drafted. Governor James urges Pennsylvania election officials to serve unpaid on October 16 to register eligible men as part of the conscription plan. County election offices will determine pay obligations and staffing at polling places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
James
Arms Factory Threatened Today
Bridgeport Connecticut reports an anonymous threat to blow up at least one Remington Arms plant building. A special municipal police guard was placed on duty after the warning, which authorities traced to Brooklyn. The Works manager said the report was not credible while the plant’s 68-strong protection force remained unchanged. Queen Elizabeth ordered Windsor Castle furniture sent to bomb damaged East End homes today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bridgeport
Conn
Remington Arms Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
James H. Chasmar
London
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
East End
City May Share in Refund From State Gasoline Tax
Mayor Frank E. Hepler told City Council the League of Third Glass Cities convention in York last week impressed him with prospects for a municipal share of the state gasoline tax. He said Corry could receive about $7,000 if the refund becomes law, among proposals to be carried to the January state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Hospital
League of Third Glass Cities
Snaus
York
Frank E. Hepler
City Council
Corry
Heplin
London Bombarded by German Long Range Guns
BERLIN Sept 17 Germanys long distance guns on the French channel coast have begun shelling London. German sources say the supercannons are newly deployed and initially limited to range finding. Their use is expected to rise daily as they target the British capital about 90 miles from the occupied French coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sey Cross Gazeneres
Berlin
Germany
French Channel
London
Churchill says Hitler likely to launch surprise attack
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that Germany is steadily deploying barges and ships for an invasion of Britain and warned the attack could come at its best moment. He cited September air raids killing about 2,000 and wounding 8,000 as part of the brutal campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Winston Churchill
Commons
British Isles
Churchill
Beyat
Ttalian Tnvader
Britain
British Vessel In Distress Near Anticosti Island
The Etta steamer Incemore sent a distress call from close to Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Matkay Hadle reported the crew are standing by as rescuers race to the scene after a message picked up at 5:45 a.m. EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Matkay Hadle
Etta
Incemore
Anticostl
Gulf of St. Lawrence
London Bomb Raids Continue as Nazi Bombers Strike
German air attacks press London amid reports of heavy night raids across the capital and surrounding districts. British officials acknowledge widespread damage and fires, while Britons note adverse weather hampering invasion plans and the resilience of defense along the coast.
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Straits of Dover
Churchill
Adolf Hitler
England
Associated Press
Dover
London
Pir
Starfair
Bond
Regent
Oxford Streets
Pivcaddy
Park Lane
Berkeley
Sloan Saunres
New York
Fifth
Park Aventist
Ard
Press Association
Hitler
Island Kingdom
Jittler
Poland
Holland
Belgium
France
Berlin
Empire Capital
Red Cross Donates Four Million in War Relief
London Sept 17 The American Red Cross has donated about four million dollars in relief aid and supplies to alleviate civilian suffering in Britain since the wartime intensified air raids. Red Cross official David Bruce disclosed the figure, noting roughly 172000 dollars was given in the last two weeks amid intensified bombing of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rres
London
American Red Cross
Brit
David Bruce
Red Cross
Protest Meeting Place Of Bund Protest Meeting Place Of Bund
Protest meetings by German American Bund supporters were discussed by the Jefferson township committee near the Longwood Lake, about three miles from the Picatinny arsenal. Sheriff Henry G. Shevling reported that persons entering the Bund camp Nordland in Avdayer had been noted at the Longwood Lake area and that Bund members planned moves toward Morris county or Sussex, amid efforts to monitor activity.
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Euroy Rou
Dover
N. J
Longwood
Picatinny Army Arsenal
Jefferson Township
Henry G. Shevling
Morris County
Bund
Poche
Sussex
Municipalities Face New Burden
Washington report notes a Senate majority opposes a proposed tax reform that would reduce interest charges by a substantial amount for municipalities. The plan would cap future exemptions and alter financing of municipal securities, drawing criticism from Chairman Brown and the special Senate committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen— Alors
Burke
miLies
Ft Eure
Brown Moh
Senate
Brown
More Guards Called Out for Training in September Mobilization
Washington reports 45,000 additional Navy Marine Guardsmen received mobilization orders for October 15, joining 60,000 already called. Army Chief Marshvill confirms plans to raise the second guard contingent to about 240,000 by year end. Oath timing and mustering details affect New York Ohio Michigan Mississippi Puerto Rico and Florida, with resignations not expected to deplete overall strength significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
George C. Marshvill
Ata
War Department
Lito Felivé Aersine
Federal Services of Home Armories
Hroupty
New York
Ohi
Michigin
Migatssinpi
Puerto
Wuoftelal
Storm Damage Strikes Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
A rapid cyclone raged north of the maritime provinces today, plowing a wide swath of devastation from the south shore of Nova Scotia through to New Brunswick. Damage ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars as communities report extensive property destruction and disrupted services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halas
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
Brunswick
Willkie Hits at Third Term for Roosevelt
A distorted dispatch reports Willkie arguing against a third term for President Roosevelt. The misspelled text places him aboard a train en route to Amarillo and mentions speeches in Gurnee and Goleyville and a push for an independent, limited government to prevent concentration of power.
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Willkie
Roosevelt
Willicte
Amarillo
Wiidell
Willie
Demonte
Roosevell
Wynn EL
Ageni
Mme
Avwritie
Jy Mu
Mike
Gurnee
Anubier Spoeel
Persini
Goleyville
Kas
Fesali
Hewthik
Preaiden
Rooynyelt
All Men 21-35 Must Register for Service Draft Machinery
Washington date line reports President Roosevelt authorized a peacetime draft to register men 21 to 35. About 16.5 million young Americans received orders as the draft system begins, with 240,000 National Guard to be called up later. The plan envisions rapid mobilization and an eventual 75,000 draftees initially, with broader callups as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H.strort
Washington
Ransevelt
Huw Atte
Wiikels
Salling
Stary
War Department
Miny
Ata
Svar
George
Marshall Army
Wielposte
Stortnetten
Troops clash in sandstorm near Sidi Barrani amid heat
Italian and British forces fought in the Egyptian desert as sandstorms raged near Sidi Barrani. Temperatures reached 110 to 120 degrees while fighting continued along the frontier. A second item reports Dave Roberts recounting his 14 year old car ownership joke and safe ford incident in Pittsburgh.
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Askocated
Rome
Tralluss
Sid Bar Fa
Sanit
Mediterranean
Calvo
Sidi Barrani
Patie
Pathé 14
Sahara
Criste
Stork Delivers Two Septembral Mornings on The Avenue
Miss September Morn arrived at 4 46 pm yesterday as a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Vennls Follett of 322 West Pleasant Street The father a on the avenue merchant The event followed 20 minutes later by September Morn No 2 prompting merchants to double their gifts The mother is Mrs Philena Cataldo and both babies are doing nicely
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Mevehanta
Corry Hospital
Dany
Iit Nha
Haity ‘Grams
Stork
Wubin
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