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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1941
Page
1
Corry residents discuss rebuilding housing and community plans amid scarce resources. Workers recount long hours, shared tools, and collective bargaining hopes while emphasizing self help, skill training, and mutual aid to repurpose old houses for affordable homes and workshops.
U S Steel faces a labor stalemate as 261000 workers threaten stoppage. In Belgrade Yugoslavia amid reported German and Italian pressure and border closures, tensions rise with troops massed on borders. American diplomats report extensive talks as European crisis unfolds.
About 100 CIO mill leaders from United States Steel gathered in Pittsburgh as wage talks with Big Steel falter. Philip Murray cites possible strike by midnight Tuesday with contract expiry looming April 8. Benjamin Fairless says no strike expected as negotiations resume Monday.
London reports a German air raid on the Bristol coast and Scotland near Bristol causing damage to industrial sites and several casualties. A single raider attacked northeast Scotland, with two dead and two seriously wounded. British anti aircraft fire and fighter planes contested the raid as eyewitnesses described the bomber plunging in flames after AA shells. Hundreds of volunteers fought fires and damped the explosions, reducing the raid’s impact.
A two man sub committee to edit a contract was named to present to the bargaining committee Monday. Some idle soft coal mines in the eight state Appalachian area will reopen Monday or Tuesday, a federal counselor said, as union leaders accepted a government proposal for wage retroactive to the old pay while negotiations continue. Mines in Pennsylvania Michigan and northern West Virginia likely reopen, with Ohio and Indiana Illinois following, boosting annual output by large margins.
Ubay V am Mouroe general manager of C K Koontz Equipment Company Pittsburgh said in Tituyville he sold parking meters to Corry but Koontz denies this in a statement in the Tintsville Herald. The paper also carried letters from Koontz and a correction for Wisquoteton noting the misattribution.
Mead Park on West Wayne street will begin outdoor work within weeks. Director Stanley H. Nichols says NYA youths will help build a picnic table, outdoor ovens, and other facilities for city residents. Work starts around May 1 with six NYA youths, plus volunteers. Contact City Engineer D D Williams for participation.
The United States seeks explanation from Germany after Stewart Herman, an embassy clerk in Berlin, was arrested apparently without notice. He was released after hours of questioning, but officials deem the act a breach of diplomatic courtesy and a gauge of Berlin's attitude toward the United States.
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars from throughout this section are expected at a Counties Council meeting to be held at the VFW Post home on West Washington Street Sunday. The local post and auxiliary are planning entertainment for visiting delegates.
Forty two Erie county males aged 17 to 23 are to enroll in the COG camps in April for training and experience. Unemployed status is the main requirement and many previously excluded youths gain access. Cash allowances vary by home obligations, with some receiving up to 528 dollars total if reenlistment goals are met, enhancing the program’s appeal alongside camp life and training. Applications are urged at 135 East 5th Street Bele office or the Corry office in the Municipal Building.
The J M Benzinger Company of Jamestown finished the basement and a twelve inch thick concrete floor for the new Aero Supply Manufacturing unit on West Main Street. H Plat Company of Erle, the general contractor, plans to start framing next week as weather improves. The two story plant at Pitt Avenue and West Main Street measures 186 by 125 feet and should be done by early July, adding about 300 workers to the Foursil Ward plant.
London April 3 A reliable source said Germanys suring offensive obviously is about to begin The question was where Expected attacks favored Yugoslavia first as Nazis have about 275000 troops along its borders Plans then targeted Hungary Bulgaria Romania Salonika and a Mediterranean sweep toward Suez to threaten Turkey Spain Gibraltar and possibly Britain The drive would aim to control grain and oil fields and create an alternate Suez route
Fascist editor Virginio Gayda warned that American aid to Britain risks sparking a social war in the United States. He cited a wave of strikes disrupting war-supply flows and pressuring wage increases, saying they could destabilize the U.S. economy and hinder postwar trade.
German high command reported 718,000 tons of British shipping sunk in March. Surface forces destroyed 193,000 tons, submarines 325,000 tons, and the Luftwaffe about 200,000 tons. Claims covered the English Channel, Atlantic, and other waters. U boats preyed as far as the Mediterranean area. A large number of enemy merchant ships, it said, fell to mines laid by naval and air forces.
Ebensburg Pa April 5 two Revloc mine supervisors Albert Benko and William Ford were severely censured by a coroner’s jury investigating a blast that killed four men on March 13. The report faults their actions and urges mine inspectors to take appropriate action.
South African troops pressed toward Addis Ababa from the southeast crossing the Awash River about nine miles from the capital. The report comes from Cairo dated April 5 as the advance continued toward the Ethiopian capital.
Ralph Chiricuzio and his son John were injured when a grocery truck left the Waterford road near Brig and overturned multiple times. John was taken to St Vincent’s hospital with facial injuries and a possible concussion. Ralph was cut but not hospitalized. The truck, loaded with groceries, was badly damaged.
A reported attack damaged Bendix Aviation plant causing loss of machinery and potential four month production setback. Officials and FBI Newark office would not confirm or deny the story. Also notes steel shipments to Durban and Ahmedabad and Butler Packing Co sale approved for $10,600.
The CIO led walkout at Ford Dearborn River Rouge plant halted production across Ford, GM, and Chrysler lines. About 200000 workers idle as suppliers stop shipments and Ford confirms 118000 production staff idle, with federal conciliator Dewey aiming new talks to end the dispute.
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