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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1940
Page
2
Unequal relief debate and religious revival urged as solution to unemployment. Proposals target churches and media to transform national character, while parties argue about federal policy and labor quotas amid persistent joblessness.
Seven year old Harriet Depew, daughter of Mr and Mrs Geoff Depew of Smethport, was painfully injured when struck by a car on Main street. She suffered hip and leg abrasions and a toe injury, was unconscious on arrival to Dr Burtt Chadwick, and the driver George Smith of Keating Summit faced eye witness reports of a green light at the intersection.
Inconsistent reports note an explosion at the home of Nicholas J. Spahn 86 of Herman neau Buller who died yesterday near Butler. Post office mail to city in March nearly doubled February. Gov Arthur B.H. James urged Pennsylvanians by radio to donate to the Red Cross rehabilitation fund for Hood river region and Susquehanna river north branch. William J. Kem 59 escaped fractures after a fall on stairs at 310 West Pleasant Street last evening, with a severe shock and minor bruises.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a 17 year old Aspinwall High student Keith Jean Heist died by hanging in a closet. Her mother Mrs Hazel Heist said the girl had been experimenting after reading a hanging story in a magazine, a theory offered as possible cause.
The 5th anniversary of Spiesman Shoes highlights nearly fifty-one years at First Avenue with H. J. Spiesman’s death guiding ownership to Paul Spiesman in 1914 and three generations actively managing. Franz and Guignon stores, dating to 1863, share similar lineage, modernized growth, and continued family ownership, marking a notable regional business legacy.
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