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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1940
Page
1
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Washington officials rush to handle new war problems as German forces invade Norway and threaten Denmark. Cordell Hull cuts vacation to return to Washington while President Roosevelt awaits further updates. Mrs Harriman reports Norway at war after Nazi entry and says four German warships were fired upon. The Norwegian government declares itself at war with invading powers.
Reports from Stockholm state Germany occupied Denmark with little resistance and moved into Norway, sparking Allied rush to aid Norway. Sweden warns of fighting to defend neutrality as Norway braces for further German sea and air pressure and the Oslo government contemplates evacuation amid escalating risks.
United Press reports German invasion of Norway and Denmark accelerates, placing submarines and bombers within about three hundred miles of Scapa Flow. The rapid blitzkrieg tightens Allied naval defense in the North Sea and complicates maintenance of command.
Wilkes-Barre Pa April 9 The Susquehanna River, source of a major inundation a week earlier, showed renewed flood danger as readings climbed from 21.70 feet at 7 AM to 22.04 feet by 1 AM. Two days of rain ended this morning but authorities feared no major relief unless dikes near Kingston held.
Payl Mould of 41 Prospect Street lies in St. Vincent's Hospital after a Wood ton plant accident at Thompson Bloon Maple Products on East Washington Street. Struck by splinters, doctors fear he may lose sight in one eye. He is under care of Dr. Delaney. A separate item notes the death of Mrs. Ath Line Mico aged 145 at Suresvillim on April 9.
Melvin Smith, 20, of Fifth Street, will be hearing Thursday at 10 AM before Alderman Porter on charges of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Leonard Healy, 55, after an alleged altercation on East Main Street. Smith was released on bond last week after a judge’s decision.
A lightning bolt hit the Blakeslee Brothers barn on Cory-Spartansburg road injuring and killing livestock. One cow survived, twenty three cattle and six horses died or were stunned. Electric wiring burned in several places but no fire started. barn occupants were elsewhere. The farm is known for horse breeding in the Spartansburg area.
Dispatches from Canton CN report a wide search in the Adirondacks for a missing man since Sunday. The party includes G A Storms aged 55 and Arthur W Storrs aged 82, Canton residents and relatives of Mrs Frances Storrs who taught at Senior High about fifteen years ago. Searchers fear for both men as they are experienced woodsmen lost in deep moose swamp areas.
United Press reports persistent rumors of a British French air fleet en route to Oslo as German forces invade Norway. Kristiansund and Narvik occupied by German marines, with coast artillery claims and a sinking battleship reported amid widespread war alarms from Reykjavik to Stockholm.
Members of the Board of Education decided to join with the city and county in disposing of tax acquired properties to restore them to revenue production. A survey of tax sales from 1930 to 1938 aims to list properties for sale. A three-way cooperation with City Council and County Commissioners is planned to move forward, with all units pledging support to address delinquent taxes and return property to taxable use.
The Board of Education voted four to three to dismiss a plan to finance a 1932 Plymouth for a safe driving class at Go Public Schools. Supt. Dewey cited progress in in-school safety lessons and outside interest from the Corry Safety Council. The program would have provided supervised car use after hours, with insurance financed by the district.
April 9 report notes a formal stop-Dewey movement gaining ground in the New York district attorney's stance and mirroring in Nebraska and Wisconsin. Dewey backs unopposed Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg in Nebraska while battling Vandenberg in Wisconsin, where he won 24 pledged delegates to the GOP national convention.
London reports that staff at the British Ministry in Copelshagen Denmark have been taken prisoner by the invading German expeditionary force. The announcement came from Foreign Minister Giles and the incident underscores rising tensions in the region.
Paris reports engagements at several points off the Norwegian coast between Allied and German naval forces amid rough seas and gale winds. The foreign office bulletin notes heroic conditions but has no confirmation from its press section. Oslo reports German and British aircraft fighting over the city with one plane crashing.
A Journal sound truck circulated in the business district broadcasting bulletins from Europe about the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. Telegraph machines relayed updates to the newsroom as the city received graphic war alerts from the front.
State Police pursued a lead after an anonymous phone call from a man posing as a prospective customer. The inquiry aims to identify the killer of 58 year old salesman Reihur V. Holt whose red wax found in a lonely city area sparked the hunt.
The Cony School Board plans a special Friday meeting to finalize the 1940-41 budget with the local Pennsylvania Economy League committee. Directors aim to outline cost-cutting plans and convene with teachers and district employees to gather opinions on possible reductions to lower operating costs.
Harrisburg April 8 United Press reports secretary of the Democratic state committee Bushere testified as a co-defendant that the party’s payroll assessment plan was prepared soon after the 1935 Little New Deal era. He named officials including David Lawrence Robert Myers Gumphy and H Bidar Barhes as participants.
The Corry School District insurance plan was debated at a Monday board meeting. The property committee recommended dropping breakage insurance from Junior High bids and the bids were opened with Maryland Casualty Company agent Wilk Palore presenting, noting reduced fire and crack risks. Continued on Page Sixy.
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